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Tandberg Television announced it launched a high-definition (HD) digital satellite and electronic newsgathering solution Company executives claim that its new offering provides news gatherers bandwidth savings of up to 50 […]

The acquisition closure by Infosat Communications Inc. (Infosat) a satellite communications service provider, of Able Communications Inc. (Able) a company providing turn key wireless communications solutions to the petroleum industry, […]

Agiosat Global Communications announced its latest satellite-based communications solution ideal for SNG, BGAN Broadcast. BGAN Broadcast from Agiosat is communications system built around the new satellite network providing broadcast journalists […]

New Skies Satellites, an SES Global company announced April 26 that Rede Cancao Nova, a Brazilian Catholic broadcaster, has chosen its NSS-806 Latin American satellite to distribute its free-to-air international […]

Globecomm announced April 26 an expansion of its Broadcast Lab, a test facility for leading-edge video applications established in 2001, to integrate test capabilities for the many technologies involved in […]

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. announced April 26 it has delivered a SkyEdge broadband VSAT satellite network to the Telecommunications Cooperative of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (COTAS), Bolivia’s second-largest telecommunication […]

Hispasat, the Spanish-based satellite operator, has almost doubled its profits in 2005, as well as reduce its net debt significantly in 2005. These were two of the highlights of its […]

Streambox Inc., a supplier of real time video transport for broadcasting, satellite and cable announced it has partnered with Inmarsat to facilitate the transmission and delivery of low latency, real […]

Philippines broadcaster GMA7 will take a flyaway from Advent Communications up Mount Everest to cover the first Philippines Mount Everest Expedition. GMA is purchasing a Mantis 190 antenna for C-band […]

Geoeye, a leading satellite remote-sensing imaging company, announced its partner European Space Imaging (EUSI) received an additional contract from the European Commission to supply Orbview-3 high-resolution map-accurate imagery. The contract […]

The Russian State Commission has completed its investigation into the Proton M/Breeze M anomaly that left the Arabsat 4A satellite in the wrong orbit eight weeks ago, during a mission […]

Globecomm Systems Inc., a global provider of end-to-end satellite-based communications solutions, announced that it has been selected by ImaginAsian TV (iaTV), an Asian-American television network, to provide complete satellite distribution […]

Wildblue Communications, Inc. announced that it will extend its free installation offer for Wildblue high speed Internet via satellite through the end of May. The company offers Internet service in […]

International Datacasting Corp. announced that it has received an order for 400 DVB-S2 receivers from Access Integrated Technologies Inc. (AccessIT), a provider of digital cinema software and services. In conjunction […]

Datapath Inc., a global solution provider for mission-critical communications, and Konan Digital Inc., a developer of media asset management solutions, have formed an OEM partnership that offers Datapath’s commercial and […]

Radyne Corp. reported April 24 sales for the first quarter of 2006 of $31.2 million compared to first quarter 2005 sales of $13.7 million. The company said the increase resulted […]

Satlynx SA announced the signing of an agreement for the acquisition of Spaceline, the satellite communications division of HP, for an undisclosed amount. Following the acquisition by Satlynx of Xantic […]

Swe-Dish Satellite Systems introduced a new concept by combining two of the company’s products available on the market. The Two-In-One concept consists of the new FA150K Lite and the compact […]

SAT Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Integral Systems Inc announced April 24 that it has delivered an additional MonicsNet Satellite Carrier Monitoring site to SES Astra, thereby extending their […]

Alcatel Alenia Space will manufacture the AMC-21 satellite for SES Americom, which will broadcast programming for PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) affiliated television stations throughout the United States and the Caribbean […]

XTAR Llc, a joint venture between Loral Space & Communications and Hisdesat, announced April 24 that the second component of its X-band satellite network, XTAR-LANT, has completed in-orbit testing and […]

XM Satellite Radio unveiled its plans to raise $800 million through a pair of debt offerings and also announced a contract that will return shock jocks Opie & Anthony to […]

XM Canada signed a multiyear distribution agreement with Harley-Davidson motorcycles, XM Canada announced April 21. Under the deal, select motorcycles will offer XM Canada as a pre-installed service. Harley-Davidson currently […]

Newtec unveiled a product offering for transmitting IP data over DVB-S2 satellite links, the company announced. The new concept expands the existing Azimuth family of DVB-S and DVB-S2 modulators, demodulators […]

GeoEye, announced April 21 the appointment of Paolo E. Colombi as vice president of International Sales. Colombi has more than 25 years of experience in sales, operations and international management […]

Raytheon Company named Chuck Enoch vice president of space systems for the company’s Intelligence and Information Systems (IIS) business in Aurora, Colo. In his new position, Enoch will lead the […]

ITT named Chris Young as president and general manager of its Space Systems Division on April 18. Previously, Young served as vice president and director for the divisions commercial & […]

Honeywell International Inc., Clearwater, Fla., is being awarded an $8.2 million cost plus fixed fee and firm fixed price contract. The effort, awarded as a result of Broad Agency Announcement […]

NASA has authorized a contract action having a maximum value of $28.6 million with ATK Thiokol of Brigham City, Utah, to continue design and development of the first stage for […]

NASA has selected Honeywell Technology Solutions, Columbia, Md., to provide supplier assurance services to various agency programs and projects. The services primarily consist of systems safety and mission assurance oversight […]