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Perfect timing considering the global situations for gathering the best at the Global MilSatCom 2008, November 3-5 at the Millennium Conference Centre, London, United Kingdom. This is the tenth anniversary of the event in which the European hub for Military Satellite Communications nations gather and discuss national developments, international cooperation and current operational challenges.
Read MoreViaSat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) has been awarded contracts totaling US$25 million for LinkWay?S2 satellite modems to support the U.S. Army, USMC, and other DoD customers.
Read MoreInternational Datacasting Corporation has received a follow-on order from a leading aerospace and defence contractor for the Company’s new DVB-S2 dual tuner integrated receiver and decoder (IRD), the SuperFlex SFX3104-L.
Read MoreBoeing [NYSE: BA] has used an operational, commercial communications satellite to demonstrate the maturity of its Internet-like, space-based packet-switching technology. This occurred during a program review of the company's proposed Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT) for the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD).
Read MoreViaSat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) has been awarded an additional order valued at approximately US$7 million for Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) terminals from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR), San Diego.
Read MorePumping up data throughput on the network by as much as 500 percent for critical military and government needs without increasing recurring monthly bandwidth costs is big news.
Read MoreArrowhead Global Solutions has been awarded a task order with an estimated life cycle value of US$11.5 million by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to provide space segment and operations and maintenance (O&M) support for the Global Broadcast Service (GBS) to deliver critical information to the warfighter.
Read MoreGood work by Aruba Networks, Inc. [NASDAQ: ARUN], provider of wireless LANs and secure mobility solutions, deployed their wireless networks by Babylon Telecommunications Inc. at Joint Base Balad in Iraq to provide Internet access to over 20,000 soldiers.
Read MoreThales Communications, Inc., has announced the Company's participation on the winning team selected by the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Joint Program Executive Office (JPEO) to provide the tactical communications and networking solutions for the JTRS Airborne, Maritime, and Fixed Site (AMF) program.
Read MoreNorthrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has completed integrating all electronic units of the payload module for the third Advanced Extremely High Frequency (EHF) military communications satellite.
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