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The Jordanian government has asked Al Jazeera to present evidence to support its allegations that Jordan was the source of interference with its signal during the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Integral Systems may have provided it.

Globalstar, Inc. said it has successfully completed hardware and software updates to three ground monitoring control centers, the Globalstar data network and system planning centre and has installed satellite telemetry and command unit (TCU) upgrades to seven of its satellite gateway ground stations.
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Integral Systems, Inc., has been awarded a task order with a base year and four option years, for a task order value of US$4.1 million contract to modernise the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Polar Ground Systems (PGS).
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The latest addition to the world-wide network of stations serving Europe’s Galileo satellite navigation system has been inaugurated in New Caledonia.
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Eutelsat Communications and satellite telecommunications service provider SpeedCast Limited announced that they have further expanded the reach of their regional maritime broadband service, with the extension of their 60 cm coverage to include the Mediterranean region.

SES Astra announced that the Belgian telecom provider Mobistar has launched a new “Mobistar TV” offer that will include digital and High Definition TV channels received from the Astra satellites.
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ARTEL, Inc. was named the first contractor to provide satellite services under a new US$5 billion General Services Administration (GSA) and Defense Information Services Agency (DISA) joint-contract vehicle.
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SES World Skies announced that the Services Sound and Vision Corporation (SSVC) has extended agreements to deliver television and radio programming to British troops around the world.
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