Focus: Telecom
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Digi CEO Delighted by Company’s Satellite Entrance
[Satellite News 06-12-09] Digi International CEO Joe Dunsmore is confident that the company can make a strong impact in the satellite market using the recently acquired assets of the U.S., […]
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C2Sat, Xinguo Sign Antenna Production Agreement
[Satellite Today 06-12-09] C2Sat entered into a license agreement with Shanghai-based Xinguo IT for local production of the C2Sat stabilized antenna systems in China, C2Sat announced June 11. Xinguo […]
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Com Dev Establishes Subsidiary to Offer Space-Based AIS Services
[Satellite Today 06-12-09] Com Dev International Ltd. has established a subsidiary company, exactEarth Ltd., that will offer advanced space-based automatic identification system (AIS-S) data services to maritime authorities around the […]
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Thaicom Opens Gateway in Indonesia
[Satellite Today 06-11-09] Thaicom inaugurated its gateway in Jakarta, Indonesia, the 15th gateway in the Asia-Pacific region, Thaicom said June 10. Thaicom has appointed PT Infracom Telesarana, a total […]
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Digi International Enters Satellite Arena
[Satellite Today 06-11-09] Digi International has entered into the satellite market by acquiring all the assets of the U.S., Indian and Singapore affiliates of MobiApps Holdings Private Limited, Digi International […]
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SpeedCast Signs Distribution Agreement with Globe Wireless
[Satellite Today 06-11-09] SpeedCast entered into a strategic distribution agreement with Globe Wireless to provide Ku-band broadband maritime service to extend Globe Wireless’ broadband services, SpeedCast announced June 9. […]
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C-Com Forms Partnership With Thaicom
[Satellite Today 06-10-09] C-Com Satellite Systems Inc. and Thaicom PCL will cooperate to develop the mobile satellite market in Asia, C-Com announced June 9. C-Com’s iNetVu auto-deploying mobile satellite […]
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KCPS Makes Offer for Part of Gilat
[Satellite Today 06-10-09] KCPS Satellite Communications Limited Partnership has launched a tender offer to purchase 2 million shares of Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. for $3.65 per share, KCPS announced June […]
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Hughes Signs Control4 as Sales Agent for Satellite Broadband Service
[Satellite Today 06-09-09] Hughes Network Systems signed a sales agent agreement authorizing Control4 to sell HughesNet satellite broadband Internet service, Hughes announced June 8. Control4, a home automation company based […]
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Eutelsat Increases Broadband Speeds
[Satellite Today 06-09-09] Eutelsat is increasing the speed of its satellite broadband service, Tooway, the company announced June 8. At the beginning of July, the speed of the Tooway […]
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Measat, ProtoStar Leaders Discuss Asia-Pacific Market in June 9 Webinar
[Satellite Today 06-08-09] Philip Father, CEO, ProtoStar, and Paul Brown-Kenyon, COO, Measat will discuss the Asian satellite market June 9 during a Via Satellite webinar. “CEOs Assess Asia-Pacific Satellite […]
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Globalstar Closes Coface-Backed Financing
[Satellite Today 06-09-09] Globalstar Inc. signed an agreement with a syndicate of banks for a $586 million credit facility to be supported by credit insurance from Coface, the export credit […]
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Blue Sky Network, Iridium Support Open Passage Arctic Voyage
[Satellite Today 06-08-09] Blue Sky Network has partnered with Iridium Satellite to supply an Open Passage vessel with voice communications and GPS mapping technology for its upcoming four month-long Arctic […]
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Mobile Data Order Delays Weaken Comtech in Third Quarter
[Satellite Today 06-05-09] While Comtech Telecommunications reported growth in its telecom and RF microwave segments, its mobile data segment experienced significant decline, according to its 2009 third quarter financial report […]
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OmniGlobe Completes RAMTelecom Acquisition
[Satellite Today 06-05-09] OmniGlobe Networks has completed its acquisition of R. A. Misener Telecom Corp. (RAMTelecom), based in Ottawa, Canada, OmniGlobe announced June 4. The acquisition was announced in December […]
