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February 28, 2013 Here's Looking @ Earth... Cloud Waves (Imagery) [SatNews] Fast-moving, cool air masses often sweep from east to west across North Africa in the...
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TS2 Satellite Technologies... Afghan Expansion (SATCOM) [SatNews] TS2 Satellite Technologies is among the first carriers to have access to...
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MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA)... Mapping Expertise Contracted (Space Robotics) [SatNews] The Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for the Canadian Space Agency, announced a...
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World Teleport Association (WTA)... Finalists Finalized (Event—Awards) [SatNews] The World Teleport Association has announced the finalists for...
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SkyTrac Systems... @ Heli-Expo 2013 With... (Event) [SatNews] SkyTrac Systems would like to invite all attendees to visit booth C2811 to...
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GVF’s Presentation...Maritime Resources From Broadband To Tuna (SatCom | Event) [SatNews] the seas are an essential resource for industry, commerce, and leisure, vital for the transportation of goods, of food and vital energy resources, and entertainment.
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ISRO... Saral Settles Into Orbit (Launch) [SatNews] M.R. Venkantesh, reporting in the Deccan Herald, indicates that the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has crossed...
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Lockheed Martin... The Long Lead Parts Procurement Starts... (Satellites) [SatNews] The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] two fixed-price contracts totaling...
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Maritime Broadband + Revmar... Engaging Exclusivity (SATCOM) [SatNews] Maritime Broadband Inc. has announced that Revmar Dynamics has been named the...
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Space Foundation’s CEO’s Statement The Inspiration Of Mars (Government Presentation) [SatNews]...”our report calls for NASA to return to its pioneering roots and embark upon a sustained and sustainable course of pioneering human presence throughout our solar system.”
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Thales Alenia Space + ISS—Reshetnev Company... A Joining Of Expertise (Business) [SatNews] Jean Loïc Galle, President and CEO of Thales Alenia Space, and Nikolay Testoedov, General Designer and General Director of ISS – Reshetnev Company, have...
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Intelsat... Financially Speaking + SoftBank Support... (Business) [SatNews] Intelsat S.A. has reported financial results for the three and 12 months ended December 31, 2012.
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Vietnam... The Third To Wend Its Way (Satellite) [SatNews] VnExpress reported that Bui Trong Tuyen, the vice president of Vietnam's...
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February 27, 2013 Comtech EF Data Shows All...High-Speed Trunking Modem [SatNews] These technologies alone offer enormous savings to the ISP and telco operator. When used in combination, however, the savings are astronomical.
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NASA... A Launch In Their Future? (Satellites) [SatNews] NASA has selected 24 small satellites to fly as auxiliary payloads aboard...
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Grass Valley... Moving On Up... (SatBroadcasting™—Business) [SatNews] Grass Valley? has announced the appointment of Mike Cronk as...
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BringCom Inc... Moving On Up... (SatBroadcasting™—Business) [SatNews] BringCom Inc. has announced that Olivier Seguin has joined the company to...
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Gilat Satcom... Melding In Fiber In Mozambique (Comms) [SatNews] Gilat Satcom has entered into an agreement with a leading...
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CET Teleport GmbH + SES... More Complete African Coverage (Capacity) [SatNews] CET Teleport GmbH announced that it has signed a three year contract with...
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Harris Broadcast... @ NAB 2013 With... (SatBroadcasting™—Event) [SatNews] Harris Broadcast comes to the NAB 2013 with several...
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Applied Systems Engineering... Amplifier Announced (Comms) [SatNews] Just released by Applied Systems Engineering is their Model 277 TWT Amplifier, a...
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RigNet... To Spreken @ Deutsche Bank 2013 Media & Telecom Conference [SatNews] The Company will be attending the Deutsche Bank 2013 Media & Telecom Conference, which is taking place...
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GeoMetWatch + Utah State University... Sensing An Advantage (SATCOM) [SatNews] The Advanced Weather Systems laboratory at Utah State University has initiated work to build...
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Orbital Sciences... A Hot 29 Seconds (Launch Vehicle) [SatNews] Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) has successfully conducted an extended-duration...
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Boeing... Four Days Of Flight Without Need Of Fuel... (UAV/UAS) [SatNews] Boeing's [NYSE: BA] liquid hydrogen-powered Phantom Eye unmanned airborne system completed...
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SES + Viking Satcom...Center Arc Cable Expands The Neighborhood [SatNews] The new center arc antenna program offers cable operators a free C-band antenna system that receives all delivered cable programming on the center arc cable neighborhood
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Newtec + X2nSat... Getting All Powered Up... (SATCOM) [SatNews] Newtec has been selected by California-based X2nSat to provide...
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February 26, 2013 IEC Telecom Group... Conquering Communications in Kabul (SATCOM) [SatNews] A new company—SAFA Telecom AFG—has recently been registered in...
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U.S. Air Force SMSC Awards Harris For Weather Sat Extras [SatNews] The study provides the government with affordable and low risk ground system options for the Weather Satellite Follow-on Program by doing...
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Gilat Satellite Networks... Applying Internet Services With Flexibility (SATCOM) [SatNews] Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ: GILT) has launched...
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MTN Satellite Communications... BATS Onboard (SATCOM) [SatNews] MTN Satellite Communications (MTN) has announced BATS has entered into an...
