SWE-DISH SATCOMs Satisfy
SWE-DISH Satellite Systems AB, a DataPath? company, has been granted U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) licenses for the SWE-DISH Drive-Away CCT120 and Suitcase? CCT120 SATCOM terminals.
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China’s SATCOM Activities Target Oil Producing Nations
From Kanwa Defense Review Monthly, reported by Jeff Chen and edited by Andrei Chang, comes a report focusing on China's recent sales of communication satellites to Nigeria, Pakistan, and Venezuela.
Read MoredigiGO! — White Space Opportunities
After an epic battle between the U.S. broadcasting industry and high-tech companies, the FCC ruled in November 2008 that it would open up white space spectrum (54 MHz to 698 MHz) once TV stations move from analog to digital transmissions and no longer need the bandwidth “guard rails” required by analog. Congress has set the date for that transition for June 2009.
Read MoreIridium Gets The Final Once Over From RTCA For Transoceanic Flight Communications
The Radio-Technical Commission for Aeronautics (RTCA) Special Committee 215 (SC-215) has finalized key documents to facilitate evaluation and approval of Iridium-based critical safety communications for air carriers on transoceanic flights.
Read MoreA Meeting Of Minds: EC + EUMETSAT
Heinz Zourek, Director-General of the Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry in the European Commission, met the EUMETSAT Director-General, Dr. Lars Prahm, on March 24th at the headquarters of the European Meteorological Satellite Organisation in Darmstadt, Germany, Mr. Zourek’s first visit to EUMETSAT.
Read MoreW1 Satellite OK’d To Use Russian Radio Frequencies
On March 19, 2009, the Russian State Radio Frequency Committee (SRFC) made a decision on allocating radio frequencies for the W1 European satellite that is planned to be located at the Russian 80 East orbital position.
Read MoreSpacenet Loose Lips Don’t Sink Ships With FIPS — Encryption Ensures Government
Spacenet Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. [Nasdaq: GILT] introduced its new Cisco integrated Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 certified encryption solution over satellite that provides new satellite communications options to government customers, including services for CONUS based Department of Defense agencies and backhaul services between EMEA and the U.S. utilizing their existing Cisco infrastructure.
Read MoreAllocation Of Billions In Euros For Broadband Beef-up Applauded By ESOA
The European Satellite Operators Association (ESOA) welcomed the decision on March 19th by European Heads of State on the EU Economic Recovery Package (EERP), wherein 1.020B euros has been allocated to promote access to broadband, reflecting the Commission’s desire to give coverage to all 500 million European citizens.
Read MoreSpent Chinese Satellite Debris Requires Discovery Maneuvering + A Lifting Image
At 4:31 p.m. EDT on Sunday, space shuttle Discovery completed maneuvering the shuttle-space station stack 180 degrees to the "undock attitude," placing Discovery in front of the space station as they travel through space.
Read MoreDuo Of Canadian Sats in Debris Danger
Two Canadian satellites are in danger of being damaged or destroyed because they’re passing through massive clouds of space junk caused by a recent collision between a Russian and an American satellite.
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