Google Buys Skybox Imaging for $500 Million, DigitalGlobe Stocks Dip
Months of rumored interest have proven true: Internet giant Google has officially entered into an agreement to purchase Skybox Imaging. The $500 million price tag falls shy of the estimated $1 billion that the imaging company was speculated to go for, but still represents Google’s… READ MORE »
exactEarth Revenues Buoy Com Dev Amid Declines in Government Spending
Executives from Com Dev International said they are using the explosive growth of the company’s subsidiary exactEarth to compensate for the continued slump in U.S. defense sales. Commercial sector revenues increased 33.2 percent in Q2, whereas Com Dev’s civil and defense programs still… READ MORE »
The June issue of Via Satellite magazine is here! This month we reached out to end users across key emerging regions to see if demands for cellular backhaul capacity are as strong as the satellite industry hopes they are. We also bring you top Airbus execs' insight into the company's reorganization, and an exclusive coverage of our 4k Technology Breakfast during NAB. Read it now!
Boeing Completes Second Mexsat 702HP Satellite
Boeing has announced completion of the second Mexsat 702 High Power (HP) geomobile satellite for the Mexican Ministry of Communications and Transportation (SCT). The satellite, Morelos 3, will join the first Mexsat 702HP satellite, Centenario… READ MORE »
Measat and Newtec to Deliver First 4K Transmission with DVB S2X
Measat and Newtec are scheduled to deliver a satellite transmission of 4K Ultra-High Definition (Ultra-HD) television video distributed via the new extension to the second generation Digital Video Broadcast Standard-Satellite (DVB S2X) transmission standard. The… READ MORE »
ViaSat has acquired NetNearU, a company that provides public Internet network management services, to expand its Wi-Fi capabilities. NetNearU’s network management system for Wi-Fi and other networks will build on ViaSat’s Exede services to allow the company to expand to various markets such as… READ MORE »
Comtech EF Data Awarded Multi-Million Dollar Order on Behalf of US Army
Comtech EF Data, a subsidiary of Comtech Telecommunications, was awarded $4.2 million in contract orders for DMD2050E satellite modems from a systems integrator on behalf of the U.S. Army. The modems will support communications for a major military program. The modems provide forward error… READ MORE »
SBBS’ Astra Connect Solution Selected for French ‘Connected Schools’ Project
SES Broadband Services’ (SBBS) Astra Connect high-speed Internet solution was selected for the Connected Schools project by the French government. The project aims to connect and subsidize Internet delivery to up to 9,000 eligible schools in France that don’t have… READ MORE »
Sierra Nevada Selects Nimbus Data Storage Solution
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) selected Nimbus Data Systems’ Gemini all-flash arrays (AFA) as the storage foundation for the company’s computing infrastructures. SNC selected Nimbus Data after testing a series of vendors for storage solutions for its Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) system… READ MORE »
