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Augmentation of land-based telecommunication services is certainly of high importance to most governmental agencies, especially those involved in the area of public health. And that’s why the New Zealand Ministry of Health is now going to rely on Iridium Satellite phones to help the agency ensure continuity of operations in the event of natural or manmade disasters.
Read MoreIn April of 1995, the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications (MPT) and the State Planning Commission formed the China Orient Telecommunications Satellite Company, also known as COTS (not to be confused with Commercial Off The Shelf… but it is!)
Read MoreNew Zealand's National broadcaster, Television New Zealand (TVNZ), has completed factory acceptance tests on a new 1.2-meter motorized FlyDrive satellite antenna from Advent Communications, which they have selected to use in covering the final stages of the Rugby World Cup. TVNZ mounted the FlyDrive on a hired vehicle to drive it to France to cover the Rugby World Cup.
Read MoreIntelsat, Ltd. has signed a new multi-year contract with Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. [NASDAQ: SBSA] of Miami, Florida. Under this agreement, Spanish Broadcasting System will use Intelsat’s complete network of satellite, teleport and fiber for distribution of its Mega TV network programming to cable operators, direct-to-home (DTH) providers, and free-to-air affiliates throughout the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico.
Read MoreSkyWave Mobile Communications has exceeded sales of 110,000 terminal units at the close of its most successful year to date. Bolstered by the recent launch of the DMR-800D terminal and the SkyWave IsatM2M network service, the company has shipped more than 30,000 units this year alone, representing a growth of 40 percent year-over-year.
Read MoreHughes Network Systems, LLC [Hughes] and their Brazilian operating subsidiary have completed the rollout of HughesNet broadband satellite service in the state of Amazonas. This includes the installation of more than 200 Hughes HN terminals.
Read MorePCI 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.
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