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PCI Geomatics will support image products from the THEOS satellite (Thailand Earth Observation System), which is to be launched in November 2007. PCI Geomatics will develop support for THEOS data import, precision orthorectification models, image mosaics, and advanced data fusion techniques, such as panchromatic sharpening.
Read MoreAsia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited [AsiaSat] and US entertainment network E! Entertainment Television Inc. have announced the signing of a contract that will find E! International Network distributed to Asian cable and satellite networks, terrestrial stations and pay TV platforms. Such will occur through AsiaSat 2’s wide C-band coverage beam and full transponder C-band MCPC platform operated by AsiaSat’s Tai Po Earth Station in Hong Kong.
Read MoreSky has unveiled further details of the company plans to offer broadband, telephone and digital terrestrial television services under an entirely new brand to customers across the United Kingdom. The new business will operate under the Picnic brand offering customers a variety of simple, flexible options to combine the services that they want.
Read MoreProcera Networks, Inc. [AMEX: PKT] announced that Comunicación y Telefonía Rural S.A. of Chile has deployed multiple PacketLogic products in its satellite and WiMAX networks to control and optimize bandwidth and to ensure quality of service (QoS) for its growing customer base. Procera reseller and systems integrator I-Systems S.A. of Santiago de Chile provided initial consultation and deployment of the PacketLogic Systems.
Read MoreSkylogic, the broadband affiliate of Eutelsat Communications [Euronext Paris: ETL] is the recipient of a contract from the Diputacion Provincial de Zaragoza to implement full broadband capabilities to 120 communities in the region of Saragossa in northern Spain. The Zaragoza Internet Provincial programme was initiated to facilitate access to new technologies for all municipalities in the province and to provide citizens in all communities with free broadband access to public service amenities and on-line documentation.
Read MoreTechStart, LLC has debuted their Rapid Deployment Communications (RDC) Flyaway Kit (TSL-100RDC). The kit is based on the ICG Core Iridium System (CIS-100) and offers a ready-to-go voice and data communications management system for use on the move, literally anywhere on the planet.
Read MoreStratos Global Corp. [TSX: SGB] has unveiled their commercial availability of Inmarsat's Satellite Phone Services in mobile, fixed-land and fixed-maritime packages. Customers using Inmarsat Satellite Phone Services from Stratos will benefit from the Stratos Advantage, a wide range of value-added services that ensure optimal communications performance and cost efficiency.
Read MoreVerizon Business will provide a new custom satellite network to the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). The network will provide reliability and cost-effective delivery of voice and high-speed data to areas where wireline or wireless access is unavailable or too costly. Formerly known as a VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminal) satellite system, point-to-point communications for about 5,000 Postal Service sites in the continental United States, Hawaii, Alaska and Puerto Rico, and backup connectivity for a number of larger USPS sites, will be available.
Read MoreIn a published article bylined by Avery Wise of eTrucker.com’s online website, the following article under the Trucking Headlines banner reveals additional information on how the cross-border tracking programs announced by the U.S. and Mexican governments will be implemented.
Read MoreStagecoach Cartage and Distribution received approval from the Mexico Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Transportes (SCT) to operate in Mexico. This marks the start of a yearlong, cross-border demo project allowing U.S. trucking companies to operate in Mexico for the first time.
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