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Archive for May, 2007

C-Com Sets Up Service Center In China

May 30th, 2007 by

C-Com Satellite Systems Inc. opened a service and support center in Beijing, the company…

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WildBlue to receive ISCe award

May 30th, 2007 by

WildBlue Communications, Inc. has received the 2007 International Satellite Communications exchange (ISCe) Innovation and Technology Award.

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Gilat Satcom goes cable

May 30th, 2007 by

Gilat Satcom Ltd. said it plans to invest about US$2.3 million and buy bandwidth capacity in an Eastern Africa submarine cable system project through its wholly-owned unit Gilat Satcom Nigeria Ltd.

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New equipment ready for Globalstar Simplex Service

May 30th, 2007 by

AeroAstro announced that the next SENS asset tracking satellite downlink decoder rack passed all testing and is ready for installation at a Globalstar ground gateway.

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Globalstar pre-launch details

May 30th, 2007 by

A Russian Soyuz FG with Fregat upper stage is to launch four Globalstar satellites later today. Lift-off is scheduled for 2031 UTC, and the whole mission is expected to last 1 hour, 42 minutes [too late for this issue].

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Voom HD Makes Exec Appointment

May 29th, 2007 by

Voom HD Networks has appointed David Alworth vice president of operations and program administration, the company…

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EuroNews Names Head Of Distribution For Africa

May 29th, 2007 by

EuroNews, the pan-European news channel, has appointed Jean-Luc Maertens head of distribution for Africa, the…

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MacDonald Dettwiler To Supply Imagery Ground Station

May 29th, 2007 by

MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. has been awarded a multimillion-dollar contract to supply an unnamed customer with…

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