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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 MoreThe 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 MoreOn 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 MoreKudos to EMS Satamatics for receiving the successful Type Approval by Germanischer Lloyd of the SAT-201i-Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) solution.
Read MoreHarris Corporation (NYSE: HRS has received Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 Level 2 certification for the Harris Highband Networking Radio (HNR).
Read MoreThe Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved the application of ICO Global Communications (Holdings) Limited's (NASDAQ: ICOG) subsidiary, New ICO Satellite Services G.P., use of an ancillary terrestrial component (ATC) in conjunction with its mobile satellite services (MSS).
Read MoreThe European Commission has confirmed all four operators that applied to deliver mobile satellite services across Europe will move forward to the next stages of the selection procedure.
Read MoreIn an important advancement for personal and commercial spaceflight, the New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA) has received a license for vertical and horizontal launch from the Federal Aviation Administration’s Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation.
Read MoreDr. Ali R. Ebadi, MEASAT’s Senior Vice President of Space Systems Development, has been elected to be the Chairman of the International Telecommunications Union’s (ITU) Radio Regulations Board (RRB).
Read MoreMobile Satellite Ventures LP (MSV) has just announced the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted communications licenses for the two new MSV gateways in the U.S. that are being built to support the company’s nexgen integrated satellite-terrestrial communication network for North America.
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