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Archive for April 2nd, 2007

ESA Head Talks Broadband

April 2nd, 2007 by

Jean-Jacques Dordain, the director general of the European Space Agency (ESA), believes that space technologies can help reduce the digital divide in Europe, but that it is up to others to decide how best these solutions are implemented. Dordain told Satellite Today, “I think the…

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DigitalGlobe Helps Pilots Through Alaskan Aviation Safety Project

April 2nd, 2007 by

DigitalGlobe, a commercial high-resolution satellite imagery and geospatial information products provider, has joined the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA), NASA and the Medallion Foundation to launch a research and development project designed to help improve aviation safety in Alaska. The…

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Gilat Provides Broadband To 3,000 Sites for European Retailer

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Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. is providing a broadband satellite network including more than 3,000 VSATs for deployment at one of…

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BSkyB Suffers Football Blow

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Setanta Sports pulled off an upset of sorts on March 30 when it outbid BSkyB in an auction for soccer broadcasting rights in the United Kingdom. In a deal worth 425 million pounds ($834.50 million), Setanta and ITV had won the broadcast rights to screen the FA Cup and England matches…

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Rockwell Collins Earns Expansions For FAB-T Terminals

April 2nd, 2007 by

Boeing has elevated Rockwell Collins to major subcontractor status on the contract for the Family of Advanced Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminals (FAB-T) project, a transformational U.S. Department of…

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EMS Satcom Unveils Mobile Access Router

April 2nd, 2007 by

EMS Satcom, added its CNX-300 Mobile Access Router to its CNX Cabin gateway series of airborne networking…

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XM NavTraffic Adds New Markets

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XM Satellite Radio expanded its XM NavTraffic information service to six…

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DirecTV Extends Local HD Service

April 2nd, 2007 by

DirecTV Inc. expended its local high-definition (HD) offerings to Greenville, S.C.; Harrisburg, Pa….

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