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Spotlight: Prepping For Disaster

Events such as Hurricane Katrina can reveal the strength of satellite communications and serve as a catalyst for the deployment of satellite networks by emergency management agencies. Those deployments also...

New Satellite DTV Alternatives Emerge

In two of Europe’s biggest digital television markets, new satellite platforms are emerging to serve the lower end of the market. Operators BSkyB in the United Kingdom and Premiere in...

RTN Ready To Break Down MPEG-4 Barriers

Racetrack Television Network (RTN) is getting set to launch a MPEG-4 AVC-based standard definition satellite TV service that will allow RTN to add up to 60 channels to its lineup...

Advantech AMT Acquires Microwave Operation

Advantech AMT, a manufacturer of satellite and terrestrial wireless communication equipment, announced Sept. 9 that it reached an agreement with Powerwave Technologies to purchase Powerwave’s Microwave operation in Gothenberg, Sweden....