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Connectivity
Indonusa Chooses Harmonic For Satellite Pay TV Service
[09/05/07 – Satellite Today] PT Indonusa Telemedia has implemented Harmonic‘s technology into its direct-to-home satellite service in Indonesia, the company announced Sept. 4. Indonusa Telemedia is using Harmonic’s DiviCom Electra […]
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Connectivity
Hughes Helps Connect Siberia, Outside World
[09/05/07 – Satellite Today] Hughes Network Systems LLC is providing remote areas of Siberia with remote satellite terminals, the company announced Sept. 4. Hughes is providing the technology to Iskra […]
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Connectivity
Boeing Demonstrates FAB-T Operability
Boeing Co.‘s Family of Advanced Beyond line-of-sight Terminals (FAB-T) has demonstrated that it can acquire an operational satellite and complete downlink data transmissions, the company announced Sept. 4. The FAB-T […]
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Government/Military
Lockheed Martin Adds Third Signal to GPS Satellite
Lockheed Martin has begun production on a reconfigured GPS 2R-M satellite to temporarily transmit a third civil signal, the company said Sept. 4. Lockheed is working with ITT under a […]
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Connectivity
Arabsat, BBC Team Up With Arab TV
Arabsat will distribut3 the BBC‘s Arabic TV station to the Middle East, Southern Mediterranean and Europe, Arabsat announced Sept. 3. The station, which is scheduled to launch in late 2007, […]
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Connectivity
Newtech Launches Equalink
Newtec is launching its Equalink modulator feature, the company announced Sept. 3. Equalink is designed to compensate for the effects of imperfections in the filters and amplifiers of a satellite. […]
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Connectivity
ND SatCom, rt1.tv Launch New Satellite Newsgathering Service
ND SatCom‘s technology partner, Augsburg, Germany-based satellite newsgathering service provider rt1.tv, will launch a new service this summer, ND SatCom announced Sept. 3. The service, dubbed Comfort.link, includes a network […]
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Connectivity
Newtech, SES Astra To Test New Content Delivery Method
Newtech and SES Astra signed a cooperation agreement to test and demonstrate a new way to deliver television content, the company said Sept. 4. The managed satellite distribution system will […]
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Connectivity
Datacom Wireless Completes Acquisition Of Vigil Locating Systems
[09/03/07 – Satellite Today] Datacom Wireless Corp. completed its acquisition of Vigil Locating Systems Technologies Inc. after securing approval from regulatory authorities and shareholders of both companies, Datacom announced. Datacom, […]
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Government/Military
First GPS Block 2F Satellite Completes Initial Integrated System Testing
[09/03/07 – Satellite Today] The U.S. Air Force Global Positioning Systems Wing passed the initial integrated system test on the first GPS Block 2F satellite Aug. 27, the Air Force […]
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Connectivity
Sea Launch Receives Hardware For Next Launches
[09/03/07 – Satellite Today] Rocket segments for the Zenit-3SL system arrived at Sea Launch’s in preparation for the launch of the Thuraya 3 satellite in October as well as planned […]
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Government/Military
India Launches Insat-4CR Spacecraft
[09/03/07 – Satellite Today] India placed the Insat-4CR satellite into orbit Sept. 2 in the first mission since the July 2006 failure of a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, the Indian […]
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Connectivity
Arianespace Receives Contract For Globalstar Second-Generation Constellation
[09/03/07 – Satellite Today] Globalstar awarded a contract to Arianespace for the launch of Globalstar’s second-generation constellation using Soyuz rockets, Arianespace announced Sept. 4. Arianespace received a contract to perform […]
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Connectivity
While Not Perfect, Compromise May Be Best Option On C-band
Satellite players and terrestrial interests have drawn sharp lines in their debate over the access to C-band spectrum, but there are some areas where the two sides have reached at […]
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Connectivity
Maxime Saada, Managing Director, Canalsat
With more than 5 million subscribers, Canalsat is the leading pay-TV operator in France and the second biggest direct-to-home operator in Europe behind BSkyB. As part of the Canal+ Group, […]
