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atrexx Ltd. & Co. KG, a provider of high-quality telecom services and broadcast via satellite, based in Germany, has announced the certification of its quality management system according to DIN EN ISO 9001:2000 by the international organizations DQS and IQNet — The International Certification Network.
Read MoreAs part of the European Space Agency's user-driven approach to preparing new Earth Explorer missions to advance our understanding of the Earth system, six candidate missions will be presented to the science community at a User Consultation Meeting in January 2009.</b></font> The meeting follows the <i>Call for Core Earth Explorer</i> Ideas released in 2005, and the subsequent selection of six missions to undergo assessment studies out of 24 original proposals. As the assessment period draws to a close, the goal is to select up to three of the missions for the next stage — feasibility study.
Read MoreSkyTrac Systems has been selected by Partners in Aviation and Communications Technology (PACTEC) to provide Satellite Communication Technology and Flight Following services.
Read MoreSES ASTRA has signed a long-term agreement with a company representing independent German cable operators to transmit digital Free-to-Air TV to their networks.
Read MoreA new A-5 sized, 444 kbps broadband terminal, with advanced video streaming capability has debuted from Thuraya.
Read MoreVT iDirect, Inc. (iDirect) has announced TELECOMUNICACIONES BANTEL (BANTEL) has installed a network of iDirect Series 3000 Remote Satellite Routers, enabling Corporacion Digitel (Digitel) to expand cellular access within Venezuela by backhauling GSM traffic over satellite.
Read MoreChina Satellite Markets: Assessment of Commercial Satellite Transponder Demand in China, Hong Kong and Macau.
Read MoreThere's been much discussion regarding the BADR sat and iDirect TV coverage.
Read MoreYou may well recall that sometime during the evening of June 16th to the 17th, a "technical incident" occurred to the Eutelsat's W5 satellite's power generation subsystem.
Read MoreA remotely piloted aircraft carrying a NASA sensor flew over much of California earlier this week. The aircraft collected information that will be now used to help fight more than 300 wildfires burning across the state. The Ikhana aircraft is imaging almost 4,000 square miles from Santa Barbara north to the Oregon border.
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