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Technology
DataPath Establishes New Aberdeen Proving Ground Office
[Via Satellite 07-30-2015] DataPath is opening a new office at Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), Md., to support U.S. Army programs and the company’s field services engineers around the world. Aberdeen […]
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Technology
Intelsat Tempers Down Disagreement Over SpaceX’s Experimental SmallSats
[Via Satellite 07-29-2015] Intelsat has tempered down a disagreement with SpaceX over the deployment of two experimental satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). SpaceX is planning to launch a constellation […]
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Technology
Eutelsat Teams Up With Starburst Accelerator
[Via Satellite 07-29-2015] Eutelsat is becoming a partner of Starburst Accelerator, a startup accelerator established in 2013 to stimulate growth in the aerospace industry by closing the gap separating new […]
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Finance
China’s Long March 3B Launches Two BeiDou Satellites
[Via Satellite 07-29-2015] On Saturday, July 25, China launched two satellites aboard a Long March 3B/Expedition 1 rocket for its indigenous Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), BeiDou. The launch occurred […]
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Connectivity
Airtel Ghana Partners with Thuraya for Hybrid Coverage
[Via Satellite 07-29-2015] Airtel Ghana and Thuraya Telecommunications have partnered to provide 100 percent coverage for Ghanaians through a combination of terrestrial and mobile satellite connectivity. Thuraya’s satellite-based solutions will […]
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Government/Military
Frequency Electronics Ships WAAS Hosted Payload GPS Equipment
[Via Satellite 07-29-2015] Frequency Electronics has delivered a GPS Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) multi-channel receiver/down converter to be installed on a hosted payload scheduled for launch later this year. […]
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Connectivity
Mexico’s Red 52 Sees Latam Connectivity Boom
[Via Satellite 07-28-2015] Red 52, a growing Mexico-based satellite communications company, anticipates Latin America will remain a hotbed for satcom demand in the years to come. The company has grown […]
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Connectivity
SpeedCast Acquires Sait Communications, Gains Maritime Foothold in Europe
[Via Satellite 07-28-2015] SpeedCast has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Sait Communications, a fast-growing maritime communications service provider in southern Europe. Sait Communications has been active in the maritime communications business […]
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Connectivity
ABS Inks Multi-Transponder Deal with FSM Telecommunications Corporation
[Via Satellite 07-28-2015] FSM Telecommunications Corporation (FSMTC) has reached a multi-year, multi-transponder agreement with Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) for C-band capacity on its ABS 6 satellite. The capacity agreement will […]
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Technology
RSCC and Energia Sign Collaboration Agreement
[Via Satellite 07-28-2015] Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) and RSC Energia have signed an agreement to work together on developing advanced communications and broadcasting satellite systems. The agreement is expected […]
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Government/Military
DISA Awards TeleCommunication Systems $14.2 Million for Managed Satellite Services
[Via Satellite 07-28-2015] The United States Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has exercised its second year task order option worth $14.2 million for TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) to continue to provide […]
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Connectivity
Media Networks Largely Done with SD, Eyes on HD, 4K and TV Everywhere
[Via Satellite 07-27-2015] Pay-TV service provider Media Networks is shifting its focus primarily to HD, 4K and expanding the reach of television beyond the home. The company has close to […]
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Connectivity
SkyStream Diversifies Business, Considering European Opportunity
[Via Satellite 07-24-2015] Middle East satellite service provider SkyStream is diversifying its business to include new verticals and a new role as a systems integrator. Services such as managing military […]
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Technology
Com Dev Books One of its Largest Awards for Commercial Satellite Equipment
[Via Satellite 07-24-2015] Com Dev International has received an order from a satellite prime contractor to provide equipment for two commercial communications satellites. The initial Authorization to Proceed (ATP) is […]
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Finance
ULA Delta 4 Launches WGS 7 Satellite with New Advanced Digital Payload
[Via Satellite 07-24-2015] United Launch Alliance (ULA) orbited the U.S. Air Force’s seventh Wideband Global Satcom (WGS 7) satellite July 23 aboard a Delta 4 rocket. The satellite features a […]
