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Connectivity
SES Working with Over 30 Manufacturers to Create SAT>IP Products
[Via Satellite 04-09-2014] After partnering with Panasonic to produce the first television set capable of Satellite Over IP (SAT>IP), SES believes there is more room to grow. SAT>IP is a […]
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Connectivity
Gogo Offers 70 Mbps for In-Flight Connectivity With New 2Ku Service
[Via Satellite 04-08-2014] In-flight connectivity provider Gogo has unveiled its new technology development: 2Ku. Designed to complement the company’s Air To Ground (ATG) solution, 2Ku uses two Ku-band antennas provided […]
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Connectivity
Delorme Breaks Into Alaskan Satellite Communicator Market With eSRS Approval
[Via Satellite 04-07-2014] The Alaska Flight Services branch of the United States Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) has certified Maine-based Delorme’s inReach satellite communicator for its Enhanced Special Reporting Service (eSRS). […]
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Connectivity
Aireon’s Space-Based Air Traffic Surveillance Sees Increased Attention Following Flight 370
[Via Satellite 04-04-0214] Iridium’s subsidiary Aireon has received much more attention for its global aircraft surveillance program in light of the recent disappearance of Malaysia Airlines’ Flight MH370. Once over […]
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Connectivity
NovelSat’s “Free Bandwidth” Product Gaining Traction
[Via Satellite 04-03-2014] Israel-based NovelSat is offering to provide broadcasters with free bandwidth, per se, through its newest product: FreeBand. According to NovelSat CEO Itzik Wulkan, the product enables live […]
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Connectivity
Dish-DirecTV Merger Facing Familiar Hurdles in Different Media Environment
[Via Satellite 04-01-2014] News of talks between Charlie Ergen, chairman of the board of Dish, and Mike White, CEO of DirecTV, fueled a brief rise in the stocks of both […]
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Technology
Saft Pulling Advances From Other Fields to Accelerate Space Battery Development
[Via Satellite 03-31-2014] Battery technology company Saft is looking to discoveries across multiple industries in order to improve the relatively slow pace of development for space-specific batteries. For satellites, batteries […]
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Technology
Boeing, Airbus Working to Offset the Cons of All-Electric Propulsion
[Via Satellite 03-28-2014] Electric propulsion is by no means new to the satellite industry, but the last few years have seen a surge in interest as customers begin to consider […]
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Connectivity
KVH Exec: Demand for Maritime Connectivity is Strong
[Via Satellite 03-27-2014] Bandwidth demands for seafaring vessels is growing thanks to the increase in available capacity. Driven by the accessibility of Ku-band, KVH Industries has noticed a shift away […]
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Technology
CloudEO Starts ‘Virtual Constellation’ Access with Beta Online Marketplace
[Via Satellite 03-26-2014] CloudEO has released the beta version of its online marketplace for Earth observation-based products. By supplying data on a pay-per-use or subscription basis, the company is working […]
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Finance
JAXA Chooses Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to Develop New Launcher With Greater Commercial Focus
[Via Satellite 03-25-2014] Approximately one month after beginning its search for a new prime contractor, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) selected Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) to develop the agency’s […]
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Connectivity
Orbcomm Preparing Two New Services with OG2 Constellation
[Via Satellite 03-24-2014] With the launch of the first six satellites coming up at the end of April, Orbcomm is planning to offer two new services that the company hopes […]
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Finance
Skybox, SSL Pioneering Green Fuel with ECAPS Propellant System
[Via Satellite 03-21-2014] Skybox Imaging’s decision to use Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) subsidiary ECAPS’ High Performance Green Propellant (HPGP) system on its new satellite fleet marks the first large-scale use […]
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Connectivity
RRsat Plans Expansion in US Market
[Via Satellite 03-20-2014] Propelled by the growth of its American market, Israel-based RRsat Global Communications Network is opening a new corporate office in the United States, and has established a […]
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Connectivity
SES Reaches 291 Million Homes, Sees Room for Growth in Latin America
[Via Satellite 03-19-2014] SES has expanded its reach to more than 291 million TV homes around the world, with 151 million located in Europe. According to SES’ “2014 Satellite Monitor” […]
