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ViewAfrica extends contract with Intelsat to increase its channel offering
Intelsat announced that U.K.-based ViewAfrica has contracted for additional capacity on the Intelsat 10 satellite for increased channel distribution...

SES NEW SKIES selects Loral Space for new spacecraft
Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) announced that it has been awarded a contract to manufacture a new spacecraft for SES NEW SKIES, a subsidiary of SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG)...

New iDirect service for Asia-Pacific region and Maritime users
Australian Satellite Communications (ASC) announced a new satellite telecommunications service across the South Pacific region. Based on iDirect VSAT technology, the service is hosted by Hawaii Pacific Teleport and covers the whole of the South Pacific from one satellite, GE-23...

Loral Space and Northrup Grumman to pursue a group of initiatives
Northrop Grumman Corporation and Space Systems/Lora announced that they are pursuing a group of initiatives that stands to broaden each company's opportunities to provide the U.S. government with cost competitive satellite systems...

iDirect, Sea Tel integrate technologies to extend Intelsat global maritime broadband service
Intelsat, Ltd., Sea Tel Inc, and iDirect Inc., a company of VT Systems Inc (VT Systems), a leading provider of satellite-based IP communications technology, today jointly announced a product enhancement of Intelsat’s Network Broadband Global Maritime service that will enable a broader sector to take advantage of communication services at sea...

World Teleport Association announces recipients of annual Teleport Awards for Excellence
The United States teleport industry was the star of the show Tuesday as the World Teleport Association (WTA) announced the recipients of its 13th annual Teleport Awards for Excellence...

Thales Alenia Space commissioned to build satellite
Eutelsat Communications announced that Thales Alenia Space has been commissioned to build the W3B satellite which will provide Eutelsat with significant new capacity for broadcasting, telecommunications and broadband services...

Russian TV Times selects Intelsat for programme distribution launch into Europe
Intelsat, Ltd announced that Russian TV Times (RTVT) has signed a multi-year, multi-transponder agreement on the Intelsat system, expanding its program offering into Europe...

ND SatCom joins GVF VSAT Installer Certification Training Programme
ND SatCom will join the Global VSAT Forum’s (GVF) VSAT Installer Certification Training Program as knowledge provider and training host. GVF, an international satellite industry non-profit association, offers the only industry-wide certification course for VSAT and broadband terminal installations, consisting of 3 levels (1, 2 and 3S)...

MEASAT 3-a scheduled for launch in Q3
MEASAT Satellite Systems has been advised that its next satellite, being constructed by Orbital Sciences Inc and planned for launch on a LandLaunch Zenith–3SL launch vehicle, had now been allocated a launch in Quarter 3 2008...

Intelsat introduces innovative solution for rural cellular backhaul services
Intelsat has announced the launch of Mobile Reach, an innovative solution for wireless operators enabling them to cost-effectively extend cellular networks to rural areas and sparsely populated regions thereby increasing teledensity...

Globecomm Systems President named Teleport Executive of the Year by World Teleport Association
World Teleport Teleport Association announced on Monday (Feb 18) that Kenneth Miller, president of Globecomm Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: GCOM) is the industry’s Teleport Executive of the Year for 2008...

Boeing GPS Ground Control System keeps navigation satellites operational
Boeing reported the continuing success of its Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) ground control system that operates the on-orbit constellation of 32 GPS satellites built by Boeing and Lockheed Martin...

ILS Proton to launch S2M satellite for mobile TV service
International Launch Services (ILS) announced a contract with S2M, a provider of media-rich, mobile entertainment to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), to use a Proton Breeze M vehicle to launch the first dedicated mobile television satellite for the MENA region. The companies made the announcement during the Satellite 2008 industry conference in Washington, D.C...