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Oh Canada! Sends Suitcase-Size Satellite Packing In Space (Launch) [SatNews] The suitcase-sized satellite will orbit approximately 800 kilometres above the Earth, searching for near-Earth asteroids and space objects...
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Look Who’s Moving On Up @ ETL Systems As VP (Executive Move) [SatNews] The expansion will support the Company’s already strong presence in the U.S. market which accounts for more than 60 percent of its total annualized broadcast, satellite communication, system integration and government orders.
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Georgia Tech... The Winning Entry... (Satellite) [SatNews] A Georgia Tech team, led by Professor David Spencer in the School of Aerospace Engineering, was selected as...
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Space Leadership Preservation Act... Removing Space From Politics... Well, At Least An Attempt To Do So... (Legislation) [SatNews] Congressman John Culberson (TX-07), Congressman Frank Wolf (VA-10), Congressman Gene Green (TX-29), Congressman Pete Olson (TX-22), and Congressman Bill Posey (FL-08) reintroduced the...
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Advantech Wireless... Covering Both Bands (SatBroadcasting™—SSPA) [SatNews] Advantech Wireless Inc. has received new orders in excess of $2M for its...
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COM DEV Launches Sapphire Satellite, A Real Gem Of An Optical Payload (Launch) [SatNews] "We are pleased to have made a major contribution to a satellite that is a first for the Canadian Department of National Defence"
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February 25, 2013 CABSAT 2013... Largest Expo Upcoming In MEA (Event) [SatNews] Running from March 12th through the 14th at the Dubai World Trade Center is...
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SenarioTek... External Signal Conditioning Now Possible (RF) [SatNews] SenarioTek has extended the FlexMatrix reconfigurable RF switch matrix series to incorporate...
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Utah Scientific... @ NAB 2013 With... (SatBroadcasting™—Event) [SatNews] At the 2013 NAB Show, Utah Scientific will introduce an exciting extension of the...
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STEM... Wayward Satellite Not A Deterrent To Future Attempts... (Satellite) [SatNews] As reported by Valerie Wells of the Herald-Review.com, it certainly seemed as if Mac 1, the satellite built and launched...
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India... Rail Alerts To Save Hundreds Of Lives (SATCOM) [SatNews] Every year, about 400 gangmen are run over by trains while working...
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University of New Mexico + NASA... Reveling In Radiation (Satellite) [SatNews] NASA is preparing to launch a University of New Mexico student-built satellite.
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India... Keeping An Eye On Sea Levels (Satellite) [SatNews] An Indo-French satellite SARAL is expected to be launched on Monday from...
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ViaSat... Making The Grade (Antenna) [SatNews] The VR-12 Ka-band satellite antenna system from ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq: VSAT) has...
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GVF... The HOST With The MOST (Training) [SatNews] The GVF has announced an extensive series of scheduled, public, Hands On Skills Test (HOST) sessions worldwide...
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Look Who’s Moving Up To CFO @ SES (Executive Move) [SatNews] With a 47 per cent shareholding, the Company is a strategic investor in O3b Networks...
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SMi... Singapore Conference To Tackle MILSATCOM Concerns (Event) [SatNews] Following on from the last two years of exceptional discussion and unrivalled military-industry networking opportunities, SMi Group are...
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SES' Financials Ever Expanding (Finacial Report) [SatNews] This worldwide satellite operator has released its financial results for the twelve months ending 31 December 2012.
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ISRO, Thales Alenia Space + CNES... The Successful Push Of Magnificent Seven (Launch) [SatNews] The SARAL satellite, developed by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), was...
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Astrium... Climate Concerns Covered Convincingly (Satellites) [SatNews] Astrium will contribute to the development and demonstration of a service capable of measuring...
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ENENSYS... A New Gateway For LTE Within MFSFN... (SatBroadcasting™—mobileTV) [SatNews] ENENSYS is extending its portfolio to enable the distribution of eMBMS services over...
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Inmarsat... L-TAC For Defense + Moving On Up... (Comms + Business) [SatNews] Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT.L) is expanding the availability of mobile tactical...
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SpaceX...A Dragon Performs In A Dress Rehearsal... For Two Seconds (Launch) [SatNews] With a vacuum specific impulse of 311s, this is the highest performance gas generator cycle kerosene engine ever built, exceeding the Boeing Delta II main engine, the Lockheed Atlas II main engine and the Saturn V F-1.
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Ericsson... @ Mobile World Congress 2013... (SatBroadcasting™—LTE) [SatNews] Ericsson will showcase the world's first complete solution for...
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Surrey Space Center + SSTL... STRaND'ed In Space (Satellite) [SatNews] STRaND-1, a nanosatellite carrying a smartphone, has successfully launched...
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February 22, 2013 Arianespace... Verily, Vega... (Launch) [SatNews] The Spaceport's ZLV launch site in French Guiana is busy with...
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Envivio + Totalplay... Deployment Development (SatBroadcasting™—Encoders) [SatNews] Envivio (NASDAQ: ENVI) has announced that Totalplay Telecomunicaciones SA, a cable and IPTV...
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Euroconsult... Practice Expansion (Consulting) [SatNews] Euroconsult has debuted its Operations Management Services (OMS) practice, specifically aimed...
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OTTilus... @ TV Connect 2013 With... (SatBroadcasting™—OTT) [SatNews] The OTTilus OVP (Online Video Platform), launching at TV Connect 2013, is an enterprise-class...