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Measat, ProtoStar Leaders Discuss Asia-Pacific Market in June 9 Webinar
[Satellite Today 06-05-09] Philip Father, CEO, ProtoStar, and Paul Brown-Kenyon, COO, Measat will discuss the Asian satellite market June 9 during a Via Satellite webinar. “CEOs Assess Asia-Pacific Satellite […]
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SES Wins Another NSS-10 Capacity Contract in Latin America
[Satellite Today 06-04-09] SES Americom-New Skies won a three-year capacity contract with BT for nearly three full transponders of C-band capacity on the NSS-10 satellite, SES announced June 3. […]
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Iridium Profits Hurt by Constellation Costs, Slowing Equipment Sales
[Satellite Today 06-04-09] Iridium Satellite reported a 41.9 percent decline in net income to $9.7 million in its 2009 first quarter financial report, released June 3. The company’s equipment […]
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Measat-3a Returns to Baikonur After Crane Damage Repairs
[Satellite Today 06-04-09] The Measat-3a commercial satellite has arrived at its launch site at Baikonur, Kazakhstan, and is in final preparations for a late June liftoff, Orbital Sciences announced June […]
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Inmarsat to Provide SwiftBroadband to Egyptair Fleet
[Satellite Today 06-04-09] Egyptian commercial airline Egyptair will equip its new fleet of Airbus 330-300 with OnAir in-flight passenger communications supported by Inmarsat SwiftBroadband, Inmarsat announced June 2. Mobile […]
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Measat, ProtoStar Leaders Discuss Asia-Pacific Market in June 9 Webinar
[Satellite Today 06-04-09] Philip Father, CEO of ProtoStar, and Paul Brown-Kenyon, COO of Measat will discuss the Asian satellite market June 9 during a Via Satellite webinar. “CEOs Assess […]
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KVH Signs Asian Maritime Agreements with Sky Perfect JSAT
[Satellite Today 06-04-09] KVH Industries signed a multi-year agreement with Sky Perfect JSAT to lease satellite capacity on the JCSAT-1B and Intelsat-15 satellites, KVH announced June 3. KVH will […]
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Telesat to Return Telstar 10 Stake to APT
[Satellite Today 06-03-09] Telesat Canada signed an agreement to relinquish its leasehold interest and customer contracts for the Telstar 10 satellite to owner APT Satellite Co. Ltd., Telesat announced June […]
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SkyVision Leases Eutelsat Capacity on W2A
[Satellite Today 06-03-09] SkyVision signed a multi-year contract with Eutelsat for a transponder on the W2A satellite to supplement SkyVision’s pan-African space segment and private networks inventory, Eutelsat announced June […]
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Telefonica Signs Capacity Expansion Deal with SES in Peru
[Satellite Today 06-03-09] Telefonica del Peru signed a three-year deal with SES Americom-New Skies for nearly a full transponder of capacity aboard the NSS-10 satellite, the companies announced June 1 […]
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Afcom Completes C-band Gateway Ground Station in Nigeria
[Satellite Today 06-03-09] Afcom Satellite Networks completed construction of its next-generation C-band satellite gateway ground station in Lagos, Nigeria, the company announced June 2. The C-band gateway, which is […]
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Global Satellite USA Unveils New Inmarsat FleetBroadband Service
[Satellite Today 06-03-09] Global Satellite USA launched its new Inmarsat FleetBroadband 150 service, developed for the leisure, fishing, coastal merchant and small defense vessel markets, the company announced June 2. […]
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Newtec Reports 50,000 Sat3Play Units Shipped
[Satellite Today 06-03-09] Newtec has shipped 50,000 of its Sat3Play terminals in Europe, the company announced June 2. The Sat3Play broadband terminal implements technologies such as DVB-S2 modulation and […]
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EMS Receives FAA Certification for In-Flight Phone, E-mail System
[Satellite Today 06-02-09] EMS Sky Connect‘s in-flight phone and e-mail access solution, Forte, has received a supplemental type certificate from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), EMS announced June 1. […]
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SpaceX Sets New RazakSat Launch Window
[Satellite Today 06-02-09] Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and Astronautic Technology Sdn Bhd (ATSB) of Malaysia set a new launch window for liftoff of Falcon 1 Flight 5, which will carry […]