E-letter: News Feed
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Connectivity
STM Launches Global-IP Brand
[Satellite TODAY 07-15-11] STM is re-branding its service under the name Global-IP, effective immediately, to consolidate and expand its broadband VSAT business, STM announced July 14. The company said […]
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Uncategorized
Mobile Cloud Industry Set for Five-Year, $39 Billion Growth
[Satellite TODAY Insider 07-14-11] Annual revenues derived from mobile cloud-based enterprise services are expected to reach $39 billion by 2016 as mobile network operators increasingly offer unified communications suites to […]
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Connectivity
Arianespace, Starsem Launch New Globalstar-2 Satellites
[Satellite TODAY 07-14-11] Arianespace and Starsem have successfully orbited six new satellites for the Globalstar-2 constellation in a Soyuz rocket in conjunction with their Russian launch partners, Arianespace announced July […]
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Connectivity
Synterra Contract Gilat to Extend Far East Russian Broadband Network
[Satellite TODAY 07-14-11] Gilat Satellite Networks has been selected to expand residential broadband services for Russian national communications carrier Synterra, under the operator’s USO obligations, Gilat announced July 13. […]
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Connectivity
Eutelsat Wins Ka-Sat Service Deal in the Ukraine
[Satellite TODAY 07-14-11] Eutelsat Communications and its Tooway subsidiary Skylogic have entered into a distribution contract with Eurosat-Ukraine to deliver broadband services to Ukrainian customers via the Ka-sat satellite, the […]
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Connectivity
Advantech Promotes Former Hughes Exec to VP of North, South American Sales
[Satellite TODAY 07-14-11] Canadian-based satellite hardware manufacturer Advantech Wireless promoted Paul Sandoval to vice president of sales for the Americas region, effective immediately, the company announced July 13. Sandoval […]
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Connectivity
DigitalGlobe Inks Significant Oil Imagery Contract on Service Launch Day
[Satellite TODAY Insider 07-13-11] Earth imagery solutions provider DigitalGlobe has launched its new Global Basemap subscription service based on its ImageLibrary product and powered by its Cloud Services platform, the […]
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Connectivity
Integral’s Epoch IPS to Upgrade Sky Perfect JSAT Fleet
[Satellite TODAY 07-13-11] Integral Systems was awarded a contract by Sky Perfect JSAT to upgrade its ground systems with Integral’s Epoch Integrated Product Suite (IPS) satellite command and control software, […]
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Government/Military
Tachyon Delivers aXiom Military Solution to SNC
[Satellite TODAY 07-13-11] Tachyon Networks has delivered its aXiom 7300 Integrated Airborne Network Solution for comms-on-the-move to their Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) customer, Tachyon announced July 12. The company […]
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Government/Military
Raytheon Subsidiary Grabs $2.4 Million in DARPA Small Satellite Funding
[Satellite TODAY 07-13-11] Raytheon BBN Technologies was awarded $2.4 million in funding by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to design and integrate an information architecture for wireless […]
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Connectivity
Orbital Science’s Senior VP of Government Accepts Position at SpaceX
[Satellite TODAY 07-13-11] SpaceX has hired Mark Bitterman, the former senior vice president of government relations of its U.S. launch market rival Orbital Sciences, to join SpaceX’s Washington D.C. office, […]
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Connectivity
GlobeCast Hires New Chief Marketing Officer
[Satellite TODAY 07-13-11] GlobeCast named Philippe Rouxel Chief Marketing Officer, with responsibilities to develop GlobeCast’s global product strategy for its business units in France, United Kingdom, Italy, South Africa, Asia […]
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Connectivity
Eutelsat CEO De Rosen: Solaris Mobile Delays ‘Not Relevant’ to Long-Term Potential (Part Two)
[Satellite News 07-13-11] Eutelsat Communications’ much talked about dedicated Ka-band satellite Ka-Sat has now entered into commercial service as the operator finds itself leading the satellite industry into a new […]
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Government/Military
MDA Wins Second ADF Contract Extension to Provide UAV Support
[Satellite TODAY 07-012-11] Canadian satellite information solutions company MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has been awarded a contract extension from the Australian Defense Force (ADF) to continue providing its unmanned […]
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Connectivity
Egyptian Court Pulls 14 Libyan TV Channels Off Nilesat
[Satellite TODAY 07-12-11] An Egyptian court has ordered Egypt’s state-owned satellite operator Nilesat to remove 14 Libyan TV stations from its programming line-up, according to a July 11 report released […]
