WBMSAT News Bits 09/04/09

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Satellite Industry News Bits September 4, 2009

ABI Research expects location based services revenues to grow 156 percent from $1.7B in 2008 to $2.6B in 2009 due in large part to popularity of GPS based smart phones.
[Satellite Today - 09/04/2009]

Euroconsult report expects commercial data and satellite-based Earth observation sales to top $1B in 2009, and to nearly quadruple by 2018.
[Satellite Today - 09/04/2009]

Thales Alenia performs three perigee boost maneuvers on Palapa-D satellite to successfully place it in a correct Geostationary Transfer Orbit after problems in the third stage of the Chinese launch vehicle resulted in an incorrect orbit.
[SatNews - 09/03/2009]

Astrium awards $27.3m contract to QinetiQ for a solar-electric propulsion system for the European Space Agency's BepiColombo satellite mission to the planet Mercury
[Satellite Today - 09/03/2009]

ORBCOMM and SpaceX announce agreement for SpaceX to launch 18 ORBCOMM Generation 2 satellites between 2010 and 2014.
[SatNews - 09/03/2009]

Industry Canada issues call-for-applications for "Broadband Canada: Connecting Rural Canadians" initiative launched by the government under its stimulus program.
[Satellite Today - 09/03/2009]

SES ASTRA signs reseller agreement with Telekomunikacja Polska S.A. for marketing of its ASTRA2Connect broadband service in Poland.
[SatNews - 09/03/2009]

Thrane & Thrane receives major contract from Italy's largest telecoms company, Telecom Italia, to provide capacity expansion for its Furino Land Earth Station gateway.
[SatNews - 09/03/2009]

Raytheon uses special test equipment to simulate on-orbit antenna performance to integrate a flight worthy Main Mission Antenna and update antenna control software for Iridium satellites.
[Reuters - 09/03/2009]

TIE Technologies signs satellite simplex data agreement with Globalstar, planning to integrate the data network into its virtual gateway, providing worldwide data communications.
[Reuters - 09/03/2009]

SES will be cautious with its growth strategy even with booming demand for satellite broadcasting and telecommunications in emerging markets, with an eye to preserving its investment grade credit rating.
[Wall Street Journal - 08/03/2009]

Ground Control partners with GeoData Publishers to provide state-of-the-art maritime satellite communications to TDI-BI fleet of research vessels, keeping them connected across the globe.
[Reuters - 09/03/2009]

RRsat announces signing of PRO TV International of Romania to provide programming to Romanian ex patriots in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East via the Hotbird satellite.
[SatNews - 09/03/2009]

Significant investments are being made in infrastructure development in Angola to meet demand for mobile services, including developing Angola's own satellite, per Frost and Sullivan report added to offering of Research and Markets.
[Reuters - 09/03/2009]

Humax selects Broadcom's DTV and panel processors to enable next generation digital video broadcast platforms addressing the European DTV market.
[Reuters - 09/03/2009]

Genesis Networks announces that ETV of India has contracted with Genesis for fully manage video transmission solution from ETV's studios in Hyderabad, India, to the DirecTV facility in Los Angeles, California.
[SatNews - 09/03/2009]

DirecTV sues five people in Michigan and Virginia for illegal redistribution of its programs.
[Wall Street Journal - 09/03/2009]

Newtec's TCP acceleration software TellitNet is integrated by SatPath Systems into their SkySwitch VSAT terminals to optimize communications by satellite; system will be provided to Chinese high end users in partnership with ZTT of Beijing.
[SatNews - 09/02/2009]

Tandberg to demonstrate at IBC 2009 how world's first MPEG-4 AVC HD 4:2:2 encoder and receiver that support 1080p50/60 HD with 10-bit precision can enable migration of high quality HD video from MPEG2 to MPEG4, offering substantial bandwidth savings.
[SatNews - 09/02/2009]

Marshall Communications shows VIPs on budget and on schedule projects to provide hybrid architecture using emerging standards-based, SATCOM, and wireless technology to extend global communications and services to the tactical edge.
[SatNews - 09/02/2009]

Thuraya will showcase several specialized satellite products at the Defence Systems and Equipment International show in London September 8 - 11.
[SatNews - 09/01/2009]

China plans to start construction of its own orbital space station in 2020 according to Russian news agency RIA Novosti.
[SatNews - 09/01/2009]

EADS Astrium delivers the Amazonas 2 satellite to Arianespace in Kourou in preparation for September 29 launch.
[Satellite Today - 09/01/2009]

Applied Satellite Technology Ltd launches a maritime VSAT broadband service built on the iDirect Intelligent Platform, introducing higher bandwidth data rates as well as a flat-fee service model to its customers.
[Reuters - 09/01/2009]

Hughes do Brasil signs agreements with two Brazilian cellular operators to provide turn-key managed service connecting 79 regional base transceiver sites to their GSM networks.
[Satellite Today - 09/01/2009]

Frost and Sullivan recognizes Hughes for leadership in the North American Satellite Broadband Services market.
[Reuters - 09/01/2009]

ScheduALL announces that SES AMERICOM-NEW SKIES is using its ScheduLINK transmission and optimization software to manage special events and occasional use bookings in The Hague, Netherlands, and Princeton, New Jersey.
[SatNews - 09/01/2009]

SDN Global offers emergency management backup solution to 911 call centers with its Public Safety Access Terminal, connecting administrative phone lines, internet access, and connection to data applications over same satellite link.
[Reuters - 09/01/2009]

TIE Technologies acquires Point B Telematics, Inc, of Seattle, a fleet management and asset tracking software company and operator of WIMFleet.
[Reuters - 09/01/2009]

Globalstar subsidiary SPOT LLC announces availability of SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger, with capability to email or SMS text the user's location in a "request for help" to friends or family.
[TMCnet - 09/01/2009]

Newtec to unveil at IBC 2009 its 4CPM modulation and coding scheme, which will dramatically increase the speed and bandwidth efficiency of the satellite return link of its Sat3Play self-installable system providing broadband and VoIP to home users.
[SatNews - 09/01/2009]

M.H. Simonsen ApS chooses KVH TracPhone to reduce communication costs ad improve crew welfare on its tankers.
[Reuters - 08/31/2009]

EuroSkyPark awards SES Astra contract to provide it with Astra2Connect broadband service.
[Satellite Today - 08/31/2009]

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