Technology

[Via Satellite 03-11-2014] Communications and Power Industries’ (CPI) satcom division has introduced its new TouchPower line of touch screen traveling wave tube amplifiers (TWTAs). The company’s latest high-power amplifier (HPA)...

[Via Satellite 03-11-2014] Kratos Defense and Security Solutions’ subsidiary RT Logic has delivered its 60th T4000SDM software-defined modem to Iridium Communications. The modem bridges the Internet to the Iridium constellation...

[Via Satellite 03-11-2014] Gilat Satellite Networks has introduced its Wavestream 50W Ka-Wideband PowerStream Block Upconverter (BUC). This PowerStream unit incorporates Wavestream’s Spatial advantEdge technology to provide higher output power in...

[Via Satellite 03-07-2014] The satcom products group of Communications and Power Industries (CPI) is introducing its LifeExtender technology, which is expected to extend traveling wave tube (TWT) cathode life and...

[Via Satellite 03-06-2014] Orbcomm has released its new next-generation OG2 satellite modems designed for Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) integration into satellite M2M applications. These modems are the first devices available...

[Via Satellite 03-06-2014] Kratos Networks, a subsidiary of Kratos Defense and Security Solutions, has introduced NeuralStar Service Quality Manager (SQM), an end-to-end service management solution for satellite and terrestrial network...

[Via Satellite 03-05-2014] ETL Systems has recently launched its StingRay series of RF-over-fiber equipment. The first of this range is a high-density 1U rack mountable chassis housing 16 hot-swap transmit...

[Via Satellite 03-04-2014] Small satellite trends are shifting away from one-time stints and moving toward more regular use in a constellation setting. Sierra Nevada Corporation Vice President of Business Development...

[Via Satellite 03-04-2014] M/A-COM Technology Solutions (MACOM) has announced a new 20 W Pin-diode switch suited for power X-Band applications. The MASW-010647 is a monolithic, terminated Silicon PIN diode SPDT...

[Via Satellite 03-03-0214] DigitalGlobe’s stock received a serious punishment after the company missed its guidance for revenue during its forth quarter earnings. After reporting $169 million in revenue — a...