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The World Teleport Association (WTA) has named GlobeCast the top Independent Teleport Operator for broadcast services (number two of all operators) for the third consecutive year. The WTA has also included GlobeCast on its 2007 Top Twenty list of Global Teleport operators, placing the company just behind satellite fleet operators at number 6.
Read MoreAndrew Corporation has reached agreement for the sale of their Satellite Communications business to Resilience Capital Partners, a Cleveland, Ohio-based private equity firm. Under the agreement, Andrew will receive up to $39 million in total potential cash consideration as well as an ownership stake in the new satellite communications company Resilience will establish with the acquired Andrew assets.
Read MoreRigNet, Inc. now has a partnership with NuPhysicia LLC. The companies are launching RigNet Medical, a service developed to enhance the overall health of those whose work takes them offshore or to remote locations. This distance-medicine service gives the oil and gas industry the opportunity to better control health-care costs, reduce unnecessary transits off the jobsite, expand uptime, reduce medical-care risk, and enhance offshore medical services.
Read MoreA thorough report has been released by Northern Sky Research (NSR) entitled Government and Military Demand on Commercial Satellites, 4th Edition. This study determines the net effects on demand should a pullout from Iraq and Afghanistan occur with that of new programs and initiatives outside the Pentagon and outside U.S. borders.
Read MoreThe Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and its TEAM TSAT partners have successfully demonstrated the "one-button" start-up feature of its U.S. ground station. The ground station is an essential element of the companies' Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT) offering.
Read MoreThe Director-General of EUMETSAT, Dr. Lars Prahm, and the Director of Operations and Infrastructure of the European Space Agency (ESA), Gaele Winters, have signed the contract for the Launch and Early Orbit Phase (LEOP) service for the last two Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) satellites.
Read MoreSatamatics has launched their Ocean Alert MKIII satellite tracking unit for maritime applications. The new model is based on the proven technology of the SAT-201, replacing the SAT-101 unit, which formed the basis of the previous Ocean Alert product.
Read MoreSpace Exploration Technologies Corp., otherwise known as SpaceX, conducted official ground breaking ceremonies today at Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. This opens a new era in commercial space operations for the company.
Read MoreXirrus, Inc. has announced there is now public access to the test plans and results of its 802.11n beta program scheduled to launch this quarter. The program, announced last week at Interop New York, focuses on comprehensive testing of Xirrus’ 802.11n Wi-Fi Array. The 802.11n Wi-Fi Array beta program will be executed by a number of existing Xirrus customers.
Read MoreXTAR, LLC is a joint venture between Loral Space & Communications [NASDAQ: LORL] and HISDESAT. The company has announced the reception of a contract from the U.S. General Services Administration, Federal Acquisition Service for Information Technology Equipment, Software, and Services (FSC Group 70).
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