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Marlink has previewed its new line of global maritime broadband satellite services, the company reported June 13. Dubbed VSAT@sea, the services feature three standard configurations for providing Internet Protocol-based communications...

TeleCommunication Systems Inc. (TCS) has been awarded a contract to provide satellite system components to the Project Manager, Defense Communications and Army Transmission System team, TCS announced June 13. Under...

Spanish industrial group Abertis, which in January acquired a stake in Eutelsat Communications, is in talks to acquire up to 40 percent of Hispasat, Abertis reported. Hispasat announced June 8...

TerreStar Networks Inc. filed a request with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to extend the launch milestone for its TerreStar-1 satellite, the company announced June 11. Satellite manufacturer Space Systems/Loral...

Astrium Services, a subsidiary of EADS Astrium, signed an agreement to become a value-added reseller of Iridium satellite communication equipment and services, Iridium announced June 11. The deal authorizes Astrium...

Telenor Satellite Services is developing a broadband communications line of services targeting the maritime industry, Telenor announced June 12. The system, dubbed OceanRoam, will provide vessels with Internet and telephone...

Northrop Grumman Corp. has begun work on a system development and demonstration contract for an extremely high frequency satellite communications system for the U.S. Air Force’s B-2 stealth bomber, Northrop...

Inmarsat has made SatCom Group a full distribution partner for its forthcoming satellite phone services scheduled to be introduced in the third quarter, SatCom announced June 11. Inmarsat’s voice services...

Vodacom Group, South Africa’s largest cell phone company, and Naspers, the country’s largest media company, have formed a venture to sell satellite television services, the companies announced. Consumers will be...

Globecomm Systems Inc. has been awarded a $16.1 million contract to install a next-generation media processing center for an unnamed telecommunications services provider in Asia, Globecomm announced. Under a previously...