Finance

Comtech EF Data has acquired FX-series WAN optimization, application and platforms developer Stampede Technologies for an undisclosed amount, the companies announced Nov. 4.     Comtech said the acquisition would enable the company to expand its WAN optimization product offerings for commercial applications by leveraging Stampede’s bandwidth-reducing technologies. Typical Stampede FX users include ISPs, enterprises, offshore/maritime...

Artel has released its DLT710 multi-format 3G-SDI capable signal generator and test module, the company announced Nov. 3.     The DL4000-based DLT710 module is designed for both automatic link verification of all serial digital video formats and as a signal generator and functional test monitor for 3G-SDI, HD-SDI, SD-SDI, DVB-ASI and ATSC formats.     “Customers...

SES World Skies selected ScheduAll‘s Enterprise Resource Management Application (ERMa) to manage feed booking for World Skies’ fleet of more than 25 satellites and optimize its global occasional-use business, SES announced.     ERMa aims to allow customers to use their existing core ScheduAll system or any major Web browser to subscribe to SES services, view...

Orbit Communication Systems received a $6.25 million order to provide multiple telemetry and communications systems to an unnamed customer, the company announced.     Orbit will supply digital tracking solutions and multiple advanced tracking antenna systems ranging from 2 to 10 meters and operating in L- and S-band frequencies. The contract includes service and training components...

Ever vigilant in their quest to increase decision quality and decrease decision times, energy companies both large and small are investigating a number of new initiatives on rigs, including the use of radio frequency identification (RFID). RFID tags aid in the tracking of people and assets, and they enhance existing ERP and asset tracking systems....

We are living in a top-speed-connectivity-or-bust world – where everyone under the age of 30 has essentially grown up with the Internet. Most businesses shut down completely when their connection goes down and most people in the millennium generation find it difficult to find food or friends without a GPS smartphone and a Twitter account....

Vizada released a Universal Card solution for prepaid calling on Inmarsat’s IsatPhone Pro handset to commercial markets, Vizada announced.     Vizada said it is targeting the Universal Card to customers in multi-user environments, such as NGOs, military organizations, governments and satellite phone renters. The prepaid card can be used on any IsatPhone Pro, Inmarsat or...

RigNet, an independent provider of remote communications solutions and collaborative applications to the global oil and gas industry, has signed a contract with SandRidge Energy to provide fully-managed remote communications services to the company’s fleet of more than 20 land drilling rigs operating in the continental United States, RigNet announced.     RigNet’s connectivity services are...

The ITU has deployed 100 broadband satellite terminals in the flood-affected districts of Pakistan, the organization announced Nov. 2.     The ITU said it has been working closely with the Pakistan government to restore communication links. The satellite terminals are being deployed to restore communications and provide a platform from which telemedicine applications/services will be...

MTN Satellite Communications (MTN), a provider of communications, connectivity and content services, has equipped yachts in Burger Boat Co. shipyards with a communication suite that includes an onboard medical treatment facility with 24/7 video conferencing, capability, the company announced Nov. 3.     Burger’s new 142-foot (43-meter) tri-deck motoryacht Sea Owl is the first private yacht...