Polsat Adds New TVN Channel
Cyfrowy Polsat, a direct-to-home operator in Poland, signed a deal to add an additional channel from broadcaster TVN, the operator announced July 12. TVN Gra will be the eighth TVN...
Latest News
Saab Space Orders Spacecraft Release Mechanism From SpaceDev
SpaceDev Inc.’s Starsys unit will manufacture 60 low-shock spacecraft release mechanisms for Sweden’s Saab Space AB, SpaceDev announced July 11. It is the third major production order for Starsys’ Clamp...
KVH Launches Next-Generation Maritime Broadband
KVH Industries Inc. has introduced a new satellite communications service that enables 24-inch antennas to provide always-on broadband data connections to maritime vessels, the company announced July 12. The mini-VSAT...
Second Wind Orders Globalstar Modems
Second Wind Inc. has agreed to purchase 750 Globalstar satellite modems to relay data collected at remote sites throughout the United States and Canada, Globalstar announced July 12. Second Wind...
Round Solution Rolls Out GPRS/GPS Modules
Round Solution has introduced communications modules for programming with Python’s open-source-licensed programming language, the company announced July 10. Now available are a small, industrial-grade, quadband-compatible general packet radio service (GPRS)...
Iridium System Certified By EASA
The ICS-200 Iridium Communications System from International Communications Group has been approval by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), International Communications announced July 10. EASA, the European Union’s civil aviation...
Thomson Delivers Digital Cinema Beyond Borders
Thomson, a European digital technology company, has delivered a motion picture to both the United States and other countries on the same day, the company announced July 11. Through its...
Spaceway-3 Arrives In Kourou For August Launch
Hughes Network Systems’ Spaceway-3 satellite has been delivered to the European Spaceport in French Guiana, Arianespace announced July 11. The spacecraft will be part of a scheduled Aug. 14 launch...
TerreStar Networks To Provide Services In Rural Vermont Program
TerreStar Networks Inc. is establishing a pilot project for deployment and testing of its wireless broadband and telecommunications services to rural and underserved areas in Vermont, the company announced July...
U.S. Air Force To Assess Radarsat-2 Capabilities
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. received a contract to assist the U.S. Air Force in an evaluation of the capabilities of the Radarsat-2 satellite, including a study of operating a...