[Satellite Today – 1-29-08] Norsat International Inc. has been awarded contracts by the Republic of Ireland’s Department of Defence to provide satellite equipment, satellite capacity, training, and network services for the Irish Defence Forces peacekeeping mission to Chad, Norsat announced Jan. 29.
    Norsat’s hardware and service bundle will provide the Irish Defence Forces’ 400 troops with all of the elements necessary to establish broadband communication in remote areas, the company said.
    The contracts are valued at about 1.1 million Canadian dollars ($1.1 million), and the Department of Defence has the option to renew the services portion of the agreement after a year.