| Indian Space Agencies Request Satellite Bandwidth Reserve in New NTP Policy |
| Wed, 22 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST |
| [Satellite TODAY 02-22-12] The Indian Department of Space has requested that the Indian government reserve part of its spectrum in the 2.5 GHz frequency band for providing satellite services, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) announced Feb. 21. The spectrum is currently... |
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| Viasat Broadcasting Secures NFL Transmission Rights Through 2017 |
| Wed, 22 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST |
| [Satellite TODAY 02-22-12] Scandinavian satellite company Viasat Broadcasting has extended its live broadcasting rights to the National Football League (NFL) in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland until the end of the 2017 NFL season, The rights... |
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| Numerex Generates 19 Percent M2M Subscription Growth in 2011 Fourth Quarter |
| Wed, 22 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST |
| [Satellite TODAY 02-22-12] Machine-to-machine (M2M) market specialist Numerex added 93,000 subscriptions in its 2011 fourth quarter — a 25 percent increase compared to 69,000 subscriptions added in the fourth quarter of the previous year, according to its latest financial results issued Feb. 21. ... |
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| Gilat Wins JSC Nursat SkyEdge 2 Deal in Kazakhstan |
| Wed, 22 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST |
| [Satellite TODAY 02-22-12] Gilat Satellite Networks was contracted by Kazakhstan-based service provider JSC Nursat to deploy a broadband satellite IP network based on its SkyEdge 2 System, Gilat confirmed Feb. 21. JSC Nursat will use the Gilat network to provide an end-to-end solution for... |
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| Satellite TODAY Daily Links (Feb. 21) |
| Tue, 21 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST |
| Could Visual-Based Navigation Replace Satellite GPS? - via Mashable.com Dr. Michael Milford from Queensland University of Technology is researching visual-based navigation, which could replace capital-intensive satellite GPS systems, using camera technology and simple mathematical algorithms to uniquely... |
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| Loral Selects GMV for Thor 7 Software Contract |
| Tue, 21 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST |
| [Satellite TODAY 02-21-12] GMV has signed an agreement with prime contractor Loral to provide the flight dynamics system and the payload transponder management system for Telenor Satellite Broadcasting’s Thor 7 telecommunications spacecraft, GMV announced Feb. 17. ... |
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| SkyVsion Leases Telstar 11N Ku-band Capacity |
| Tue, 21 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST |
| [Satellite TODAY 02-21-12] SkyVision Global Networks, a global provider of IP connectivity over satellite, has signed a multiyear contract with Telesat for Ku-band capacity into Africa on the Telstar 11N satellite, the operator announced Feb. 20. SkyVision said it chose... |
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| Newtec Inks Ka-Band Sat3Play Hub, Terminal Deal with InSat |
| Tue, 21 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST |
| [Satellite TODAY 02-21-12] Newtec has enetered into an agreement with satellite-based Internet provider InSat to supply and install Sat3Play hub and terminal technology and deliver next generation Ka-band communications over Afghanistan, Newtec confirmed Feb. 20. InSat said it plans to provide... |
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| DirecTV CEO Hangs On to Two-Year Forecast Despite Weak Sub Growth |
| Mon, 20 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST |
| [Satellite TODAY 02-20-12] Rising television programming costs and thriftier U.S. consumers will not prevent satellite pay-TV operator DirecTV from meeting its growth targets for 2012 and 2013, CEO Mike White announced during a Feb. 17 conference call. White said that while competition had... |
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