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Connectivity
Arabsat Issues RFP for New Satellites
[Via Satellite 03-20-2014] Arabsat has released a request for proposal (RFP) for the procurement of four new satellites: the HS3, HS4, ARB6E and ARB6A, set to launch in 2016 and […]
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Connectivity
Eutelsat Selected to Launch M7 Group Pay-TV Platform in Hungary
[Via Satellite 03-20-2014] M7 Group, a European company that provides pay-TV services, has selected Eutelsat’s 9 degrees east neighborhood to support the launch of AustriaSat Magyarország by its subsidiary, M70 […]
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Government/Military
Exelis Completes Transmitter Assemblies for GPS 3 Satellite Payload
[Via Satellite 03-19-2014] Exelis has completed and fully tested six transmitter assemblies, which are integral payload components for the first in a series of the next generation of GPS 3 […]
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Connectivity
Measat Satellite Platform First Asian C-Band Platform to Exceed 50 HD Channels
[Via Satellite 03-19-2014] Measat Satellite Systems’ Measat 3/3a platform has become the first Asian C-band satellite platform to exceed 50 high definition (HD) channels. Since the Measat 3 launch in […]
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Technology
MACOM Announces New Surface Mount Triplexer Filters
[Via Satellite 03-19-2014] M/A-COM Technology Solutions has announced three new surface-mount Triplexer filters for multimedia over coax alliance (MoCA) Cable Customer Premises Equipment. This platform of filters has been developed […]
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Connectivity
RSCC Successfully Launches Two New Russian Communications Satellites
[Via Satellite 03-18-2014] The Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC), in partnership with Thales Alenia Space, successfully launched two new Russian communications and broadcasting satellites, Express AT1 and AT2, on March […]
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Connectivity
Kratos to Provide Command and Control System for NewSat’s Jabiru 1 Satellite
[Via Satellite 03-18-2014] NewSat Limited has awarded Kratos Defense & Security Solutions with a contract to provide the satellite command and control system for the Jabiru 1 satellite. As Australia’s […]
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Connectivity
EISAT Signs Promotion and Distribution Agreement with Satrec Initiative
[Via Satellite 03-18-2014] The Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST) has signed a contract with Satrec Initiative for global promotion and distribution of Dubai Sat 2’s products and […]
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Connectivity
Satellite TV Reception Wins Terrain over FTA in MENA Region
[Via Satellite 03-18-2014] Eutelsat Communications has released results of its new survey on TV reception modes and trends across the Middle East and North Africa. The survey found that satellite […]
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Connectivity
Gogo’s Business Aviation Group Aircell Announces New Communications System
[Via Satellite 03-18-2014] Gogo’s business group Aircell has unveiled its ST 4300, a new in-flight communications system for business aircraft. The ST 4300 combines voice, narrowband data and cockpit data […]
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Connectivity
Orange Business Services Joins EU Initiative to Develop Cloud-Based Ship Management Platform
[Via Satellite 03-17-2014] Orange Business Services has joined an initiative sponsored by the European Union to assist in the development of new business intelligence and IT standards set to improve […]
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Connectivity
Ball Aerospace Powers JPSS 1 Spacecraft
[Via Satellite 03-17-2014] Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp. has applied power to the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS 1) spacecraft bus for the first time. This achievement is considered a […]
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Connectivity
Exelis, Blackberry Settle GPS Patent Infringement Claim
[Via Satellite 03-17-2014] Exelis has reached a license agreement with Blackberry concerning patent infringement claims related to Exelis assisted Global Positioning System (GPS) technology. The agreement resolves issues regarding the […]
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Connectivity
SES Signs Capacity Deal with Libya-based Alruya
[Via Satellite 03-17-2014] SES has signed a capacity deal with Alruya, a Libya-based VSAT operator and system integrator, to deliver connectivity to oil and gas fields in the country. Alruya […]
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Technology
MACOM Introduces Full E-Band MMIC Power Amplifier
[Via Satellite 03-17-2014] M/A-COM Technology Solutions has introduced a high-power, full E-Band power amplifier that will deliver typical Psat of 25.5 dBm for the 71 to 76 GHz and 81 […]
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Finance
Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services Announces ‘Refund or Reflight’ Launch Program
[Via Satellite 03-14-2014] Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services (LMCLS), a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, has introduced a 100 percent space launch vehicle “refund or reflight” program to protect customers in […]
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Technology
Skybox Awards Contract to ECAPS for HPGP Modules
[Via Satellite 03-14-2014] ECAPS, an SS Group company, has been awarded a contract by Skybox Imaging to supply 12 complete high performance green propulsion (HPGP) system modules for the SkySat […]
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Connectivity
Japan-Based Gogo to Provide In-Flight Connectivity for Domestic JAL Flights
[Via Satellite 03-14-2014] Gogo, a company that provides in-flight connectivity and wireless in-flight digital entertainment solutions, has received a supplemental type certificate (STC) from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) along […]
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Connectivity
Cobham Satcom Announces New Products
[Via Satellite 03-14-2014] Cobham Satcom, an Inmarsat Global Xpress partner, has announced two new maritime terminals and three new land mobile terminals for Inmarsat’s new satellite network. The new Sailor […]
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Government/Military
Northrop Grumman Delivers Antennas for GPS 3 Satellites
[Via Satellite 03-14-2014] Northrop Grumman’s Astro Aerospace strategic business unit has delivered 32 self-deploying, monopole JIB antennas for the next four GPS 3 satellites. The antennas were delivered to Lockheed […]
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Connectivity
Intelsat, Airbus Plan High Throughput Maritime VSAT Services for EpicNG
[Via Satellite 03-12-2014] Intelsat and Airbus have entered into a new agreement to bring maritime VSAT services to Intelsat’s High Throughput Satellite (HTS) EpicNG platform. The agreement, as part of […]
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Uncategorized
Entropic, MTI Sell Channel Stacking Switch Technology to Middle East Customer
[Via Satellite 03-12-2014] A major direct broadcast satellite (DBS) operator in the Middle East has deployed Microelectronics Technology’s (MTI) 4×4, quad Single Cable Router (SCR) DBS outdoor unit Low Noise […]
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Connectivity
Thuraya Partners with UK-based Talia
[Via Satellite 03-12-2014] Thuraya Telecommunications Company has partnered with Talia, a top-tier provider of data communications and voice services. Talia, headquartered in the U.K., owns and operates a teleport facility […]
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Government/Military
Kratos to Provide Satellite Carrier Monitoring System in Germany
[Via Satellite 03-12-2014] Germany’s Federal Network Agency has awarded a contract to Kratos Defense and Security Solutions’ Integral Systems Europe (Kratos ISE) business group to provide a satellite carrier monitoring […]
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Technology
Gilat Releases SkyEdge 2 c Capricorn Satellite VSAT
[Via Satellite 03-12-2014] Gilat Satellite Networks has announced the availability of its new SkyEdge 2 c Capricorn satellite router for high-speed enterprises, broadband access and cellular applications. Capricorn is the […]
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Technology
MACOM Announces Addition to GaN Portfolio
[Via Satellite 03-11-2014] M/A-COM Technology Solutions (MACOM) has introduced the MAGX-000035-01000P, the newest addition to its gallium nitride (GaN) in Plastic series. The wideband packaged GaN power transistor is designed […]
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Connectivity
CSG to Support Inmarsat Global Xpress Offering
[Via Satellite 03-11-2014] Inmarsat has selected CSG International to support the new Inmarsat Global Xpress service. CSG will help deliver solutions with CSG Singleview, the company’s next-generation convergent billing platform, […]
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Technology
CPI Introduces New TWTAs
[Via Satellite 03-11-2014] Communications and Power Industries’ (CPI) satcom division has introduced its new TouchPower line of touch screen traveling wave tube amplifiers (TWTAs). The company’s latest high-power amplifier (HPA) […]
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Connectivity
Ericsson Signs Agreement with Telespazio for Global HD Content Delivery
[Via Satellite 03-11-2014] Ericsson has signed an agreement with Telespazio to expand their current service offering to include MPEG-4 AVC HD and SD channels, while still maintaining the existing MPEG-2 […]
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Technology
Kratos’ RT Logic Subsidiary Delivers Next IP-Routing Iridium Modem
[Via Satellite 03-11-2014] Kratos Defense and Security Solutions’ subsidiary RT Logic has delivered its 60th T4000SDM software-defined modem to Iridium Communications. The modem bridges the Internet to the Iridium constellation […]



























