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The U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin completed a reconfiguration of the five Milstar satellites intended to improve the system’s capabilities, Lockheed Martin announced July 16. The operation entailed repositioning […]

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is accepting comments until Aug. 13 on its rule that would prohibit the merger of Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio, the agency […]

Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Inc. received a $1.2 billion contract from NASA to develop the upper stage engine for the Ares 1 and Ares 5 launch vehicles, the agency announced […]

Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp. are preparing responses to the U.S. Air Force’s request for proposals for the GPS 3 constellation, the companies announced July 16. The Air Force […]

Along with helping save lives in an emergency, satellite systems also can play an essential role in preventing some crises, according to a study by Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF). A […]

Inmarsat has forged a partnership to bring satellite-based communications solutions to 1,000 islands off the coast of Brazil, hoping to showcase the impact its Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) technology […]

Comtech Will Provide Cellular Backhaul Equipment For Middle East Network Comtech EF Data Corp. received an order to deliver satellite infrastructure equipment that will be used in a cellular backhaul […]

Cyfrowy Polsat, a direct-to-home operator in Poland, signed a deal to add an additional channel from broadcaster TVN, the operator announced July 12. TVN Gra will be the eighth TVN […]

SpaceDev Inc.’s Starsys unit will manufacture 60 low-shock spacecraft release mechanisms for Sweden’s Saab Space AB, SpaceDev announced July 11. It is the third major production order for Starsys’ Clamp […]

KVH Industries Inc. has introduced a new satellite communications service that enables 24-inch antennas to provide always-on broadband data connections to maritime vessels, the company announced July 12. The mini-VSAT […]

Second Wind Inc. has agreed to purchase 750 Globalstar satellite modems to relay data collected at remote sites throughout the United States and Canada, Globalstar announced July 12. Second Wind […]

Comtech EF Data Corp. received an order to deliver satellite infrastructure equipment that will be used in a cellular backhaul network in the Middle East, Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced July […]

Department store chain JCPenney is a satellite-network veteran, having used the medium to deliver various content among widespread operating locations for more than two decades. Recently, JCPenney was looking to […]

Hughes Network Systems’ Spaceway-3 satellite has been delivered to the European Spaceport in French Guiana, Arianespace announced July 11. The spacecraft will be part of a scheduled Aug. 14 launch […]

Impsat, a wholly owned subsidiary of Global Crossing, has contracted the equivalent of about 2.5 transponders on SES New Skies’ NSS-10 satellite, SES New Skies announced July 12. Located at […]

Concern over the potential loss of C-band spectrum for providing satellite services runs high in the Asia-Pacific region, an area of the globe that relies on the spectrum due to […]

The WiMax Forum is an industry-led, not-for-profit organization that certifies and promotes the compatibility and interoperability of broadband wireless products based upon the harmonized IEEE 802.16/ETSI Hiperman standard. The Forum […]

C-Band spectrum, as well as being used for commercial purposes, is also vital in terms of certain defense strategies. The U.S. The Department of Defense (DoD) “has many radars and […]

The Satellite Users Interference Reduction Group (SUIRG) is an important voice for the satellite industry in the C-band debate. The organization is dedicated to combating the increasing and costly problem […]

The Global VSAT Forum is playing a vital role in promoting satellite’s arguments in the C-band debate. The  association of key companies involved in elivering  digital fixed satellite systems and […]

Christopher Baugh, president of research and consulting firm NSR, sees WiMax as more of an opportunity for satellite players than a threat to the industry. "Satellite-WiMax ‘inter-working’ will produce a […]

Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) is a  new operator looking to build a successful business in Asia. The company was founded in September 2006 when it acquired Lockheed Martin Intersputnik renamed […]

The Office of the Telecommunications Authority (OFTA) is the telecoms regulator in Hong Kong and is uniquely placed to assess the needs of satellite and telecoms players in terms of […]

A would-be player in the proposed merger of Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio is making a new pitch for an old plan, even though he has little confidence […]

Round Solution has introduced communications modules for programming with Python’s open-source-licensed programming language, the company announced July 10. Now available are a small, industrial-grade, quadband-compatible general packet radio service (GPRS) […]

The ICS-200 Iridium Communications System from International Communications Group has been approval by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), International Communications announced July 10. EASA, the European Union’s civil aviation […]

Thomson, a European digital technology company, has delivered a motion picture to both the United States and other countries on the same day, the company announced July 11. Through its […]

Competition for the direct-to-home (DTH) market in Africa is warming up with MultiChoice Africa’s pre-eminence in the region likely to come under threat from Gateway Broadcast Services as the latter […]

The Astra 1L satellite has been deployed to its final orbital position at 19.2° East to begin commercial operations, SES Astra said July 11. The Lockheed Martin-built satellite will deliver […]

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. will provide a SkyEdge broadband satellite network to SatCom Networks Africa Ltd., a Tanzanian public data communications operator, Gilat announced July 11. SatCom Networks, which has […]