OnAir Roaming The Skies For Batelco
Batelco (Bahrain) has announced the commercial launch of a new type of roaming service for in-flight communication for voice & data (GPRS and SMS) with OnAir Switzerland.
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Transocean Rocks and Drills Bigger and Better With CapRock
A major step is taking place as CapRock Communications, a global provider of satellite communications to remote locations, begins transitioning Transocean’s offshore rig fleet into its global satellite network. This will mark the official beginning of the world’s largest global deployment of such services for a single drilling contractor.
Read MoreFrom Manger Via Fiber to You
What a dichotomy — from the original rustic location of the nativity to incorporating the technology of the 21st century SatLink Communications Ltd. has installed fiber lines from the Nativity Church in Bethlehem to provide a live broadcast of the Midnight Mass.
Read MoreThe SES ASTRA <=> Eurosat Connection
SES ASTRA has signed a reseller agreement with the satellite equipment distributor Eurosat for the marketing and sales of its satellite based interactive broadband service ASTRA2Connect.
Read MoreCrisis Management TANGO Demo Reveals SatCom Bennies
EADS Astrium and their partners ran a Crisis Management demonstration on December 11th in Cahors/Lalbenque.
Read MoreYou Can Ciel that It’s a Breeze (and a First) For Canadian TV
Today it was a successful launch out of the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, where an International Launch Services Proton rocket with a Breeze M upper stage deployed the Canadian Ciel 2 telecommunications spacecraft to serve North America. The Proton M/Breeze M launched the first Ciel-2 satellite for the Ciel Satellite Group, Canada's newest satellite operator from Baikonur.
Read MoreBoldly Brazilian TV Distributes Via Scopus
Scopus Video Networks [NASDAQ: SCOP] announced that Brazilian broadcasting company RMT chose Scopus digital networking solutions to upgrade the video distribution networks for two regional RMT television stations, TV Centro America and TV Morena.
Read MoreGlobeCast’s Grand DTT Designs For Italian Partner, RAI Way
GlobeCast has been selected by RAI Way, owners of the transmissions and broadcasting network of Italian public broadcaster Rai, to provide uplink, fiber connectivity, teleport facilities, distribution, and satellite capacity to deliver Rai signals to Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) transmitters throughout the country in the process of the switchover from analog to Digital TV.
Read MoreNATO Extends Globecomm’s GPS FTS Project
Globecomm Systems Inc. [NASDAQ: GCOM], has received a contract modification from NATO valued at $7.3 million to extend communication services for on site support for the Company’s previously deployed GPS-Based Force Tracking System (FTS).
Read MoreSpot On… QuickSpot Moves To On Call Communications
On Call Communications has assumed management of the QuickSPOT satellite bandwidth-on-demand service from Intelsat.
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