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Connectivity
C-Com Forms Sales Alliance with OrbitIQ
C-Com Satellite Systems Inc. announced Oct. 31 it has signed a sales partnership agreement with Ottawa-based OrbitIQ, which will assist C-com in identifying strategically located global sales partners for the […]
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Connectivity
Glowlink Receives Patent for Satellite Uplink Power Control Technology
Glowlink, a provider of satellite ground equipment, announced Oct. 31 that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office was granting its patent for satellite uplink power control (UPC) technology. The technology […]
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Connectivity
GPSFlight To Provide GPS Tracking For Edwards Air Force Base
GPSFlight, a provider of miniature wireless GPS telemetry, has been selected as a technology provider to Edwards Air Force Base for tracking base personnel and vehicles as they travel in […]
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Connectivity
Satellite News Gathering: Users Seeking Smaller, Easier Equipment
Broadcasters around the globe are covering more live events, sports and spot news in order to respond to the needs of their customers. At the same time, the owners and […]
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Eutelsat, SES Global To Develop Mobile Broadcasting Service
SES Global and Eutelsat plan to invest 130 million euros ($165.3 million) to develop a mobile broadcasting satellite service for Europe, the companies announced Oct. 30. The joint venture will […]
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Iridium, Omnilink Launch Offering in Brazil
Iridium Satellite LLC announced Oct. 30 that it has launched products and service offerings in Brazil through an alliance with Omnilink. Anatel, the Brazilian telecommunications agency, has confirmed operational authority […]
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Terrestar Inks Research And Development Agreement With DISA
Terrestar Networks Inc., a provider of 4G mobile communications networks, announced Oct. 30 a cooperative research and development agreement with the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), part of the […]
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But What About The Yugo? Porsche Going To XM As Bentley Gets Sirius
Porsche Cars of North America Inc. has signed a deal with XM Satellite Radio, while Bentley Motors Inc. has added Sirius Satellite Radio, in a pair of exclusive deals announced […]
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Rainbow Hoping To Really Push Voom
Rainbow Media continues to expand the global reach of its Voom high-definition (HD) channel, signing a distribution agreement with Zonemedia (Zone Vision Networks) to sell Voom throughout much of Europe, […]
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Alamo Adds Satellite Navigation Services
Alamo Rent-A-Car has introduced portable GPS units at 51 of its locations across the United States, the company announced Oct. 30. Locations offering the GPS units include major American airports […]
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China Launches Communications Satellite
The People’s Republic of China’s first large direct broadcasting satellite, Sinosat-2, was launched Oct. 29 aboard a Long March-3B rocket, according to Xinhua. Sinosat-2, which will be positioned at 92.2 […]
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Loral, MHR To Alter Financing Agreement
Responding to complaints from a pair of investors, Loral Space & Communications Inc. and its largest shareholder will consider alternatives to a recent equity financing deal. Loral asked MHR Fund […]
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ViaSat Receives Arinc Order for Airborne Broadband Terminals
ViaSat Inc. received a $12 million delivery order from Arinc for extra production quantities of its Skylink Airborne Integrated Satellite Communication Terminal, ViaSat announced Oct. 27. The Skylink system is […]
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Satellite Works Boosts Orbital’s Third Quarter
Orbital Sciences Corp. reported a profit of $8.6 million on revenues of $197.7 million in the 2006 third quarter, the company announced Oct. 27. In the 2005 third quarter, Orbital […]
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Metop-A Satellite Sends First Images Home
The European polar-orbiting satellite Metop-A delivered its first images Oct. 25, the first day the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) was operational. […]
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Cerona Adds To Board Of Directors
Cerona Networks Corp., a Maryland-based manufacturer of satellite communications ground equipment, has added John Baras to its board, the company announced Oct. 27. Baras holds a joint appointment as professor […]
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Connectivity
Telenor Satellite Services Acquired By Apax Partners
Telenor announced Oct. 25 it is selling its Telenor Satellite Services (TSS) unit to Apax Partners France for $400 million in cash. Telenor had been shopping its satellite communications unit […]
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Connectivity
Loral, MHR To Alter Stock Deal Following Investor Complaints
Responding to a complaints from a pair of investors, Loral Space & Communications Inc. and its largest shareholder will consider alternatives to a recent equity financing deal. Loral asked MHR […]
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Connectivity
Because It’s (Virtually) There: British Army Posts Live Blog, Video Via Satellite From Mount Everest
It’s not difficult to understand the literal and figurative gravity involved with trying to summit Mount Everest. On average, about 10 percent of those annually attempting it are killed, and […]
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Connectivity
Pay TV: Kudelski CEO Explains Change In Strategic Approach
The combination of the Kudelski Group and OpenTV should create a much stronger force in the satellite pay-TV and other markets, as Kudelski gained control of OpenTV in a deal […]
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Government/Military
Contractor Sees No More Overruns In NPOESS
Northrop Grumman has a handle on cost overruns that have plagued the National Polar-orbiting Observational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS), and the program can be completed for $11.5 billion, an official […]
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Connectivity
Florida Court Voids Echostar Local Channels Settlement
The U.S. District Court in Miami voided a proposed settlement that Echostar Communications Corp. had reached with several TV stations to allow the satellite-TV company to continue broadcasting local network […]
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Government/Military
Alcatel Alenia Space To Provide Equipment For LISA Pathfinder
Alcatel Alenia Space will develop on-board and ground segment equipment for the Laser Interferometry Space Antenna (LISA) Pathfinder mission, the company announced Oct. 25. The LISA Pathfinder will provide in-orbit […]
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Government/Military
Orbiting Wall Street 10/30/06
BA Charges related to the shut down of the Connexion satellite Internet unit pushed Boeing Co.‘s profit lower in the 2006 third quarter, the company announced Oct. 25. Boeing posted […]
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Connectivity
NAB Asks FCC To Conduct More Investigations Of Satellite Radio
The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has asked the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to conduct investigations into the operations of each Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio, the NAB […]
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Obering Sees Rising Missile Threats, As Boeing Rolls Out Airborne Laser
The United States faces increased threats from rogue states and terrorist groups attempting to obtain ballistic missiles, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) leader said Friday as The Boeing Co. [BA] […]
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Aerospace Industry Posts Solid Profits In Third Quarter
Good times are rolling in the aerospace industry. Comparable profits advanced measurably during July through September at space and missile operations of the top contractors, including The Boeing Co. [BA], […]
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FAA: Safety, Promotion Of Commercial Space Travel Needs Review
While the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has done a “reasonable” job of ensuring safety of paying passengers on commercial flights into space, Congress should decide whether the FAA should begin […]
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Contractor Sees No More Overruns In NPOESS $11.5 Billion Price
The National Polar-orbiting Observational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) won’t see further cost overruns and can be completed for $11.5 billion as the total price including launch vehicles and many other […]
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Griffin To Announce Tomorrow If Hubble Rescue Mission Will Occur
NASA Administrator Michael Griffin tomorrow will announce his decision on whether a space shuttle will be dispatched on a mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope and keep it functioning. […]