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[Satellite Today 04-06-09] SES Americom-New Skies signed a three-year capacity deal with German broadcaster Deutsche Welle for capacity aboard SES Americom’s Digital C platform, SES announced April 3.     Deutsche […]

[Satellite Today 04-03-09] Inmarsat has acquired a 19 percent stake in the Canadian-based SkyWave Mobile Communications, Inmarsat announced April 2.     The investment includes a long-term global distribution agreement and […]

[Satellite Today 04-03-09] The U.S. Congress is looking at drafting a new version of the U.S. Foreign Affairs Bill that could ease export controls associated with International Traffic in Arms […]

[Satellite Today 04-03-09] Com Dev USA was awarded a $20 million contract by Boeing to supply passive microwave components for the next generation of NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellites […]

[Satellite Today 04-03-09] Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp. has been selected by Boeing as the contractor for the Ares 1 launch vehicle’s Instrument Unit Assembly flight computer and command telemetry […]

[Satellite Today 04-03-09] Hughes Network Systems signed an agreement to develop and implement software that will power the satellite capability in SkyTerra‘s and TerreStar Network‘s next-generation integrated device chipsets, Hughes […]

[Satellite Today 04-03-09] Vizada launched a new satellite-powered software package, SkyFile Weather, which aims to enable users to receive up-to-date and customized meteorological information regardless of a maritime or land […]

[Satellite Today 04-03-09] U.S. government spending on unclassified satellites and space programs soared 42 percent to $16.9 billion in the fiscal year 2009 from $11.9 billion in 2005, according to […]

[Satellite Today 04-02-09] Rockwell Collins Inc., a government and commercial communications solution provider, will acquire DataPath Inc. for about $130 million, DataPath announced April 1.     DataPath and its subsidiary, […]

[Satellite Today 04-02-09] Analytical Graphics Inc. (AGI), a commercial space and defense intelligence software provide, has formed a strategic partnership with Integral Systems in an effort to provide space situational […]

[Satellite Today 04-02-09] BB Sat officially launched its satellite broadband service in Japan, the company announced April 1.     BB Sat’s broadband service, operated with ViaSat’s SurfBeam system, will provide […]

[Satellite Today 04-02-09] Gulfcom signed a five-year distribution agreement with SES New Skies to leverage a full transponder of capacity aboard SES’ AMC-3 satellite, which will service the Caribbean region […]

[Satellite Today 04-02-09] Advanced Digital Broadcast (ADB) won a set-top box contract with Israeli DTH operator, Yes, to provide the company with ADB’s 7820SX high-definition (HD) digital video recorder, ADB […]

[Satellite Today 04-02-09] German pay-TV operator Premiere signed a deal with SES Astra to lease one-and-a-half additional transponders at Astra’s orbital position 19.2 degrees East in an effort to increase […]

[Satellite Today 04-02-09] Infineon Technologies, SkyTerra, and TerreStar have unveiled a multi-standard mobile platform based on Infineon’s software-defined-radio (SDR) technology, the companies announced April 1.     The SDR technology, the […]

[Satellite Today 04-02-09] Satellite Today is extending the SATELLITE 2009 Crossword Puzzle Contest submission deadline to Friday, April 3.     The Crossword Contest was featured in our exclusive SATELLITE 2009 […]

[Satellite Today 04-02-09] In a March 26 Satellite News story, “Satellite 2009 CEO Panel Discusses Launch Costs, HDTV, ITAR,” Eutelsat CEO Giuliano Berretta’s name was spelled incorrectly. Also, Berretta said […]

[Satellite News 04-02-09] With many telcos now established as TV providers in their home markets, the question as to what impact this will have on the satellite sector was a […]

[Satellite Today 04-01-09] ViaSat received an $18 million contract award from Skylogic, the broadband subsidiary of Eutelsat, for broadband gateway earth stations for the Ka-Sat Ka-band satellite system, ViaSat announced […]

[Satellite Today 04-01-09] DataPath Inc. was awarded $35 million by the U.S. Army for Ka-band spares kits for its satellite transportable terminals, DataPath announced March 31.      The order is […]

[Satellite Today 04-01-09] GlobeCast renewed its lease with Eutelsat to use five Hot Bird transponders for broadcasting in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, GlobeCast announced March 30.     […]

[Satellite Today 04-01-09] Net Insight has won a transport solution deal with Italian satellite operator Telespazio, Net Insight announced March 30.     Telespazio, a provider of technologies for the broadcasting, […]

[Satellite Today 04-01-09] NSSL was named as an Inmarsat Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) and Fleet Broadband distribution partner effective April 15, NSSL announced March 31.     Having a direct […]

[Satellite Today 04-01-09] Raytheon Co. submitted its final proposal for the U.S. Air Force’s Global Broadcast Service (GBS) satellite broadcast manager and defense enterprise computing center transition contract, Raytheon announced […]

Outerlink To Provide Satellite Tracking To Homeland Security Department Outerlink Corp. has partnered with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to provide satellite-tracking data from all commercial satellite tracking systems […]

Intorel UNVEILS BROADCAST, SATELLITE MONITORING SOLUTION Intorel has rolled out Visionic version 4.2, a monitoring and control solution for the broadcast and satellite industry. The latest version features upgrades such […]

Tandberg Television’s operations are based on the progress of multimedia technology delivery methods. In the last year, the company has made notable steps in advanced compression systems, on-demand and content […]

Members of the Via Satellite editorial team attended CABSAT MENA and Satellite MENA 2009, the first trip to this Middle East communications show for many of us. This trip was […]

[Satellite Today 03-31-09] SES Astra signed a deal with CME Group for the launch of the first Croatian TV channel on an Astra satellite, the company announced March. 30.     […]

[Satellite Today 03-31-09] Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) will launch Astronautic Technology Sdn Bhd’s (ATSB) RazakSat satellite on a Falcon 1 rocket during a launch window that opens at 7 p.m. […]