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	Dual Optics vs Prime Focus Offset Antennas Nowadays, small size satellite earth station antennas for DSNG or VSAT applications are of two types -Prime Focus Offset Antennas, and Dual Optics Offset or Gregorian Antennas (or dual reflector). In this article by SWE-DISH Satellite Systems, the company discusses the advantages and disadvantages of the two antenna optics. Click here for the full story

WTA announces 2006 top Teleport Operator Rankings
World Teleport Association (WTA) announces its rankings of the Top Teleport Operators of 2006 in three categories: the Global Top Twenty including satellite and fiber carriers that operate teleports; the Independent Top Twenty consisting of ground segment operators only; and the Fast Twenty, which ranks all companies based on year-over-year revenue growth...

SES AMERICOM selects IDC's next-generation DVB-S2 receivers for IP-PRIME IPTV service
International Datacasting Corporation and SES AMERICOM, an SES GLOBAL company announced the integration of IDC’s next-generation DVB-S2 satellite receivers aboard the IP-PRIMETM IPTV service. As part of a newly-signed agreement, IDC is the exclusive provider of satellite receivers over the initial year of IP-PRIME service rollouts...

Portugal Telecom selects Gilat's SkyEdge
Gilat Satellite Networks announced that Portugal Telecom Group (PT) has selected Gilat’s SkyEdge broadband satellite hub equipment and nearly 1,000 VSATs to serve its rural subscribers and enterprise customers...

Marlink extends global maritime comm services for Valles Steamship Co. Ltd.
Marlink announced that it is providing a combination of global maritime satellite communications to Valles Steamship Ltd. to meet the company's worldwide business requirements and support its crew morale and welfare program...

Glowlink receives patent for Satellite Uplink Power Control Technology
Glowlink, a company specializing in satellite ground equipment, announces that the US Patent and Trademark Office has granted it a patent for satellite uplink power control (UPC) technology...

Lockheed Martin team to support Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission
A team led by Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT) will provide support to the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in the planning, training and implementation of Servicing Mission 4 (SM-4) to the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), scheduled for 2008...

Sea Launch successfully delivers the XM-4 Satellite to orbit
Sea Launch Company successfully delivered the XM-4 broadcast satellite to geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO). Early data indicate the spacecraft is accurately positioned and in excellent condition...

SINOSAT-2 launched successfully
China has put a communications and broadcast satellite into orbit, the latest in a 10-year string of successful space launches, the official Xinhua news agency said...

SES and Eutelsat announce joint investment to serve markets for mobile broadcasting and other communications services in Europe
SES GLOBAL and Eutelsat Communications announce a joint investment in the first European satellite infrastructure for broadcasting video, radio and data to mobile devices and vehicle receivers...

Radio France Internationale reaches Africa and the Middle East via satellite with GlobeCast
GlobeCast has launched Radio France Internationale (RFI) on its satellite platform aboard Arabsat BADR-3, allowing for optimum reception of the French radio news channel throughout 22 countries in Northern Africa and the Middle East...

Eutelsat confirms to Alcatel Alenia Space the S-band mission on the W2A satellite
Eutelsat Communications and Alcatel announced that Eutelsat has confirmed the decision to embark an S-Band payload on the W2A satellite for which the construction contract was awarded earlier this year...

ABU 43rd General Assembly to covene in Beijing, China
The 43rd ABU general assembly to be hosted by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) of the People’s Republic of China will convene in Beijing from 7-9 November at the Sheraton Great Wall Hotel...

Peter Jackson of AsiaSat wins CASBAA Chairman's Award
The winner of the prestigious CASBAA Chairman’s Award 2006 for “the outstanding contribution to the Asia Pacific multi-channel cable, satellite and broadband pay-TV industries in the previous 12 months” was made to Peter Jackson, CEO of satellite system operator AsiaSat...

ONDAS Media partners with Club DAB to bring satellite media to Italy
ONDAS Media (ONDAS), the premier satellite media company for Europe, which specialises in providing comprehensive digital services for consumers on the move, has announced it has signed a partnership agreement with the largest consortium of private national media and broadcasters in Italy; Club DAB Italia...

GlobeCast to deliver 2006 Asian Games live via Satellite in SD and HDTV
For the first time in the history of the Asian Games, eight major sports will be produced in HDTV. In response, GlobeCast - the global content management and delivery company - has been chosen by Qatar Telecom (QTel) to provide satellite distribution, both SD and HD, beyond the International Broadcast Centre (IBC) for rightsholders of the 2006 Asian Games...