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SES Astra announced that it further intensifies its co-operation with the Spanish pay-TV operator Sogecable and supports the development of its High Definition (HD) direct-to-home (DTH) offer.
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Hughes Network Systems, LLC announced it completed a successful demonstration of its advanced airborne video solution to a U.S. government agency, confirming full D-1 video resolution at air-to-ground user data rates of over 2 Mbps.
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Cisco announced that its Internet Routing in Space (IRIS) technology has achieved another major milestone with the successful completion of in-orbit testing for the United States Department of Defense.

The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has selected Harris Corporation to develop the antenna system that will support NOAA’s next generation geostationary satellite series, GOES-R.
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CapRock Communications announced it has signed a contract with Yahsat’s wholly owned subsidiary, Star Satellite Communications Company PrJsc, to provide custom voice, video and data communications services to clients in the Middle East and Southwest Asia.
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Marlink, a provider of maritime satellite communications, has announced the extension of its Ku-band VSAT services to include Hong Kong, the Middle East and the Indian Ocean.
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MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. has signed a multi-million dollar contract with e-GEOS, a provider of satellite services in Europe, to provide a Radarsat ground information solution into their existing ground station in Matera, Italy.
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Harris Corporation has been awarded a five-year, US$140 million contract by General Dynamics to modernise the ground segment of the satellite communications network used by NASA.
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