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Intelsat secured rights through the Brazilian National Telecommunications Agency to offer communications services throughout Brazil, Intelsat announced Aug. 31. Intelsat will offer its Globalconnex Managed Solutions, including Voice over IP, […]

Loral Skynet teamed with Global Crossing, a provider of terrestrial-based telecommunications services, to extend the communications network of the British Government’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office to its most remote island […]

Technology MITEQ Introduces New High Dynamic Range Fiber Optic Link MITEQ announced the introduction of its new 18 GHz SCM Fiber Optic Link. The 18 GHz version is an addition […]

By Lisa Daniel After enduring years of low prices created by too many vehicles and too few satellites, the commercial launch industry is undergoing a market correction that is filling […]

By Peter J. Brown The movie industry is waking up to the fact that satellite-based distribution today represents a viable alternative to the old way of distributing films. When it […]

Systems By Greg Berlocher Since their inception, network management systems have made the metamorphic change from basic monitoring aids to feature-rich management tools. Built on powerful and robust computing platforms, […]

By Peter Brown More than 800 emergency response and technical support personnel along with two dozen or so satellite-equipped vehicles descended on San Diego in late August for the Strong […]

By Gerry Oberst In the last days of August, the European Commission released a series of studies it requested from outside experts to help prepare a review of the European […]

The U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) deployed its newest geospatial intelligence mobile system Aug. 28 in support of Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) preparations for Hurricane Ernesto, NGA announced. The […]

Lockheed Martin has completed a test of the first Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous-orbit (GEO) satellite, the company announced Aug. 30. The test of the GEO-1 spacecraft verified operation of […]

SES Americom has been awarded a multi-year contract by West African Gas Pipeline Company Ltd. (WAPCO), SES announced Aug. 29. The contract calls for SES Americom to provide a satellite-based […]

Radio Television Brunei (RTB) signed a lease agreement for the use of C-band capacity on the Asiasat 2 satellite, Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (Asiasat) announced Aug. 30. RTB will […]

Ryanair and Onair announced Aug. 30 a deal calling for Ryanair’s entire fleet of Boeing 737 aircraft to be fitted with Onair’s onboard mobile-communications product. The Mobile Onair allows passengers […]

Worldspace Satellite Radio will sell additional shares of the company to its largest stockholder, Yenura Pte. Ltd., allowing Worldspace to retain its listing on the Nasdaq market, Worldspace announced Aug. […]

Caprock Communications has appointed Randy Neck vice president of marketing. Neck will be responsible for defining and managing Caprock’s global marketing strategy in its efforts to expand across multiple vertical […]

Radyne Corporation announced that Carl Myron Wagner would serve as its president and CEO, effective with Bob Fitting’s retirement Aug. 31. Wagner arrives from General Dynamics, where he served as […]

GlobalPositioningSystems.co.uk, a provider of GPS navigation systems, has developed software that adds a GPS function to Blackberry units, the company announced. Telmap Navigator software, combined with an accompanying Bluetooth GPS […]

Globecast announced Aug. 29 it would deliver National Geographic France HD from Italy to France’s Canalsat through an agreement with the channel’s parent company, Fox International Channels Italy. Globecast is […]

Intelsat General Corp. has been selected to provide network broadband service to Sintel Satellite Services, Intelsat announced. Sintel, an integrator/manager of satellite communications networks, will use the service to establish […]

A Texas judge has stopped Echostar Communication Corp.’s patent-infringement lawsuit against Tivo Inc. and Humax USA Inc. over digital video recorder (DVR) technology, Tivo announced Aug. 28. In February, a […]

Echostar Communications Corp. will pay $100 million to end a nine-year litigation with ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox Affiliate Associations over the rebroadcasting of local TV programs, Echostar announced Aug. […]

Iridium Satellite LLC on Aug. 27 officially opened its new telemetry, tracking and command/control (TTAC) station in Fairbanks, Alaska in a move to provide additional layers of redundancy, flexibility and […]

Mobile Satellite Ventures announced that Wade Alt has joined the company as vice president of services distribution and management, and Vijay Venkateswaran has joined the company as vice president of […]

Wavestream, a manufacturer of high-efficiency solid-state power amplifiers (SSPAs) has named Francis S. Auricchio, Jr. as executive vice president of engineering and technology. Auricchio will manage and oversee Wavestream’s engineering […]

Satelinx announced Aug. 28 the expansion of its research and development division. Based on its success, Satelinx’s STS-Trakmate, bracelet-type/multi-purpose personal tracking and communication system encouraged the company’s investment into new […]

GDC Technology launched its second-generation digital cinema (d-cinema) server at the recent Beijing International Radio, TV & Film Equipment Exhibition 2006 (BIRTV) on Aug. 25. The SA2000 DSR Digital Film […]

Mainstream Data announced that the European Pressphoto Agency (EPA) has doubled the throughput of its satellite/Internet photo distribution network and has implemented Mainstream’s remote site monitoring technology, Medias Hierarchical Alarm […]

NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration gave Assurance Technology Corp. a $101.7 million dollar contract in the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES-R) program, NASA announced. The contract is […]

Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX, predicted it will do well in providing commercial transport flights into space under a contract from NASA. SpaceX predicted that the contracts which NASA handed […]