Technology

[Via Satellite 06-18-2014] iDirect Asia achieved International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2008 certification for sales distribution, marketing, engineering support and development for the company’s Internet Protocol (IP)-based satellite communications products...

[Via Satellite 06-19-2014] Emcore Corporation entered into a new long-term supply contract with Space Systems Loral (SSL) to produce and deliver high efficiency, multi-junction solar cells for SSL satellites. The...

[Via Satellite 06-16-2014] Northern Sky Research (NSR) analysts see lots of growth stemming from the use of High Throughput Satellites (HTS) between now and 2023. In a webinar based on...

[Via Satellite 06-17-2014] Thuraya Telecommunications, a Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) operator, launched the company’s first ruggedized satellite broadband terminal designed with U.S. military standard components, the Thuraya Internet Protocol (IP)...

[Via Satellite 06-16-2014] Comtech Telecommunications’ Santa Clara, Calif.-based subsidiary, Comtech Xicom Technology, received a $5.3 million order from an existing customer for 500-Watt Ka-band high-power amplifiers for the High Throughput...

[Via Satellite 06-13-2014] Exelis acquired Celestech, a technology and engineering firm that develops targeted technical solutions for government and commercial customers, leveraging expertise in advanced signal processing and communications systems....

[Via Satellite 06-12-2014] In a move to capture the ever-growing small satellite market, Lockheed Martin resurrected the Athena rocket family to provide dedicated small satellite launches. Constructed by Lockheed Martin...

[Via Satellite 06-11-2014] Kymeta is now transitioning toward mass-producing its meta-material-based antennas. Speaking at the Washington Business Space Roundtable event, Vern Fotheringham, CEO of Kymeta, announced a partnership with Sharp...

[Via Satellite 06-10-2014] Executives from Com Dev International said they are using the explosive growth of the company’s subsidiary exactEarth to compensate for the continued slump in U.S. defense sales....

[Via Satellite 06-10-2014] Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) selected Nimbus Data Systems’ Gemini all-flash arrays (AFA) as the storage foundation for the company’s computing infrastructures. SNC selected Nimbus Data after testing...