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[Satellite TODAY 07-20-10]  GlobeCast has expanded and rebranded its fiber network, the company announced July 19.     GlobeCast renamed the network the GlobeCast Backbone Network and aims to offer broadcasters […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-20-10]  MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has received the initial payment due under its $254 million contract with the National Space Agency of Ukraine for the provision of […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-19-10] Moscow-based IPTV solutions provider NetUp has released version 1.6 of its NetUp IPTV complex with a renovated set of scalable IPTV software and hardware for both medium […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-19-10] Skyline Communications has unveiled its DataMiner 6.5 update to its DataMiner network management system platform, the company announced July 16.     The upgrade includes packaging the solution […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-19-10] H2OLiteSpeed has extended its maritime VSAT solution to provide coverage over European waters ranging from the Mid-Mediterranean region to Turkey, the company announced July 16.     The […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-19-10] Norwegian operator Kongsberg’s AISSat-1 nanosatellite entered service and began transmitting automatic identification system (AIS) messages from orbit via Kongsberg’s ground station at Svalbard, Norway, the operator announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-19-10] The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted unanimously to consider the mobile broadband spectrum proposal to ease restrictions on satellite spectrum utilization and free 90 megahertz of […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-16-10] Sky Perfect JSat has installed Volicon’s Observer digital logging and monitoring solution to provide a continuous log of broadcast content across more than 100 Sky Perfect channels, […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-16-10] Globecomm Systems has been awarded an $8.7 million Ka-band infrastructure contract from an unnamed foreign government, company announced July 15.     Globecomm will design and install multiple […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-16-10] NASA has contracted Millennium Engineering and Integration to provide support for the U.S. Department of Defense’s Rapid Response Space Works (RRSW) program, the agency announced July 15. […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-16-10] Astrium Services and Cisco have entered into a technology partnership agreement to study the applications of space-based IP routers, the companies announced July 15.     The partnership […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-16-10] Eutelsat Communications and IctQatar, representing the state of Qatar, selected Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) to build a high-performance satellite that the two companies will jointly own and operate […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-15-10] Lionsgate Films has signed a distribution agreement with satellite Web video delivery service XStreamHD which will allow customers to purchase or rent HD Lionsgate releases and access […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-15-10] The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has contracted Summation Research Inc. (SRI) to provide advanced multi-functional demodulators in support of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-15-10] Embedded wireless and global positioning semiconductor and module supplier U-blox has expanded its contract manufacturing capacity for its Leon GSM/GPRS module to the Brazilian region, the company […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-15-10] TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) was awarded an order contract to provide satellite communication and mission analysis shelters to the U.S. Army, the company announced July 14.     TCS […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-15-10] Avanti Communications has raised about 70 million British pounds ($106.8 million) through the sale of 16.28 million company shares, the satellite operator announced July 14.     Avanti […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-15-10] The Australian National Broadband Network Co. (NBN), a public-private entity created to oversee the construction of Australia’s broadband network, will spend up to $1 billion Australian dollars […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-14-10] Harmonic has shipped more than one million of its edgeQAM video-on-demand units to cable service providers worldwide, the company announced July 13.     Harmonic’s edgeQAM technology supports […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-14-10] NASA has initiated a nanosatellite Centennial Challenge contest, offering a prize purse of $2 million for technological achievements by independent teams who work without government funding, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-14-10] CapRock Communications signed a two-year contract with Yahsat subsidiary Star Satellite Communications to provide custom voice, video and data communications services to clients in the Middle East […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-14-10] Gilat Satellite Networks has been chosen to provide VSAT broadband satellite network applications for an unnamed Asian homeland security agency, the company announced July 13.     Gilat […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-14-10] Globalstar will be relocating its corporate headquarters, including its international customer care operations and call center, finance, accounting, sales, marketing and corporate communications departments to Covington, La., […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-14-10] Comtech Mobile Datacom received a contract modification to its Movement Tracking System (MTS) program contract with the U.S. Army, authorizing two six-month performance period extension options and […]

PolarSat has received more than $1 million in multiple MF-TDMA VSAT equipment orders for immediate deliver to help expand an existing air traffic control network in Asia, the company announced. […]

HBO Asia signed a long-term transponder lease agreement with APT Satellite for capacity on Apstar 2R (Telstar 10) and Apstar 2R’s replacement satellite, Apstar 7, set to be launched in […]

Asian sports broadcaster ESPN Star Sports has contracted digital media content services provider SpeedCast to deliver live premium mobile sports content across Asia, SpeedCast announced June 15.     ESPN Star […]

Harris Corp. has received orders totaling $99 million to supply C4I systems, including Falcon tactical radios and sensors for UAVs and other advanced satcom applications, to an unnamed military customer […]

Skyware Global has opened a facility in Shenzhen, China, to provide technical support and consultancy for the company’s products and services and to build on Asian expansion efforts, the company […]

Thuraya has launched an enhanced version of its Thuraya ECO product, the company announced June 30.     Thuraya customers will now be offered one-year validity for SIM cards and expanded […]