Focus: Telecom
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Connectivity
WTA: Two-Thirds of Enterprise Satellite Customers Expect Requirement Hikes
[Satellite TODAY Insider 07-01-11] Two-thirds of respondents to a World Teleport Association (WTA) enterprise sector survey said they expected that their transmission requirements would increase in the next two years, […]
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A Two-Way Street for Satellite’s Next Technological Evolution
“Times, they are a-changing.” Bob Dylan made the phrase famous in the 1960s and now, almost 50 years later, expansions in technology have made it all too apparent again. We […]
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LightSquared Shifts Blame on GPS Manufacturers in FCC Interference Proposal
[Satellite TODAY Insider 07-01-11] LightSquared formally presented its modified spectrum plan to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that includes a solution to its long-standing interference issues with the GPS […]
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Gilat’s SkyEdge 2 Selected for Hispasat’s Spanish Broadband Network
[Satellite TODAY 07-01-11] Gilat Satellite Networks has been selected by Spanish operator Hispasat to provide a new broadband satellite IP network based on Gilat’s SkyEdge 2 System, the companies announced […]
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Spaced Based Initiatives: New Routes and Paths Emerge
Cisco’s Internet Router in Space (IRIS) initiative and hosted payloads have been big discussions in recent years, particularly in terms of how they could shape future government and military […]
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Connectivity
Paul Brown-Kenyon CEO, Measat Satellite Systems
Measat Satellite Systems is one of the leading satellite operators in Asia, with a strong position in the region’s video markets. It provides capacity for many growing DTH platforms across […]
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Connectivity
FCC Dispute Resolution
We all would like to believe that customers will be delighted with our telecommunications services and that there will never be disagreements between telecommunications partners. But in reality, there will […]
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Connectivity
ITU Satellite Registration — Possible WRC-12 Changes
The World Radiocommunication Conference scheduled for Jan. 23 – Feb. 17, 2012 in Geneva, Switzerland (WRC-12) could improve the international system for registering satellites and avoiding fictitious satellites that clog […]
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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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Connectivity
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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Connectivity
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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Connectivity
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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Connectivity
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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Connectivity
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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Connectivity
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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Connectivity
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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Connectivity
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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Connectivity
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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Connectivity
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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Connectivity
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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Connectivity
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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Connectivity
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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Connectivity
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 […]