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Connectivity
Opportunity in Chaos: Globecomm CEO Looks to New Markets, Technologies
[Via Satellite 04-02-2015] Following Globecomm’s $340 million acquisition by Wasserstein & Co. in December 2013, the satellite communications company has looked to adjust its offerings and operations in its return […]
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Finance
NanoRacks CEO Sees Soaring Opportunity Following Deployer Malfunction
[Via Satellite 03-26-2015] Despite a few recent setbacks, NanoRacks, a company that provides access to the International Space Station (ISS) for customers to launch their payloads into space, sees more […]
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Finance
Arianespace Inks Agreement to Launch Peru’s First Satellite
[Via Satellite 03-26-2015] Arianespace has signed a launch service contract with Airbus Defense & Space to launch the PeruSat 1 satellite for the government of Peru. Built by Airbus Defence […]
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Connectivity
SpeedCast Ups Connectivity on ConocoPhillip’s Offshore Sites
[Via Satellite 03-26-2015] SpeedCast has been awarded a multi-year, multi-million dollar contract to deliver satellite communications services to exploration and production company ConocoPhillips. The SpeedCast service will provide high-speed connectivity […]
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Connectivity
Gilat Launches Ka-Band Service in Latin America
[Via Satellite 03-26-2015] Gilat Satellite Networks’ announced that its SkyEdge II-c High-Throughput Satellite (HTS) Multi-Spot Beam went live at JCP, the Brazilian telecommunications subsidiary of Florida-based Brastrading. With its new […]
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Technology
MACOM Announces New 650 W GaN on SiC HEMT Pulsed Power Transistor
[Via Satellite 03-26-2015] M/A-COM Technology Solutions announced the new MAGX-000912-650L00 and MAGX-000912-650L0S, a 650 W gallium nitride (GaN) on silicon carbide (SiC) HEMT pulsed power transistor for L-band pulsed avionics […]
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Connectivity
Marlink Ups Bandwidth to Support Maritime Wind Farm Engineering
[Via Satellite 03-24-2015] Marlink has concluded a project aimed at increasing Internet speeds aboard the Simon Mokster-owned Stril Server Multi-Purpose Support Vessel (MPSV). Client engineers on a project at the […]
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Government/Military
Race to the Space Fence: Lockheed Martin, US Air Force Break Ground on New Space Surveillance System
[Via Satellite 03-24-2015] The U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin broke ground at the future 6-acre site of the new Space Fence radar system in a special ceremony on Kwajalein […]
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Connectivity
Gilat CEO Steps Down
[Via Satellite 03-24-2015] Erez Antebi has decided to step down from the position of CEO of Gilat Satellite Networks. Gilat’s Chairman of the Board Dov Baharav, will assume the position […]
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Connectivity
Measat, iSAT Expand Capacity Agreement Across Africa
[Via Satellite 03-24-2015] Measat Satellite Systems and iSAT Africa have struck an agreement for capacity on the Africasat 1a satellite. Under the terms of the agreement, iSAT will use the […]
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Finance
Russian Reformation of Space Industry to Guide Transition to Angara
[Via Satellite 03-20-2015] In a press conference at SATELLITE 2015 for International Launch Services (ILS), the U.S. subsidiary of Russia’s Khrunichev State Research and Space Production Center, Andrey Vladimirovich Kalinovsky, […]
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Technology
Green Satellites On-the-Go: New Industries Open the Door to the Satellite of the Future
[Via Satellite 03-16-2015] The satellite of the future is closer than you think. According to Jean-Luc Froeliger, vice president of satellite operations and engineering at Intelsat, off-the-shelf, configurable satellites are […]
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Connectivity
Intelsat and Azercosmos Play Up Strengths in New Partnership
[Via Satellite 03-13-2015] Intelsat and Azercosmos, the national satellite operator of Azerbaijan, have teamed to deliver a new telecommunications satellite at 45 degrees east. With both companies bringing resources to […]
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Connectivity
Gilat and Intelsat Join Forces to Expand Cell Service in Rural Regions
[Via Satellite 03-12-2015] Gilat Satellite Networks and Intelsat have joined forces to provide Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) with a 2G/3G cellular infrastructure solution with the aim to better serve rural […]
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Technology
AvL Technologies to Supply Transportable Terminal Antenna System for O3b
[Via Satellite 03-12-2015] O3b Networks has selected AvL Technologies to design and build the transportable terminal antenna system for use with O3b’s Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellite network. The program […]
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Technology
