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Finance
ISRO PSLV Orbits Five SSTL-Built Satellites
[Via Satellite 07-13-2015] The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully launched five satellites from spacecraft manufacturer Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) on a July 10 Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)-XL […]
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Connectivity
South Africa Funds Avanti Satellite Broadband for More than 1,000 SMEs
[Via Satellite 07-13-2015] South Africa’s Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is providing funding for the country’s business chamber, the Foundation for African Business and Consumer Services (FABCOS) and its […]
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Finance
Launch Providers Step up to Commercialize ORS Super Strypi
[Via Satellite 07-10-2015] Several companies have expressed interest in commercializing the Super Strypi dedicated small satellite launch vehicle currently under development by the U.S. Air Force Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) […]
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Technology
SSL Picks GMV for Bank Rakyat Indonesia’s BRIsat Control Center
[Via Satellite 07-10-2015] Space Systems Loral (SSL) has selected GMV to install the control center for Bank Rakyat Indonesia’s (BRI), upcoming satellite, BRIsat. SSL is building the satellite on its […]
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Connectivity
SpeedCast Buys Up NewSat’s Teleport and Satellite Services Business
[Via Satellite 07-10-2015] SpeedCast International has acquired the assets of the teleport and satellite services business from the financially troubled NewSat. The assets include the land and buildings at NewSat’s […]
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Connectivity
RigNet Awarded Telecoms Turnkey EPC Contract for Major US LNG Export Facility
[Via Satellite 07-10-2015] RigNet’s Telecoms Systems Integration (TSI) services business has received a multi-million dollar contract to deliver communications systems and infrastructure for a greenfield multi-train Gulf Coast Liquefied Natural […]
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Connectivity
Anatel Approves Blue Sky Network’s HawkEye 7200
[Via Satellite 07-10-2015] Blue Sky Network (BSN), a global provider of satellite tracking and fleet management solutions has gained certification from Anatel, the Brazilian national telecommunications agency, for its HawkEye 7200 […]
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Connectivity
Oi TV Sees HD-Driven Pay-TV Subscriber Boom
[Via Satellite 07-09-2015] Oi TV, the pay-TV arm of Brazilian telco Oi, is confident that High Definition (HD) channels will be a major draw for customers across the country. The […]
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Technology
Airbus Defence and Space Signs Contract for Quantum Satellite with Eutelsat and ESA
[Via Satellite 07-09-2015] Airbus Defence and Space has signed the first contract for the Eutelsat Quantum satellite with Eutelsat and the European Space Agency (ESA). The Quantum satellite will be […]
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Connectivity
SES’ HD+ and TechniSat Create Ultra-HD Decryption System, Plan Demo Channel
[Via Satellite 07-09-2015] German HD platform HD+, a subsidiary of SES, and German TV and satellite technology manufacturer TechniSat unveiled an Ultra-HD TV with integrated HD+ decryption system — no […]
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Technology
Thales Alenia Space Wins Altimeter Contract for Sentinel 6
[Via Satellite 07-09-2015] Thales Alenia Space has signed the first part of a contract with Airbus Defence and Space to supply Poseidon 4 space borne radar altimeters for the Jason […]
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Technology
Advantech Wireless Transcend 800 Microwave Radio Gains EMC and Immunity Test Report Certification
[Via Satellite 07-09-2015] Advantech Wireless’ Transcend 800 microwave radio has received North American certification on Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) and Immunity Test Report according to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers […]
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Connectivity
Acquisitions Fuel Europasat Broadband Expansion
[Via Satellite 07-08-2015] Satellite Internet Service Provider (ISP) Europasat is in the midst of closing a series of acquisitions across Europe to expand across the continent. The U.K.-based company raised […]
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Technology
Lockheed Martin Steps Up Satellite Game with RF Payload Center of Excellence
[Via Satellite 07-08-2015] Lockheed Martin has opened a new development center in Denver Colo. for Radio Frequency (RF) payloads known as the RF Payload Center of Excellence. The facility brings […]
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Connectivity
Envivio Supports Canal+ Group Ultra-HD Satellite and OTT Trial
[Via Satellite 07-08-2015] Envivio, a provider of software-based video processing and delivery solutions, supplied encoding support to Canal+ Group for its satellite and Over-The-Top (OTT) distribution trial of the UEFA […]
