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Norsat International Inc. has sold its portable satellite systems to seven of the world’s militaries, deploying Norsat’s technology in at least 17 countries and all five continents, the company announced...

Telesat Canada, a wholly owned subsidiary of BCE Inc., posted increases in both revenue and profitability, the company announced Aug. 1. For the second quarter ending June 30, Telesat’s second...

Trimble reported that its revenue for the second quarter of 2007 was $327.7 million, up approximately 34 percent from revenue of $245.3 million in the same quarter of 2006, when...

Satellite broadcast company RR Satellite Communications Ltd. posted record revenue and a 37 percent growth in net profit during the second quarter of 2007, the company announced July 31. The...

ND SatCom Wins Polish Deal ND SatCom will supply Earth stations for one of the largest direct-to-home operators in Eastern Europe. Poland’s Canal+ Cyfrowy awarded ND SatCom a contract to...

Boeing Names Vice President Of Network And Space Systems Boeing Co. has appointed Jeff Trauberman vice president of business development for its Network and Space Systems. Trauberman, who has been...

Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has completed assembly and performance testing of DigitalGlobe’s WorldView 1 remote sensing satellite, Ball reported July 30. Ball, DigitalGlobe and the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency...

The British Ministry of Defense is deploying Blue Sky Network’s Iridium satellite-based flight tracking equipment for the Search-and-Rescue division of the Royal Air Force (RAF), the companies announced July 31....

Spacenet Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd., has been awarded two new contract extensions, Gilat announced July 31. Terms of the deals were not disclosed. Spacenet...

TeleCommunication Systems Inc. (TCS) has received a $3.5 million contract increase for satellite communications equipment and services to support Military Transition Teams (MiTTs), TCS announced July 31. In a three-year...