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Verso Technologies, Inc. [NASDAQ: VRSO] and Hughes Network Systems, LLC (Hughes) have successfully concluded inter-operability testing of the Verso NetPerformer solution over the Hughes broadband satellite platform. As a result, Verso’s optimized NetPerformer satellite solution is now offered to wireless carriers worldwide for GSM and CDMA backhaul applications.
Read MoreNetwork Innovations has solved the issue of voice delay on MSAT G2 systems with the release of the SATRAD Console Interface System (CIS). The CIS integrates existing dispatch console systems with the SATRAD MSAT G2 satellite dispatch radio service and eliminates the voice delay associated with a standard G2 dispatch unit.
Read MoreDigitalGlobe has released the first images from WorldView-1, the highest resolution commercial satellite that was successfully launched on September 18 from Vandenberg Air Force Base. The satellite has been undergoing a routine calibration and checkout period.
Read MoreAdvantech AMT manufactures satellite and terrestrial wireless communication equipment. The company, in collaboration with ProComSat, their Algerian partner, had successfully installed RF equipment in support of the All-African games broadcasts.
Read MoreThe Telecom Commission (TEC) has approved the Department of Telecom (ToC) to start work on a independent, dedicated satellite that will provide telecom services. The probable winner of this award will be the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) as the ToC continues to work out the more minute details of satellite development.
Read MoreGlobalstar, Inc. [NASDAQ:GSAT] has announced their subsidiary, Globalstar Europe, is launching Static IP (Internet Protocol) address and virtual private network or VPN capability for its satellite data customers throughout western Europe. The new services are possible due to enhancements at the Globalstar gateway ground station located in France.
Read MoreComtech Telecommunications Corp. [NASDAQ: CMTL] subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., has received $2.6 million in orders for satellite communications equipment. The equipment will support an expansion project of a satellite-based cellular backhaul network to remote areas in Asia.
Read MoreInternational Datacasting Corporation [TSX:IDC] has received new orders for Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) products and related services from three separate customers. These orders total more than $1.7 million USD.
Read MoreMotorola, Inc. [NYSE: MOT] is going to demo their high definition (HD) video delivery offerings at the HD World Conference & Exposition. The demonstrations will feature Motorola’s first public display of the DSR-6000 series receivers, the first of a new generation of receiver-transcoders.
Read MoreRAMTelecom Inc. [TSX-V:RTC] has been selected by ShopCast to provide satellite service to support the EK3 Narrowcasting network in Wal-Mart Canada Corporation stores across Canada. ShopCast, a Toronto-based company, will use RAMTelecom satellite communications services to enable the EK3 Narrowcasting Network to run Wal-Mart’s closed circuit TV, which will communicate directly with shoppers.
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