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Globecomm Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: GCOM) has appointed Tom Coyle as Senior Vice President and General Manager, Globecomm Systems. In his new position, Tom will be responsible for managing the Globecomm Systems business. This work includes design, provisioning, and management of complex, satellite based, communication networks, end-to-end solutions and system products.
Read MoreBroadpoint has named Bryan Olivier as its chief operating officer. Bryan has more than 27 years of experience in management, engineering, and network operations at leading companies in the telecommunications and energy industries.
Read MoreHow many trade shows, conferences, and exhibitions do we attend each year? And how many of these events do we leave behind and, a couple of weeks later, all we can recall are our sore feet and the number of corn pads used to protect blossoming blisters? SATCON cannot guarantee you won't still succumb to blisters — after all, there are hundreds of exhibitions to visit, and that does require a few thousands footfalls to "meet and greet" successfully.
Read MoreAndrews Space (Andrews) has been awarded a contract valued at more than $1.5M to develop plug and play spacecraft subsystems and demonstrate integrated spacecraft capability.?
Read MoreViaSat Inc. received a $9.3 million award from the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to continue the development of the UHF SATCOM Integrated Waveform Channel Controller. This second phase of the Integrated Waveform (IW) development enables demand assigned services on UHF SATCOM networks to support new applications that require better performance and higher channel throughput.
Read MoreDataPath, Inc. has been awarded $1.7 million to provide field services support for the Ramstein Air Base satellite communications teleport operated by the U.S. Air Force.
Read MoreBroadpoint, a full-service telecommunications and network solutions company, has extended its alliance with AT&T in the form of a long-term contract extending AT&T’s wireless voice and data capabilities further into the?Gulf of Mexico. This provides critical connectivity to AT&T’s business customers as Broadpoint’s coverage spans over 100,000 square miles in the?Gulf of Mexico.
Read MoreGlobecomm Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: GCOM) has been awarded an infrastructure contract from General Communication Inc. (NASDAQ: GNCMA) a $9 million contract. General Communications is based in Alaska and provides voice, video and data communication services to residential, commercial and government customers.
Read MoreAccording to Futron in a 2008 report, the satellite industry is a 77 billion euros market worldwide, growing at 16 percent in 2007. Of this, satellite services alone generated approximately 38 billion euros in global revenue. European companies represent an important force on this market: the European space industry holds 40 percent of world markets for manufacturing, launching, and operating satellites.
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