Satellite Industry News Bits March 19, 2010

DigitalGlobe's elevation data, gathered from the Company's latest high-resolution satellite, WorldView-2, has been verified to be accurate within 30 centimeters by PhotoSat,
[SatNews - 03/19/2010]

Monics(R) system from Integral Systems subsidiary SAT Corporation Will support AR-SAT'S CSM monitoring requirements for the ARSAT-1 Satellite, the first communications satellite designed and manufactured in Argentina.
[CNN Money - 03/18/2010]

The Air Force to request $6.5 billion over 4 years for a Lockheed Martin Corp. military communications program that plans to launch its first satellite in September after six years of delays.
[Business News - 03/18/2010]

Avanti Communications hopes to offer satellite broadband to more Brits by September this year, with the launch of its 'HYLAS 1' satellite in August, allowing subscriptions to service with download speeds of up to 8Mbpsin both the UK and Europe the following month.
[Network World - 03/18/2010]

FCC says its goal of expanding high-speed Internet over the next decade requires more airwave spectrum; its controversial plan would redistribute airwave rights from local television broadcasters to benefit Internet providers and telecommunications companies.
[News Observer - 03/18/2010]

Word is that EchoStar Corporation has decided NOT to purchase the stock of SatMex, which would have ultimately seen to the former's acquisition of the latter...
[SatNews - 03/18/2010]

Bankrupt WorldSpace considers sending its satellites to a premature death as negotiations with a lender and prospective buyer fall apart.
[Washington Post - 03/18/2010]

Uplogix offers Remote Management Operating System (RMOS) v4.2 software platform, which provides advanced automation for remote control of iDirect satellite routers and Sea Tel antennas.
[SatNews - 03/18/2010]

Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS) successfully completes the critical implementation review for the U.S. Army's modernization of enterprise terminals (MET) program none months after the contract award.
[SatNews - 03/18/2010]

Mobile satellite voice and data provider Globalstar applauds FCC's ambitious national broadband plan that requires reform of U.S. spectrum policy.
[CNN Money - 03/17/2010]

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILT), has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Raysat Antenna Systems, (RAS), a provider of SATCOM On The Move antenna solutions.
[SatNews - 03/17/2010]

Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) have signed an agreement for the launch of an SS/L manufactured satellite aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 as early as 2012
[SatNews - 03/17/2010]

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. subsidiary Comtech Xicom Technology, Inc. receives $2.3M order for airborne equipment for a U.S. military satellite communications program that supports vital and strategic airborne platforms.
[CNN Money - 03/17/2010]

O3b Networks Limited signs a contract with ViaSat Inc. for the production and installation of Ka-band infrastructure.
[SatNews - 03/17/2010]

Northrop Grumman Corporation technicians begin installing hardware for a B-2 stealth bomber upgrade that will eventually allow the jet to send and receive battlefield information up to 100 times faster than its current satellite communications system.
[CNN Money - 03/17/2010]

Boeing expects only modest growth in its space revenues over the next five years with commercial orders seen accounting for a growing share as government orders decline.
[Reuters - 03/16/2010]

ViaSat Inc, a provider of satellite and other wireless networking systems, says it is in discussions with top Pentagon leaders to expand the broadband capacity available to the U.S. military.
[Reuters - 03/16/2010]

The US Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) awars a contract worth up to $50 million to MTN Government Services to provide global broadband satellite services.
[Defense Industry Daily - 03/17/2010]

CEO of Iridium says a legal dispute with its former sponsor, Motorola, is likely to be resolved amicably by the two parties and will not block progress on selecting a builder for its next-generation satellite constellation.
[Space News - 03/17/2010]

DARPA sponsors a project to dramatically change how satellites are acquired which would upset the status quo in the satellite industry.
[National Defense Magazine - April 2010]

Gilat and GVF announce new online VSAT installation training Program for Gilat SkyEdge II Broadband Satellite Networks VSAT field technicians.
[Market Watch - 03/16/2010]

Integral Systems Debuts Next Generation Raptor X-Band Ultra Small Satellite Terminal at Satellite 2010 Conference.
[Market Watch - 03/16/2010]

Space Exploration Technologies Corp gets a contract from Loral Space & Communications Inc. unit to launch an important commercial satellite on SpaceX rocket.
[Top News - 03/16/2010]

Norsat International Inc. introduces LinkControl 7, the "most advanced satellite controller available on the market," at Satellite 2010.
[Market Watch - 03/16/2010]

Globalstar expects the launch of the first of six satellites in its second-generation satellite constellation in late summer with the 90-day launch window scheduled to open on July 5, 2010
[CNN Money - 03/16/2010]

Vizada increases capabilities in the SwiftBroadband market, previewing Inmarsat’s new SwiftBroadband X-Stream service at Satellite 2010.
[EON - 03/16/2010]

Orbcomm Inc. completes an agreement to provide satellite automatic identification system data services to Lloyd’s List Intelligence to help Lloyd’s expand its coverage from coastal regions to reports on open ocean vessels.
[NJ Biz - 03/15/2010]

XipLink has been selected by Cable and Wireless Communications for the deployment of XipLink XA appliances into various networks at remote islands of the South Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
[SatNews - 03/15/2010]

SES signs long-term deal with University of Luxembourg to develop Luxembourg as a European center of excellence and innovation for advanced information communications technology in satellite systems.
[Satellite Today - 03/15/2010]

U.K. Ministry Of Defence announces that military communications on operations are to be further enhanced thanks to a new £400 million contract to use a new satellite, Skynet 5D,
[satNews - 03/15/2010]

Surrey Satellite Technology Limited and Dutch Space BV join forces to develop and exploit an innovative, small, geostationary platform designed to use excess launch vehicle capacity, creating opportunities for lower cost geostationary missions.
[SatNews - 03/15/2010]

EchoStar XIV satellite, manufactured by Space Systems/Loral for DISH Network, is scheduled to be launched March 21st from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, with the satellite to be lofted via a Proton M/Breeze M launch vehicle.
[SatNews - 03/15/2010]

TeleCommunication Systems awarded $7 million managed bandwidth services and terminal maintenance order to support U.S. operations in Southwest Asia by supplying innovative satellite solutions to support mission-critical operations.
[CNN Money - 03/15/2010]

Hughes delivers mobile broadband satellite IP terminals to JSAT mobile communications of Japan.
[PR Newswire - 03/15/2010]

Boeing wins the National Space Club's 2010 Nelson P. Jackson Award for fielding the first three Wideband Global SATCOM spacecraft, the highest-capacity military communications satellites in the U.S.
[PDDnet - 03/15/2010]

Boeing wins the National Space Club's 2010 Nelson P. Jackson Award for fielding the first three Wideband Global SATCOM spacecraft, the highest-capacity military communications satellites in the U.S.
[PDDnet - 03/15/2010]

A range of new applications such as broadband wireless access and competition from terrestrial technologies may point to challenges ahead for satellite players.
[NSR Webinar - March 30,2010]

Digital Signage warrants more attention today than ever before as it emerges from a downturn in the global economy - leaner and hopefully stronger
[NSR Report - March 2010]

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