E-letter: Briefs
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Connectivity
Japanese Government Grants JSAT Mobile BGAN, FleetBroadband License
[Satellite Today 02-19-09] JSAT Mobile Communications has been granted a radio license by the Kanto Bureau of the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, JSAT Mobile joint venture partner […]
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Government/Military
AGS Installs In-Motion Satellite Terminal on U.S. Command Ship
[Satellite Today 02-18-09] The U.S. Navy has accepted the in-motion satellite terminal installed by Americom Government Services (AGS) on board the seventh fleet command ship, the USS Blue Ridge, AGS […]
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Government/Military
Northrop Grumman Completes GPS OCX Testing for Air Force
[Satellite Today 02-18-09] A team led by Northrop Grumman has completed a system design review for the GPS next-generation Operational Control Segment (OCX) program for the U.S. Air Force, Northrop […]
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Connectivity
ATCi Expands Reach of Satellite Cellular Services
[Satellite Today 02-18-09] Antenna Technology Communications Inc. (ACTi) will be offering its 3 cents-per-minute advanced cellular communications satellite systems to countries across the Middle East, Latin America and Africa in […]
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Connectivity
Stratos Introduces Free Mobile Satellite Services Optimization Application
[Satellite Today 02-18-09] Stratos Global rolled out its StratosNet Accelerator, a free Internet-optimization application that aims to help customers reduce airtime costs required to operate BGAN, FleetBroadband and SwiftBroadband mobile […]
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Government/Military
Impeva Labs, Agility Deploy Military Remote Tracking System in Iraq
[Satellite Today 02-18-09] Impeva Labs Inc., a global asset management firm, and Agility, a logistics provider, deployed a new satellite service to track and monitor more than 365 U.S. military […]
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Connectivity
Gilat Reports Fourth Quarter Loss
[Satellite Today 02-18-09] Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. reported a net loss for the fourth quarter of $6.5 million in its results released Feb. 17. The loss compares to a net […]
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Connectivity
Solaris Mobile Teams Up with Nagravision
[Satellite Today 02-17-09] Solaris Mobile is joining forces with Nagravision as it looks to make an impact in the mobile TV and mobile broadband markets across Europe, the companies announced […]
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Connectivity
KVH, ViaSat Expand Mini-VSAT Broadband to Persian Gulf
[Satellite Today 02-17-09] KVH and ViaSat have expanded their mini-VSAT Broadband service to service enterprise operations in the Persian Gulf, the companies announced Feb. 17. The expansion also extends the […]
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Connectivity
Premiere’s Losses Rocket
[Satellite Today 02-17-09] Premiere posted a net loss 269.4 million euros ($346.6 million) in 2008, the company announced Feb. 16. The German pay-TV operator has seen its losses increase dramatically […]
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Government/Military
Boeing Delivers 1st Communications Payload to MUOS Prime Contractor
[Satellite Today 02-17-09] Boeing Co. delivered the first Legacy communications payload and the first digital channelizer to Lockheed Martin in support of the U.S. Navy‘s Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) […]
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Government/Military
DigitalGlobe Names New Senior Vice President of Sales
[Satellite Today 02-16-09] DigitalGlobe named Rafay Khan as its new senior vice president of international sales, the company announced Feb. 13. In his new role, Khan will be responsible […]
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Connectivity
Starling to Unveil New Emergency Vehicle Satellite Antenna
[Satellite Today 02-16-09] Starling Advanced Communications is introducing its StarCar antenna system for land vehicles, the company announced Feb. 13. The StarCar self-contained antenna system features RF and electronics […]
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Connectivity
Viasat Sees Subscriber Numbers Fall
[Satellite Today 02-16-09] Viasat had 745,000 DTH subscribers in the Nordic region as of December – a fall of 10,000 subscribers in the last year, the company announced Feb. 13. […]
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Connectivity
SES Posts Steady Results
[Satellite Today 02-16-09] SES saw a slight increase in overall revenues, but a fall in net profits, according to its 2008 end-of-the-year financial results released Feb. 13. The operator […]
