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Russia’s national operator Russian Satellite Communications company (RSCC) signed a long-term contract with Earthly Orbit, a UK satellite solution provider, for capacity utilisation of the Russian Ekspress AM44 satellite.
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Eutelsat Communications and MBC Group announced the signature of a multiyear contract for capacity on Eutelsat’s new Atlantic Bird 7 satellite at 7 degrees West.
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SES S.A. said it has secured a further long-term contract with Channel 4 in the UK to provide additional capacity on its recently launched Astra 1N spacecraft. Channel 4 already has three transponders under contract at SES’s 28.2 degrees East orbital slot.Other Posts:Iranian parliament commission rejects plans for IRIB satelliteEchoStar to acquire SatmexSES New Skies Signs African DealSSTL’s European GNSS payload passes design reviewThe Best of Showtime UnlimitedBoeing, Northrop Grumman Perform Orbital Express DemonstrationsLatest Hotbird declared operationalWildBlue, AT&T Extend Broadband Operating Agreement

It currently takes 90 minutes to transmit high-resolution images from Mars, but NASA would like to dramatically reduce that time to just minutes. A new optical communications system that NASA plans to demonstrate in 2016 will lead the way and even allow the streaming of high-definition video from distances beyond the Moon.
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Spacecom, operator of the Amos satellite fleet, announced that it has signed a long-term contract with Magyar Telekom, the principal provider of telecommunications services in Hungary, to supply its DTH (direct-to-home) service, branded T-Home SatTV, with more bandwidth.Other Posts:Super NiCd battery aboard KOMPSAT-2Tivuitalia to use Astra capacity for DTTSBIRS GEO-1 completes acoustic testingGlitch shuts down MetOp-A payloadReport: WiMAX has more opportunities than threats for satelliteBoeing to fire another 750 after GPS IIIA lossFalcon 9 static test firing successfulMAVEN mission completes CDR

Satelites Mexicanos, S.A. de C. V. announced that Media Networks Latin America (MNLA), a wholly owned subsidiary of Telefonica International and provider of satellite distribution and technical operations services, have signed a multi-year and multi-transponder capacity contract for broadband data services throughout Latin America.Other Posts:FCC grants milestone extension to ICOWorldSpace to terminate Indian service on 31 DecemberEvidence of Lakes on TitanOutrageous Dating ‘Realities’ on Satellite TVSatlynx provides Lunasat with broadband satellite platformSpaceX guerilla marketing?NewSat to call own satellite ‘Jabiru’Roskosmos to insure against satellite launch failures

Solaris Mobile Ltd., the Dublin based operator of hybrid satellite and terrestrial wireless networks, has announced the launch of EUR RADIO – a new, free, pan-European digital satellite radio demonstration platform which will serve the European Union region.