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C-COM Satellite Systems Inc. [TSXV: CMI] has received a $475,000 order for its iNetVu Mobile units from one of its European resellers. The iNetVu mobile systems have been delivered, installed, and commissioned by this reseller and are now in use by one of the armed forces of a NATO member country.
Read MoreOmniGlobe Networks, Inc. has signed a 10 year contract with a total value of $5.48 million with the Naskapi Nation of Kawawachikamach’s Internet Service Provider (ISP) Naskapi Imuun, Inc. Under the terms of the contract, OmniGlobe will provide Naskapi Imuun with increased satellite bandwidth.
Read MoreOmniGlobe Networks, Inc. has signed a 10 year contract with a total value of $5.48 million with the Naskapi Nation of Kawawachikamach’s Internet Service Provider (ISP) Naskapi Imuun, Inc. Under the terms of the contract, OmniGlobe will provide Naskapi Imuun with increased satellite bandwidth.
Read MoreComtech Telecommunications Corp. [NASDAQ: CMTL] subsidiary Comtech PST Corp. has received $1.5 million of orders for high power amplifiers from a leading provider of aviation electronics and communication systems. These amplifiers are used as part of satellite communications systems which provide commercial mobile airborne-to-satellite-to-ground communications service.
Read MoreIntelsat, Ltd. and Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc) have completed an agreement wherein Intelsat will purchase 10 transponders on Telenor’s THOR 6 satellite, which is due to launch during the second quarter of 2009. Under the contract, Intelsat will gain the additional capacity needed to expand its growing DTH business within Central and Eastern Europe.
Read MoreInmedius, Inc. now has a multi-user, multi-year contract with Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems & Solutions (IS&S) for the use of their S1000D Publishing Suite which will support the production of electronic documentation for Lockheed Martin’s Transformational Communications Satellite (TSAT) Mission Operations System (TMOS).
Read MoreUdcast and WildBlue Enterprise Solutions have entered into a technical and commercial partnership to jointly develop new products, services and markets for the enhanced delivery of broadband Internet by satellite to the business sector. As part of this agreement, WildBlue has approved the UDcast UDgateway as an accelerated VPN solution for enterprise users of its broadband Internet service by satellite.
Read MoreAsia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) and Vietnam Telecom International (VTI) have announced a Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) has been signed by the firms to exchange capacity on the two satellites ABS-1 and VINASAT-1. The MOU serves a start for a joint cooperation for telecommunications and satellite services between the two companies.
Read MoreSES ASTRA, an SES company [Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG] announced the company has selected Global Communications, Invacom, and ERA Technology as the winners of the ASTRA INNOVATION CONTEST. Launched at IBC in 2006, this contest is aimed at stimulating research organisations and the satellite industry to develop innovative concepts to further increase the consumer attractiveness and features of direct-to-home (DTH) satellite reception.
Read MoreTeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS) [NASDAQ: TSYS] has been awarded a five-year, $12.25 million, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract to support the Department of Defense (DoD) with professional services to ensure communications interoperability and provide specialized testing.
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