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ATK... The Crucial Abort For Orion (Motor) [SatNews] ATK (NYSE: ATK) successfully delivered a launch abort motor to...
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NASA... A New Directorate (Business) [SatNews] NASA Administrator Charles Bolden has announced the creation of the...
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skyDSL Global GmbH + Eutelsat... Multiple Spotbeams Acquired (Capacity) [SatNews] skyDSL Global GmbH is taking deployment of consumer satellite broadband services...
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Gilat’s Show Of Security At Home And Border To Border (Event) [SatNews] When a crisis occurs, a terrestrial communications infrastructure can become an early casualty.
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TSL Systems Serves Up Services @ CABSAT 2013 (Event) [SatNews] Dubai’s CABSAT2013 is a sure draw of some
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GVF Lays Hands-On Worldwide (Event) [SatNews] Spring means some new educational sessions...
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February 21, 2013 Broadcom... Climbing The Geofence (GNSS) [SatNews] Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM) has introduced the BCM47521, the industry's first...
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Spacecom + TV5MONDE Afrique... Beefing Up The Bouquet (SatBroadcasting™—Capacity) [SatNews] Spacecom (Tel Aviv Stock Exchange: SCC), operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, and SatLink Communications have announced the...
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Space Foundation... All About The Money (Event) [SatNews] The Space Foundation's four-day conference, the 29th National Space Symposium, will bring...
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Digital Rapids... The Correct Workflows @ The Right Scale (SatBroadcasting™—Transcoding) [SatNews] Digital Rapids has now made available version 2.0 of the...
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Harris... Moving On Up... @ HPA... (Business) [SatNews] Janet Nickloy, director of Aerospace Mission Solutions for Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), has been selected as...
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HISPASAT... Taking The Final Test (Satellite) [SatNews] The HISPASAT Group?s Amazonas 3 satellite has started its in-orbit test phase, prior to becoming...
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NASA... Glory, Gone But Not Forgotten (Satellite) [SatNews] NASA has released a summary report on findings from a panel that investigated...
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Newtec’s White Paper Starts A (R)evolution (Event) [SatNews] With new technologies and file based workflows it’s important to stay ahead of the latest info.
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Astrium Services... Comms Maritime Survey (SATCOM) [SatNews] A unique crew communications survey carried out by Astrium Services reveals that...
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NSR-Where’s The Demand For... A Webinar? (Event) [SatNews] Cutbacks, shifting geopolitical dynamics and more intensify the question: Where’s the demand in Military and Government SatCom?
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iDirect + ip.access...Fly Through Interoperability Pilot Tests (SatCom) [SatNews] The pilot simulated a live network that could support data rates of 10 Mbps on the outbound channel, 1.2 Mbps on the inbound channel and up to 24 simultaneous voice calls.
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Telesat’s Financial Reports For The Quarter and Year Ended (Report) [SatNews] “...we refinanced our debt, brought our new Nimiq 6 satellite on line, and completed construction of our Anik G1 satellite.”
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NovelSat... Same Transponder Segment, Full Duplex Data (SatBroadcasting™—Modem) [SatNews] NovelSat has introduced Duet™ next generation software-based Echo Cancellation...
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February 20, 2013 Espial... The Technology + The Challenges (SatBroadcasting™—payTV) [SatNews] Espial has a new whitepaper is available at no charge as a download from the company's website. The whitepaper, titled Agile IP Video Delivery: Redefining STB Software Architecture, addresses...
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World Teleport Association... The Ins + Outs Of Teleport Valuation (Webinar) [SatNews] On February 13 and 14, WTA's Executive Director, Robert Bell, will hold webinars for members in...
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Thomson Video Networks... @ TV Connect 2013 With... (SatBroadcasting™—Event) [SatNews] At TV Connect 2013, Thomson Video Networks is highlighting the...
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Spectracom... Bringing Beidou Into The Picture (Simulators) [SatNews] Spectracom, a business of the Orolia Group (NYSE Alternext Paris – FR0010501015 – ALORO) has upgraded its capability to...
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Brazil... Going For GLONASS... (Navigation) [SatNews] At the University of Brasilia, operations are underway to complete the first station that will...
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India... Setting Up Seven For Send-Off (Launch) [SatNews] Indian space agency officials are gearing up to make the rocket that would carry seven satellites launch-ready for...
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Honeywell... Landing Landsat (Satellite) [SatNews] Honeywell (NYSE:HON) announced that after Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc.’s (HTSI) successful management of the Landsat program...
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NASA + SpaceX... Resupply On Schedule (Launch) [SatNews] The Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) Dragon spacecraft stands inside a...
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ORBCOMM... A Moving Experience (Business) [SatNews] ORBCOMM Inc. (Nasdaq: ORBC) will be relocating its corporate HQ...
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Swedish Space Summary...Audit Indicates Room For Improvement [SatNews] Word from Sweden’s National Audit Office after examining two major space efforts...
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Space Tech Expo Heads To The Beach...The Business Case For Space (Event) [SatNews] Space is a business, and this event gathers experts from all agencies to share their ideas and opinions...in Long Beach, California.
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SIS LIVE’s Driveforce® Steers To Sky Sports (SatBroadcasting™ Antenna) [SatNews] This is a market-changing innovation, of a higher quality than any other system on the market today...
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ST Electronics (Satellite Systems) Pte Ltd... A Spatial First For Singapore (Satellite) [SatNews] Singapore Technologies Electronics Limited (ST Electronics) has announced that its subsidiary, ST Electronics (Satellite Systems) Pte Ltd., has started the...
