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The new Space race For the majority of us, the thought of taking a trip into space is still well and truly science fiction. However, if you have the money available, a visit to the final frontier is absolutely possible. Helen Jameson explores how what was once science fiction is now rapidly becoming science fact.   Click here to read the full article

Vizada receives Golden Award in service promotion from Thuraya
Vizada (formerly France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications) has been awarded the Golden Award in Service Promotion by Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications, generating the highest revenues of all 115 Thuraya service providers in 2006. The award was given at the latest service provider forum held in Dubai and gathering all Thuraya distributors worldwide...

Broadcaster increases ASTRA capacity to six transponders
SES ASTRA has signed an agreement with its existing customer ITV to provide additional satellite capacity...

ND SatCom strengthens sales force in Americas region
ND SatCom has appointed David D. Bowne to the position of vice president of sales for ND SatCom Inc., its subsidiary based in Dallas, Texas. Bowne is responsible for overall sales in the Americas region...

SkyLife chooses TANDBERG Television for SD and HD upgrade
TANDBERG Television announced that it is providing a satellite head-end system upgrade to Korea Digital Satellite Broadcasting Co. Ltd., more universally recognized under its 'SkyLife' brand name...

Government agencies represented more than half of new satellite business in 2006
On June 7, 2007, Hannover Fairs USA, Inc. and Futron Corporation announced results of their annual satellite industry survey conducted during the International Satellite Communications exchange (ISCe 2007) that concluded last Thursday. For the first time in the six years Futron has conducted the survey, it included questions targeted specifically at military, as well as industry attendees...

ESA takes steps toward quantum communications
A team of European scientists has proved within an ESA study that the weird quantum effect called 'entanglement' remains intact over a distance of 144 kilometres...

NemeriX and Bosch Sensortec partner to deliver revolutionary GPS multi-sensing capability for enhanced vertical accuracy
NemeriX, a leading fabless semiconductor company specialising in ultra low power semiconductors and solutions for GPS and location-based service devices, and Bosch Sensortec Gmbh, a leading supplier of MEMS sensors for consumer markets, announced the successful integration of their technology to deliver a leading-edge multi-sensing GPS solution...

Comtech Telecommunications receives $9.1 million order to upgrade cellular backhaul infrastructure
Comtech Telecommunications announced that its Montreal, Canada-based operation, Memotec, Inc., received a $9.1 million order to provide communications equipment and services to a major 2G/3G mobile telecommunications service provider in Africa...

Astrium Services signs distribution agreement with Iridium Satellite
Iridium Satellite announced that Astrium Services, a subsidiary of EADS Astrium, has signed an agreement to become a value-added reseller (VAR) of Iridium satellite communication equipment and services...