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The conclusion of a five-year contract between Eutelsat Communications [Euronext Paris:ETL] and Entertainment Highway Ltd. (EHL) has resulted in one high-power Ku-band transponder connected to a high-power spotbeam that Eutelsat has focused over Nigeria via their W4 satellite.
Read MoreOrbital Sciences Corporation [NYSE: ORB] and their Transportation Management Systems (TMS) division have been awarded a $15 million contract with the Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority (RGRTA) of Rochester, New York. The company will develop an integrated public transit fleet management system for more than 300 vehicles.
Read MoreCommunications & Power Industries, Inc. (CPI) has received an initial award for satellite communications (satcom) amplifiers to support the General Dynamics SATCOM Technologies specialized satcom earth terminals. This will be for Increment One of the U.S. Army's Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) program (see Editor’s Note below for more info on this program).
Read MoreViaSat Inc. [NASDAQ:VSAT] has received an order from Globecomm Systems Inc (GSI) for an open standard satellite communication network called the Joint Internet Protocol Modem (JIPM). The new networking modem is designed to integrate key technologies, including advanced commercial satellite networking and information assurance, into an integrated IP network for joint, interoperable communications.
Read MoreGlobecomm Systems Inc. [NASDAQ:GCOM] has received a contract from the U.S. Army's Communications—Electronic Life Cycle Management Command, under the Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS) Project Manager Defense Communications and Army Transmission Systems' (PM DCATS) World Wide Satellite Systems (WWSS) Program, to provide the Joint IP Modem (JIPM).
Read MoreL-3 Communications [NYSE:LLL] subsidiary Cincinnati Electronics (L-3 CE) has been selected by Alliant Techsystems [NYSE: ATK] to provide the avionics subsystem and components for NASA's Ares I launch vehicle. This approximately $65 million program effort will run through June 2014. ATK is serving as the prime contractor for the first stage of the Ares 1 crew launch vehicle.
Read MoreInmarsat now has an agreement with the European Space Agency (ESA) to become the commercial operator of a new satellite called Alphasat. The satellite is part of an ESA initiative to develop a new spacecraft platform capable of carrying a large communications payload.
Read MoreGlobecomm Systems Inc. [NASDAQ: GCOM] has announced their financial results for the fiscal 2008 first quarter, ended September 30, 2007. Highlights of the Company's results reveal GAAP earnings per diluted share of $0.16 in the fiscal 2008 first quarter, as compared to GAAP earnings per diluted share of $0.06 in the same period last year.
Read MoreLast Thursday evening at the 2007 SpotBeam Awards in Los Angeles, some 300-space enterprise leaders toasted the recipients of this year’s awards.
Read MoreIndia-based executives Commodore Gyanendra Sharma, managing director India, and Joe Parsley, vice-president India and South Asia, met senior customers and industry partners at a reception held today in New Delhi to mark the company's expanding presence in India and the opening of its office there.
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