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Connectivity
Orange Business Services Extends Satellite Presence in Americas
[Via Satellite 02-21-2014] Orange Business Services is currently expanding its presence across corporate private networks with increased capacity, new licenses, integrated services and customer implementations in the oil, gas, mining […]
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Finance
Skybox Signs Agreement with Orbital for Satellite Launches
[Via Satellite 02-21-2014] Skybox Imaging has signed an agreement with Orbital Sciences to launch six more satellites into orbit. The satellites will be launched into a sun-synchronous orbit aboard Orbital’s […]
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Technology
ETL Systems to Introduce New RF Over Fiber Design at Satellite 2014
[Via Satellite 02-21-2014] ETL Systems is expanding its product range from radio frequency (RF) systems to fiber applications, and will introduce its new solution at SATELLITE 2014 in March. This […]
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Technology
Saft Awarded $20 Million Contract from Boeing
[Via Satellite 02-21-2014] Boeing has awarded Saft with five contracts to build Li-ion batteries for four of the company’s current GEO communication satellite programs. These new contracts make a total […]
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Government/Military
iGT Releases DoD-Approved Router Board
[Via Satellite 02-21-2014] iDirect Government Technologies (iGT), a subsidiary of iDirect, has released the e150 Integrated Router Board, its new satellite router. The router board is designed to meet the […]
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Connectivity
Al-Rashad Holdings Awards Contract to ASC Signal
[Via Satellite 02-20-2014] Kuwait-based Al-Rashed Holdings has awarded ASC Signal Corporation with a contract to provide gateway satellite antennas and equipment for Kuwait’s Ministry of Information, which will be used […]
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Connectivity
MTN Nigeria Selects Ericsson for Managed Services
[Via Satellite 02-20-2014] Ericsson has signed a five-year managed services agreement with MTN for the company’s operations in Nigeria, making Ericsson MTN’s largest managed services partner in Africa. With this […]
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Connectivity
Broadcom Announces 10 Gbps Millimeter Wave SoC
[Via Satellite 02-20-2014] Broadcom Corporation has introduced a new single-chip millimeter wave (MMW) system on a chip (SoC) optimized for wireless backhaul and fronthaul applications. The BCM85100 offers a scalable […]
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Government/Military
Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems Joins SIA
[Via Satellite 02-20-2014] The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) has announced that Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems, a division of Raytheon Company, has joined the association as the newest member. SIA, […]
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Connectivity
Satellite Wins in 2014 Winter Olympics
[Via Satellite 02-19-2014] Every year, the global satellite industry works to bring media coverage of large events to audiences around the world. This year, with the 2014 Winter Olympic Games […]
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Connectivity
Telenor Partners with UNICEF to Promote Child Development
[Via Satellite 02-19-2014] Telenor Group and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have signed a five-year global agreement to promote children’s development through financial support and providing access to mobile […]
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Connectivity
Eutelsat 3B Undergoes Final Preparations for April 15 Launch
[Via Satellite 02-19-2014] Eutelsat Communications announced that its Eutelsat 3B satellite has arrived in Long Beach, Calif. and has been transported to the Sea Launch “Home Port” facility for final […]
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Connectivity
Air China to Install GX Aviation on Aircraft
[Via Satellite 02-19-2014] Honeywell Aerospace and Air China have signed a memorandum of understanding to begin Global Xpress (GX) Aviation on the airline’s A330 aircraft. Air China is the first […]
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Finance
ILS Launches Turksat 4A
[Via Satellite 02-19-2014] International Launch Services (ILS) has successfully launched the Turksat 4A satellite aboard an ILS Proton vehicle. Mitsubishi Electric Corporation built the satellite for Turksat Satellite Communications, Cable […]
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Government/Military
Norsat Secures Three-Year Standing Offer with PWGSC in Canada
[Via Satellite 02-19-2014] Norsat International’s Sinclair Technologies Division has entered into a three year National Individual Standing Offer (NISO) with Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) for the supply […]
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Connectivity
Aireon Closes Investment Transaction with Three Major ANSPs
