Advantech Satellite Networks Names Sales Director
Advantech has named Jack Buechler as its director of sales for Advantech Satellite Networks in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the company announced June 20. He previously worked in...
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Digiturk Platform Boosts Capacity For Pay-TV Via Eutelsat-W3A
Eutelsat Communications and Digiturk have signed a contract for capacity on the W3A satellite to support expansion of a pay-TV platform in Turkey, Eutelsat announced June 20. The four-year agreement...
CapRock Offers Turnkey VSAT Services For Libya
CapRock Communications has formed a strategic alliance with Phoenicia Group Libya LLC to provide turnkey satellite services to customers with onshore and offshore energy, maritime and construction operations in Libya,...
ESA Hires Thales Alenia Space For S-band Repeater
The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected Thales Alenia Space to develop an advanced S-band onboard satellite mobile broadcast repeater and to develop and qualify its key equipment, Thales announced...
Stratos Offers BGAN Mobile Satellite Service To Japan
Stratos Global Corp. has struck a partnership with Japan Digital Communications (JDC) to introduce Inmarsat BGAN mobile satellite service to Japan, Stratos announced June 20. BGAN is now available in...
SAT-GE Open For Business In Asia Pacific Region
GE International Holdings Inc., a holding company for General Electric Co.’s satellite businesses, is now doing business under the name of Sat-GE. Using the GE-23 (formerly AMC-23) satellite at 172°...
Intelsat Launches Global Maritime Solution
Intelsat Ltd. has launched a new Network Broadband Global Maritime service among its GlobalConnex portfolio of services, and signed a multi-year distribution agreement with Schlumberger, Intelsat announced June 19. Utilizing...
Lockheed Martin Enters Production Phase For MUOS
The Lockheed Martin team developing the U.S. Department of Defense’s Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) of next-generation narrowband tactical satellite communications has completed a series of reviews with the U.S....
DigitalGlobe Adds To Image Library Expansion
Imagery and geospatial information provider DigitalGlobe plans to collect more than 106,500 square miles of U.S. aerial imagery during the second half of 2007, the company announced June 19. Ready-to-purchase...
IGC Teams With Thrane & Thrane To Offer Combined Iridium/Inmarsat System
International Communications Group (ICG) and Thrane & Thrane will expand the number of voice channels and increase the flexibility of channel types available to users by integrating ICG’s ICS-200 dual-channel...