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Connectivity
FAA Certifies Gogo to Install Ku-band equipment on Airbus A330
[Via Satellite 03-19-2014] Gogo has received a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from the U.S. Federal Aviation Agency to install its Ku-band satellite equipment on Airbus A330 aircraft. This is Gogo’s […]
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Government/Military
Harris Corporation Interoperability Testing of Falcon 3 Manpack Radio with MUOS Successful
[Via Satellite 03-19-2014] Harris Corporation has completed initial interoperability testing of the Falcon 3 AN/PRC-117G multiband manpack radio using the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) waveform. MUOS is the next-generation […]
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Connectivity
Harris Broadcast Transforms into Imagine Communications and GatesAir
[Via Satellite 03-18-2014] Under the leadership of CEO Charlie Vogt, Harris Broadcast has split into two separate companies: Imagine Communications and Gates Air. Vogt will remain the CEO of both […]
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Connectivity
Arab Satellite Pay-TV Market has Room for More Entrants
[Via Satellite 03-17-2014] Analysts at the Arab Advisors Group research company expect pay-TV services in the Middle East to grow at a steady pace from 2014 to 2017. In a […]
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Connectivity
Cellular Backhaul By Satellite a Few Years from Reaching Potential
[Via Satellite 03-14-2014] Executives on the SATELLITE 2014 panel “Wireless Backhaul via Satellite: Making 3G/4G Available for Everyone” said that cellular backhaul solutions are simply not affordable for much of […]
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Connectivity
Kratos to Deliver Satellite Earth Station for Trustcomm
[Via Satellite 03-13-2014] Trustcomm has selected the Integral Systems Europe business group of Kratos Defense and Security Solutions to deliver its Starlight gateway satellite earth station for installation in Cyprus […]
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Technology
Gilat Introduces New X-Band Antenna
[Via Satellite 03-13-2014] Gilat Satellite Networks announced the availability of the new StealthRay 300X-M (SR 300X-M) ultra-compact, low-profile, military standard, X-band broadband antenna for real-time broadband satellite communications. The StealthRay 300X-M […]
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Connectivity
Harris CapRock Releases Pulse Advanced VSAT Solution
[Via Satellite 03-13-2014] Harris CapRock Communications has introduced Pulse, an Advanced VSAT solution to provide bandwidth for offshore and deepwater customers. The new service securely delivers real-time bandwidth upgrades. By […]
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Technology
Globecomm Chooses Matrices from ETL Systems
[Via Satellite 03-13-2014] Globecomm has selected Vulcan, Victor and other additional matrices from ETL Systems to provide RF signal distribution systems. The ETL Vulcan matrix provides 128 by 128-routing capacity in 16U […]
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Connectivity
Boeing and Trustcomm Initiate New Marketing Agreement for GX Capacity
[Via Satellite 03-13-2014] Boeing and TrustComm are partnering to sell capacity from Inmarsat‘s Global Xpress high-speed mobile broadband service to commercial and government customers. Trustcomm will leverage existing infrastructure to […]
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Connectivity
Cobham Satcom Preps Paul Jona to be new SVP
[Via Satellite 03-13-2014] After working as CEO of Thrane and Thrane for seven years, and performing a lead role with Cobham Satcom as Senior Vice President (SVP) since July 2012, Walther […]
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Connectivity
Comtech EF Data and Supernet Create All-IP 3G Satellite Backhaul Network
[Via Satellite 03-11-2014] Comtech EF Data and Pakistani satellite system integrator and service provider Supernet Limited have successfully migrated the entire 2G TDM satellite backhaul network to a fully IP-optimized […]
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Connectivity
Interference Efforts Improve but Asia Situation Causes Concern
The mood between both the panel and the audience at the “Engineering Forum CTO Roundtable Breakfast for Radio Frequency Interference” was one of progress. The advances with Carrier ID have […]
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Connectivity
Liquid Telecom Exec Comments on Growth of Satellite in Africa
[Via Satellite 03-07-2014] Liquid Telecom — builder of the largest fiber network in Africa — recently moved to expand its satellite operations in South Africa. The company’s goal is to […]
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Connectivity
4K Broadcasting Expanding to More Devices
[Via Satellite 03-06-2014] The rapid growth of consumer devices is changing the adoption of 4K content. Increasingly, devices other than televisions are becoming capable of distributing 4K, making the pathways […]



























