Technology

[Via Satellite 12-02-2014] Loral Space and Communications and MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) have reached an agreement on paying the $100 million settlement from ViaSat’s litigation with Space Systems/Loral (SSL). ViaSat accused SSL of patent infringement and breach of contract when the company, now owned by MDA, was part of Loral. MDA/SSL has agreed to...

[Via Satellite 12-01-2014] NovelSat, a satellite transmission technology company, has named former ECI Communications CEO David Rubner as chairman of the company’s board of directors. Rubner led ECI Telecommunications, which provided telecommunications networking infrastructure solutions, from September 1991 to February 2000. He also serves on the boards of Check Point, RadWare and cVidya; is a...

[Via Satellite 12-01-2014] Hughes Network Systems’ new Hughes 9211-High Data Rate (HDR) Portable BGAN Terminal has received Inmarsat-type approval. The Hughes 9211-HDR is designed to provide high performance mobile satellite connectivity in challenging environments. The device supports an average speed of 650 kbps and can reach up to 800 kbps over Inmarsat’s BGAN HDR service....

[Via Satellite 11-26-2014] Comtech EF Data, a subsidiary of Comtech Telecommunications Corporation has received a $3.5 million order for satellite communications ground equipment for use by one of Eastern Asia’s largest Mobile Network Operators (MNOs). Comtech EF Data will team the CDM-625A advanced satellite modem with the Memotec Radio Access Network (RAN) Optimization CXU Series,...

[Via Satellite 11-26-2014] Russia’s Center for Operation of Space Ground-Based Infrastructure (TsENKI) reports that the Meteor M2 remote sensing satellite has nearly completed in-orbit testing following its July 8 launch. Once completed, Meteor M2 will succeed Meteor M1, which, after launching in September 2009, has reached its warranty lifetime of five years. Russia withdrew Meteor...

[Via Satellite 11-25-2014] NASA has opened the registration process for its Cube Quest challenge, a CubeSat competition focused on developing space exploration technology. Competitors will vie for a piece of the $5 million prize along with a chance at launching their CubeSat to the Moon and beyond as a secondary payload on the first integrated...

Wireless Access Market Drivers /Trends Wireless access has completely changed the way we live, work, and play. Everywhere you look, people are using their mobile devices to talk, text, watch videos, and adopt new applications that seem to appear on a daily basis. As the number of people and machines to be wirelessly connected —...

[Via Satellite 11-21-2014] M/A-COM Technology Solutions (MACOM) and Canare Electric announced a collaborative solution that enables high-quality, long distance transmission for next-gen editing, routing and switching applications. MACOM’s 12G-SDI Chipset now supports transmission of 4k60p video using a single 12Gbps link over 80 meters of L-4.5CHD coaxial cable. “As SDI data rates evolve to 12Gbps...

[Via Satellite 11-20-2014] After a thorough review of Orbital Sciences’ go-forward plan following the Oct. 28 Antares rocket failure, ATK remains confident in continuing the merger of its aerospace and defense groups with Orbital. The launch mishap, for which Orbital’s Antares launch failure Accident Investigation Board (AIB) has traced the likely cause to one of...

[Via Satellite 11-20-2014] Alcatel-Lucent has become an Inmarsat technology partner to help develop an aviation broadband network across the European Union (EU). The company will provide its experience with 4G LTE Air-to-Ground (ATG) technology and collaborate with Inmarsat to adapt this technology to support S-band spectrum. Inmarsat and Alcatel-Lucent will work jointly on the ground...