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HNS’ Direcway Achieves Record Growth In 2004
Hughes Network Systems (HNS) reported last week that it had a record year in 2004 in terms of subscriber growth for its Direcway satellite broadband product, ending the year with […]
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Andrew Names New Satcom Group President
Andrew Corp. named Jude Panetta the president of the company’s satellite communications group. Panetta was formerly the vice president and general manager for Andrew’s base station subsystems group, and he […]
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Microsatellite To Be Launched From Plesetsk Jan. 20
According to a Jan 13 report by RIA Novosti, a microsatellite belonging to Moscow Lomonosov State University will be delivered to the Plesetsk space center on Jan. 15 and will […]
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Surrey Satellite Technology Sells Stake To SpaceX
Small satellite manufacturer Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) said it sold a 10 percent stake in itself to commercial rocket company SpaceX. The transaction enables the two companies to work […]
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Vyvx Expands Virtual Teleport Services
Vyvx said that is expanded its virtual teleport services to New Orleans, Minneapolis and Pittsburgh. The virtual teleport service extends the uplink and downlink services provided by Vyvx’s three physical […]
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Eumetsat Ready To Help Tsunami Prevention Effort
Eumetsat, the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites, is making a satellite available to help in the future detection of Tsunamis in Asia. It will make access to […]
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More Tsunami Relief From The Satellite Industry
Telenor Satellite Services and Global Relief Technologies LLC are working together with International Medical Corps (IMC) to provide an integrated support system for immediate collection and dissemination of in-the-field data […]
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Stratos Announces Two Acquisitions
Stratos Global Corp. executed a definitive agreement to acquire 100 percent of Plenexis from private equity and venture capital company 3i. Stratos also announced the acquisition of a 49 percent […]
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NASA To Discontinue TRMM Satellite
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)said it will discontinue operation of the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite after the Spring following the latest extension of its in-orbit life. […]
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Motient Increases Stake In Mobile Satellite Ventures
Motient Corp. said it signed a binding agreement with Telecom Satellite Ventures to acquire its stake in Mobile Satellite Ventures LP and its general partner, MSV GP Inc. The result […]
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C4 Systems Demonstrates Its Vehicle-Mounted Ku-band Terminal
General Dynamics C4 Systems said it demonstrated its Satcom-On-The-Move terminal, a vehicle-mounted Ku-band satellite terminal for the U.S. Army. The terminal, which C4 Systems said is the first such system […]
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Hughes Launches New NOC In Germany
Hughes Network Systems said it launched a new dedicated network operations center (NOC) to be hosted at its European teleport in Griesheim, Germany. The new NOC will support additional satellite […]
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Nordic Satellite Awards Sirius-4 Contract
Lockheed Martin won a satellite manufacturing contract with European satellite operator Nordic Satellite AB (NSAB). With satellite contracts likely to be at a premium this year, Lockheed will be delighted […]
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DirecTV Offers GolTV In Programming Packages
DirecTV Inc. said it has signed an agreement with 24-hour soccer network GolTV, allowing the channel to be available to customers who subscribe to either the DirecTV Para Todos Spanish […]
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Delphi To Supply Ford With Sirius Radios
Delphi Corp. said that it will supply Ford Motor Co. with the Sirius Satellite Radio receivers that will be offered to consumers as a factory-installed option beginning with select 2006 […]
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MediaSat To Launch New Satellite Broadband Uplink Facility
According to a Jan. 11 report on ElectricNews.Net, MediaSat will launch a new satellite uplink facility that will allow the Ireland-based company to become more of a player in the […]
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MDA Nabs Canadian Space Surveillance System Contract
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) won a Cdn. $1 million (U.S. $821,693) contract from Canada’s Department of National Defense (DND) for the design of a Canadian Space Surveillance System […]
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AMC-12 Arrives In Kazakhstan For Feb. 3 Launch
SES Americom said its Americom-12 (AMC-12) satellite arrived in Baikonur, Kazakhstan and will be undergoing final preparations for its Feb. 3 launch by International Launch Services on a Proton/Breeze M […]
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Pace Increases Profits
U.K.-based set-top-box (STB) vendor Pace Micro Technology announced that in the 27 weeks ending Dec. 7, 2004, it increased its profits to GBP3.1 million ($5.1 million). At the corresponding stage […]
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Japan To Shrink Size Of Spy Satellites
According to a Jan. 10 report on Kyodo News, Japan will begin research efforts aimed at scaling down the size of its spy satellites beginning in fiscal year 2005, with […]
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EMS Appoints New Account Manager For Eastern U.S. Sales
EMS Technologies Inc. appointed Clark Gordon as account manager for commercial sales in the Eastern United States for the company’s Satcom division. EMS said Gordon has more than 24 years […]
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Norsat CFO Resigns
The board of directors at Norsat International Inc. said that the company’s chief financial officer, Troy Bullock, tendered his resignation effective Feb. 28. According to the company, he is leaving […]
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SIA Names New Board Members, Moves Offices
The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) named Tony Trujillo, vice president and chief administrative officer for Intelsat Ltd., as its new chairman for 2005. He replaces Kalpak Gude, vice president of […]
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MDA Offers Satellite Imagery For Tsunami Relief Effort
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) said its space-based imagery is being used to help direct relief efforts and assess the damage caused by the Dec. 26, 2004 tsunamis. The company […]
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SES Astra Ready To Attack Croatian TV And Broadband Market
SES Astra is aiming to play a key role in the Croatian pay-TV and Internet market. It is teaming up with local operator Vodatel, which intends to offer broadband, Video-on-Demand […]
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TU Media Corp. To Begin Satellite Broadcasts To Mobile Phones
TU Media Corp., a joint venture between SK Telecom and Toshiba Corp., is to begin trials of its new service to deliver satellite broadcasts to mobile phones. According to a […]
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RaySat Brings Internet Access To In-Motion Vehicles
RaySat Inc. on Jan. 7 unveiled its SpeedRay 3000 antenna at the Consumer Electronics Showcase in Las Vegas that will deliver high-speed Internet services to in-motion vehicles and distributes the […]
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iPSTAR-1 Satellite Tests Complete
Shin Satellite PLC said Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) informed the company that it successfully concluded its antenna patterns and end-to-end payload tests in compact antenna test range (CATR) for the iPSTAR-1 […]
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General Dynamics Nabs $830 Million Defense Contract
The East Valley Tribune (Arizona) reported on its Web site on Jan. 7 that General Dynamics‘ C4 Systems division won an $830 million contract from Lockheed Martin to help develop […]
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Bell President Talks Up Competitive Advantages
Robert Odendaal, president of the Bell Video Group, which owns digital satellite TV service provider Bell ExpressVu, believes the operator has a number of competitive advantages over its cable competition. […]