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[1-3-08 – Satellite Today] Hughes Communications has been awarded a 400 million rupee ($10 million) contract to deploy a banking network across India, according to Indian news reports.     Hughes […]

[1-3-08 – Satellite Today] SpaceDev Inc. has been awarded a contract by the International Lunar Observatory Association (ILOA) to conduct requirements definition and preliminary design of the ILO spacecraft’s astrophysics […]

[1-3-08 – Satellite Today] The first 1,000 units that can receive signals from Russia’s Glonass and the U.S. GPS navigation system have sold out, according to Russian media reports.     […]

  Cisco Names Vice President Of Global Government Solutions Group Cisco appointed retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Steven Boutelle, vice president, Global Government Solutions Group, the company announced. Boutelle will […]

CVG Wins National Guard Contract CVG Inc. has won $1.3 million in contracts to provide the Florida Army National Guard with satellite-based communications equipment, the company announced.     CVG will […]

TeamCast, Axcera Team Up To Provide Flo Services Mobile TV and DTV transmission company TeamCast will provide its Flo modulation equipment to Axcera, a provider of equipment and systems for […]

MITEQ Announces New Frequency Converters Series MITEQ introduced the 9800 Series to its frequency converters product line. This series is designed for advanced satellite communication systems and are available for […]

[12-28-07 – Satellite Today] Directed Electronics has extended its distribution agreement with Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. through August, Directed Electronics announced Dec. 27. Directed Electronics markets premium home theater loudspeakers […]

[12-28-07 – Satellite Today] Bao Viet, Vietnam’s largest insurance provider, and the Post and Telecommunications Insurance Joint Stock Co. signed a contract to insure the VinaSat-1 satellite, according to press […]

[12-28-07 – Satellite Today] Satellite Today will not be published Tuesday, Jan. 1 due to New Year holiday. We will resume publication Wednesday, Jan. 2.

[12-27-07 – Satellite Today] China Direct Broadcast Satellite Co. (ChinaDBSat) officially started operations Dec. 25, the company announced Dec. 27.         China DBSat is a state-owned company that owns all […]

[12-27-07 – Satellite Today] The Addressable Radio for Emergency Alert (AREA) has been tested and is ready to use in India for early tsunami warnings, according to Indian news sources. […]

[12-27-07 – Satellite Today] Serafina Holdings Ltd.’s acquisition of Intelsat Holdings Ltd. has been approved by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the FCC announced in a release Dec. 19. […]

[12-27-07 – Satellite Today] XM Satellite Radio has resolved lawsuits brought by Warner Music Group and Universal Music Group over XM’s Pioneer Inno, XM announced.     Warner claimed the Pioneer […]

[12-26-07 – Satellite Today] A Proton M launch vehicle placed three Russian Global Navigation System Program (Glonass) navigation satellites in orbit, International Launch Services and the Khrunichev State Research and […]

[12-26-07 – Satellite Today] The U.S. Air Force has authorized Boeing Co. to begin construction on a sixth Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) satellite, Boeing announced Dec. 21.     The Commonwealth […]

[12-26-07 – Satellite Today] Broadcast International Inc. has sold about $15 million in aggregate principal as well as common stock and common stock purchase warrants to unnamed accredited investors, the […]

[12-26-07 – Satellite Today] Wegener Corp. has added an additional high-definition (HD) channel in the United States and Canada, the company announced Dec. 20.     An unnamed large U.S. cable […]

[12-21-07 – Satellite Today} The RASCOM-QAF1 and Horizons-2 satellites have been launched into orbit, Arianespace confirmed Dec. 21. This was the sixth successful Arianespace mission of the year. Both satellites […]

[12-21-07 – Satellite Today] Satellite Today will not be published on Monday, Dec. 24, or Tuesday, Dec. 25, due to the Christmas holiday. We will resume publication on Wednesday, Dec. […]

[12-21-07 – Satellite Today] Gilat Satellite Networks has signed a deal with Mexico’s Grupo Elektra to provide a substantial broadband satellite network across the region, the company announced Dec. 21. […]

[12-21-07 – Satellite Today] ITT Corp. has delivered a new demonstration payload for the GPS Block 2R satellite to Lockheed Martin‘s facilities, Lockheed Martin announced Dec. 20.     The payload, […]

[12-21-07 – Satellite Today] Inmarsat has signed a deal with the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO to further upgrade and enhance the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System, Inmarsat announced […]

[12-21-07 – Satellite Today] Boeing Co. has received a $695 million contract to build NASA‘s next generation Tracking and Data Relay Satellites (TDRS), Boeing announced Dec. 20.     The contract, […]

[12-21-07 – Satellite Today] SkyTerra Communications Inc., Inmarsat plc, Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) and Mobile Satellite Ventures (Canada) Inc. have reached a cooperative agreement for L-Band operations in North America, […]

[12-20-07 – Satellite Today] Boeing Co. has formed a new Intelligence and Security Systems division to provide ground-based and other integrated intelligence and security solutions for government customers, the company […]

[12-20-07 – Satellite Today] About 90 percent of the 1,700 transponders targeting Europe, the Middle East and North Africa (EMEA) were fully or partially used during the first official measurement […]

[12-20-07 – Satellite Today] The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has accepted delivers of 22 OuterLink mobile asset management systems and five spare Cp-3i satellite communication terminal platforms, OuterLink announced […]