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[Satellite Today – 6-27-08] Avanti Communications has won a key satellite broadband contract in Scotland, the company said June 26.     Avanti will provide broadband services to premises throughout Scotland, […]

[Satellite Today – 6-27-08] The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne a contract for the fabrication and ground test of a solar thermal propulsion […]

[Satellite Today – 6-27-08] Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) conducted a full launch dress rehearsal and hold down firing of the Falcon 1 Flight 3 vehicle June 26, the company […]

[Satellite News – 6-26-08] The European Commission (EC) has cleared the proposed acquisition of joint control over Spain’s Hispasat by Abertis and a group of Spanish state-owned entities, the EC […]

[Satellite News – 6-26-08] Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. will provide a broadband satellite network to Alldean Satellite Networks (Kenya) Ltd., Gilat announced June 25.     The SkyEdge 2 hub and […]

[Satellite News – 6-26-08] SES Astra will begin broadcasting public channel Arte in high definition (HD) July 1, the satellite operator announced.     The channel will be broadcast from Astra’s […]

[Satellite News – 6-26-08] Foxtel, which has launched high-definition (HD) services in Australia, signed a significant new content deal with the BBC, Foxtel announced June 26.     Under the agreement […]

[Satellite News – 6-26-08] BSkyB reached an agreement with BT regarding support for BSkyB’s Sky Talk telephony service, BT said June 25.     BT will provide BSkyB with a wholesale […]

[Satellite Today – 8-25-08] Satelites Mexicanos S.A.B. de C.V. (Satmex) has authorized Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) to begin construction of the Satmex 7 satellite, Satmex announced June 24.     The spacecraft […]

[Satellite Today – 8-25-08] Crawford Communications Inc. received a contract to support the U.S. military’s Digital Video and Imagery Distribution System (DVIDS), the company announced June 24.     DVIDS is […]

[Satellite Today – 8-25-08] TeleCommunication Systems Inc. (TCS) has been awarded a contract to build and implement an IP-based private satellite network to support U.S. Department of Defense personnel in […]

[Satellite Today – 8-25-08] Revenues from consumer satellite broadband services will overtake enterprise class broadband VSAT network services by 2013, according to a study from NSR LLC.     By the […]

[Satellite Today – 8-25-08] EMS Satcom introduced an Iridium-based packet data terminal for use in force tracking systems, the company announced June 23.     The eNcompass PDT-300i terminal operates around […]

[Satellite Today – 8-25-08] Antenna Technology Communications Inc. (ATCi), has integrated a complete flyaway broadcast system for Kuwait’s HNDC, ATCi announced.     ATCi customized and integrated the package to meet […]

[Satellite Today – 8-25-08] STM Group has completed the development of a DVB-RCS compatible mesh VSAT network system that serves as an extension of its SatLink product platform, STM announced. […]

[Satellite Today – 6-24-08] Humberto Henriques, formerly  director, telecomm policy and regulatory affairs for Intelsat, has joined Telecomm Strategies Inc. as principal consultant, the company announced June 23.     Henriques […]

[Satellite Today – 3-24-08] Thuraya has signed 10 distribution deals for its ThurayaMarine solution as the operator looks to boost its revenues in the maritime arena with the Thuraya-3 satellite […]

[Satellite Today – 3-24-08] Arqiva has won a contract to provide video services using MPEG-4 technology to U.K. armed forces stationed overseas, Arqiva said June 23.     Under a contract […]

[Satellite Today – 3-24-08] The Measat-3A satellite will be launched aboard a Land Launch rocket Aug. 21, Measat Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. announced.     Measat-3a, built by Orbital Sciences Corp., […]

[Satellite Today – 3-24-08] Cobbett-Hill Earth Station Ltd. has installed an iDirect satellite hub and acquired multiple routers to launch a hosting service for virtual network operators, VT iDirect Inc. […]

[Satellite Today – 3-24-08] Financial investor Avenue Capital Group has acquired 6.5 percent of German pay-TV operator Premiere Star GmbH from Premiere GmbH & Co., Premiere announced June 24. Terms […]

[Satellite Today – 3-24-08] Kudelski Group will upgrade the conditional access system for France’s Canal+ Group, Kudelski announced June 23.     Under the deal, Canal+ will replace the smart cards […]

[Satellite Today – 3-24-08] Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) awarded a contract to Cadence LLC to lead the design, architecture and development of MSV’s integrated services delivery framework, MSV announced June […]

[Satellite Today – 3-24-08] Patriot Antenna Systems Inc. been awarded a federal supply schedule contract by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to provide equipment and services to government customers, […]

[Satellite Today – 6-24-08] Gilat Satellite Networks appointed Ari Krashin CFO, the company said June 24.     Krashin, who starts the position immediately, replaces Tal Payne, who has become CFO […]

The Missile Defense Agency will host a small business conference at Huntsville, Ala., next month. That event will be held July 21-22 at the Von Braun Center North Hall. Theme […]

NASA and Alliant Techsystems Inc. [ATK] test-fired a critical safety component for the Orion crew exploration vehicle, the future American spacecraft. Technicians fired a yard-long igniter for the abort motor […]

NASA Awards $1.5 Billion Kennedy Space Center Contract NASA gave EG&G Technical Services Inc., of Gaithersburg, Md., a contract worth up to $1.5 billion to provide institutional services at Kennedy […]

[Satellite Today – 6-23-08] Com Dev International Ltd. will design, build and launch a micro-satellite for the government of Canada, the company announced June 23. Under the contract, valued at […]

[Satellite Today – 6-23-08] Alcatel-Lucent has announced a deal which should boost its plan to derive revenues from the Asian mobile TV market, linking up with SpeedCast Ltd. to jointly […]