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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 MoreA 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 MoreRocket 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 MoreAny 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.
Read MoreSkyline Communications supplies multi-vendor network management solutions for the HFG broadband, satellite, IPTV and broadcast industry. Newtec is engaged in satellite communications solutions. Now these two firms have formalized Newtec’s decision to include the DataMiner network management platform within its product portfolios.
Read More-- Getting More Info On The Asian Satellite Markets -- Azerbaijani Satellite Not Ready For Prime Time… Yet! -- Early Reporting For Natural Disasters In Nepal -- Ensuring Global Navigation Is Truly Global -- Motorola Avoids Billion Dollar Bullet --
Read MoreActivities are now underway by a team led by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LTM] to reconfigure a modernized Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR-M) satellite. Included in this project will be a new demo payload to temporarily transmit a third civil signal following a successful review by the U.S. Air Force.
Read MoreAdvent Communications is preparing to communicate most eagerly with visitors to their IBC booth. Their portable and mobile satellite uplinks will all be on display, and the new IP modem — ADM5000 L Band Modem — has also arrived.
Read MoreMoving into the American market is Arqiva as the company has acquired British Telecom’s (BT) Satellite Broadcast Services. The new operation includes long-term customer contracts, operations and personnel located in the USA.
Read MoreHow FAB… actually, FAB-T… Family of Advanced Beyond line-of-sight Terminals, with The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] successfully demo’ing for the first these systems can acquire an operational satellite and complete downlink transmissions. During the Low Data Rate test, a FAB-T radio communicated with an operational Milstar satellite and completed a series of downlink tests.
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