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Did you miss the live Webcast? Watch it now On Demand! The ILS Proton rocket successfully lifted off from Pad 24 at Baikonur Cosmodrome on October 15th at 12:53 am […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-20-10] ViaSat has acquired the SkyLink airborne broadband service from Arinc and has added SkyLink’s business jet customers to the ViaSat Yonder high-speed Internet access network, ViaSat […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-20-10] GE Satcom hopes its Oct. 18 deal with UAE-based telecoms service provider Du will open up opportunities for expanding GE Satcom’s footprint in the Middle East, […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-20-10] An Arianespace Soyuz 2-1A rocket launched the first six of Globalstar’s 24-satellite second-generation constellation from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the operator announced Oct. 19.     The […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-20-10] Boeing has shipped LightSquared’s SkyTerra 1 high-capacity mobile communications satellite from the company’s integration and test complex in El Segundo to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Boeing […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-20-10] Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) won a demonstration satellite grant in the United Kingdom to begin the design phase of a national technology demonstration satellite, TechDemoSat-1, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-20-10] After remaining relatively stagnant for the past two quarters, Lockheed Martin Space Systems’ net sales decreased by 5 percent in its 2010 third quarter, compared with sales […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-20-10] Iridium’s Brazilian subsidiary Iridium Serviçios de Satelites named GPS tracking and communication specialist Blue Sky Network to be the subidiary’s mobile satellite service provider in Brazil, Iridium […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-20-10] Danish satellite communications equipment manufacturer Thrane & Thrane launched its new Aviator Wireless Handset, designed for in-flight voice and data communications, the company announced Oct. 19.     […]

[Satellite News 10-20-10] Being the first operator to announce a 3-D initiative and launch a dedicated 3-D channel has helped U.K. pay-TV giant BskyB establish a reputation for staying ahead […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-19-10] Kudelski Group value-added content protection solutions subsidiary Nagravision was selected to secure the roll-out of advanced digital services for Hsin Yeong An Cable TV (HYA) in Taiwan, […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-19-10] EchoStar Satellite Services has released its News Gateway delivery service, which uses a combination of the company’s U.S. fiber network and IP multicasting technologies to route and […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-19-10] Envivio is set to unveil a multi-screen video processing solution, which aims to provide a three-screen video headend to three of the five largest cable MSOs in […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-18-10] Arab Advisors’ research found that 1,024 kbps is the most common DSL speed offered in the Arab region, the analysis firm announced Oct. 18.     DSL remains […]

The Russian satellite market received a shot in the arm with Gazprom Space Systems (GSS) and Russian Satellite Communications Co. (RSCC) announcing plans to develop a new number of new […]

[Satellite News 10-19-10] SmarTrend has ranked defense and aerospace systems supplier Raytheon as its top market sector performer for good reason – the Massachusetts-based company secured over $2 billion in […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-19-10] Talia has launched Talia Trunk, a solution that uses a remotely administrated DVB-S2/SCPC connection to provide dedicated services from 128 kb- to transponder-sized connections to enterprise […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-19-10] Raytheon has received its first U.S. Department of Defense production order for next-generation Navy Multiband Terminals (NMT), following the completion of system development and field-testing, Raytheon […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-19-10] Former EchoStar President Dean Olmstead passed away after a long battle with cancer, the company announced Oct. 18.     Olmstead joined EchoStar in 2008 after serving as […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-19-10] Satellite communication services provider GE Satcom and United Arab Emirates’ integrated telecom service provider Du have entered into a partnership agreement that will see the two companies […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-18-10] A wide-ranging cooperation agreement between Polish media groups TVN and Telekomunikacja Polska (TP) signed Oct. 15 will allow TVN to expand and strengthen its N DTH […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-18-10] International Launch Services (ILS) carried Sirius XM Radio’s XM-5 satellite into orbit on an ILS Proton rocket from Kazakhstan’s Baikonur Cosmodrome, ILS announced Oct. 15.      […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-18-10] TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) has received a $9.8 million order from the U.S. Army for laptops and a technology refresh of Secret Internet Protocol Router (SIPR) and Non-secure […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-18-10] Digi International has released the Digi m130 embedded dual-mode modem module, which aims to allow device manufacturers to integrate cellular, GSM/GPRS, GPS and Orbcomm satellite connectivity with […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-18-10] The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) has developed a standard that enables the Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) to be broadcast over LTE networks in order […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-18-10] Russian DTH operator NTV-Plus has launched a 3-D TV channel in Russia, the company announced Oct. 15.      NTV-Plus’ 3-D channel launch makes Russia the second market […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-15-10] Pace has signed a deal with Seths Antenn & Teleteknik, which will see the company become Pace’s first systems integrator in the Nordic market, the company announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-15-10] Cyprus-based maritime company Intership Navigation has contracted MTN Satellite Communications to provide VSAT broadband satellite connections for two of its new giant bulk carriers, MTN announced Oct. […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-15-10] The provincial government of Ontario is providing ASC Signal with a grant worth more than $900,000 to help the company become more competitive in global markets and […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-15-10] Miranda has equipped Hungarian broadcaster Liga TV’s first HD truck with routing and signal processing systems, Miranda announced Oct. 14.     Miranda’s signal management system is based […]