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Focus - Satellite Manufacturing - July
- week 1
The
continuing story
Designing and building satellites is a core function of the
space industry and forms the bedrock of global satellite development,
but it is far from static. Mark Williamson, independent space
technology consultant, discusses some of the latest developments
in this ever-changing landscape.
Radyne
receives $5.3 million equipment order
Radyne Corporation
has received an order for $5.3 million for satellite modems and power
amplifiers from a major military integrator as an initial procurement
for its Ground Multi-Band Terminal (GMT) program...
Yellow
Card for Hong Kong
As the FIFA
World Cup 2006 draws to a close, the unlicensed screening of the top-line
matches in bars and clubs has been alarmingly widespread in Hong Kong.
Such blatant breaches of copyright are a worrying issue and a significant
hurdle for Hong Kong’s efforts to position itself as a genuine World City...
Eutelsat's
Hot Bird satellite arrives at Baikonur for Proton launch
The HOT BIRD
8 broadcasting satellite built by EADS Astrium for Eutelsat Communications
(Euronext Paris: ETL) has arrived at the Baikonur Cosmodrome for launch
on a Proton M Breeze M vehicle provided by ILS. Launch is scheduled in
the night of 4 to 5 August...
ND
SatCom and EADS awarded large long-term contract to supply German Armed
forces
SES ASTRA has
announced that its fully owned affiliate ND SatCom, together with its
partner EADS Space Services, has won a major contract with the German
Armed Forces...
Globecomm
Systems awarded $1.6 million contract from a Direct-To-Home provider In
Asia Globecomm
Systems Inc. a global provider of end-to-end value-added satellite-based
communications solutions, has announced that a direct-to-home provider
in Asia has exercised a follow-on provision in their existing contract
valued at $1.6 million...
Boeing
to build three additional Global Positioning System satellites
Boeing has been awarded a $138 million option by the U.S. Air Force to
build three additional Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites under
the GPS Block IIF contract...
Radyne
selected for Russell 3000
Radyne Corporation has been added to the Russell 3000 index for the year
beginning July 3, 2006. The Company also announced that it is included
in the new NASDAQ Global Select Market. Additionally, Radyne Corporation
will participate in the SEC's new interactive data reporting program for
financial statement filings...
ARTE to broadcast its first German HD programme SES ASTRA
has announced that the German-French public channel Arte will broadcast
for the first time in High Definition (HD) quality in Germany. Arte will
show Georges Bizet’s famous opera “Carmen” from the national opera-house
in Berlin today at 7 pm...
SingTel
launches satellite-based broadband network services
Singapore
Telecommunications Limited (SingTel) has announced that it has launched
a satellite-based broadband network to the resort islands in the Maldives.
SingTel has partnered Focus InfoCom, a leading Internet Service Provider
in the Maldives, to support its Raajje Online, an ‘always-on’ broadband
Internet service...
Intelsat completes
acquisition of PanAmSat Intelsat,
Ltd. has completed its merger with PanAmSat Holding Corporation. With
the addition of PanAmSat’s video market expertise, advanced satellite
fleet and blue-chip media customer base to Intelsat’s portfolio, the new
Intelsat is now the largest provider of fixed satellite services (FSS)
worldwide to each of the media, network services/telecom and government
customer sectors. Intelsat acquired all of the outstanding common shares
of PanAmSat for approximately $3.2 billion...
Eutelsat Communications announces that its ATLANTIC BIRD 4 satellite has
gone into full commercial service Eutelsat
Communications announced that its ATLANTIC BIRD 4 satellite has gone into
full commercial service at the 7 degrees West location. Operating since
1998 as HOT BIRD 4 from Eutelsat's HOT BIRD neighbourhood, the newly-branded
ATLANTIC BIRD 4 was freed to initiate its new mission at 7 degrees West
with the transfer on 22 April 2006 of broadcast clients onto HOT BIRD
7A...
WRN
signs contract with Arabsat to distribute new Arabic language radio station
Audiences
across the Middle East and North Africa will soon be tuning into a unique,
new Arabic language radio station that brings together programmes and
content from around the world, following the signing of an agreement between
WRN and leading satellite operator Arabsat...
Loral
Skynet Updates Interest and Dividend Information on its Notes and Preferred
Stock
Loral Space
& Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:LORL) announced today that Loral Skynet
Corporation has determined the final record and payment dates for interest
on its 14% Senior Notes and for dividends on its 12% Series A Non-Convertible
Preferred Stock, modifying the information contained in the company's
press release dated June 20, 2006...
Exhibition Update
3G
WORLD CONGRESS & MOBILITY MARKETPLACE 2006
Located
in Hong Kong - Asia's World city- the 3G WORLD CONGRESS 2006 will
again explore the latest developments and market opportunities in
3G and emerging wireless broadband technologies, networks, handsets
and wireless devices, services, content, entertainment and applications
for the consumer and enterprise markets. Highlights include:
Case
studies and deployment experiences from all regions including
Asia-Pacific, Europe, Middle East, Africa and the Americas, providing
a global perspective of the industry opportunities ahead.
Full
range of visionary CEO keynote sessions, special interest tracks,
workshops and discussion forums focused on strategic business,
market, financial, and technology plans, enabling Congress supporters
to get their message across in the region's most influential industry
gathering.