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Government/Military
Malaysia Signs Radarsat 2 Deal with MDA
[Via Satellite 07-08-2015] The Malaysian Remote Sensing Agency (MRSA), an agency under the purview of the Malaysian Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI), has awarded three contracts to MacDonald, […]
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Connectivity
IDC Elects Co-CEOs to Lead Company
[Via Satellite 07-08-2015] International Datacasting Corporation (IDC) has promoted Chris Barrett and Steeve Huin as Co-CEOs of the company. Barrett was formerly the vice president of engineering and operations, and […]
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Connectivity
AT&T Talks Connected Car Strategy
[Via Satellite 07-07-2015] U.S. telco giant AT&T expects to connect nearly half of all new U.S. passenger vehicles this year, and to have more than 10 million vehicles on its […]
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Connectivity
African Development Bank Awards Hughes MPLS Network Expansion Contract
[Via Satellite 07-07-2015] Hughes Network Systems received a contract from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to expand its provision of managed Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) services. AfDB has been a […]
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Connectivity
Axesat to use iDirect Remote Commissioning Solution to Streamline VSAT Installations
[Via Satellite 07-07-2015] Satellite service provider Axesat has implemented iDirect’s Remote Commissioning Solution to help accelerate the commissioning of its Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) remotes. The solution helps the […]
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Government/Military
Optus Extends Service Contract with Australian Department of Defense
[Via Satellite 07-07-2015] Optus Satellite and the Australian Department of Defense have reached an agreement to extend their Optus C1 satellite managed service contract until 2020. Optus has provided satellite […]
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Connectivity
Gilat Satcom Optimizing POPs for IPv6
[Via Satellite 07-07-2015] Gilat Satcom has upgraded its Points of Presence (POPs) in Malawi, Zambia and the U.K. to receive and transmit traffic from Internet Protocol Version Six (IPv6) addresses. Operators […]
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Connectivity
Spacecom Looks to Africa For More Growth Opportunities
[Via Satellite 07-06-2015] Spacecom is confident that its Africa business will continue to drive new growth as the company ramps up capacity in the region. In late 2014 the operator […]
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Government/Military
SES GS Conducts 4G Demonstration with O3b Networks
[Via Satellite 07-06-2015] SES Government Solutions (SES GS), in a demonstration to U.S. government customers, unveiled a Net-centric communications solution for field-deployed units that provides broadband connectivity via O3b Networks’ […]
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Technology
Aerojet Rocketdyne Tests Second Generation Electric Thruster on X-37 Spaceplane
[Via Satellite 07-06-2015] Aerojet Rocketdyne has completed initial on-orbit validation testing of its improved XR‑5 Hall thruster, designated XR‑5A, on the unmanned X‑37 space plane, which is presently on its […]
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Technology
PT Telkom Selects Kratos Master Control Station
[Via Satellite 07-06-2015] PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) has selected Kratos‘ satID geolocation system as part of a contract with Kratos Integral Systems International (ISI) to upgrade its Master Control Station […]
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Connectivity
Bolivia’s Space Agency Teams with Gilat for Tupac Katari Satellite Program
[Via Satellite 07-06-2015] The Bolivian space agency, Agencia Boliviana Espacial (ABE), has placed an initial order with Gilat for a SkyEdge 2-c hub, high-throughput Gemini Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSATs), […]
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Connectivity
CETel Poised to Enter LATAM Market, Musing Ka-band Expansion
[Via Satellite 07-02-2015] CETel, a German-based communications solutions provider with offices in the United States and the UAE could look to expand its business both by spectrum type and geographic […]
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Connectivity
Axesat Signs Intelsat EpicNG Deal for Enterprise Networks and Cellular Backhaul
[Via Satellite 07-02-2015] Axesat, one of Colombia’s key providers of satellite-based corporate networks has reached a new multiyear agreement with Intelsat for services on the EpicNG High Throughput Satellite (HTS) […]
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Connectivity
RigNet Wins Remote Managed Offshore Communications Contract
[Via Satellite 07-02-2015] RigNet has received a multi-year contract from a major operator of offshore drilling and production assets in Southeast Asia to deliver remote offshore communications services. The company […]



























