Iridium Communications has been boosted by a $400 million, multi-year, fixed-price contract win with the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to provide satellite airtime services to meet the communications needs of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and their federal partners. This five-year contract renews the provision for delivering Enhanced Mobile Satellite… READ MORE »
SkyVision Donates Satellite Connectivity Over iDirect Technology to School in Ghana
SkyVision, a global IP telecommunications service provider to emerging markets, has donated an iDirect-powered satellite network for the Crossover International Academy, a K-8 school located in the village of Tongor-Attokrokpo, Ghana. The network was implemented as part of a joint effort… READ MORE »
The November edition of Via Satellite magazine is here! In this issue, we learn the inside story behind Eutelsat's strategy for Latin America, examine how the oil and gas industry looks to the HTS market, but only at the right price, and see how the government approaches business with satcoms under the thumb of sequestration. Read it now!
After mapping variations in Earth’s gravity with high detail for four years, the European Space Agency (ESA)’s Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) satellite has run out of fuel and the end of mission has been declared.… READ MORE »
L-3 GCS Receives First Military Band Type Approval for GX Terminals from Inmarsat
L-3 Global Communications Solutions (L-3 GCS), a specialist in the supply of deployable satellite communications solutions and turnkey systems, has received type approval from Inmarsat for its range of military Ka-band terminals, authorizing their use over the Global Xpress (GX) network. This marks an important milestone in the development… READ MORE »
US Department of Defense Awards Iridium $400 Million Five-Year Contract
The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has awarded a $400 million, multi-year, fixed-price contract to Iridium Communications to provide satellite airtime services to meet the communications needs of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and their federal partners. This five-year contract renews… READ MORE »
Thaicom Allocates New Frequencies for TV Channels, Enhances Broadcasting Quality
Thaicom has enhanced satellite TV broadcasting quality by allocating new frequencies of TV channels on its satellite. The company transferred the frequencies of 20 TV channels and three radio channels on the Ku-band frequency from 12355/30000/Horizontal Polarization to the new frequency of 12313/30000/Vertical Polarization starting from Sept. 1, 2013 onwards. However, transmission… READ MORE »
