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Military Use Of Commercial Transponders To Dip In 2006-2007, Reach Record Heights By 2014
PARIS—The number of commercial transponders leased for military satellite communications services will dip slightly beginning in the 2006-2007 timeframe as new U.S. military systems become operational. But the demand will […]
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Sea Launch Inks Second Land Launch Deal With Panamsat
Sea Launch Co. said Sept. 6 it signed an agreement with Panamsat for the launch of the Horizons-2 satellite using the Land Launch system. It is the second Land Launch […]
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ILS Inks New Launch Contract With DirecTV
International Launch Services (ILS) announced Sept. 6 it signed a launch agreement with DirecTV. ILS will launch the satellite on a Proton/Breeze M rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan […]
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Arianespace To Launch Thaicom 5
Arianespace announced Sept. 6 it signed an agreement with Shin Satellite Plc to launch the Thaicom 5 satellite. Thaicom 5 will be launched on an Ariane 5 rocket from Arianespace’s […]
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SES Americom Tapped For Program Delivery
SES Americom announced Sept. 8 that its Washington International Teleport (WIT) earth station and HD-Prime neighborhood aboard the AMC-10 and AMC-11 satellites have been selected to monitor and distribute all […]
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Raytheon Nabs National Weather Service Contract
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Weather Service awarded Raytheon Co. a contract to provide operations and maintenance for the Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS), a nationwide operational […]
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Gilat To Provide Two Skyedge Hubs To Tatanet India
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. announced earlier this week it was selected by Tatanet India to provide two Skyedge hubs and “thousands” of Skyedge Internet protocol VSAT terminals. The Skyedge systems […]
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EMS Satellite Networks Unveils DVB-RCS Mini Hub
EMS Satellite Networks, a division of EMS Technologies Inc., unveiled Sept. 8 the SatNet Mini, the company’s new mini hub. The SatNet Mini hub is designed to provide full DVB-RCS […]
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GlobeCast WorldTV Boosts Channel Line-Up
GlobeCast WorldTV, an international direct-to-home satellite television provider, is growing the channel line-up of its platform with new channels targeting South Asian residents in the United States with the addition […]
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Nera Satcom Given DVB-RCS Interoperability Certification
Nera Satcom said earlier this week it received the Satlabs Certificate of Compliance, verifying that Nera’s broadband satellite terminals comply with the DVB-RCS standard and can interoperate with other DVB-RCS-based […]
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Panamsat To Expand Mexican Broadband VSAT Network
Panamsat said Sept. 7 it signed a multiyear agreement the Mexican Department of Transportation and Communications to expand the e-Mexico program, an initiative aimed at delivering high-speed digital technology and […]
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Sky Ready To Bring PVR To New Zealand
Sky Television New Zealand, the satellite pay-TV operator in New Zealand, signed a deal with NDS, which will enable to launch PVR (personal video recorder) services across the country. Sky […]
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Multiband, DirecTV Ink New Agreement
Multiband Corp. and DirecTV. Inc. announced Sept. 6 a new, exclusive multiyear agreement under which Multiband will offer multi-dwelling unit residents a bundle of services that include voice, data and […]
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Vista Names Jason Land Vice President Of Global Services
Vista Satellite Communications Inc. named Jason Land the company’s new vice president of global services. He comes to Vista with more than 10 years of experience in global satellite communications, […]
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Dish Network To Broadcast Sports Event Via Interactive TV Mosaic
Echostar Communications Corp. said Sept. 6 it is launching a service that will allow viewers of certain college football games on its Dish Network direct-to-home satellite television service to choose […]
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Orbiting Wall Street
PA & NSE Intelsat threw the satellite industry a curveball when it announced that it agreed to acquire Panamsat for $3.2 billion to create the world’s largest Fixed Satellite Services […]
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Singapore Technologies Engineering Acquires iDirect For $165 Million
Communication network equipment provider iDirect Technologies Inc. agreed to be acquired by Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd. for $165 million in cash. “This business acquisition will help us in many different […]
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Discovery, Deutsche Welle Tap SES Americom For Program Delivery
SES Americom announced Sept. 8 that its Washington International Teleport (WIT) earth station and HD-Prime neighborhood aboard the AMC-10 and AMC-11 satellites have been selected to monitor and distribute all […]
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Worldspace Revenues Increase, Loss Narrows
Worldspace Inc. reported increased revenues and a narrowing of its losses for the second quarter 2005. For the quarter, the company reported revenues of $2.3 million, a 21 percent increase […]
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Satellite Companies Continue To Contribute To Katrina Recovery Efforts
Several companies announced Sept. 8 they would be providing assistance to Katrina relief efforts in the Gulf area: EMS Technologies Inc. said it is supplying communications hardware to support restoring […]
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Raytheon Nabs National Weather Service Contract
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration‘s National Weather Service awarded Raytheon Co. a contract to provide operations and maintenance for the Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS), a nationwide operational […]
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Gilat To Provide Two Skyedge Hubs To Tatanet India
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. announced earlier this week it was selected by Tatanet India to provide two Skyedge hubs and “thousands” of Skyedge Internet protocol VSAT terminals. The Skyedge systems […]
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EMS Satellite Networks Unveils DVB-RCS Mini Hub
EMS Satellite Networks, a division of EMS Technologies Inc., unveiled Sept. 8 the SatNet Mini, the company’s new mini hub. The SatNet Mini hub is designed to provide full DVB-RCS […]
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GlobeCast WorldTV Boosts Channel Line-Up
GlobeCast WorldTV, an international direct-to-home satellite television provider, is growing the channel line-up of its platform with new channels targeting South Asian residents in the United States with the addition […]
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Nera Satcom Given DVB-RCS Interoperability Certification
Nera Satcom said earlier this week it received the Satlabs Certificate of Compliance, verifying that Nera’s broadband satellite terminals comply with the DVB-RCS standard and can interoperate with other DVB-RCS-based […]
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Clarification
In yesterday’s edition of Satellite Today, the headlining regarding Loral Space and Communication‘s emergence from bankruptcy suggested the company’s stock would be available through an initial public offering (IPO). Loral […]
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Loral Targets Oct. 1 To Emerge From Bankruptcy, Oct. 15 For IPO
PARIS–Loral Space and Communications expects to emerge from bankruptcy Oct. 1, Bernard Schwartz, the company’s chairman and CEO, said Sept. 7. The last remaining hurdle for Loral is to file […]
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SES Americom Launches New IPTV Via Satellite Service
SES Americom unveiled Sept. 7 its IP Prime service, which the company described as a centralized, satellite delivered Internet protocol television (IPTV) distribution solution that will enable telecommunications providers to […]
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NDS, Winetworks To Deliver WiMAX Solution To DBS Operators
NDS and Winetworks said Sept. 7 the companies will be demonstrating at both companies’ booths at IBC 2005 in Amsterdam Sept. 9-13 an integrated “triple play” solution for DBS operators […]
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Panamsat To Expand Mexican Broadband VSAT Network
Panamsat said Sept. 7 it signed a multiyear agreement the Mexican Department of Transportation and Communications to expand the e-Mexico program, an initiative aimed at delivering high-speed digital technology and […]