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Loral Brings Telesat Canada Into The Fold… Officially!

August 20, 2007 / Mergers & Acquisitions

We all knew it was going to occur, but now all is official! Industry Canada has approved the acquisition of Telesat Canada by Loral [NASDAQ:LORL] and their Canadian partner, the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments. On December 16th, 2006, the joint venture company formed by Loral and PSP Investments entered into a definitive agreement with BCE Inc. [TSX/NYSE:BCE] to acquire 100 percent of Telesat Canada’s stock from BCE for CAD 3.25 billion.

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Antennas Acquisition By NovAtel

August 20, 2007 / Mergers & Acquisitions

NovAtel Inc. [NASDAQ: NGPS] has acquired privately-held Antcom Corporation, a communication company specializing in the design, development and manufacturing of antenna and microwave products for commercial and military customers in the space, ground and avionics telecommunications markets.

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Boeing & COSMO Continue Partnership

August 20, 2007 / Contracts & Commercial Deals

The third Constellation of Small Satellites for Mediterranean basin Observation (COSMO)-Skymed commercial satellite (comsat) contract has been awarded to The Boeing Company’s [NYSE: BA] commercial launch business for Thales Alenia Space Italia. They are the prime contractor of the Italian Space Agency.

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Lockheed Martin Eyes Their Horizon

August 19, 2007 / Contracts & Commercial Deals

Lockheed Martin has been selected by the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center's Space Development and Test Wing (SDTW) to provide the enterprise management framework, mission management, and infrastructure for current and future missions of the Multi-Mission Satellite Operations Center (MMSOC). The Responsive Satellite Command and Control Division of the SDTW manages the MMSOC program providing ground system support to both the satellite research and development and the operational satellite control communities in multiple locations.

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Swifter HQs Now Possible With TeleCommunication Systems

August 19, 2007 / Contracts & Commercial Deals

TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS) [NasdaqGM: TSYS] announced it has been awarded a $2.25 million contract to support a Department of Defense (DoD) joint program with SwiftLink deployable networking systems for command and control operations. The TCS SwiftLink provides a Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) certified, integrated, rapidly deployable Command and Control (C2) system to Geographic Combatant Commanders.

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WiNOT WiMAX WiTHIN Chicago!

August 18, 2007 / Events & Conferences

From September 25th through the 27th, WiMAX World is going to take place in Chicago, Illinois. For the WiMAX and Mobile Broadband and associated industries, this is a large event and you’ll be able to connect with more than 230 exhibitors and sponsors.

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ICG Business Is Truly Flying Upwards

August 18, 2007 / Contracts & Commercial Deals

International Communications Group (ICG) has announced Dassault Falcon has selected ICG to provide Iridium satellite communication systems and handsets as optional equipment for the entire Falcon family of aircraft. Products available for installation include the ICS-100, ICS-200 and the CIS-100 Iridium Communications Systems transceivers.

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