Technology

[Via Satellite 04-09-2014] Norsat launched the Atom series of Ku-band Block Up Converters (BUCs) and Solid State Power Amplifiers (SSPAs). The Atom series BUCs and SSPAs are designed to enable...

[Via Satellite 04-09-2014] Advantech Wireless released a new multicarrier broadcast modulator: MSBM-500. From one 500 Mhz carrier, the modulator is capable of generating up to 16 independent 30 Msymbols/s carriers...

[Via Satellite 04-09-2014] PSSI Global Services has hired Rick Ball to assist with operational support and contribute to the company’s growth. Ball has more than 25 years of experience in...

[Via Satellite 04-08-2014] UrtheCast released its first images of Earth captured by the company’s medium-resolution camera (MRC) on the International Space Station (ISS). The image features the city of Moneague,...

[Via Satellite 04-08-2014] GT-SAT deployed MaxLinear’s Full-Spectrum Capture (FSC) MxL862 in a new Digital Low-Noise Block (DLNB), which will assist European and Latin American satellite operators to make the move...

[Via Satellite 04-07-2014] NASA has granted Orbital Sciences a contract to launch the Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) multi-satellite mission on board the Pegasus XL rocket. Orbital’s Stargazer L...

[Via Satellite 04-07-2014] European Space Imaging (EUSI) has partnered with Skybox Imaging to support their High-Res Challenge, now called the “European Space Imaging and Skybox High-Res Challenge.” Skybox is launching...

[Via Satellite 04-03-2014] Tempus Global Data has opened operations in Utah in order to deliver next generation weather data to commercial and government customers. The company will provide weather data...

[Via Satellite 04-03-2014] Tata Elxsi has announced the successful interoperability of its high efficiency video coding (HEVC) decoder with streams encoded using Harmonic encoding technology. These Ultra-HD HEVC decoders are...

[Via Satellite 04-02-2014] M/A-COM Technology Solutions has announced an IP licensing program for Gallium Nitride (GaN) on Silicon technology. MACOM detailed progress in two areas critical to its vision of...