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Star CEO Preparing to Capitalize on Energetic Latin American Market
[Satellite News 07-03-09] Brazilian satellite operator Star One is determined to become a greater force across Latin America though its Star One C1 and Star One C2 satellites and also […]
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Numerex Forms Technology Alliance With Broadband Home Management Provider
[Satellite Today 07-03-09] Numerex Corp., a provider of secure machine-to-machine satellite network services and solutions, signed a technology alliance with iControl Networks, a broadband home management solution that delivers interactive […]
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Orbit Signs Furino Deal
[Satellite Today 07-03-09] Orbit Technology Group signed an agreement with Furuno Sweden and Furuno Denmark to provide on-location customer service and technical support for Orbit’s Advanced Service Center (ASC) system […]
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Globalstar Completes $738 Million in Financing
[Satellite Today 07-02-09] Globalstar has completed its financing of $738 million that will fund the company’s next-generation satellite system, Globalstar announced July 1. The total financing combines a $586 […]
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Solaris Mobile Finds W2A S-band Payload Issues; Files Insurance Claim
[Satellite Today 07-02-09] A technical investigation of Solaris Mobile’s S-band payload on Eutelsat’s W2A satellite has revealed, “significant non-compliances from its original specifications,” according to a Solaris Mobile statement released […]
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Avanti Raises Cash to Fund Hylas Launch
[Satellite Today 07-02-09] Avanti Communications has raised further funds ahead of the launch of its Hylas satellite, the company announced July 1. Avanti placed 14 million new ordinary shares […]
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SES Places 650 Million Euro Bond
[Satellite Today 07-02-09] SES placed a five-year, 650 million euro ($915.61 million) bond, the company announced July 1. The bond represents the company’s first benchmark Euro bond placement since […]
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TerreStar-1 In Orbit
[Satellite Today 07-02-09] Arianespace has launched TerreStar-1 into geostationary transfer orbit, TerreStar confirmed July 1. Terrestar-1, the largest commercial satellite ever placed into orbit, was launched at 1:52 p.m. […]
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Services Drive Satellite Performance in 2008
Demand for communications and other services helped drive a strong 2008 performance for the satellite sector. Via Satellite takes a closer look at developments that shaped the business and how […]
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Vizada Launches Inmarsat FleetBroadband 150; Partners With Addvalue
[Satellite Today 07-01-09] Vizada has launched its Inmarsat FleetBroadband 150 (FB 150), a high-speed maritime voice, IP data and SMS service, Vizada announced June 30. The mobile satellite terminal […]
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Reynald Seznec CEO, Thales Alenia Space
Reynald Seznec succeeded Pascale Sourisse as CEO of Thales Alenia Space in May 2008, taking over a company with a strong backlog that included the next-generation constellation for Globalstar. He […]
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Sirius FM-5 Ready to Launch
[Satellite Today 06-30-09] The Sirius FM-5 satellite, set to be placed at the 96 degrees West orbital slot, is ready to be launched on board an International Launch Services (ILS) […]
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SES Astra Signs Deal with Lithuania’s SatGate
[Satellite Today 06-30-09] SES Astra signed a capacity deal with SatGate, a Lithuanian satellite service provider, to resume transmissions from SES Astra’s orbital position at 31.5 degrees East, SES Astra […]
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Bankruptcy Judge Approves Sea Launch Request to Operate Through Chapter 11
[Satellite Today 06-30-09] A U.S. bankruptcy judge ruled that Sea Launch Co. can continue maintaining its bank accounts and paying its utilities and employees as it restructures under Chapter 11 […]
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German State Looks to Eutelsat to Reduce Digital Divide
[Satellite Today 06-30-09] Eutelsat signed a satellite broadband deal with the German province of Brandenburg to provide services supporting Brandenburg’s Broadband Supply for Rural Areas program, Eutelsat announced June 29. […]
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Stratos Forms U.K. Security Solutions Marketing Partnership
