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Hughes Network Systems, LLC’s subsidiary HNS, Ltd., has sold to Bentley Walker an additional HX System Network Operations Centre (NOC). The HX platform employs a highly efficient implementation of the DVB-S2 industry standard, including Adaptive Coding and Modulation (ACM).
Read MoreIntegral Systems Europe (ISE) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Integral Systems, Inc. [NASDAQ:ISYS] and they have received a contract to provide a fully integrated Carrier Signal Monitoring (CSM) and transponder planning system for RascomStar-QAF (AKA Mission Control) and their Rascom-QAF 1 satellite.
Read MoreThe World Teleport Association (WTA) has named GlobeCast the top Independent Teleport Operator for broadcast services (number two of all operators) for the third consecutive year. The WTA has also included GlobeCast on its 2007 Top Twenty list of Global Teleport operators, placing the company just behind satellite fleet operators at number 6.
Read MoreThe Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and its TEAM TSAT partners have successfully demonstrated the "one-button" start-up feature of its U.S. ground station. The ground station is an essential element of the companies' Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT) offering.
Read MoreXirrus, Inc. has announced there is now public access to the test plans and results of its 802.11n beta program scheduled to launch this quarter. The program, announced last week at Interop New York, focuses on comprehensive testing of Xirrus’ 802.11n Wi-Fi Array. The 802.11n Wi-Fi Array beta program will be executed by a number of existing Xirrus customers.
Read MoreAruba Networks, Inc. [NASDAQ: ARUN] has debuted a new generation of ultra high-performance Multi-Service Mobility Controllers and 802.11n Access Points. The new products make it possible to converge 802.11n wireless LANs, firewall-enforced user access control, cellular-to-Wi-Fi integration, and secure remote access into a single unified mobile network.
Read MoreThe U.S. Army's Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) has announced performance will begin on the Warfighter Field Operations Customer Support (FOCUS) contract.
Read MorePCI Geomatics has successfully demonstrated their Automatic Ingest Mosaic Mapping System (AIMM) in a coalition military environment. This system is used to transform geospatial data and imagery into valuable information that can assist commanders in making key decisions in support of operations.
Read MoreAirmen with the 3rd Space Operations Squadron and Boeing Corporation contractors took over early-orbit operations on Wideband Global SATCOM Satellite Vehicle 1 from a Boeing facility in El Segundo, California, on October 10th, approximately 30 minutes after the vehicle was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.
Read MoreRT Logic, a wholly owned subsidiary of Integral Systems, Inc. [NASDAQ-ISYS], has debuted their Telemetrix® 500RX High-Rate Digital/Analog Recorder System (T500RX). Combining RT Logic high-speed FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array)-based hardware and firmware with affordable COTS (Commercial Off-the-Shelf) PC server technology, the T500RX provides aggregate recording and playback rates in excess of 1 Gbps.
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