[Via Satellite 02-18-2014] Aireon has closed its investment transaction with three major Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs): Italy’s Ente Nazionale per l’Assistenza al Volo (ENAV), the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA), […]
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Connectivity
Newtec Selects ASC to Provide Satellite Antennas for Pan-European Network
[Via Satellite 02-18-2014] Newtec has selected ASC Signal Corporation to provide more than 50 satellite antennas across Europe to support Newtec’s construction of a new broadcast distribution network for the […]
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Technology
Kratos Announces New Portable C2 System for Small Satellite Missions
[Via Satellite 02-18-2014] Kratos Defense & Security Solutions announced the release of quantumCMD, a portable Command and Control (C2) system designed for small satellite missions. These small satellites, known as […]
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Government/Military
KVH Signs 10-Year Contract with GTS for ULAD Platforms Communication
[Via Satellite 02-18-2014] KVH Industries has received an order from Global Technical Systems (GTS) to support a 10-year Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract for Ultra Light Aircraft Detection (ULAD) platforms to be […]
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Government/Military
STMicroelectronics Sends Galileo Satellite-Tracking Chips for Testing
[Via Satellite 02-18-2014] STMicroelectronics has released its Teseo 2 single-chip satellite-tracking IC to the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Commission Joint Research Center (JRC) for testing for eCall […]
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Technology
Advantech Wireless Releases Synthesized Frequency Converter Series
[Via Satellite 02-14-2014] Advantech Wireless has released a new Synthesized Frequency Converter Series that is fully compliant with the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) and European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service […]
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Connectivity
MACOM Acquires Nitronex
[Via Satellite 02-14-2014] M/A-COM Technology Solutions (MACOM) has announced its acquisition of Nitronex, a company that specializes in design and manufacturing of gallium nitride (GaN) based RF solutions. This acquisition […]
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Connectivity
SES Signs Long-Term Capacity Agreement with Towercom
[Via Satellite 02-14-2014] SES has signed a long-term renewal with Slovakia-based Towercom for the use of a transponder on the Astra 3B satellite. Towercom uses multiple transponders at this 23.5 […]
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Technology
Comtech Telecommunications Subsidiary Receives $1.4 Million HPA Contract
[Via Satellite 02-14-2014] Comtech Telecommunications has announced that its subsidiary Comtech Xicom Technology has been awarded a $1.4 million contract to supply a major system integrator with rack-mount, high-power amplifiers […]
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Connectivity
ViaSat Announces 3rd Quarter FY 2014 Results
[Via Satellite 02-14-2014] ViaSat announced its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2014. The company’s revenues increased by 16 percent to $332.6 million, and the adjusted EBITDA […]
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Connectivity
MTN’s Hybrid Network Now on New Norwegian Cruise Line Ships
[Via Satellite 02-13-2014] Norwegian Cruise Line will be launching its new Norwegian Getaway ship with the MTN Communications hybrid communications network. This network enables both satellite and terrestrial broadband connectivity […]
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Finance
NanoRacks Deploys CubeSats From ISS
[Via Satellite 02-13-2014] NanoRacks has deployed its first two CubeSats from the International Space Station (ISS) that will eventually be part of the largest CubeSat deployment in history. These two […]
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Connectivity
Telenor Group Reports High Earnings in Fourth Quarter
[Via Satellite 02-13-2014] Telenor Group has reported that it has increased or maintained its market share in key markets during 2013. In the fourth quarter, Telenor had an organic revenue […]
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Technology
Ball Aerospace to Build Ion Velocity Meters for US Air Force
[Via Satellite 02-13-2014] The Defense Weather System Directorate at the Space and Missile Systems Center in California has awarded a $5.8 million contract to Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corporation to […]
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Connectivity
Globecomm CEO David Hershberg to Retire, New Leadership Announced
[Via Satellite 02-12-2014] Globecomm Systems has announced the retirement of founder and CEO David Hershberg, who served as CEO of Globecomm since 1994. Keith Hall, COO and president will replace […]





























