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From a Deutsche Welle German radio broadcast on September 19th, information regarding the EU’s Galileo project was broadcast. And as most of our readers are well aware, the multi-billion-euro Galileo satnav project, a counter to the US global positioning system GPS, has experienced some troubles of late.
Read MoreWe 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.
Read MoreNovAtel 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreLockheed 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.
Read MoreTeleCommunication 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.
Read MoreJean-Yves Le Gall, Chairman and CEO of Arianespace, and Kiyoshi Isozaki, President and CEO of JSAT Corporation, signed a launch Service & Solutions contract for the JCSAT-12 satellite. This is the 24th Japanese contract for Arianespace.
Read MoreAsia and the South Pacific have Iridium Satellite enjoying a a dance of joy, as there have been significant increases in regional traffic as well as the addition of new partners. All of this good news is attendant with across-the-board growth through the Iridium quarterly financial results posted last July.
Read MoreThere are several, major new appointments being announced by Intelsat, Ltd.
Read MoreFrom 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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