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Last Tuesday, the category 5 hurricane known as Felix devastated Northern Nicaragua, with the potential disaster victims to exceed 500,000 in number. Télécoms Sans Frontières has once again responded with emergency satphone communications, while continuing their work in Pisco, Peru.
Read MoreThales Communications, Inc. once again joins the USO of Metropolitan Washington (USO-Metro) to help support our troops and their families at the 4th annual Stars & Stripes, Diamonds & Clubs USO Benefit on September 21, 2007! The Stars & Stripes, Diamonds & Clubs benefit, with guest master of ceremonies Pat Sajak, is an evening full of opportunities to network and win at the Roulette Wheel, Texas Hold ’em, Blackjack, and Craps table. All proceeds support USO-Metro.
Read MoreThe President and CEO of JSAT Corporation, Kiyoshi Isozaki, reported the failure of the attempted launch of its JCSAT-11 communications satellite and an in-depth investigation Is underway to determine the cause. He added, “This satellite was launched as a successor to an in-orbit backup satellite.
Read MoreThe President and CEO of JSAT Corporation, Kiyoshi Isozaki, reported the failure of the attempted launch of its JCSAT-11 communications satellite and an in-depth investigation Is underway to determine the cause. He added, “This satellite was launched as a successor to an in-orbit backup satellite.
Read MoreStratos Global Corp. [TSX: SGB] has begun deployment of its AmosConnect Crew service on 34 vessels managed by Reederei Blue Star GmbH [Blue Star]. Blue Star is a subsidiary of Maersk, the world's largest shipping company. The service enables crew members at sea to stay in contact with home at low-cost rates via phone, SMS, and email.
Read MoreAndrew Corporation is going to be revealing several new satellite communications products during IBC 2007 in Amsterdam. The company is located indoors at Stand 1.436 and outdoors at Stand #0300E. A quick view of their new offerings uncovers:
Read MoreApax Partners has successfully completed their purchase of Telenor Satellite Services. Telenor will now be blended into Apax’ Vizada brand. Apax now combines the resources of two industry veterans – the former Telenor Satellite Services (TSS) and the former France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications (FTMSC) under the Vizada brand – maintaining continuity of service for existing customers while creating a new market leader in the global satellite communications industry.
Read MoreILS Declares Proton Launch Anomaly Khrunichev and International Launch Services regret to announce the failure of the Proton launch vehicle to put the JCSAT-11 satellite into proper orbit for JSAT Corporation. The Proton Breeze M rocket lifted off at 4:43 a.m. today from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
Read MoreIntelsat, Ltd. has signed new agreements with three companies—Strong Technologies, RRSAT Global and Rádio e Televisão de Portugal... here are the details.
Read MoreKVH Industries, Inc., [NASDAQ: KVHI) announced Mackay Communications, Inc., will begin offering the new KVH TracPhone V7 with mini-VSAT Broadband service as its exclusive maritime VSAT (very small aperture terminal) solution. The new mini-VSAT Broadband service uses sophisticated spread spectrum technology to provide vessels with data reception rates as fast as 2 Mbps and data transmission rates as fast as 512 Kbps via the 24" KVH TracPhone V7.
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