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Intelsat, Ltd. announced the signing of a multi-year distribution agreement with Corporate Satellite Communications (CSC/DVS) for Intelsat’s Network Broadband Global Maritime service.
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exactEarth Ltd., a subsidiary of COM DEV International Ltd., announced that it has signed a long-term agreement with a non-government entity to provide its exactAIS service.
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Gilat Satcom Ltd. has signed multi-year renewal and expansion deals with Intelsat, securing capacity and teleport services that will increase and enhance Gilat Satcom’s offerings for its domestic networks and broadband services to its customers in Africa. Separately, a Ukrainian TV platform has contracted capacity on Thor 6, of which Intelsat owns 10 transponders.
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The Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) and the Canadian company Iunctus Geomatics have jointly formed a new company PrioraNet Canada, which is to pursue business opportunities related to ground stations in Canada.
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SES World Skies announced Solomon Telekom has signed an agreement for satellite capacity to extend its broadband services across the Solomon Islands.
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ViaSat Inc. has been selected by BAE Systems Australia to provide satellite ground stations for a high-speed upgrade to Australian Defence Force (ADF) satellite communications.

SES World Skies announced that it has concluded a new multi-year agreement with MediaScape, Inc to provide an additional transponder of capacity on the NSS-11 satellite at 108.2 degrees East.

SES Astra announced that German TV entertainment platform Sky Deutschland (formerly known as Premiere) has contracted three additional transponders on Astra’s prime orbital position 19.2 degrees East.
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