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[Satellite TODAY 03-15-10] Beam Communications will provide docking units for Inmarsat’s IsatPhone Pro handheld satellite telephone, Inmarsat announced March 10.     Beam Communications will design, manufacture and distribute a range...

[Satellite TODAY 03-15-10] Starling Advanced Communications is introducing a single-case, fly-away antenna, the company announced March 10.     The StarPack will provide two-way, high-speed Ku-band broadband satellite communications. The self-contained...

[Satellite TODAY 03-15-10] Vizada and Nairobi-based Indigo Telecom have launched the ThurayaIP satellite service in Kenya and other parts of East Africa, the companies announced March 11.     The offering,...

[Satellite TODAY 03-12-10] The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has set a series of new standards to enhance satellite communications in emergencies, the organization announced March 10. These standards for satellite...

[Satellite TODAY 03-12-10] SkyBitz and Iridium Communications Inc. have formed a strategic partnership to provide global MSS for SkyBitz, the companies announced March 10.    The companies will develop a...

[Satellite TODAY 03-12-10] CapRock Government Solutions has expanded coverage on its pre-packaged satellite subscription service, CommandAccess, the company announced March 10.    The service now includes a commercial X-band network...

[Satellite TODAY 03-12-10] Wavestream Corp. introduced the PowerStream 757C-i 600W C-band indoor rack-mount solid state power amplifier, the first in a line of new C-band and Ku-band products, the company...

[Satellite TODAY 03-12-10] Broadpoint signed a contract with SandRidge Energy to provide offshore aviation communications to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, Broadpoint announced.    The FAA has used Broadpoint’s digital...

[Satellite TODAY 03-12-10] Northrop Grumman appointed Paul Russell vice president of the newly created Space business area within the company’s Navigation Systems Division, the company announced.    Russell will be...

[Satellite TODAY 03-12-10] Raytheon has named Richard Yuse president of Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems business, effective immediately.    Yuse has been president of Raytheon Technical Services Company, which provides...