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Stratos First to Offer Improved Fleet F77 Coverage in Pacific
Stratos Global Corp., a global provider of Inmarsat mobile satellite services, announced June 8 that it is the first provider to offer the new, higher speed Inmarsat Fleet F77 data […]
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Raytheon To Develop Experimental Satellite For Air Force
Raytheon Co. will develop a quick-reaction space optical payload with the potential to spot hidden targets under a U.S. Air Force Contract, Raytheon announced. The ARTEMIS (Advanced Responsive Tactically Effective […]
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Globecomm Systems Awarded $4.2 Million In Orders
Globecomm Systems Inc., a global provider of end-to-end satellite-based communications services, won multiple contracts from an unnamed existing customer valued at approximately $4.2 million, Globecomm announced June 9. One award, […]
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Swe-Dish Establishes Satellite Network For Malaysia
Swe-Dish Satellite Systems will develop an Internet protocol (IP)-based, Ku-band satellite network for Malaysian authorities based on its suitcase terminal already in use by other government organizations. The order includes […]
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EADS To Provide Satellite Communications To French Government
EADS Space Services signed a framework agreement with the French Ministry of Defense to provide satellite telecommunications services for up to two years, EADS announced June 7. EADS Space Services […]
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HNS Unveils New Managed Broadband Service
Hughes Network Systems LLC (HNS) unveiled June 6 its managed telecommunications service, Direcway Unified Broadband, aimed at providing enterprise users with a generic broadband network solution. HNS will offer network […]
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iDirect Launches Wi-Fi Over Satellite Solution
iDirect Technologies launched its Global Edge Connect solution to deliver last-mile wireless connectivity via satellite. Global Edge Connect is a wireless Internet Service Provider solution that will incorporate a carrier-class, […]
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Ukraine Joins European Union’s Galileo Program
Ukraine reached an agreement with the European Union (EU) to participate in the Galileo satellite navigation project, becoming the third non-EU country to join the program, the EU announced June […]
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HNS Introduces New Inmarsat Mobile Satellite Terminal
Hughes Network Systems LLC (HNS) introduced the first Inmarsat Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) Class 1 terminal to work over the new Inmarsat I4 satellite system, HNS announced June 8. […]
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Datapath Strengthens Position In Military Market
In a series of moves designed to maintain its momentum in the military sector, systems integrator Datapath Inc. acquired the assets of M&C Systems Inc., a provider of satellite communications […]
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Eagle Broadband Appoints Vice President of Sales, Satellite Communications
Eagle Broadband, a provider of broadband, Internet protocol and communications technology and services, announced June 9 the appointment of Marc Surette to the position of vice president of sales, satellite […]
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Frequency Electronics Receives Satellite Navigation Contract
Frequency Electronics Inc. announced June 7 it won a $3 million, multiyear contract to develop and qualify an advanced atomic clock for possible deployment on U.S. government satellite navigation systems.
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Globecomm Systems Awarded $4.2 Million In Orders
Globecomm Systems Inc., a global provider of end-to-end satellite-based communications services, won multiple contracts from an unnamed existing customer valued at approximately $4.2 million, Globecomm announced June 9. One award, […]
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Raytheon To Develop Experimental Satellite For Air Force
Raytheon Co. will develop a quick-reaction space optical payload with the potential to spot hidden targets under a U.S. Air Force Contract, Raytheon announced. The ARTEMIS (Advanced Responsive Tactically Effective […]
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Orbital Delivers 500th Space and Launch System
Orbital Sciences Corp. delivered its 500th space and launch system when it delivered a pair of Vandal short-rang target vehicles to the U.S. Navy June 2. , Orbital announced. The […]
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Stratos First to Offer Improved Fleet F77 Coverage in Pacific
Stratos Global Corp., a global provider of Inmarsat mobile satellite services, announced June 8 that it is the first provider to offer the new, higher speed Inmarsat Fleet F77 data […]
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EMS Satcom Unveils Prototype Search-And-Rescue Terminal
EMS Satcom, a division of EMS Technologies, unveiled an improved ground terminal intended to make search and rescue operations more efficient, the company announced June 9. The medium earth orbit […]
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MiTV Ready To Put The Pressure On Astro
MiTV Corp. selected Tandberg Television to provide advanced video encoding and control systems as MiTV prepares to enter the Malaysian pay-television market with its Internet protocol television service. The planned […]
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Futron: Bleak Commercial Future For U.S. Launch Providers
There is little evidence that U.S.-built launch vehicles can recapture commercial market share lost to international competitors, industry analyst Futron Corp. said in a white paper released June 8. U.S. […]
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XM Satellite Radio To Broadcast 2005 Bonnaroo Music Festival
XM Satellite Radio (XM) will broadcast live performances from this year’ Bonnaroo music festival in Manchester, Tenn. From June 10 to June 12, XM will broadcast exclusive performances originating from […]
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Radyne Awarded $2.7 Million In U.S. Government Orders
Radyne Corp. received $2.7 million in new orders for its flagship DMD-20 satellite modem form the U.S. government, the company announced June 7. The modems will be used in a […]
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Digitalglobe, DMTI Offer New Satellite Imagery Mapping Solution In Canada
Digitalglobe and Ontario, Canada-based provider of geospatial information products DMTI Spatial Inc., announced June 7 the availability of a new imagery-mapping solution. The solution, named Satellite Streetview, combines Digitalglobe’s 60-centimeter […]
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SBCA Certifies More Than 4,000 Technicians During First Quarter
The Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association (SBCA) said it trained and certified more than 4,000 technicians during the first quarter of 2005, an increase of almost 50 percent compared to […]
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Intellon Enhances Customer Experience With Homeplug-R- Technology for Echostar
Intellon Corp. announced that Echostar Communications Corp. selected its Homeplug Powerline technology, which will be added to Echostar’s Dish Network satellite television receivers to integrate multiple receivers with a single […]
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Telenor Inks Multiyear Deal With Neste Oil
Telenor Satellite Services signed a three-year communication agreement with Neste Oil Corp. of Helsinki, Finland, for maritime broadband services, Telenor announced. Under the terms of the agreement, Telenor will provide […]
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C-Com Inks Distribution Deal With EMS Technologies
C-Com Satellite Systems Inc. said June 7 it signed an agreement with EMS Satellite Networks, a division of EMS Technologies Inc., to integrate and jointly sell its iNetVu mobile satellite-based […]
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Audible, XM Ink Exclusive Technology, Marketing and Content Deal
XM Satellite Radio said June 7 it signed an exclusive content sharing deal with Audible Inc., a provider of digitally delivered, spoken word audio. The two companies will introduce in […]
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Hughes Network Systems Introduces New Inmarsat Mobile Satellite Terminal
Hughes Network Systems LLC (HNS) introduced the first Inmarsat Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) Class 1 terminal to work over the new Inmarsat I4 satellite system, HNS announced June 8. […]
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Nera Gains Key U.S. Approval
Nera, a supplier of satellite communications equipment, received approval from the U.S. government to provide its open standards DVB-RCS (Digital Video Broadcast – Return Channel Satellite) technology for two-way broadband […]
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Panamsat Expands Agreement With CCTV
Panamsat Corp. announced June 8 it signed a multiyear expansion agreement to distribute premium programming from China Central Television (CCTV) to western Africa. Panamsat currently provides full-time program distribution services […]