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Connectivity
Arianespace Launches SES and Eutelsat Satellites
[Satellite Today 02-16-09] Arianespace has successfully launched Eutelsat’s Hot Bird 10 and SES New Skies’ NSS-9 satellites, Arianespace announced Feb. 12. The mission also launched two microsatellites for the […]
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Connectivity
Irdeto Strengthens Mobile Presence in Asia Pacific
[Satellite Today 02-13-09] Irdeto has signed an agreement with ZTE Corp., a telecoms equipment provider, to secure rich media content delivery using its OMA DRM client solutions. ZTE will […]
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Connectivity
Global Satellite USA, Global Rescue Partner on Emergency Communications Network
[Satellite Today 02-13-09] Global Satellite USA has partnered with worldwide crisis response company Global Rescue to provide their clients with medical and security information to assist with emergency evacuations, Global […]
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Connectivity
C-Com Receives Satcom Antenna Orders from Malaysian Reseller
[Satellite Today 02-13-09] C-Com Satellite Systems has received an initial order for a number of iNetVu Mobile systems from its reseller, Numix Engineering in Malaysia, C-Com announced Feb. 12. […]
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Connectivity
Boeing Wins Insurance Arbitration Over Defective Satellite
[Satellite Today 02-13-09] Boeing Co. has won the decision in an international arbitration case filed by a group of insurance underwriters in 2004, the company announced Feb. 12. The […]
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Government/Military
Satlynx Boosts Position in Poland
[Satellite Today 02-13-09] Satlynx has signed two new contracts with the Polish government, the company announced Feb. 12. The first deal, worth 6.7 million euros ($8.65 million), is with […]
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Connectivity
CSR Acquires Sirf to Form GPS, Wireless Chipset Powerhouse
[Satellite Today 02-13-09] The British wireless chip firm, CSR, has agreed to buy Sirf Technology Holdings for $136 million in stock, CSR announced Feb. 12. The deal, approved by both […]
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Connectivity
Australian Operator Selects iDirect to Launch DVB-S2 Network
[Satellite Today 02-13-09] Australian Satellite Communications (ASC) has chosen the Evolution platform from iDirect to implement a DVB-S2 network covering Australia and New Zealand, iDirect announced Feb. 12. ASC […]
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Connectivity
SS/L Wins QuetzSat-1 Contract
[Satellite Today 02-13-09] SES has signed a contract for a new high-powered satellite to cover Mexico, North America and Central America, the company announced Feb 11. Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) […]
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Connectivity
DirecTV Sees Strong Subscriber Take-Up
[Satellite Today 02-12-09] DirecTV has seen impressive subscriber take-up in the U.S. and Latin America. These were two of the highlights of its fourth quarter and full year results to […]
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Government/Military
U.S. Air Force Deal Boosts Lockheed Martin/Northrop Grumman
[Satellite Today 02-12-09] A Lockheed Martin led team has won another U.S. space contract, the company announced Feb. 10. The U.S. Air Force has awarded the Lockheed Martin/Northrop Grumman Transformational […]
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Connectivity
ND SatCom Appoints New CEO
[Satellite Today 02-12-09] ND SatCom has appointed Norbert Hölzle as its new CEO, the company announced Feb. 11. Hölzle takes over the responsibility from Padraig McCarthy who served as an […]
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Connectivity
Canal Digital Loses DTH Subscribers
Canal Digital lost 12,000 DTH subscribers in the quarter to the end of December. This was one of the highlights of Telenor’s latest set of results issued Feb. 11. Canal […]
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Connectivity
NDS Deploys System in the Philippines
[Satellite Today 02-12-09] NDS has deployed a complete end-to-end pay-TV broadcast system for Cignal Digital TV, a new DTH platform in the Philippines, the company announced Feb. 11. The country […]
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Connectivity
Globecomm Launches Broadband Maritime Solution
[Satellite Today 02-11-09] Globecomm Systems is launching a global broadband satellite maritime solution in combination with Mach6, the company announced Feb. 9. The two companies have already received an order […]