Focus: Telecom
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Connectivity
Thuraya Enters PCO Service Partnership in Indonesia
[Satellite TODAY 06-30-11] International MSS operator Thuraya signed a partnership agreement with Indonesian radio and satellite communications retailer PTSOG to form cooperative initiatives for the Asian market, the companies announced […]
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Eutelsat Joins Space Data Association
[Satellite TODAY 06-30-11] Satellite operator Eutelsat Communications will join the Space Data Association (SDA) board as an executive member, SDA announced June 29. Eutelsat will join the existing executive […]
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SES CEO Bausch: More Hosted Payload Deals Around the Corner (Part Two)
[Satellite News 06-30-11] In May, SES streamlined its management structure as part of a strategy that consolidates SES Astra and SES World Skies’ activities in order to meet the increasing […]
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Hermes Secures BP VSAT Service Contract Renewal
[Satellite TODAY 06-29-11] Hermes Data Communications Middle East, a specialist providing WAN communications to the upstream oil and gas industry, has won a contract renewal to provide VSAT communications to […]
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Ergen Set to Add TerraStar to $5 Billion Acquisition Empire
[Satellite News 06-28-11] EchoStar and Dish Network Chairman Charlie Ergen has spent the last six months leading an aggressive acquisition campaign to merge major U.S. broadband assets together to compete […]
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SES CEO Bausch: Operators, Investors Hitting Reset on Solaris Mobile Strategy (Part 1)
[Satellite News 06-29-11] Earlier this year, SES CEO Romain Bausch said that it was “reaching crunch time” for its Solaris Mobile joint venture with Eutelsat, as its progress in gaining […]
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TerraStar Cancels Bankruptcy Auction; Confirms Dish Network’s Winning Bid
[Satellite TODAY Insider 06-29-11] Satellite operator TerreStar has canceled its bankruptcy auction and declared Dish Network’s $1.375 billion acquisition offer the winning bid, according to bankruptcy court documents released June […]
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LightSquared Signs 4G-LTE Wholesale Agreement with NetTalk
[Satellite TODAY 06-29-11] Hybrid satellite 4G-LTE network operator LightSquared has entered into a multi-year agreement with telecommunications and consumer electronics company NetTalk.com, which will make NetTalk a wholesale reseller of […]
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ASC Signal CEO: Evolving Ground-Segment Technology Development Efforts Paying Off
[Satellite News 06-28-11] ASC Signal has been developing communication products to sell to a wide variety of customers. That variety approach goes both vertically between markets and reaches out across […]
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Hughes Picks Up Five-Year Texas State Internet Services Deal
[Satellite TODAY 06-28-11] Hughes Network Systems has been awarded a contract by the State of Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) to provide primary business Internet and access continuity services, […]
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Thales Selects MT Aerospace to Supply Iridium Next Propellant Tanks
[Satellite TODAY 06-28-11] Thales Alenia Space has issued a subcontract to MT Aerospace Satellite Products to manufacture 81 propellant tanks for the Iridium Next satellite constellation, MT announced June 27. […]
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Comtech EF Data Wins Satcom Backhaul Equipment Order in Africa
[Satellite TODAY 06-28-11] Comtech EF Data received a contract from Bharti Airtel to supply satellite communications equipment to support Bharti’s network upgrade and service expansion across its operations in 16 […]
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Dish Network Sets Acquisition Sights on TerreStar Assets
[Satellite TODAY Insider 06-27-11] The acquisition moves continue for Dish Network and its sister company Echostar as Dish Network won permission from a bankruptcy court to open up bidding for […]
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Hughes Rolls Out Satellite Internet Service for Enterprise Market
[Satellite TODAY 06-27-11] Hughes Network Systems introduced its new business-grade satellite Internet service plans for small- and mid-sized businesses, the company announced June 24. HughesNet Business Internet aims to […]
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IsatPhone Link Service Set for June Debut
[Satellite TODAY 06-24-11] Inmarsat is set to launch IsatPhone Link — a new global fixed satellite phone service based on its IsatPhone Pro handheld satellite phone, the mobile satellite operator […]
