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Radyne’s Gateway To Lower Cost Hub And Spoke Networks
Providing 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 MoreAgilent Offers Trusty Testing
In 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 MoreESA Sponsored Tethers and Galaxy Gazing
Scheduled 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 MoreAn Urgent Call For Support From GVF Members – Complete letter follows…
Dear 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 MoreThirty-Two x 1300 = New Contract For Integral
Terrific 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 MoreSeven Is The Magic Number For ISRO & INSAT-4C R On The LAM
According 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.
Read MoreNewSat & Dodo Push Broadband To The Bush
A deal has been signed in Melbourne that finds indie satservices provider NewSat Limited [ASX: NWT] and consumer telco Dodo working together to bring affordable broadband Internet connectivity to remote Australian households and businesses. This will occur under the Howard Government’s Australian Broadband Guarantee program.
Read MoreSea Launch Receives Zent-3SL Hardware For Next Launches
Rocket segments for the Zenit-3SL system arrived last week at Home Port, as Sea Launch transitions to mission operations. The hardware will support the launch of the Thuraya 3 satellite in October, as well as additional upcoming missions into 2008.
Read MoreFinancial and Award Gratification for SES
Any award with the phrase “… Of The Year” is significant for any company involved in our industry, whether large or small in size. Just awarded “Satellite Operator of the Year: Growth and Profits 2007” is SES [Euronext Paris and Luxemburg Stock Exchange: SESG]. This is the second consecutive year SES has been garlanded with this prestigious award from Euroconsult.
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