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Media&Broadcast, a business unit of T-Systems, and Eutelsat Communications [Euronext Paris: ETL] have signed an agreement for the lease of a full transponder on Eutelsat’s EUROBIRD 9 satellite. The capacity will be used for video networks and data distribution services in Germany and international markets.
Read MoreSpacenet Inc. has introduced a new, affordable program specifically designed for retail enterprises to help reduce operational expenses and minimize lost revenue caused by network downtime. The program enables customers to leverage VSAT services as part of a hybrid network for ultra reliable networking and redundant communications for business continuity.
Read MoreThey’ve been named Euroconsult’s 2007 Broadband Satellite System Operator of the Year! WildBlue Communications is celebrating as the award was announced during the 11th World Summit for Satellite Financing in Paris, France, and receiving the award during a ceremony at the Hotel Westin.
Read More-- AU$4.5m For NT E-Health Satellite Broadband -- IWPC Events Packed With Info --
Read MoreProviding full mesh, hub and spoke and hybrid network activities is the new MDX420 Satellite Network Gateway unveiled by Radyne Corporation [NASDAQ: RADN] at IBC in Amsterdam. The MDX420 applies Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) and can operate in single channel per carried mode—all on the same platform.
Read MoreIn a communication system, transmission lines are usually the most common failure point. Cables and antennas are constantly exposed to the elements and they degrade over time. Mix in poorly tightened connectors or seals, and intermittent outages all the way to utter failure could be the result. Agilent Technologies [NYSE: A] to the rescue.
Read MoreScheduled to fly later this month is a European Space Agency (ESA) student project that will find a space tether performing a capsule deorbit maneuver. Parts of Africa, the Middle East, South America (below 55 degrees S), Antarctic Peninsula (above 82 degrees South), Eastern Russia and Western Alaska (above 170 degrees East) should find the tether visible.
Read MoreDear GVF Member, We are calling upon you and your company for voluntary support in a matter of extreme importance. By now, you may have seen reports regarding satellite industry efforts to avert a global spectrum crisis. The satellite industry is entering the final phase of a campaign to prevent valuable C-band spectrum from being re-allocated to the terrestrial wireless sector and to ensure that unacceptable levels of interference do not continue to occur.
Read MoreTerrific news for Integral Systems, Inc. [NASDAQ: ISYS], for their latest contract marks the 32nd 1300 platform supported by the company’s EPOCH IPS product line. What has occurred is an “unnamed” satellite operator has contracted them for command and control systems based on their EPOCH IPS (Integrated Product Suite) that will support an SS/L (Space Systems Loral) 1300 satellite platform.
Read MoreAccording to the Hindustan Times online site, seven geo-stationary satellites are going to be built by India. According to India’s Secretary in the Department of Space (and the Chairman of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)), G. Madhavan Nair, the design of the satellites is more or less complete and they are in the process of building the first prototype model.
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