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Government/Military
State Of U.K. Space Activities
The United Kingdom House of Commons Science and Technology Committee has issued a review of the country’s space policy. The 158-page report, released in July, assesses the space sector and […]
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Connectivity
Subscriber Bases: Quantity Or Quality
The average consumer may not be familiar with the phrase average revenue per user, but they definitely buy into the business strategy. Pay-TV was one of the first mediums to […]
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Connectivity
ATC: Facing Steep Uphill Climb
Since the U.S. Federal Communications Commission adopted rules for licensing and operation of ancillary terrestrial component in 2003, satellite industry observers have been wondering whether or not the technology would […]
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Connectivity
Satellite Manufacturing: A New Landscape
Satellite manufacturers suffered a dearth of orders from 2001 to 2003, but the famine has ended and contracts for new satellites are rolling in at a steady rate. While good […]
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Connectivity
IPTV: The Business Model (PART II)
In August, we reviewed IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) as a driver of next-generation fixed satellite service and direct broadcast satellite service. We looked at the technology and identified four likely […]
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Uncategorized
Vietnam Telecom To Build Pair Of Vinasat Operations Centers
[8/31/07 – Satellite News Today] The Vietnam Telecom International Co. (VTI) has set up the Vinasat Satellite Information Centre to manage and operate ground stations for the Vinasat satellite, according […]
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Uncategorized
Satellite Today Blogs From Euroconsult And IBC 2007
Paris– September 4, 2007 – www.SatelliteToday.com, the Internet’s leading source for business news, market research and competitive analysis for the global, satellite-enabled communications market, launched the Euroconsult Summit Blog www.SatelliteToday.com/blog/ […]
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Uncategorized
Thales Alenia Space Delivers Satellite
[8/31/07 – Satellite News Today] Thales Alenia Space is ready to deliver the Giove-B satellite to the European Space Agency (ESA), the company announced Aug. 30. The production team, led […]
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Connectivity
Broadband Satellite Internet Partnership Yields Fruit
[8/31/07 – Satellite News Today] High-speed satellite broadband internet will be available in Germany by the end of September, Eutelsat Communications and ViaSat Inc. announced Aug. 31. The consumer broadband […]
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Government/Military
ITT To provide ADS-B System For FAA
ITT Corp. has been selected by U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to develop and deploy a satellite-based air traffic control system, the company and the FAA announced Aug. 30. The […]
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Uncategorized
ND SatCom To Introduce New HD Systems
[8-30-07 – Satellite News Today] ND SatCom will add to its range of high-definition (HD) uplink systems by introducing a 750-watt high power amplifier, the company announced Aug. 30. "We’re […]
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Uncategorized
OpenTV Replaces CEO
[8-30-07 – Satellite News Today] OpenTV has appointed Ben Bennett as its COO and acting CEO, the company announced Aug. 29. The Kudelski Group-owned company, a key supplier of middleware […]
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Connectivity
Cinea Inc. And STMicroelectronics Unite To Fight Piracy
[8-30-07 – Satellite News Today] STMicroelectronics has integrated Cinea Inc.’s Running Marks’ session-based watermarking technology into set-top box decoders, Cinea announced Aug. 29. The solution has been integrated into STMicroelectronics’STi7109 […]
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Connectivity
RamTelecom, TOG Systems Formalize Partnership
[8-30-07 – Satellite News Today] RamTelecom Inc will provide satellite communications services to TOG Systems Ltd., RamTelecom announced Aug. 29. Under a 36-month, $1.3 million contract, RamTelecom will provide TOG’s […]
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Government/Military
National Guard To Receive Mobile Satellite Transceivers
[8-30-07 – Satellite News Today] Comtech Mobile Datacom Corp. will supply the U.S. National Guard with mobile satellite transceivers, control station computers and installation support under a contract valued at […]