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Norsat International Inc. shipped portable satellite terminals for use by a military organization in Asia, the company announced. The terminals will enable high data-rate communications among bases. The size of […]

Digitalglobe will provide imagery collected by its Quickbird satellite for use in mapping floodplains in Kauai County, Hawaii. The Digital Ortho Quarter Quad product, which offers two-foot resolution, will allow […]

Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) said the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) authorized the launch and operation of a next-generation L-band satellite at 101 degrees West. This follows the April 5 […]

With the VSAT market for large enterprises providing limited growth opportunities, Hughes Network Systems (HNS) is setting its sight on medium-sized businesses to sell VSAT equipment and services, HNS Chairman […]

Callmonitor introduced three new services aimed at reducing the cost of the call to a satellite telephone from a landline phone in the United Kingdom. According to Callmonitor, the total […]

The U.S. Air Force announced May 23 it selected Lockheed Martin to continue development of the Innovative Space Based Radar Antenna Technology, or ISAT. The contract, valued at $19.5 million, […]

Globecomm Systems Inc. unveiled its lightweight broadband terminal designed to meet airline cabin baggage requirements. The 0.77-meter terminal is contained within a pair of suitcases and can be set up […]

RT Logic, a subsidiary of Integral Systems Inc., began deliveries of equipment suites for the GPS Black Shelter Equipment Upgrade, Integral announced. The equipment suite, delivered under a $5.2 million […]

Scopus Network Technologies, a supplier of digital TV video networking to the broadcast industry, announced a partnership with Simac Broadcast, a broadcast systems integrator and maintenance services provider. Simac will […]

dbsXmedia, a subsidiary of Ariel Way Inc., signed a new contract with Virgin Megastores to deliver in-store music and advertising with the Virgin Megastores Radio service into retail stores throughout […]

Global Crossing announced May 24 a new agreement under which Loral Skynet will be able to more easily reach locations outside its satellite network. Using Global Crossing’s iMPLS service, the […]

Inmarsat announced May 24 its collaboration with ViaSat Inc. to develop new solutions based on the integration of Inmarsat’s forthcoming Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) Mobile Satellite Service and ViaSat’s […]

The European Union’s executive commission requested permission from member states to engage in talks with South Korea to allow the country to participate in the Galileo satellite navigation mission, according […]

Euro1080 announced it would be screening the finals of the Queen Elizabeth Music Competition on its first channel, HD1, this week. The competition, which has been running for about 60 […]

Orbcomm said May 23 it signed agreements with seven technology companies that will offer their customers Orbcomm’s satellite data communications services with their mobile and fixed asset applications and services. […]

The European Union Satellite Center (EUSC) selected Atempo Inc.’s Time Navigator as the prime data protection solution for global satellite, aerial images and collateral data, the company said May 23. […]

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd.’s Spacenet Inc. subsidiary introduced Connexstar SE, a new product that uses the Gilat SkyEdge very small aperture terminal (VSAT) platform to provide next-generation speed, security and […]

Taide, a subsidiary of Telenor Satellite Services, said May 23 it opened a new international gateway in Nairobi, Kenya. The new gateway, a joint project with local service provider Kenya […]

International Launch Services (ILS) placed the DirecTV 8 satellite into orbit May 22 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on a Proton Breeze M rocket. Satellite controllers confirmed that the […]

Africa and Asia will provide the best growth opportunities for satellite networks in the next decade, industry CEOs said during a May 23 roundtable at Intelsat’s Global Telecommunications Meeting 2005. […]

Globalstar LLC named Greg Tees the new general manager of Globalstar Europe Satellite Services. Tees will oversee Globalstar’s European business operations from the company’s Dublin office. In his role as […]

EchoStar Communications Corp. said late last week it added Bridges TV, an English-language American Muslim network, to its Dish Network direct-to-home satellite television programming lineup. Bridges TV fuses American culture […]

EMS Satellite Networks (SatNet), a division of EMS Technologies Inc., announced May 20 it signed a joint venture agreement with Infinium Ltd. of India, under which SatNet will supply DVB-RCS […]

EADS Astrium won a satellite manufacturing contract in Korea to manufacture that country’s first multi-function geostationary satellite, named Coms. Korea Aerospace and Research Institute (KARI) selected Astrium to build this […]

After a series of weather and equipment problems, Boeing successfully launched the NOAA-N satellite for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration May 20. A Boeing Delta 2 rocket carried the […]

SES Global is set to undergo a transformation to become more of a total network solutions provider than before. That is the view of SES Global CEO Romain Bausch, who […]

As this issue of Satellite News was going to press, Boeing announced it successfully launched the NOAA-N satellite for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration May 20. The launch was […]

Neil Armstrong’s historic statement, stepping onto the Moon for the first time, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” still has meaning today. The satellite broadband […]

Liberalized regulations and uniform technologies will be key to spreading deployment of satellite broadband services, particularly in developing countries, according to recommendations offered from the Global Broadband Satellite Infrastructure (GBSI) […]

A quick scan of recent headlines in the U.S. consumer newspapers reveals a heightened interest in using GPS technology to keep track of paroled sex offenders. Most recently, Florida Governor […]