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GigaSat has just announced BBC World Service has awarded a tender to the company for the manufacture, integration and supply of four FA-180 flyaway satellite earth stations. The systems will be operated from four separate key locations in the Middle East and are designed specifically to withstand the harsh climatic conditions of the region and to be quickly deployed for transmission on any choice of satellite.
Read MoreSES ASTRA, an SES company [Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG], announced they have signed a new contract for their interactive TV service Blucom for the Arab World. MBC, the free-to-air multi-channel media group in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, will use Blucom for voting, greeting, downloading, and other enhanced TV-applications for its flagship channel MBC1, the news channel Al Arabiya, and the Saudi Arabian radio channel MBC FM.
Read MoreComtech EF Data Corporation, a subsidiary of Comtech Telecommunications Corporation (NASDAQ: CMTL), has intro’d a new Media Router platform, the Media Router 6000. In a single platform, the Media Router 6000 functions as a satellite receiver, combiner, filter and video to IP transcoder.
Read MoreLivewire Digital has been showing range of products at IBC. The company also introduced their new software package, M-Link JATS, as well as other projects recently undertaken for the British Royal Navy, Reuters and Volvo Ocean Race.
Read MoreSatellite operator Avanti Communications has signed a contract to purchase launch services for its first satellite, HYLAS (highly adaptable satellite), from Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX), USA. A launch window for the satellite to launch between March and December 2009 has been booked.
Read MoreDataPath, Inc. has signed a joint marketing agreement with QUALCOMM that will find the two companies working together to deliver integrated satellite and cellular communications solutions for battlefield and disaster situations. As a first step, the companies have collaborated to design the Integrated Tactical Cellular Communications Solution (ITCCS).
Read MoreEutelsat Communications [Euronext Paris: ETL] and ViaSat Inc. [Nasdaq:VSAT] announced the expansion of the distribution network for the Tooway satellite broadband service with new distribution agreements signed for service into France, Spain and Bulgaria. Tooway is a broadband service designed for residential users, with equipment a fraction the cost of existing enterprise-focused satellite services.
Read MoreBased on Gilat Satellite Network's SkyEdge systems, Russia’s leading satellite service provider, Closed Joint-Stock Company (CJSC) Global-Teleport, is deploying a broadband satellite communications network for the Russian Ministry of Education. Initiated by the Russian Government, the Education Project guarantees unlimited Internet access form Russian schools.
Read MoreND Satcom concluded a new SNG deal during the IBC trade show in Amsterdam. VTS, a German system integrator for audio and video technology, has now ordered two satellite uplinks for Satellite News Gathering (SNG) vehicles. They will be delivered to WDR (Westdeutscher Rundfunk), a major European broadcaster, with both uplink systems to be integrated by ND SatCom in Friedrichshafen.
Read MoreOn behalf of the German Federal Office For Defence Technology and Procurement (BWB), Rheinmetall Defence live fire tested their Corect guidance module with great success. Two test rockets were guided to a target 20 km away using the company’s new, satellite-supported flight path guidance modules.
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