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February 19, 2013 NASA Meteor’s Reassessment... Once In A Century Happening Is Larger, Faster, More Powerful [SatNews] Also, the estimate for energy released during the event has increased by 30 kilotons to nearly 500 kilotons of energy released
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Exede Tells The Truth... Excedes Truth In Advertising Statistics (Satellite Services) [SatNews] Statistics that would make many envious...90 percent of subscribers received 140 percent better than advertised speed.
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Snell... @ NAB 2013 With... (SatBroadcasting™—Event) [SatNews] Snell solutions are used worldwide in every size and scale of broadcast and media operation and at NAB 2013 the company will feature...
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Beam + MCN... Trial Results In Acceptance (SATCOM) [SatNews] Beam Communications Pty Ltd. has entered into an agreement with...
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Thuraya + Chunghwa Telecom... Licensing Approval Is Considered "Historic" (SATCOM [SatNews] Thuraya Telecommunications and Chunghwa Telecom have realized the historic milestone of...
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WTA’s Top 20 Teleports... Thanks To iDirect's Technology Mexico Takes Two [SatNews] ...”Today I have a great satisfaction on belonging to this team”
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NASA... A Sunny View... (Imagery) [SatNews] This is an image of magnetic loops on the sun, captured by...
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MILCOM '13 Call for Papers [SatNews] It’s not easy balancing commercial and defense technologies, but here’s a place to start...
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Thales Communications... Wearing + Talking (Comms) [SatNews] Thales Communications, Inc. has announced a new Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) contract for...
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Blue Sky Network... SkyRouter Routes Constant Heli Arctic Fleet Connectivity [SatNews] ...advanced tracking technologies and pole-to-pole connectivity with assets across the globe—features not attainable through other satellite networks.
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Skybox Imaging...Hitches Onto A Russian Ride... Big Plans For Small Sats (Launch) [SatNews] A newly available launch opportunity was the motivator to move ahead, creating a satellite in nine months.
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February 18, 2013 International Launch Services (ILS)... Going For March 27th... (Launch) [SatNews] Sat?lites Mexicanos, S.A. de C.V. (“Satmex”) and International Launch Services (ILS) announced...
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Hughes Network Systems... 4G/LTE Via Satellite (SATCOM) [SatNews] Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) will demo high-speed wireless 4G/LTE capabilities over satellite at...
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SatNews Offices Observe Presidents' Day [SatNews] Today, February 18, SatNews Offices will be closed in observance of...
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February 15, 2013 Orbital Sciences... Financially Speaking... (Business) [SatNews] Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) has reported its fourth quarter and full year 2012 financial results.
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Telesat Holdings Inc.’s Conference Call... A 2012 Financial Barometer (Finances) [SatNews] Headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, their facilities are worldwide, with a fleet of 13 satellites; the Canadian payload on ViaSat-1; plus one satellite awaiting launch.
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DSI’s FireFly...Sentry Spacecraft Solution To Close Encounters Of Asteroids And More (Sentry Satellites) [SatNews] There are estimated to be more than 10,000?near Earth asteroids?that could destroy a major city and?a?hundred that would?end civilization.
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Jampro Antennas... @ NRB With... (SatBroadcasting™—UHF + FM Antennas) [SatNews] Jampro Antennas, Inc. is returning to the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) Convention and Expo to display...
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Wohler... @ NAB 2013 With... (SatBroadcasting™—Platforms) [SatNews] The upcoming NAB 2013 exhibition will find Wohler featuring a variety of products.
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Look Who Are Moving Up @ XCOR Business Development Team [SatNews] With mottos such as; Your Mission. Our Ship®; and Explorers Wanted.® You know this company approaches everything differently.
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Miranda Technologies... @ NAB 2013 With... (SatBroadcasting™—Event) [SatNews] Miranda Technologies, a Belden Brand, has announced several new solutions it will...
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Thomson Video Networks... @ NAB 2013 With... (SatBroadcasting™—Event) [SatNews] At the 2013 NAB Show, Thomson Video Networks will showcase its advanced contribution, distribution, and...
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COM DEV Switches And Filters NASA’s Satellite [SatNews] "We are very pleased to be involved in this project which is crucial to the communications infrastructure of the US Government.”
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Spatial Energy + Apache Corp... RAF Relic Recovery (Imagery) [SatNews] The Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) has published an article describing how two energy companies used satellite imagery to...
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NASA... Hearts In Space... (Imagery) [SatNews] Generations of stars can be seen in this infrared portrait from...
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NASA... Paluweh All Pumped Up (Imagery) [SatNews] Although the summit of Paluweh (also known as Rokatenda) is shrouded by clouds, evidence of a...
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Beam Communications Is On The Beam For China’s Marine [SatNews] There are many thousands of fishing vessels in China that have a need for high quality and reliable satellite communications along with land based applications in smaller villages.
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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (SAT Corporation) + SES... Interference Detection Investments (SATCOM) [SatNews] Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTOS) has announced that its...
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February 14, 2013 Astrium Chosen To Create French DGA’s Military Comcept...Vite Vite Vite!!! (MilSatCom) [SatNews] It will become the first military network of its type in Europe, and will make use of the latest IP network solutions on the market, while also optimizing costs.
