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Measat Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. announced an agreement with SkyVision Global Networks Ltd. for capacity on the Africasat-1 satellite across the African region.Other Posts:Ekspress MD1 put into operation within RSCC’s constellationTCS Receives WWSS OrderIntegral Systems Europe to provide Vinasat measurement equipmentLoan agreement for Azerspace to be signedProgress cargo vessel docks with ISSOrbital Launches Minotaur To Place TacSat-2 Into OrbitRT Logic Rolls Out Rugged ModemEMS Technology buys Australian company

Iridium Communications Inc. and KVH Industries, Inc., announced an agreement to offer what they called the first-ever, fully global, seamless broadband satellite communications service for the maritime market.
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GlobeCast and Arabsat announced that the Global Arabic Bouquet (GAB), a grouping of premium Arabic channels from the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU) available anywhere in the world, is now located on the 5C satellite over Africa. This satellite, Arabsat’s newest, was launched in September 2011.Other Posts:Portable Color TVSBIRS GEO-2 payload deliveredATK awarded additional Orion launch abort system motor contractMTN Group Signs Pan-African Supplier Agreement With Harris CorporationHow to Pick the Best Satellite TV Provider and PackageGlobalstar okayed to buy Brazilian gateway operatorNorthrop Grumman delivers second STSS demo satelliteWatching Cable TV is Better Than a Regular TV

Hughes Network Systems, LLC ( announced HughesNet Gen4, the next-generation of its satellite Internet service that will bring faster speeds and greater download capacity.Other Posts:Soot from space tourism rockets could spur climate changeSatamatics Launches ReefermaticsATK wins services contract with Jet Propulsion LaboratoryDirect TV Or Dish Network?Bad weather might delay space shuttle launch in JuneRussia to close SvobodnyDISH Network Surpasses 13 Million CustomersBEVO-1, AggieSat-2 pre-launch details

ITT Exelis has been awarded a US$121 million U.S. Army contract to provide mission support to wideband satellite operations centres and management sites around the world.

YahLive, the UAE based satellite broadcasting company, has signed a partnership agreement with UAE-based telco Etisalat to collaborate on satellite broadcasting services.
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SES announced that its satellite-based broadband service Astra2Connect is now available with download speeds of up to 10 Mbps following agreements with German Internet service provider Filiago and UK-based distribution partner BeyonDSL.Other Posts:JSAT returns to Arianespace after Proton crashGM Hits Factory-Installed XM Satellite RadioNASA, Virgin Galactic To Explore CooperationSpaceDev, Inc. results Q2 2008Update: Hubble stops sending data; repair mission delayedSatellite TV 101: An Alternative Medicine For Stress?MELCO’s Superbird 7 shipped to KourouThe Superiority of Satellite TV Is Based on Real Facts

Europe’s Galileo system has passed its…Read more