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Hughes Whittles Iskra Remote Needs Down To SatSize

August 4, 2007 / Satellite Communications

Russian Joint Stock Company Iskra Research & Development, located in Krasnoyarsk, have now been provided with an HN NOC and 500 HN7000/7740 remote satellite terminals from Hughes Network Systems [HUGHES]. With government agencies, large enterprises, small and medium enterprises (SME) and telecom operators as their primary customers (in Siberia, the Urals, and Far Eastern Federal regions), these new Hughes supplied terminals will aid in the company’s support of a wide range of web apps, VPN services, Voice over IP (VoIP), videoconferencing, as well as broadcast and multicast apps

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Transmitters Better Than Transmitter, & So Says SES ASTRA & Newtec

August 4, 2007 / Satellite Communications

Making content easier for terrestrial and mobile TV network distribution is the key element of the cooperative agreement just signed ‘tween SES ASTRA (yes, the satellite operator) and Newtec (satellite communication technologies). The two firms plan to test and demo a managed satellite distribution system that will deliver several mobile TV channels from Betzdorf, Luxembourg, to a number of remote and unmanned terrestrial transmission sites.

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ORBITS: News Briefs… ARABSAT, NEC, Colem Engineering, China, Colorado School of Mines, Eutelsat & ViaSat, Global VSAT Forum, Harmonic, Orion

August 3, 2007 / Satellite Communications

-- ARABSAT Has Friends Indeed -- NEC Knows Less Noise -- Birthday Brew And See What’s New… at IBC With Colem -- China Isn’t In To Spiky Hair Or Losers’ Tears -- You’ve Heard Of Web 2.0? How About Space 2.0? -- A Good Way Will Be Tooway -- Humanitarian Development Summit From GVF -- Harmony Reigns Fourfold At Harmonic With Award Shortlist -- Orion Won’t Have To Do It --

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Masterful Stroke By Thrane & Thrane

July 29, 2007 / Satellite Communications

Becoming a master of anything requires dedication, hard work and a deep understanding of the subject matter. Thrane & Thrane now has a Master Distributor for their range of satellite communications equipment in the Middle East and Africa, that being their new Master Distributor, Xtra-LINK FZCO.

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