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WiLAN + Espial... Patent Partners (SatBroadcasting™—Business) [SatNews] Espial® Group Inc. ("Espial" or the "Company"), (TSX: ESP), a provider of on-demand TV software and solutions, has announced that...
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Ericsson... @ Mobile World Congress With... (SatBroadcasting™—CDN) [SatNews] At Mobile World Congress, Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) will launch a new unified...
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ASTA...It Hasta Be ASTA To Migrate Former Indigo Telecom Clients [SatNews] Unfortunately, the existing provider of the this satellite service went into receivership, potentially leaving existing customers without a satellite service...
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Norsat International... Flyaway Feedback Incorporated (Terminal) [SatNews] Norsat International Inc. (“Norsat” or “the Company”) (TSX: NII and OTC BB: NSATF) has launched the...
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PolarSat... Meshing With Mozambique... (SATCOM) [SatNews] PolarSat Inc. has received a multi-phase order from GECI for...
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Fujitsu Frontech North America... Lose That Latency (SatBroadcasting™—Firmware) [SatNews] Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc. will be exhibiting at VidTrans13, the Video Service Forum's annual...
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Raytheon... Focus On First Responders (Comms) [SatNews] Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has released a mobile app for first responders that provides reliable and secure...
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Hughes M2M Satellite Terminal...Single, Rugged [SatNews] Introduced as an alternative to the external antenna version of the...
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Look Who’s Moving On Up To Chair @ The Intelligent Community Forum [SatNews] “As Albert Einstein once said: ‘We can't solve problems using the same kind of thinking we used creating them’.”
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February 13, 2013 ITT Exelis Recruited By U.S.A.F To Follow-On (Satellite) [SatNews] “Our sensor design will provide the Air Force and the warfighter with better weather information, especially regarding clouds, which is critical to mission planning,”
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SMPTE... @ NAB 2013 With... (SatBroadcasting™—Event) [SatNews] Throughout the 2013 NAB Show, SMPTE will showcase the newly launched...
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DigitalGlobe...N. Korea Goes Nuclear...Before The Earth Shook (Imagery) [SatNews] This satellite image of the Punggye-ni Nuclear Test Facility in North Korea...
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DISA... The Time Has Come To Double Up... (Comms) [SatNews] The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has announced that the enterprise collaboration tool for the...
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BringCom... Teleport Revitalization In Africa (SATCOM) [SatNews] BringCom Inc., supplying communications technologies to Africa and local Djibouti partners have established...
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Deep Space Industries... Mine, Mine, Mine... (Technology) [SatNews] The asteroid making an extremely close pass of Earth this week could be worth up to...
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Boeing... Moving On Up... (Business) [SatNews] Boeing [NYSE: BA] has announced the appointment of...
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Honeybee Robotics... Plenty Of TORC (Satellite GNC) [SatNews] Honeybee Robotics Spacecraft Mechanisms Corporation has announced that it has secured a...
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SES + Viking Satcom... Getting Aboard The Arc (SatBroadcasting™—Antennas) [SatNews] SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) has announced a strategic partnership with...
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NASA... Millions Of Acre Feet Lost (Analysis | Report) [SatNews] A new study using data from a pair of gravity-measuring NASA satellites finds that...
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Thales Communications... Moving On Up... (Business) [SatNews] Thales Communications, Inc. has appointed Aaron Brosnan as the company’s new...
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NASA + Astrotech... On-Board For OCO-2 (Satellite) [SatNews] Astrotech Corporation's (Nasdaq:ASTC) Astrotech Space Operations (ASO) subsidiary has been awarded a...
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Harris... A First... ATC Seamless Transition Controls Regardless Of Size [SatNews] net-centric and legacy voice systems coexist, seamless transition of programs from single-tower to national and multinational voice enterprise systems.
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Yospace... @ NAB 2013 With... (SatBroadcasting™—Event) [SatNews] With broadcasters around the world looking to maximise revenue and comply with regulations when...
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GATR... X-Band Certified (Antenna) [SatNews] GATR Technologies has announced that its 2.4- and 1.8-meter unique inflatable satellite communication terminals are...
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SatLink + Apostolic Oneness Network... The Word Being Delivered... (SatBroadcasting™—Content) [SatNews] The Apostolic Oneness Network (AON), a global Christian TV network, has selected SatLink to...
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ABI Research... Security Concerns Thwarting Apps? (M2M—Analysis | Reports) [SatNews] The financial golden goose egg of M2M services that has attracted the attention of carriers globally risks...
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February 12, 2013 NASA Demos How To... Refuel A Satellite At 18,000 Miles Per Hour (New Technology) [SatNews] Flying in constant light changes at breakneck speed and completing a highly technical task sounds impossible...
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Indo-French Satellite... From President To Space (Launch) [SatNews] Excitement of a dignitary’s visit, then up and away.
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Harris CapRock... Task Order For CS2 (SATCOM) [SatNews] Harris CapRock Communications has teamed with AIS Engineering, Inc., to provide end-to-end solutions to an...
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Harris Broadcast... Dual Path Architecture Debuts (SatBroadcasting™—Router) [SatNews] Harris Broadcast raised the bar it previously set for multi-format signal routing with the...
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Look Who’s Moving On Up To Chief Technology Officer @ The Kenton Group [SatNews] ...with the growth rate in excess of 40 per cent, for the past year alone. This affirms itself as one of the world’s fastest growing network access specialists.