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Government/Military
Skynet 5A Satellite to Reach Asia-Pacific by Autumn
[Via Satellite 07-24-2015] The 67,000km move of Airbus Defence and Space’s Skynet 5A satellite from 6 degrees east to its new position at 94.8 degrees east is on track to […]
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Connectivity
Hispasat to Provide Connectivity for Colombian Leg of Ruta BBVA Trip
[Via Satellite 07-24-2015] Hispasat has agreed to supply satellite communications to the Ruta BBVA organization, an educational and scientific program dedicated to strengthening ties between young Europeans and Latin Americans […]
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Finance
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, MHPS to Reorganize Manufacturing Plants
[Via Satellite 07-23-2015] Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) have decided to reorganize, respectively, their Nagasaki Shipyard and Machinery Works and Nagasaki Works facilities to consolidate […]
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Technology
ISS Reshetnev Building New Facility for Antennas and Feeder Devices
[Via Satellite 07-23-2015] Russian satellite manufacturer ISS Reshetnev is building a facility with a total area of more than 19,000 square meters for producing antennas and feeder devices for satellites. […]
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Technology
Airbus Defence and Space Appoints Arkoon Netasq Exec to Head of Cybersecurity
[Via Satellite 07-23-2015] Airbus Defence and Space has appointed François Lavaste, the current head of Arkoon Netasq, as its new head of cybersecurity, effective Aug. 1, 2015. Lavaste has more […]
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Connectivity
Hughes Releases New Solutions for Education Market
[Via Satellite 07-23-2015] Hughes Network Systems has launched a new suite of offerings to address the K-16 education market. The solutions include HughesNet Gen4 Satellite Broadband for rural and remote […]
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Connectivity
Synacor, Siemens Execs Talk OTT Partnership
[Via Satellite 07-22-2015] Synacor announced a major partnership with Siemens Convergence Creators and EveMeta to further propel Over-The-Top (OTT) video distribution. The company integrated its search and discovery, cloud ID […]
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Government/Military
Defense Contractor Team Completes Information Assurance CDR for AEHF Low Cost Terminals
[Via Satellite 07-22-2015] A Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, and TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) team has completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) for the information assurance elements of the Low Cost Terminal (LCT) project. LCT is an initiative […]
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Connectivity
Iridium GO! Gains Five Third Party Apps
[Via Satellite 07-22-2015] Iridium has made five mobile applications from third party developers available for Iridium GO!, the company’s global smartphone access device. The apps are expected to help enhance […]
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Technology
ProBrand International Begins Shipments of Reconfigurable LNB with MaxLinear Chipset
[Via Satellite 07-22-2015] MaxLinear’s Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) partner ProBrand International has started volume production shipments of the company’s next-generation digital channel stacking Low-Noise Block (LNB) downconverter based on the […]
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Connectivity
Peter Ciceri Replaces Shannon Susko on Norsat Board of Directors
[Via Satellite 07-22-2015] Norsat International has appointed Peter Ciceri to the board of directors, taking the place of Shannon Susko, who stepped down to focus full time on a new […]
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Finance
SpaceX Traces Weak Strut to Falcon 9 Failure
[Via Satellite 07-21-2015] After reviewing data consisting of more than 3,000 telemetry channels from the June 28 Falcon 9 rocket failure, SpaceX has identified the probable cause as a defective […]
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Government/Military
Harris Gains $45 Million Award for US Army Satellite Terminals
[Via Satellite 07-21-2015] Harris Corporation has received $45 million in delivery orders for advanced satellite communications terminals under the U.S. Army‘s Modernization of Enterprise Terminals (MET) program. The company will […]
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Government/Military
CPI Receives $7.6 Million US Navy Radome Order
[Via Satellite 07-21-2015] Communications and Power Industries’ (CPI) Radant Technologies Division has received multi-year orders for radomes and related services from the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation in Philadelphia, […]
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Connectivity
Hughes Demos BLoS Helicopter HD Video Transmission Over Satellite
[Via Satellite 07-21-2015] Hughes Network Systems’ Defense and Intelligence Systems Division (DISD) has demonstrated the transmission of real-time, high definition video through helicopter blades with no signal disruption. The test, […]


























