Technology

[Via Satellite 11-12-14] Onlime has signed a new contract with Romantis to purchase the latest generation satellite services hub to be installed at the Onlime teleport near Hameln in Germany. The Romantis UHP platform will be the core to expand Onlime’s service portfolio and address the networking requirements of its enterprise customers. A large scale multi-site...

[Via Satellite 11-12-14] Advantech Wireless announced that its S4120 VSAT terminal has been selected by a major government services organization in Latin America to support multiple services including enterprise, critical infrastructure, communications on the move, 3G and 4G mobile backhaul, and broadband access. The S4120 VSAT terminals are DVB-RCS compliant and fully support DVB-S2 ACM/VCM/CCM...

[Via Satellite 11-11-2014] Cobham Satcom unveiled the Sea Tel 9711 Integrated Maritime Antenna (IMA), which is capable of operating on C-Band circular or linear or Ku-band X-pol or Co-pol. The system features a 2.4-meter radical offset antenna for both C-band and Ku-band operation. Cobham Satcom’s Sea Tel VSAT antennas can switch between VSAT bands automatically...

[Via Satellite 11-10-2014] NewSat has awarded GMV a contract to build the flight dynamics system for the upcoming High Throughput Satellite (HTS) Jabiru 1. The flight dynamics system determines the position and orientation of the satellite, and is necessary for orbital maneuvers. NewSat recently completed the Critical Design Review of the flight dynamics system and...

[Via Satellite 10-11-2014] Colorado-based 308 Systems has delivered custom-configured TAC-PAK/VSAT mobile command systems to Ethiopia, Sudan and Ghana. According to the company, military, peacekeeping and first responders are using the systems in the wake of increased hostilities in several regions. The 308 Systems-built VSAT systems were requested in place of legacy radio systems and outdated...

[Via Satellite 11-07-2014] Orbcomm, a global provider of Machine-to-Machine (M2M) solutions, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire SkyWave Mobile Communications, the largest M2M service provider on the Inmarsat global L-band satellite network, for $130 million. Based in Ottawa, Canada, SkyWave has more than 250,000 subscriber units, 400 channel partners, an estimated annualized $60...

[Via Satellite 11-06-2014] The Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST) and the American University of Sharjah (AUS) have begun working on the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) first CubeSat. Known as Nayif 1, Emirati engineers and a team of seven AUS students from various Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines will build the...

[Via Satellite 11-06-2014] Airbus Defence and Space has selected Hughes Network Systems to develop a new ultra-compact, lightweight terminal for a service named XeBRA. The new terminal measures 8 x 25.8 x 23 centimeters, and will weigh less than 5.4 kg. The X-band terminal can be transported on foot for Communications on the Pause (COTP)...

[Via Satellite 11-06-2014] NewSat has selected General Dynamics C4 Systems Satcom Technologies to manufacture four 13.2-meter antennas for the Jabiru satellite program. Three of the antennas will be in Ka band, while the fourth will be Ku band for the purpose of controlling the Jabiru 1 high throughput satellite. NewSat plans to locate two of...

[Via Satellite 11-05-201] COM DEV International, a manufacturer of space hardware subsystems, has been awarded a fully-funded contract valued at approximately $6 million to deliver Ku-band equipment — including multiplexers, switches and ancillary equipment — to be used on a high throughput communications satellite. The satellite is being built to replace an existing satellite and...