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Issue
2- January 13 2006
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Featured Q&A - January/February
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Q&A
with Brian
Skimmons, Vice President and General Manager, Global IP Services/SkyReach
Giovanni
Verlini, Editor of Satellite Evolution Asia (SEA), talked
to Brian Skimmons, Vice President and General Manager, Global
IP Services/SkyReach, about the implications of the introduction
of IP-based services in the satellite industry.
Click
here for the full story
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Boeing
Announces Largest Satellite Contract in Nine Years with Mobile Satellite
Ventures
Mobile Satellite
Ventures (MSV) and Boeing [NYSE:BA] announced today a major commercial
contract award for three satellites and associated ground systems. Financial
details of the award were not disclosed however this is the largest commercial
satellite order booked by Boeing since 1997, when it received an order
for two large satellites for regional mobile communications from an international
customer...
ISRO
Achieves Breakthrough in Supersonic Combustion Technology
As part of
the Advanced technology initiative in the area of Air- Breathing propulsion,
the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre of ISRO at Thiruvananthapuram, has successfully
carried out the design, development, characterisation and realisation
of the Supersonic Combustion Ramjet (SCRAMJET)...
Gilat
provides a 2,400 site satellite based VSAT network for major Brazilian
cosmetics chain, O Boticário
Gilat Satellite
Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ: GILTF), today announced the implementation of an
agreement with its long time customer Embratel and its satellite subsidiary
StarOne, to deploy a 2,400 site satellite-based VSAT network for the largest
cosmetics chain in Brazil, O Boticário Comercial Farmaceutica Ltda.(O
Boticário)...
EADS
Astrium selects Arianespace to launch Skynet 5C
EADS Astrium
has selected Arianespace’s Ariane 5 for the launch of the third UK Ministry
of Defence (MoD) next-generation secure military telecommunications satellite
Skynet 5C. The EADS Astrium in-orbit delivery contract follows Paradigm
Secure Communications' recent amendment to the existing Skynet 5 Private
Finance Initiative (PFI) contract with the UK MoD...
Comtech
Telecommunications Corp. Receives $16.9 Million in Initial Funding
Comtech Telecommunications
Corp. (NASDAQ:CMTL) announced today that its Maryland-based subsidiary,
Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation, received a letter contract with a
not-to-exceed ceiling value of $22.6 million for satellite communications
and network management services. Initial funding was set at $16.9 million,
or 75% of the ceiling. The contract is expected to be definitized and
funded to its final negotiated ceiling within the next few months...
EMC
announces the acquisition of an Earth Station Complex and Telehouse Facility
in Germany
After the
completion of the connection of the 200th site for the United Nations,
EMC took another step forward by acquiring a strategically located teleport
in Germany with 120,000 square feet of data center facilities and 19 antennas...
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Intelsat Announces Appointments to Executive
Team
Intelsat, Ltd.,
a global satellite communications leader providing services in over 200
countries and territories, today announced key executive appointments that
will be effective following the closing of Intelsat’s planned acquisition
of PanAmSat Holding Corporation. At the time that the acquisition was announced,
in August 2005, the companies stated that David McGlade, Intelsat’s current
Chief Executive Officer, would be the CEO of the company, and that Joe Wright,
PanAmSat’s current CEO, would be Chairman of Intelsat’s board, after the
transaction closes...
Radyne
Receives $1 Million Digital TV Encoder and Amplifier Order From Brazil
Radyne Corporation
(Nasdaq: RADN) announced that its Tiernan and Xicom Technology subsidiaries
received a new order of over $1.0 million for HDTV and SDTV Encoders and
High Power Amplifiers from a major satellite integrator in Brazil. The
equipment will be used in Satellite News Gathering (SNG) trucks. Although
Xicom has maintained a strong presence in Brazil, the order represents
a major expansion of Tiernan's TV encoder sales in the country.
Connexion
by Boeing Continues Evolution of Award-Winning High-Speed In-Flight Internet
Service
Connexion by
Boeing, a business unit of The Boeing Company [NYSE:BA], ushered in the
new year by announcing evolutions in its pricing and service enhancements
for its real-time high-speed Internet and entertainment services to airline
passengers in flight...
Alcatel
Alenia Space delivers Earth observation satellite data acquisition systems
to China
Alcatel Alenia
Space announced the delivery of Earth observation data acquisition systems
to the China State Radio Monitoring Center (CSRMC), the national Chinese
network of Earth observation stations. This equipment will be located
in three satellite data reception stations operated by the CSRMC...
Brewster
Shaw Named as Boeing NASA Systems Leader
Brewster Shaw
has been selected as vice president and general manager of the Boeing
[NYSE: BA] NASA Systems business unit. Shaw replaces Mike Mott who passed
away in November 2005....
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