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Hughes Network Systems, LLC [HUGHES] has now shipped more than 300,000 broadband satellite terminals compliant with the DVB-S2/IPoS air interface standard, including the Adaptive Coding Modulation (ACM) feature that was introduced in mid 2006.
Read MoreIn December of 2014, the first launch of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES-R Series is expected to occur. One of the critical components aboard will be the Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) and Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has been awarded a $178 million contract by NASA to design and build this component.
Read MoreSpirent Communications has made improvements to customer support capabilities across the world. In Asia, Spirent has added dedicated support facility for its Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) test systems, based out of the existing Spirent offices in Beijing, P. R. China. This new facility enhances Spirent’s existing support offices in USA and Europe.
Read MoreJuniper Networks, Inc. [NASDAQ: JNPR] is going to team with Lockheed Martin Corporation [NYSE: LMT] to develop a pilot Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) transition test bed designed to simulate a government agency transition. Lockheed Martin will transition a portion of its global network to IPv6 for use during the simulation. To support this transition, Juniper Networks will contribute its high-performance IPv6-capable routers to the test bed for the simulation.
Read MoreOerlikon Space has delivered the MIE spectrometer (MSP) for the European wind observation satellite ADM-Aeolus. Together with a second Oerlikon Space spectrometer, the MSP is the core element in the payload of the wind observation satellite, which the European Space Agency ESA plans to launch in 2009.
Read MoreGigaSat has launched a new range of fully integrated solid state BUC’s (Block Up Conductor) to complement its FA-120 and FA-100 flyaway systems. The “Turtle Power Modules”, so named due to their unique mechanical construction with a molded carbon fibre shell, are available in X-band, Ku-band, Ka-band and even dual band (i.e. Ku/X or Ku/Ka in one housing).
Read MoreSES NEW SKIES, an SES company [Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG], has announced FRANCE 24 is now broadcasting across Africa on the NSS-7 satellite located at the orbital position of 338° E. FRANCE 24 is a free and unencrypted 24/7 international news channel offering a French perspective on world events.
Read MoreOver $4 million worth of Munters custom air handling units (AHUs) will be performing dehumidification at the future Eastern Processing Facility at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The custom desiccant AHUs will provide dehumidification required for the assembly of satellites to be launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
Read MoreChallenger Mobile has announced enhancements to the company’s platform to help mobile operators, wireless ISPs, and related service providers deliver their own branded Mobile VoIP services to subscribers, all the while enjoying a fast time-to-market and low cost of entry. Challenger's white-label Mobile VoIP (mVoIP) platform allows subscribers to place calls from their mobiles over the Internet, using a WiFi, GPRS or 3G connection.
Read MoreGeneral Dynamics SATCOM Technologies is the recipient of a US$24 million contract from the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command in Fort Monmouth, N.J. The company will provide specialized satellite communications earth terminals and support services for the Joint Network Node-Network (JNN-N) program, now known as Increment One of the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T).
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