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ProtoStar I Ltd., a subsidiary of Bermuda-based ProtoStar Ltd., has confirmed the signing of an Orbital Location services agreement with the INTERSPUTNIK International Organization of Space Communications (Intersputnik) of Russia.
Read MoreThe German public broadcaster S?dwestrundfunk (SWR) recently ordered an SNG vehicle (Satellite News Gathering) with satellite uplink and TV production technology from ND SatCom, an SES ASTRA company. The satellite uplink consists of a SkyRAY Compact 1500plus antenna subsystem and is HD/SD-ready, being one of the first within the Association of Public Broadcasting Corporations (ARD) in Germany.
Read MoreIntelsat, Ltd. has announced that Romania Cable Systems and Romania Data Systems S.A. (RCS & RDS), a DTH video content provider in Eastern Europe, have signed a multi-year, multi-transponder expansion contract for capacity at 1 degree W. The additional capacity will be used to offer a larger DTH bouquet for RCS & RDS’ DigiTV service and also introduce new sports channels for its Romanian audience.
Read MoreNDS, a major provider of technology solutions for digital pay-TV announced that Tata Sky, the leading Direct-to-Home (DTH) service provider in India, has launched India’s first EPG in the Hindi language in partnership with NDS.
Read MoreBecause of GlobeCast's recently acquired second transponder on Eutelsat’s EUROBIRD™ 9 satellite interested parties have certainly benefitted. MTV has become the first major broadcaster to buy in to the content management and delivery company in order to provide distribution and capacity for MTV Portugal.
Read MoreWildBlue Communications, Inc., a provider of broadband Internet over satellite service throughout rural America, today announced it has completed a $50 million equity financing to support its continued growth. The financing was led by Liberty Media [Nasdaq: LCAPA/B, LINTA/B and LMDIA/B], Intelsat, the National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative and the private equity firm of Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield and Byers, however, terms of the financing were not disclosed.
Read MoreMobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) has joined with the State of Washington's Military Department Emergency Management Division to launch the NorthWest Satellite Mutual Aid Radio Talkgroup serving public safety interests throughout seven states in the northwestern United States including Alaska, California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming.
Read MoreRebuilding Iraq is a monumental task and logistics are mind boggling. iDirect, Inc. (iDirect), a company of VT Systems Inc., and TigrisNet, a U.K.-based global provider of IT solutions and satellite communications are assisting with the bandwidth efficiencies to provide enterprise broadband applications, including Voice over IP (VoIP), videoconferencing, file transfer, and Internet access.
Read MoreHere's a win-win story — Iridium Satellite LLC has donated $17,000 to the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International's Silent Key Scholarship Fund which provides current and future public-safety communications professionals with training and educational opportunities. The scholarship was established in honor of deceased APCO International members.
Read MoreStratos Global Corporation has successfully completed a FleetBroadband field trial with its long-standing customer, the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN). The successful trial led to the RNLN's purchase of the FleetBroadband from Stratos service, which it will use to manage its daily operations at sea. RNLN is the first organization to commercially deploy the FleetBroadband service.
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