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Oregon’s TriMet Uses NetScout For GPS Tracking
NetScout Systems [Nasdaq: NTCT], a provider of network performance management products, announced that Tri-County Metropolitan Transit Agency (TriMet), the public transportation system in the Portland, Ore., area, is using its […]
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Fastrax, Savox Team On GPS Receiver
Global Positioning System receiver developer Fastrax and Savox Communications, a telecom accessory product provider, have teamed up for a new GPS accessory for TETRA (terrestrial trunked radio) terminals. The GPS […]
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Telenor Offers Airtime To Encourage Digital Switch
Telenor Satellite Services is offering up to $3,000 of airtime to maritime customers who upgrade their satellite communications from the aging Inmarsat A analog service to the Fleet F77 digital […]
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U.S. Court Denies Injunction Against Azteca’s Coverage
A U.S. district court has denied EchoStar Communications’ [Nasdaq: DISH] request for a preliminary injunction against Spanish language TV programming company TV Azteca. The injunction would haveprevented TV Azteca (Mexico […]
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FCC Yanks Loral’s Ka-band Licenses
The Federal Communications Commission has pulled Ka-Band licenses held by Loral Space and Communications [NYSE: LOR] because it failed to meet license milestones. In an order released Tuesday, the FCC […]
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Noteworthy
Satellite Entertainment 2003 April 30, 2003 Monterey, California An elite lineup of conference speakers, including FCC Commissioner Kathleen Abernathy, will examine the key elements representing the rapidly growing direct broadcast […]
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RT Logic Gets USAF Contract for Portable Ground Processing Units
Integral Systems [Nasdaq: ISYS] subsidiary RT Logic has won a follow-on contract with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to supply portable universal ground processing units for use in satellite […]
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Sanchez Appointed GlobeCast Asia CEO
Darby Sanchez has been named CEO of GlobeCast Asia, a unit of satellite service provider GlobeCast (Paris), a France Telecom [NYSE: FTE] unit. As CEO of GlobeCast Asia, Sanchez will […]
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Lagardere Named EDS Chairman
Arnaud Lagardere has been named co-chairman of European aerospace giant EDS. He will replace Jean-Luc Lagardere, who died on March 14. French holding company Sogeade (which includes French high-tech firm […]
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Intelsat Carries HDTV Programming from Antarctica to Japan
Using Intelsat‘s satellite capacity and Japan Telecom‘s [Tokyo: 9434] antenna facilities, Japanese broadcaster NHK is delivering programming from the Showa base in Antarctica to households in Japan. NHK has set […]
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Loral Completes Merger of Skynet, CyberStar
Loral Space & Communications [NYSE: LOR] said that it has completed integrating its Loral Skynet and Loral CyberStar units into a new Loral Skynet that willoffer a combination of fixed […]
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Satellite Acronymphobia
by Gerry Oberst Outsiders could suspect that the satellite field uses its own private language to make sure the industry keeps a mystique of its own. A short review of […]
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Connectivity
Bearish On Multimedia
by Douglas Graham Satellite broadband and multimedia have been a tough sell on Wall Street, yet the resistance to the technology among the moneypeople seems questionable given satellite’s tremendous potential. […]
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Connectivity
Broadcasters 2003: Future Of Over-The-Air TV Up In The Air
Broadcasters are looking at a changing landscape in terms of technology, market structure, and the interests and loyalties of worldwide audiences. With so many different forces at work, over-the-air TV […]
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Connectivity
SNG Technology: What’s New In Newsgathering?
By James Careless As the storms of war whip across the world, Satellite Newsgathering (SNG) crews are dispatched to cover them. To aid them, Via Satellite contacted some of the […]
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Connectivity
The FY04 Space Budget–Government Space To The Rescue
by Chris Mecray The Bush Administration’s FY04 budget submission, sent to Congress in February, appears to provide for generous funding for ongoing space projects. Though it is more challenging to […]
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Delivering Critical Weather Data Via Satellite
by James Careless Accurate weather forecasting: in the United States, a country fraught with tornadoes, hurricanes, and floods, it is a matter of life and death. This is […]
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Industry Section
People BOEING: Selects Head Of Satellite Manufacturing Business Boeing selected Dave Ryan to lead Boeing Satellite Systems as the vice president and general manager. Ryan succeeds Randy Brinkley, who announced […]
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Top Satellite Executives To Participate In PBI Media Webinar
SATELLITE TODAY invites you and your team to join us on Tuesday, April 29, from noon-1:30 PM EST for an exclusive Webinar: “From Broadcast To Broadband: Seizing the Next Satellite […]
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Envivio, KenCast Team to Offer Secure MPEG-4 Digital Delivery System
Envivio, which develops MPEG-4 broadcast and streaming products, and satellite multicast systems provider KenCast have signed an agreement to provide a secure MPEG-4 distribution product for government and military applications, […]
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Internet Satellite Platform Signs Up 300 Partners For SatXpress
Internet Satellite Platform (ISAT), an affiliate of SES Americom, has signed up more than 300 partners for its SatXpress one-way satellite Internet access service. The wholesale broadband product combines standards-based […]
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ESA Launch Maxus 5 From Artic Circle
The European Space Agency‘s Maxus 5 sounding rocket mission was launched today at 6 GMT from Esrange, north of the Arctic Circle near Kiruna in northern Sweden. The rocket, an […]
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MTN Signs Distribution Agreement with Xantic
Maritime Telecommunications Network (MTN), a provider of satellite-based communications to cruise ships and offshore oil rigs, has signed a marketing and distribution agreement with Xantic, a Dutch satellite communication provider […]
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Boeing Delta II Deploys GPS Satellite
A Boeing [NYSE: BA]-built Delta II rocket deployed a Global Positioning System satellite Monday for the U.S. Air Force. GPS IIR-9 was launched aboard a Delta II launch vehicle from […]
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Cessna Selects Garmin’s Integrated Avionics System for Citation Mustang
Cessna Aircraft has selected Garmin International’s [Nasdaq: GRMN] G1000 integrated avionics system for the new Citation Mustang business jet. The Mustang panel features a 15-inch multi-function display, flanked by pilot […]
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NDS To Provide Conditional Access Security on Viasat Platform
NDS Group, U.K.-based provider of technology products for digital pay-TV, has signed a contract with Viasat Broadcasting, the satellite broadcasting division of Northern European Media Group, to deploy NDS VideoGuard […]
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Harris To Provide Communications To Canadian Military
SNC-Lavalin PAE has selected Harris [NYSE: HRS] as its preferred supplier of communications and information services for the Canadian armed forces. The Harris contract is part of a larger C$200 […]
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Hertz, Sirius To Expand Satellite Radio Option To 33 Major Airports
Sirius Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI] and Hertz are expanding their cooperative agreement to offer satellite radio to Hertz rental car customers. Beginning Tuesday, Hertz and Sirius will offer satellite radio […]
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L-3 Delivers First Satcom Terminals For NATO Astor Program
L-3 Communications [NYSE: LLL] announced Monday that its Communication Systems-West division has delivered the first two super-high frequency airborne satellite communication (satcom) terminals, the first airborne wide band data link […]
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Sprechman Named CEO of GlobeCast America
David Sprechman has been appointed CEO of GlobeCast America, the U.S. arm of French satellite service provider GlobeCast. Sprechman will be responsible for overall direction and management of GlobeCast’s North […]