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Archive for January 5th, 2007

Hisdesat Wins Belgian Military Communications Contract

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Hisdesat has entered a contract with the Belgium Ministry of Defense to provide X-band communications services using the Xtar-Eur and Spainsat satellites. The ministry ordered fixed capacity…

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Globecomm Receives Government Contract

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Globecomm Systems Inc. announced Jan. 3 that it has been awarded contracts valued at $3.4…

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GOES Satellite Completes On-Orbit Testing

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Boeing announced Jan. 3 that the first of three advanced Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) has…

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SkyVision Picks iDirect To Pitch Satellite Capacity To VNO Customers

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SkyVision, a provider of Internet services over satellite and terrestrial fiber optic systems, has chosen iDirect to…

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Harris Router Selected by German Satellite Services Provider

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A-Medialynx has ordered a Harris Corp. Platinum router for the playout of its satellite service in Germany, Harris announced Jan. 4. A-Medialynx…

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EuroNews Signs Romanian DTH Deal

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EuroNews has announced a deal to be present on the new Dolce direct-to-home (DTH) platform in Romania, which was launched in…

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Skylogic, ViaSat To Provide Satellite-Based Communications For Business Jets

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Skylogic, a broadband affiliate of Eutelsat, has teamed with ViaSat to provide in-flight communications to business jets flying over Europe…

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Telesat Canada Tabs Space Systems/Loral To Build Nimiq 5

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Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), a subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications, will manufacture the Nimiq 5 satellite for Telesat Canada, Loral announced Jan. 4. Nimiq 5 will be the first among Telesat’s satellite fleet to be…

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