[Satellite Today 06-30-09] Stratos Global Corp. signed an agreement with Modern Security Solutions, a Stratos partner based in the United Kingdom, to market the Afiant satellite network video management system […]
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Ofcom Report Suggests Limiting BskyB’s U.K. Market Position
[Satellite Today 06-29-09] U.K. telecoms regulator Ofcom may seek to limit BSkyB’s position in the pay-TV market by offering competitors access to attractive content such as sports and movies at […]
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Keystone Provides Distance Learning Satellite Network to Lehigh University
[Satellite Today 06-29-09] Keystone Enterprise Services announced a partnership with Lehigh University to enhance its distance learning educational program using Keystone’s interactive satellite-training network, Keystone announced June 26. The […]
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HughesNet Reseller Launches Referral Awards Program
[Satellite Today 06-26-09] Nationwide Satellite, an authorized HughesNet reseller, launched its "$100 Nationwide Referral Rewards Program," allowing current HughesNet customers to earn $100 for every person they recommend to the […]
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Interview: SES CEO Discusses Capacity Strategies for Asia
[Satellite Today 06-26-09] SES is looking to increase capacity to serve a lucrative Asian market, with highly populated countries like Indonesia and India proving to be potentially strong growth opportunities […]
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Boeing Warns of Potential Financial Impact of Sea Launch Bankruptcy
[Satellite Today 06-26-09] Boeing will record a $35 million charge in the 2009 second quarter related to the Sea Launch bankruptcy filing, Boeing said in a June 25 filing with […]
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Boeing Warns of Potential Financial Impact of Sea Launch Bankruptcy
[Satellite Today 06-26-09] Boeing will record a $35 million charge in the 2009 second quarter related to the Sea Launch bankruptcy filing, Boeing said in a June 25 filing with […]
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Report: Broadband Satellite Market Will Exceed $6.4 Billion by 2015
[Satellite Today 06-26-09] The broadband satellite services market is projected to exceed $6.4 billion as several new high-speed networking applications using existing bandwidth continue to drive the requirement for higher […]
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Lockheed Martin Signs Support Agreement With M2 Global
[Satellite Today 06-26-09] M2 Global Technology, a small business that supplies microwave products for the defense and aerospace industries, entered into a one-year defense mentor-protégé agreement with Lockheed Martin, M2 […]
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SES CEO Balances Fleet to Serve Emerging Asian Markets
[Satellite News 06-26-09] SES is looking to increase capacity to serve a lucrative Asian market, with highly populated countries like Indonesia and India proving to be potentially strong growth opportunities […]
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Integral Systems to Provide Command and Control to SkyTerra Satellites
[Satellite Today 06-25-09] Integral Systems signed a contract with Telesat to provide Integral’s Epoch Integrated Product Suite (Epoch IPS) of satellite command and control software to support the SkyTerra1 and […]
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SES Wins Korea Telecom C-band Capacity Deal
[Satellite Today 06-25-09] SES Americom-New Skies signed a three-year capacity agreement with Korea Telecom (KT) for the use of up to 9 megahertz of C-band capacity on the NSS-703 and […]
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TerreStar-1 Integrated on Ariane 5 ECA Launcher
[Satellite Today 06-25-09] Arianespace has received and integrated the TerreStar-1 telecommunications satellite payload onto its Ariane 5 ECA heavy-lift launcher, scheduled for liftoff July 1, TerreStar announced June 24. […]
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MSS Operators Target Asian Broadcast Markets with Next-Generation Developments
[Satellite News 06-25-09] Mobile broadcast satellite customers have been pushing for improvements to video streaming service, prompting companies like Inmarsat and Thuraya to explore creative developments to their next-generation services, […]
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C-Com Unveils Inclined Orbit Satellite Tracking
[Satellite Today 06-24-09] C-Com Satellite Systems has developed a proprietary inclined orbit satellite-tracking algorithm which aims to provide customers with the ability to use inclined orbit satellites for their space […]