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Industry News: Contracts (Aug. 2007)
ND SatCom Wins Polish Deal ND SatCom will supply Earth stations for one of the largest direct-to-home operators in Eastern Europe. Poland’s Canal+ Cyfrowy awarded ND SatCom a contract to […]
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Industry News: Executive Moves (Aug. 2007)
Boeing Names Vice President Of Network And Space Systems Boeing Co. has appointed Jeff Trauberman vice president of business development for its Network and Space Systems. Trauberman, who has been […]
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Ball Aerospace Ready To Ship WorldView 1
Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has completed assembly and performance testing of DigitalGlobe’s WorldView 1 remote sensing satellite, Ball reported July 30. Ball, DigitalGlobe and the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency […]
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Blue Sky Network, Iridium Provide RAF With Flight-Tracking System For Search-And-Rescue Missions
The British Ministry of Defense is deploying Blue Sky Network’s Iridium satellite-based flight tracking equipment for the Search-and-Rescue division of the Royal Air Force (RAF), the companies announced July 31. […]
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Gilat’s Spacenet Announces Contract Extensions
Spacenet Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd., has been awarded two new contract extensions, Gilat announced July 31. Terms of the deals were not disclosed. Spacenet […]
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TCS Nets $3.5 Million Addition From Army For Military Transition SATCOM Contract
TeleCommunication Systems Inc. (TCS) has received a $3.5 million contract increase for satellite communications equipment and services to support Military Transition Teams (MiTTs), TCS announced July 31. In a three-year […]
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SES New Skies Signs African Deal
SES New Skies has signed a five-year deal with one of Africa’s largest VSAT companies for capacity on its NSS-7 satellite, the operator announced July 31. SES New Skies said […]
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Army Gives Northrop Grumman $91 Million Contract To Supply GPS-Aided Laser Rangefinder Systems
The U.S. Army extended a $91 million contract to Northrop Grumman Corp. for more than 300 battle-proven Lightweight Laser Designator Rangefinder (LLDR) systems, Northrop Grumman announced July 30. The systems […]
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Sirius Increases Revenue, Narrows Loss In Second Quarter
Sirius Satellite Radio enjoyed a second quarter with revenue and subscribers increasing by 51 percent and 53 percent, respectively, the broadcaster announced July 31. It attained record revenues of $226.4 […]
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BSkyB Closes in on Amstrad
BSkyB is planning to spend 125 million British pounds ($253.0 million) to acquire British set-top box vendor Amstrad, BSkyB announced July 31. The direct-to-home operator said that its wholly owned […]
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RT Logic Releases Satellite Channel Simulator
RT Logic, a wholly owned subsidiary of Integral Systems Inc., has released a new satellite channel simulator, the T400CS, the company announced July 30. The simulator emulates the channel characteristics […]
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iDirect To Supply System For CrossSat, Unveils DVB-S2 Offering
iDirect Technologies Inc. will provide a satellite hub and 60 remote satellite routers to CrossSat Telecom Technology Co. Ltd., an independent oil and gas exploration group based in China, iDirect […]
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Polsat Claims HD Industry First In Poland
Direct-to-home operator Cyfrowy Polsat has acquired broadcast trucks that can broadcast in high definition, the company announced July 30. Polsat, claims to be the first TV provider in Poland to […]
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Vislink Acquires Focus
Vislink, a U.K.-based supplier of microwave radio and satellite transmission products for the broadcast and security markets, has acquired Focus Communications to boost its prospects in the U.S. technical services […]
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CableOne, Cox Joint SES Americom Cable Operator Program
CableOne and Cox Communications are among the latest U.S. cable operators to join SES Americom’s triple-feed antenna program to provide access to new high-definition (HD) programming via the HD-Prime service, […]
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Boeing, Lockheed Martin Submit TSAT Proposals
Teams led by Boeing and Lockheed Martin have lodged proposals with the U.S. Air Force for the development and production phase of the Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT) Military Operations […]
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Defense Department Awards Contract For Connexion Service
Boeing Service Co. has been awarded a $31.1 million contract modification to provide broadband data service to U.S. military and government aircraft equipped with the Connexion by Boeing system, the […]
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Laskys Adds Satellite Navigation And Communications To Product Line
Britain-based home entertainment and computing retailer Laskys has extended its product offering to include satellite navigation devices and communication products such as docked telephones, two-way radios and fax machines, the […]
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MacDonald, Dettwiler Profits Slip Despite Revenue Gain
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. reported revenues of 311.9 million Canadian dollars ($298.4 million) in its 2007 second quarter, a 29 percent increase over the same period a year ago, […]
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EADS Astrium Revenues Climb
Satellite manufacturer EADS Astrium reported revenues of 1.4 billion euros ($1.9 billion) in the first half of 2007, a 12 percent increase over revenues of 1.3 billion euros ($1.8 billion) […]
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Measat Signs Capacity Deal With Astro
Astro All Asia Networks, the leading pay-TV operator in Malaysia, will lease Ku-band capacity from Measat, the satellite operator announced July 26. Measat will provide Astro with use of up […]
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BSkyB Sees Profits Fall As Broadband Investments Take Bite
BSkyB saw a double-digit increase in overall revenues for the year that closed June 30, the company announced July 27. BSkyB posted revenues 4.6 billion British pounds ($9.3 billion), an […]
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Iridium Reaps Spiking Numbers, Adds Adm. Blair To Board Of Directors
Using new price offerings and taking advantage of a competitor’s woes, Iridium Satellite LLC picked up 44,000 subscribers in the past 12 months, the company announced July 27. Iridium reported […]
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BSkyB Sees Profits Fall As Broadband Investments Take Bite BSkyB saw a double-digit increase in overall revenues for the year that closed June 30, the company announced July 27. BSkyB […]
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Iridium Catches Revenue Spike Even As Next-Generation Satellite Planning Gets Started
Aided by a competitor’s woes, Iridium Satellite LLC picked up 44,000 subscribers to reach 203,000 at the end of June, a 28 percent increase in the past year, the company […]
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House Panel Praises ABL, Provides Far More Funding
ABL Scores Again In Further Testing The Airborne Laser (ABL) ballistic missile defense (BMD) system had a great week in which the House Appropriations Committee (HAC) wiped away the threat […]
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Boeing Gains MDA Contract For Initial Work On European BMD Site
Lawmakers Vote To Cut $139 Million From European BMD The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) gave The Boeing Co. [BA] a sole-source contract worth up to $80 million to conduct activation […]
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Space Program Components Sabotaged; Astronauts Said To Fly Drunk
Sabotage was found in two computer gear components made for the International Space Station, and separately, a study committee heard allegations that astronauts were intoxicated before scheduled flights but whistleblowers […]
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SBIRS System Passes Tests Simulating Rigors Of Space
Sensors for the Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) passed tests, prime contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] announced. Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC], the payload subcontractor, tested the sensors for more than three […]
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NASA Budget Woefully Short Of Funds In Many Areas, Lawmakers State
The NASA budget plan is far short of adequate funds in many areas for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2008, and there are concerns for the future of manned […]