GPS Tests Next For Boeing
The Boeing Company successfully assembled and integrated all flight hardware onto the first Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellite. GPS IIF will bring new capabilities to the GPS constellation.
Read MoreBroadcom Chips Away At STBs
Broadcom Corporation [NASDAQ: BRCM] has announced a new and advanced system-on-a-chip (SoC) solution for next generation satellite and IP set-top boxes (STBs). The new BCM7405 digital set-top-box-on-a-chip leverages Broadcom's track record and market acumen in both IP and set-top box technologies to deliver unprecedented levels of processor performance, memory bandwidth, graphics speed, system security and peripheral integration.
Read MoreSpacenet Drives Solutions To Emergency Situations
When it comes to disaster recovery and first-responder action, a vehicle outfitted with all of the necessary communication equipment is mandatory. To ensure such is part of their role in emergency events, Spacenet Inc. has intro’d their new mobile Emergency Communications Vehicle, which serves as a transportable command post typically deployable in ten minutes or less to provide converged data, voice and video communications.
Read MoreConvergence Of NDS & Others Promulgates PC Convergence
NDS is working with VBox Communications [Vbox], Cyberlink and 'yes' to deliver on the promise of convergence. During IBC, the companies demonstrated the new, integrated solution, which included a DVB-S tuner from VBox integrated with the NDS VideoGuard PC software and Cyberlink’s PowerCinema. 'yes' is Israel’s premier satellite Pay-TV operator.
Read MoreSES Sentarse Con AR-SA
SES Global South America Holdings, S.L., an SES company [Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG] has just announced an agreement with AR-SAT, Empresa Argentina de Soluciones Satelitales, S.A. The recently formed satellite operator is based in Buenos Aires.
Read MoreA Common Stock Move By Integral
Integral Systems, Inc. [NASDAQ: ISYS] today announced the results of its tender offer, which expired at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on September 11, 2007. The company has accepted for purchase 1,850,000 shares of its common stock at a purchase price of $27.00 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $49.95 million.
Read MoreTerminal For Satamatics? Absolutely!
Satamatics has signed a long-term contract with Belgium’s data terminal manufacturer Dilupe and both companies will promote each other’s products. Satamatics will have exclusive rights to the DMT-70, a new data terminal designed by Dilupe, to integrate into Satamatics’ range of Inmarsat D+ and IsatM2M (Machine-to-Machine) satellite terminals.
Read MoreFor Military Mastery, MilCom Matters
MILCOM, the Premier Military Communications Conference, to be held from October 29-31, 2007 at Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center, Orlando, FL, has updated the list of influential and knowledgeable subject-matter expert speaker list. They are as follow:
Read MoreMulti-National Battle Group Grouped With Iridium Services
The Swedish Armed Forces have purchased Iridium satellite services for the newly formed Nordic Battle Group. Service will be initiated at the close of this year. The Iridium satellite services are being supplied under a service agreement with IDG Europe AB.
Read MoreNSSL’s Mod Nod
NSSL is an international satellite communications provider and the company has just been awarded an extension of a major contract to become the sole provider of commercial satcoms for the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD). The contract, which comes under the umbrella of the Skynet 5 PFI, will run through 2020 and reflects the good relationship enjoyed between the Ministry of Defence and NSSL over the past 20 years.
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