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Connectivity
Eutelsat CEO De Rosen Outlines Steps Beyond Ka-Sat (Part One)
[Satellite News 07-12-11] Eutelsat Communications’ much talked about dedicated Ka-band satellite Ka-Sat has now entered into commercial service as the operator finds itself leading the satellite industry into a new […]
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Government/Military
Leaked Report Claims Chinese Military Developing Advanced Military Reconnaissance Satellites
[Satellite News 07-12-11] Despite the Chinese government’s recent vocal opposition to the militarization of space, a U.K. Journal of Strategic Studies report leaked July 12 claims that the country is […]
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Connectivity
Report: Nearly 200 Million Satellite DTH Homes Expected by 2016
[Satellite TODAY Insider 07-12-11] The number of pay-TV DTH homes will increase from 139 million at the end of 2010 to approximately 195 million across 73 countries by the end […]
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Connectivity
ViaSat Unveils SurfBeam 2 Satellite Networking System
[Satellite TODAY 07-012-11] ViaSat is introducing its SurfBeam 2 satellite networking system to simultaneously deliver a range of residential, enterprise and mobile broadband services, the company announced July 11. […]
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Government/Military
FAA Authorizes Iridium Satellite Data Service for Oceanic Airspace
[Satellite TODAY 07-012-11] The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will authorize aircraft operating in oceanic airspace to use Iridium Communications’ satellite data service for critical air traffic control communications, Iridium […]
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Connectivity
Soyuz Malfunction Postpones Six-Satellite Globalstar Launch
[Satellite TODAY 07-12-11] The launch of six Globalstar satellites, scheduled for the early morning of July 11, was postponed by Arianespace following a countdown interruption prior to the Soyuz rocket’s […]
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Connectivity
Analysts Divided Over Hacking Scandal’s Effect on News Corp.’s BSkyB Acquisition
[Satellite News 07-11-11] In January 2011, News Corp.’s U.K. wing News International proposed spinning off Sky News into a separate publicly-traded company as a concession for its proposed acquisition of […]
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Connectivity
Bankruptcy Court Judge Approves Dish Network’s Bid for TerreStar Networks
[Satellite TODAY Insider 07-11-11] U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Sean Lane approved Dish Network’s $1.375 billion “stalking horse” auction bid to acquire TerreStar Networks, the companies confirmed July 8. The […]
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Government/Military
Thales Contracts EMS to Provide Athena-Fidus Ka-band Hardware
[Satellite TODAY 07-11-11] EMS Technologies’ Defense and Space subsidiary has won a contract with Thales Alenia Space to provide Ka-band redundant low noise amplifier (RLNA) switching hardware to support Europe’s […]
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Government/Military
SBIRS GEO-1 Delivers First Imagery Signals to U.S. Air Force
[Satellite TODAY 07-11-11] The Lockheed Martin-built SBIRS GEO-1 missile warning satellite has delivered its first infrared imagery to its U.S. Air Force ground station, the manufacturer announced July 8. […]
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Connectivity
Germany’s DEV Systemtechnik Opens U.S. Subsidiary
[Satellite TODAY 07-11-11] German space company DEV Systemtechnik has expanded its North American presence with the formation of a U.S. subsidiary, DEV America, the company announced July 8. DEV […]
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Government/Military
Globecomm Completes NOAA Satellite Network’s DVB-S2 Transition
[Satellite TODAY 07-11-11] Globecomm Systems has recently completed the transition and expansion of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Weather Service (NWS) Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System […]
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Connectivity
ATIS CSF Releases New Content Distribution Network Specifications
[Satellite TODAY Insider 07-08-11] ATIS’ Cloud Services Forum (CSF) has released its CDN Interconnection Use Case Specification and High Level Requirements standards document, which ATIS President and CEO Susan Miller […]
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Connectivity
Stratos Rolls Out Inmarsat XpressLink for Maritime Customers
[Satellite TODAY 07-08-11] Mobile and fixed-site remote communications solutions provider Stratos Global has added the Inmarsat XpressLink managed global broadband service to its maritime portfolio, Stratos announced July 7. […]
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Government/Military
NewSat Wins $2.35 Million in New Enterprise, Military Sector Contracts
[Satellite TODAY 07-08-11] NewSat signed $2.35 million in new contracts during May and June to provide satellite communication services to Australian Afghanistan, Papua New Guinea and Timor Leste, the company […]