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[Via Satellite 01-28-2014] Liberty Global has reached an agreement with Ziggo to acquire the company for approximately $13.7 billion. The combined venture will reach 7 million Dutch homes, providing approximately...

[Via Satellite 01-28-2014] NASA’s new Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Core Observatory, a joint project with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), is scheduled to launch Feb. 27. As the first...

[Via Satellite 01-28-2014] Communications & Power Industries (CPI) will be moving the former-MCL facilities to Lisle, Ill. At the new location, CPI will create a full-capability service center to provide...

[Via Satellite 01-28-2014] Comtech PST has released a new Gallium Nitride (GaN) amplifier for applications in the X-Band market. With an AB linear design, the amplifier operates over the 8.5-10...

[Via Satellite 01-28-2014] Dune HD has selected Broadcom Corporation’s BCM7356 satellite system-on-a-chip (SoC) for its next generation set-top box (STB) deployments. The SoC will allow Dune HD to deliver seamless...

[Via Satellite 01-27-2014] Boeing has received the first on-orbit signals from the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS L). As the fifth Boeing-built satellite to join NASA’s space communications network,...

[Via Satellite 01-27-2014] Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corporation has completed the integration of the imagery sensor on the WorldView 3 satellite, and is now ready for system-level performance testing. This...

[Via Satellite 01-27-2014] Eutelsat Communications has signed long-term capacity agreements on the Eutelsat 16A with Kanal D, B1 TV and Trinitas TV, three of Romania’s flagship channels. With this capacity...

[Via Satellite 01-27-2014] Skyworks Solutions has captured high-reliability (hi-rel) and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) sockets with aerospace and defense suppliers including Cobham, EADS, Herley, and Teledyne. Skyworks’ solutions are being used...

[Via Satellite 01-27-2014] Eleven Asia Pacific mobile operators under Bridge Alliance, including Airtel, Optus, and CSL, have formed the region’s largest Machine-to-Machine (M2M) alliance, offering a “one-stop-shop” experience for M2M...