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DISH... HOPper To It... (SatBroadcasting™—HD DVR) [SatNews] DISH (NASDAQ: DISH) announced nationwide consumer availability of its all-new Hopper™ with Sling? Whole-Home HD DVR, winner of...
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WORK Microwave... @ Satellite 2013 With... (SatBroadcasting™—Event) [SatNews] At Satellite 2013, WORK Microwave will perform a series of...
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TrustComm... IT Schedule 70 Success (Business) [SatNews] TrustComm Inc. has been awarded a General Services Administration (GSA) contract...
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ITU’s Key Unlocks Results From ITU TelecomWorld 2012 [SatNews] The move to IP-based communications is irreversible—
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Investigation: Conclusion to ILS Failure of Yamal 402 Proton Launch Anomaly (Forensic Science) [SatNews] February 12, 2013 The ILS Failure Review Oversight Board (FROB) concluded its review on February 7, concurring on the most probable root cause and...
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Gilat’s Spacenet Inc.® Parcels Out Services With New $20M Contract (VSAT | Service Contract) [SatNews] “Now, like many organizations having geographically disparate locations, this organization is embracing the expansion of cost-effective broadband options all across the country”...
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Newtec’s + NATO’s BAO For Lots Of COTS [SatNews] “These products serve as building blocks or turnkey systems for satellite networks, so it makes sense for NATO to have fast and reliable access to our latest equipment.”
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February 11, 2013 Secure World Foundation... The Importance Of Spatial Sustainability (Event) [SatNews] On Wednesday, February 20th, 2013, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Space Foundation, and Secure World Foundation (SWF) will team up to...
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Agilent Technologies... ID-ing Those Illusive Signals @ Mobile World Congress With... (Analyzers + Event) [SatNews] Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) has now made available real-time spectrum analysis (RTSA) for its...
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Broadpeak... @ NAB 2013 With... (SatBroadcasting™—Event) [SatNews] Broadpeak will showcase several innovative technologies at the 2013 NAB Show at Booth SU6914. For the first time in North America, Broadpeak will...
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KRYTAR... The Line Has Expanded (Couplers) [SatNews] KRYTAR, Inc. has continued the expansion of its line of directional couplers with the addition of...
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Eutelsat Communications + Arianespace... Signing On For 2016 + 2017 (Business) [SatNews] Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) and Arianespace have signed a...
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Satcom Direct... On The Road... (Event) [SatNews] Satcom Direct has announced a touring road show of their products, scheduled for...
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NASA... Exciting VISIONS (Launch) [SatNews] Conditions at Poker Flat Research Range in Alaska weren’t indicative of a possible launch...
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Aireon... Desiring Advice From Experts (SATCOM) [SatNews] Aireon LLC, the
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NOAA... Moving On Up... (Business) [SatNews] Louis W. Uccellini, Ph.D., will become the next assistant NOAA administrator for...
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Iran... "Homemade" Satellite Is Next... (Launch) [SatNews] Iran plans to send a new home-made satellite into the space sometime over the next few days, a senior...
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Air Force Space Command Hunkers Down for Sequestration [SatNews] “The foundational capabilities space and cyber bring to the defense of this Nation must be protected.”
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UPDATE: ULA + NASA’s LDCM Launch Is Up And Away Without A Hitch (Launch) [SatNews] Now cruising at 12,800 miles per hour...
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Kratos' SAT Corp.’s Multi-Million Dollar Contract... Sometimes It’s OK To Interfere With Interference (Satellite Interference) [SatNews] These products in combination offer a comprehensive RF interference detection and geolocation solution....
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SS/L’s Satellite For HISPASAT Knows The Moves It Takes To Maneuver (Satellite Diagnostics) [SatNews] ...the satellite was launched last Thursday and is successfully performing post-launch maneuvers according to plan...
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Globalstar Europe + E-SAT Suite Deal (Business | Distribution) [SatNews] Taking great products farther...
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ViaSat + U.S. Marines... Additional Contract Now Marines To Build Their Own... [SatNews] ... enable personnel to communicate securely over 3G/4G/LTE cellular and Wi-Fi networks.
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February 8, 2013 Gilat Satellite Networks + Nelco... An ATM Alliance (SATCOM) [SatNews] Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ: GILT) has been selected by Nelco Ltd., a division of the TATA Group and Bharti Airtel Ltd., to...
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Arabsat + Hellas Sat... Equity Empowerment (Business) [SatNews] Arabsat has signed an agreement with the Hellenic Telecommunication Organization (”OTE”) for...
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ABI Research... Perusing The PayTV Environs (SatBroadcasting™—Analysis | Report) [SatNews] The worldwide payTV market grew at a steady pace in 2012, generating...
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Streambox + NHK... Single Click For News Acquisition + Delivery (SatBroadcasting™—Streaming) [SatNews] Streambox, Inc. has announced Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK), is deploying...
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Boeing... Progress Made, Second Flight Upcoming (UAV/UAS) [SatNews] Boeing's [NYSE: BA] liquid hydrogen-powered Phantom Eye unmanned aircraft system has...
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MetService... Dishing Up New Capabilities (Imagery) [SatNews] Olivia Wannan of Stuff.co.nz reports that a new dawn, a new day and a new satellite receiver for MetService’s Wellington headquarters.
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Cobham Nabs The Audience At NAB With Teeny Tiny Transmitter And MediaMesh [SatNews] ...enables wireless and wired cameras to perform as a unified system to capture and transmit intimate details during events of any size... in ways never before possible.
