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iDirect VSAT Platform Chosen for Iridium Next Ground-Control Upgrade
Read more →: iDirect VSAT Platform Chosen for Iridium Next Ground-Control Upgrade[05-12-11] Iridium Communications will leverage iDirect’s VSAT platform as part of a multi-year plan to upgrade the ground-control…
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SpaceX Hopes New CFO Can Help Accelerate Potential IPO
Read more →: SpaceX Hopes New CFO Can Help Accelerate Potential IPO[05-12-11] SpaceX hired former Broadcom Corp. financial executive Bret Johnsen as its new CFO, the company announced May…
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Afcomsat Deploys Hybrid Emergency Response Vehicle Coms Solution in Nigeria
Read more →: Afcomsat Deploys Hybrid Emergency Response Vehicle Coms Solution in Nigeria[05-12-11] VSAT service provider Afcom Satellite Network (Afcomsat) has deployed a dual-mode satellite/terrestrial system on a fleet of…
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CASBAA Hires Cable Distribution Veteran as new Vice President
Read more →: CASBAA Hires Cable Distribution Veteran as new Vice President[05-12-11] The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) appointed Jill Grinda as its new vice president,…
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Polaris, Thales Partner with Alcatel-Lucent on ALPS Location Service Launch
Read more →: Polaris, Thales Partner with Alcatel-Lucent on ALPS Location Service Launch[05-12-11] Alcatel-Lucent has partnered with Polaris Wireless and Thales Alenia Space for the launch of a location-based positioning…
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Boeing’s Inmarsat-5 Subcontractor Team Focused on Efficiency, Security
Read more →: Boeing’s Inmarsat-5 Subcontractor Team Focused on Efficiency, Security[05-12-11] Boeing Space & Intelligence Systems has contracted another hardware developer for technology integration on three of the…
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Orbcomm Growth Spurt Stalled by Manufacturing, Launch Delays
Read more →: Orbcomm Growth Spurt Stalled by Manufacturing, Launch Delays[05-11-11] Two-way machine-to-machine (M2M) communications and automatic identification system (AIS) service specialist Orbcomm broke its yearlong subscriber growth…
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GeoEye’s Market Diversity Helps Company Avoid First-Quarter Shortfall
Read more →: GeoEye’s Market Diversity Helps Company Avoid First-Quarter Shortfall[05-11-11] Geospatial information solutions company GeoEye reported better-than-expected 2011 first quarter financial results and raised its 2011 full-year…
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C-Com Ships Bulk iNetVu Order to Assist Japanese Tsunami Relief Effort
Read more →: C-Com Ships Bulk iNetVu Order to Assist Japanese Tsunami Relief Effort[05-11-11] C-Com Satellite Systems said it has received its largest iNetVu mobile antenna products order to date from…
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Iridium Updates Equipment Revenue Guidance After Strong First Quarter
Read more →: Iridium Updates Equipment Revenue Guidance After Strong First Quarter[05-11-11] Healthy satellite service customer base growth helped Iridium Communications drive $8.3 million in profits during the first…
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Loral More Than Doubles Net Income in First Quarter
Read more →: Loral More Than Doubles Net Income in First Quarter[05-11-11] Loral Space & Communications generated $67.8 million in 2011 first quarter net income, which more than doubled…
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Eutelsat to Build New Russian Broadcast Satellite for RSCC
Read more →: Eutelsat to Build New Russian Broadcast Satellite for RSCC[05-11-11] Russian state satellite operator Russian Satellite Communications Co. (RSCC) signed a memorandum of understanding with Eutelsat, which…