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DeLorme to Release Iridium-based Two-way Communicator
[Satellite TODAY 06-24-11] Navigation technology developer DeLorme will release an Iridium-based personal communicator delivering global two-way satellite services in the fall of this year, DeLorme announced June 23. The […]
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Hughes Creates Mobile Government Market Service Plans
[Satellite TODAY 06-24-11] Hughes Network Systems is offering a new, service package for the government market with plans that aim to enable government agencies in remote locations to purchase low-cost […]
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AVX Expands Surface-Mount RF Capacitor Line
[Satellite TODAY 06-24-11] Passive components and interconnect solutions developer AVX Corp. has expanded its HQ-series of surface-mount RF power capacitors to include P90 dielectric versions for high-power and high-frequency applications, […]
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Panasonic to Equip Gulf Air Fleet with Data, Live TV In-flight Services
[Satellite TODAY 06-23-11] Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has selected Panasonic Avionics Corp.’s Global Communications Suite for worldwide in-flight broadband connectivity, mobile phone service and […]
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Spacecom Lands $12.5 Million Amos-5 Pre-Sale in Southern Africa
[Satellite TODAY 06-23-11] Satellite operator Spacecom has pre-sold $12.5 million worth of Amos-5 Ku- and C-band capacity to an unnamed Southern African Internet technology provider, Spacecom announced June 22. […]
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AsiaSat Awards Earth Station Upgrade Contract to Integral Systems
[Satellite TODAY 06-23-11] Integral Systems Europe (ISE UK) has been awarded a contract by AsiaSat to upgrade two satellite terminals at its Tai Po Earth Station, Integral Systems announced June […]
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Maryland VSAT Company IPX Wins Broadband Stimulus Contract
[Satellite TODAY 06-23-11] IPX International, a Rockville-based VSAT company, has received a $15 million contract to manage a broadband logistics operations center as part of a larger $115 million broadband […]
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Globalstar Raises $38 Million to Support New Constellation Costs
[Satellite TODAY 06-22-11] Globalstar has completed a private placement with institutional investors to raise initial gross proceeds of $38 million before deducting fees and expenses, the operator announced June 21. […]
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MNLA CEO: “Nightmare” Capacity Situation in Latin America
[Satellite News 06-22-11] The satellite capacity situation in Latin America is becoming a “nightmare,” according to the CEO of one of the region’s most influential communications companies, and a major […]
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ISC Kosmotras Selected as Supplemental Launcher for Iridium Next
[Satellite TODAY 06-22-11] Iridium Communications has contracted International Space Company (ISC) Kosmotras to act as a supplemental provider of launch services for its Iridium Next satellite constellation, the mobile satellite […]
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Arianespace Grabs Astra 5B Launch
[Satellite TODAY 06-22-11] Satellite operator SES has chosen Arianespace to launch its Astra 5B satellite in the middle of 2013, the launch company announced June 21. Astra 5B will […]
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Skylogic to Deliver Eutelsat Broadband Services in the Ukraine
[Satellite TODAY 06-22-11] Ukrainian telecommunications operator Datagroup signed an agreement with Eutelsat’s broadband affiliate Skylogic to deliver broadband solutions to consumers and enterprises in the Ukraine, Skylogic announced June 20. […]
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O3b Signs Turnkey Reseller Agreement with Asia’s Sky Fiber
[Satellite TODAY 06-22-11] Satellite-based mobile telecommunications company O3b Networks has signed a multi-year, multi-million dollar reseller agreement with Asian turnkey solutions provider Sky Fiber, O3b announced June 21. The […]
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SSTL Technical Campus Leaves Surrey; New Facility Built in Guildford
[Satellite TODAY 06-22-11] Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) has moved its technical operations into The Kepler Building, a new technical facility that will provide assembly, testing and integration of satellites […]
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LightSquared Taps Inmarsat L-band to Help Resolve GPS Interference Issues
[Satellite News 06-21-11] Shortly after test results were released indicating one of LightSquared’s 10MHz frequency blocks as an interference threat to GPS receivers earlier this month, the 4G LTE hybrid […]