Thales Alenia Space and Omnisys Open Brazilian Space Tech Center
[Via Satellite 03-12-2015] Thales Alenia Space and Omnisys have inaugurated their joint Space Technology Center in the Sao Jose dos Campos technology park in Brazil. Initially, the new center will […]
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Connectivity
GEE and Air China Fly First Live Television Test Flight
[Via Satellite 03-11-2015] Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) and Air China have successfully completed the first in-flight newscast using Ku-band connectivity. During the live television test flight, the Xinhua News Agency […]
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Connectivity
Inmarsat Parrot Bebop Drone Takes Flight for Journalists
[Via Satellite 03-11-2015] Inmarsat’s Parrot Bebop Drone, which weighs in at just 14 ounces, has been certified for use over the Inmarsat network. The certification comes following six-months of collaboration […]
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Connectivity
Snapchat at Sea: Harris CapRock Ups Carnival Cruise’s Internet Offering
[Via Satellite 03-10-2015] Harris CapRock is delivering increased bandwidth levels to Carnival Cruise Line ships in an effort to enhance fleet-wide Internet access and keep up with increasing customer demand. […]
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Technology
SpeedCast and Thuraya Ink Agreement to Expand Portfolio
[Via Satellite 03-10-2015] SpeedCast has established a distributor agreement with Thuraya to expand its satellite mobility solutions and mobility product portfolio. Under the agreement, SpeedCast will now have access to […]
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Connectivity
Hughes Jupiter Offers Satellite Broadband Over Siberia and the Far East
[Via Satellite 03-10-2015] Russian integrator Ka-Internet has delivered a Hughes Jupiter System to the Russian Satellite Communication Company (RSCC). RSCC will use the system as its platform for high-performance satellite […]
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Connectivity
YahLive Survey Reveals Farsi-Speaking Viewers TV Habits
[Via Satellite 03-10-2015] UAE-based satellite broadcasting company YahLive’s latest survey has revealed the viewing habits of the Farsi speaking community. Global market research company IPSOS conducted the survey, which consisted […]
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Connectivity
Gogo Seeks Spectrum to Open the Door to Ideal IFC Speeds
[Via Satellite 03-06-2015] Gogo is gearing up for the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to authorize the sale of Air-to-Ground (ATG) mobile broadband in the 14 – 14.5 Ghz […]
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Technology
Euroconsult SmallSat Report Sees Steady Increase Across the Market
[Via Satellite 03-05-2015] Euroconsult’s newly released small satellite research report projects a total of 510 smallsats to be launched in the next five years — a two-thirds pick up from […]
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Connectivity
OneWeb, Honeywell to Bring IFC to Business, Commercial, Military Aviation
[Via Satellite 03-02-2015] Honeywell Aerospace has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with OneWeb to provide aircraft equipment and airtime services to OneWeb’s planned satellite constellation. Under the agreement, Honeywell will […]
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Connectivity
Inmarsat Teams with AirServices Australia to Trial Commercial ADS-C
[Via Satellite 03-02-2015] AirServices Australia has teamed with Inmarsat and other aviation stakeholders to trial improved flight tracking services on commercial airline flights to and from the country. The announcement […]
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Connectivity
HTS Offers Solution to Rising Connectivity Demands at Sea
[Via Satellite 02-27-2015] Noting an uptick in expectation for faster bandwidth in the satellite communications market, NSSLGlobal recently ran a study that found nearly half of all superyacht crewmembers expect […]
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Technology
MDA Provides Payload Equipment to Growing Turkish Communications Market
[Via Satellite 02-26-2015] MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has signed a contract valued at more than $23 million with Aselsan Electronic Industries to provide Ku-band payload equipment for a communications […]
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Connectivity
Intelsat and ITC Provide Communications to Solar Impulse’s Round-the-World Flight
[Via Satellite 02-26-2015] Intelsat and ITC Global will provide ground-to-ground satellite communication services to Solar Impulse, a completely fuel-free aircraft, during its first round-the-world solar flight. Intelsat and ITC Global […]
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Government/Military
ViaSat Upgrades Airborne ISR for Canadian Department of National Defense
[Via Satellite 02-26-2015] The Canadian Department of National Defense is upgrading its Lockheed CP-140 Aurora aircraft with advanced airborne satellite communication systems from ViaSat in cooperation with L-3 Electronic System […]





