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Bentley Walker’s Latest + Fastest + Simultaneous Transmissions [SatNews] The software upgrade works with the current hardware enabling two Internet protocols, SCPC and TDMA, to operate simultaneously doubling the speed information is processed.
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RRsat’s A Team Player At NRB 2013 (Event) [SatNews] There will be quite a gathering at this convention taking place at a famous southern landmark...
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Fusion Forum 2013... Infused With Energetic Professionals, Held In Conjunction With NSS (Event) [SatNews] The best and the brightest will be in attending this event.
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Gilat Satcom + Microlink Link Connectivity To Zambia (SatCom) [SatNews] “...we are in the unique position of being able to offer all levels of managed connectivity solutions with guaranteed SLA and satellite backup to everybody everywhere.”
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Look Who’s Moving Up @ Euroconsult Expands Executive Team And More (Executive Moves) [SatNews] This increase of in-house talent marks the 30th anniversary celebration.
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KVH’s TracPhone Is On Track And Ship Shape @ 3,000 [SatNews] The mini-VSAT Broadband network is unique in that it is the only complete, end-to-end solution for offshore connectivity.
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February 7, 2013 Astrium Services + Intelsat’s C-Band=Connections... Cruise, Ferry and Offshore Customers (SatCom | Marine) [SatNews] This enables better passenger communication, with multiple simultaneous Internet users of vessel-wide Wi-Fi and high levels of connectivity, regardless of location.
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Clyde Space Plans Two Launches.. First Scottish Satellite And A U.S. Office [SatNews] Clyde Space hosted celebrities wearing hairnets...from a politician to a CEO...
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XTAR... Attention To The Allies (SATCOM) [SatNews] Commercial X-band operator XTAR LLC announced plans to...
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Snell... Equipped + Ready For OB (SatBroadcasting™—Equipment) [SatNews] Snell has announced that Urumqi TV (UTV), a broadcaster in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, has equipped its...
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GVF... @ CABSAT With No Interference... (Event) [SatNews] As part of a broader initiative to prevent signal interference, GVF is working with...
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NASA... A Sound-ing Decision To Bring More Information To Light (Launch) [SatNews] On a cold February night in Poker Flat, Alaska, a team of scientists will wait patiently for the...
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AltoBridge... 3G Into More Sites (Comms) [SatNews] Altobridge has a major new contract with Maxis Berhad, Malaysia’s leading integrated communications service provider.
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Space Foundation... Winning Because Of The Weather (Event—Award) [SatNews] The Space Foundation will present its 2013 Space Achievement Award to...
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Bridge Technologies... @ NAB WIth... (SatBroadcasting™—Event) [SatNews] At NAB 2013, Bridge Technologies will show the first...
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World Teleport Association... Moving On Up... (Business) [SatNews] The World Teleport Association announced the appointment of four...
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PCI Geomatics... A Most Becoming Update (Imagery) [SatNews] PCI Geomatics, has released its Geomatica 2013 Service Pack 1.
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Nativ... Content Control (SatBroadcasting™—Analysis | Report) [SatNews] Nativ has published an independent report outlining the shortcomings and challenges of Internet...
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Boeing... Seeking Monetary Resolution (Business) [SatNews] The news is rather on the grim side for Boeing's partners that are involved in the Sea Launch business...
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Lockheed Martin... GPS III Test Events Completed = 131 (Satellite) [SatNews] The Lockheed Martin team developing the U.S. Air Force’s next generation Global Position System III satellites has...
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Late Update: Arianespace... Two For Two In Two (Launch) [SatNews] Launch)Good news in back-to-back days, two satellites, two locations, in two days for...
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Surrey Space Center + SSTL... Smartphone To Head For Space (Satellite) [SatNews] A U.K. mission, jointly developed by the University of Surrey’s Surrey Space Centre (SSC) and Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL), to send...
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February 6, 2013 Adtec Digital + HD SAT Communications... Gains For SNGs (SatBroadcasting™—Encoders) [SatNews] HD SAT Communications upgraded their 7 SNG (Satellite News Gathering) trucks to meet growing customer demand for...
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exactEarth... Readily Accessible Environment For Ship Info (AIS) [SatNews] exactEarth Ltd has released their new Geospatial Web Services (GWS) allowing users to...
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SES... Gaining More'n A Million (SatBroadcasting™—Platform) [SatNews] SES (NYSE Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) has revealed that its German HD platform HD now...
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World Teleport Association... Select The Winner (Awards) [SatNews] Nominations for the 2013 Teleport Awards must be submitted no later than February 8th...since 1995, WTA has...
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NSR... Is Russia the Next Big Thing for Satellite Broadband? (Analysis | Report) [SatNews] Industry focus on satellite broadband Internet access services has progressively shifted...
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TSF Intervenes In Timbuktu... They Have The Right Connections (SATCOM) [SatNews] Unrest and danger create chaos and fear— communication is the calming element that is offered again by...
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UPDATE Agencies' Reports: Arianespace Is Hoisted High... Completes Globalstar’s Mission (Launch) [SatNews] The Company’s Chairman and CEO said...”this represents an extremely reliable launch system and the workhorse for satellite constellation deployments! Bravo!"
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February 5, 2013 VITEC... Digital Video Diligence (SatBroadcasting™—IPTV) [SatNews] VITEC has now made available EZ TV version 6.0. This landmark release of the...
