GlobalCom… Gaining South African Approval (SATCOM)
South African regulator Icasa has awarded the first licence to sell Iridium satellite phone systems and handsets to GlobalCom Satellite.
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GeoMetWatch… Showing A Great Deal Of Sense (Imagery)
[SatNews] GeoMetWatch, Inc. has announced that NOAA's Commercial Remote Sensing Regulatory Affairs Office, an agency of the Department of Commerce, has granted it the nation's first commercial remote sensing license for a geostationary hyperspectral imaging/sounding system.
Read MoreAvanti Communications Reacts To Spending Review — Give Them All Access!
[SatNews] Reacting to today's CSR announcement by the British government, David Williams, Chief executive of Avanti Communications said:
Read MoreEuropean Space Agency… Reduction Of RFI Requested (SATCOM)
[SatNews] The results from ESA's SMOS satellite have been impressive, but the mission has been bugged by patches of interference from radar, TV and radio transmissions in what should be a protected band.
Read MoreAEPOC… The Piracy Fight Continues Full-Fledged
[SatBroadcasting(tm)]AEPOC, the European Association for the Protection of Encrypted Works and Services, has announced first details of a new action plan to build a broader anti-piracy stance for the Association.
Read MoreLightSquared… Financially Speaking…
[SatNews] According to Bloomberg, LightSquared, the $7B Long Term Evolution (LTE) open-access mobile network that will use satellite spectrum (acquired by New York investment firm Harbinger Capital) has obtained a four-year $750M loan from UBS.
Read MoreSUIRG… SIC Plots (Interference)
[SatNews] The Satellite Users Interference Reduction Group (SUIRG) has launched an important new tool in its continuing quest to identify and mitigate the ever-growing problem of satellite interference.
Read MoreAirspan + LightSquared… Utilitarian Spectrum (Agreement)
[SatNews] Airspan Networks Inc. now has an agreement with LightSquared to exclusively market the latter’s 1.4 GHz wireless spectrum.
Read MoreSUIRG… Recourses In RFI Removal (Event)
[SatNews] Satellite interference is a growing problem facing all satellite operators and users — virtually every geostationary satellite experiences some form of interference incident in its lifetime.
Read MoreGeneral Services Administration… SATCOM Purchase Changes With FCSA Program (Government)
[SatNews] The General Services Administration (GSA) has released a final request for proposals for a procurement that civilian and defense agencies can use to purchase commercial satellite communications.
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