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Harris + The Gores Group... Financially Speaking... (SatBroadcasting™—Business) [SatNews] Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) has completed the previously announced sale of its...
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DigitalGlobe... Mid-2014 Launch On Track (Satellite) [SatNews] DigitalGlobe, Inc. (NYSE: DGI) ("DigitalGlobe") has announced that its previously planned...
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Space Foundation... Dinner To Feature General Kehler (Event) [SatNews] General C. Robert Kehler, USAF, commander, U.S. Strategic Command, is this year's featured...
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iDirect + ITC Global... Mining Innovation (SATCOM) [SatNews] VT iDirect, Inc. (iDirect), a company of VT Systems, Inc. (VT Systems), has announced that...
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Ball Aerospace... Moving On Out + Moving On Up... (Business) [SatNews] Ball Corporation (NYSE:BLL) has announced that David L. Taylor, president and CEO of Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. for more than a decade, will...
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Ericsson + Axtel... More Media For Mexico (SatBroadcasting™—IPTV) [SatNews] In Mexico, TV is more popular than ever and, according to Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) ConsumerLab's annual study— presented in the...
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Eutelsat’s Optimistic Upcoming Report (Finance) [SatNews] situation at The Company’s Paris offices is much improved on this same period a year ago when the company issued a profits warning.
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KVH...Premium Entertainment While RV'ing (SatBroadcasting™—Antenna) [SatNews] RV owners can now enjoy a new standard in reliability aboard their coaches thanks to the...
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Here's Looking @ Earth... A Disturbing Effect (Imagery) [SatNews] Two small islands had a big impact on the skies over the Pacific Ocean in January 2013, creating...
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Mirada Calls In The Navi for Axtel [SatNews] This is a complete set of interactive navigational services...
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SSPI ... Announces 2013's Honorees (Awards) [SatNews] The Society of Satellite Professionals International (SSPi) has announced the recipients of its...
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Arianespace... Thursday Liftoff Given A "Go" (Launch) [SatNews] Arianespace’s year-opening Ariane 5 mission has been given the “go” for...
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February 4, 2013 Arianespace... ST26 Ready, Set To Go... (Launch) [SatNews] Baikonur Cosmodrome’s Launch Pad no. 6 was alive with activity as a...
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Thomson Video Networks + Telenor Satellite Broadcasting... Formatted, Compressed + Delivered (SatBroadcasting™—Streaming) [SatNews] Thomson Video Networks has announced that Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc), a provider of digital payTV services in the Nordic region, has selected...
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SES + VimpelCom... Remote Russia Receiving Attention (Capacity) [SatNews] SES (NYSE Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) and JSC VimpelCom (TM Beeline) have signed...
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Orbital Sciences... A Ten Year SORCE (Satellite) [SatNews] Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) is celebrating the tenth anniversary of the launch and successful operation of...
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Andrews Space... Remote Sensing Augmentation (Satellite) [SatNews] Andrews Space (Andrews) has been funded by the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command to...
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ATK + NASA... Hot Fire (Booster) [SatNews] NASA and ATK (NYSE: ATK) completed the second in a series of development tests for...
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Satellites in Thailand Monitor Slash-And-Burn (Sat Imagery) [SatNews] The campaign aims to eradicate the "burning culture".
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TSF’s On Way To Timbuktu...Degradation In Safety Conditions (SATCOM) [SatNews] The communication is very disturbed
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ViaSat’s $34M Provides Lots For COTS...-based PSIAM Crypto Module [SatNews] ...this delivers secure UHF Line-of-Sight to dismounted warfighters, ground vehicles, landing craft, UAVs, helicopters, and other disadvantaged platforms.?
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February 3, 2013 ULA Great Forecast For LDCM Launch Today [SatNews] Today's L-3 forecast shows a 100 percent chance of favorable weather conditions for launch.
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February 1, 2013 UPDATE: TDRS-K Expands NASA’s Network As ULA’s Atlas V Launches [SatNews] The official statements from ULA and NASA.
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Inmarsat, AnsuR Technologies + SingTel... Pulling Together For Humanitarian Aid (SATCOM) [SatNews] Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT.L) is showcasing an extensive portfolio of voice and data solutions at the...
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SkyTrac + LASD... Presidential Campaigning Required Geofences (SATCOM) [SatNews] During the recent presidential campaign, local law enforcement agencies and other departments needed to be aware of...
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Telenor Satellite Broadcasting... The Name Game (Satellites) [SatNews] Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc) is growing—every day their key orbital location of...
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Space Foundation... Moving On Up... (Business) [SatNews] The Space Foundation has promoted Art Ratkewicz to vice president—operations, from his previous position as...
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RigNet... Moving On Up... (Business) [SatNews] RigNet, Inc. (Nasdaq:RNET) has appointed Molly McGuirk to the position of...
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Urgent Update: Sea Launch Failure 40 Seconds After Liftoff! [SatNews] Despite what appeared to be a launch for a very short time the Sea Launch Intelsat 27 was unsuccessful.
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Globalstar Launch No Launch Today...Weather Delay [SatNews] A launch delay was announced regarding...
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SIS Live... Driving Content, Quite Literally + 4K Tests (SatBroadcasting™—Antenna) [SatNews] SIS LIVE has deployed its new 1.8m vehicle mounted antenna DriveForce?.
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