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Siem Offshore has contracted Harris CapRock Communications to deliver its SeaAccess turnkey VSAT communications to five of its supply vessels located off the coast Brazil, Harris CapRock announced.    Siem Offshore is an...

The SES-4 satellite successfully performed post-launch maneuvers and deployed its solar arrays yesterday following its launch on Tuesday aboard an International Launch Services (ILS) Proton Breeze M rocket, the satellite’s manufacturer Space Systems/Loral...

Gilat Satellite Networks won a $16 million, nine-month extension of a Colombian government contract to provide rural communications satellite communications services in the country, Gilat announced.    Gilat currently provides telephony...

O3b Networks has raised $137 million for the construction of four additional satellites that will aim to double capacity and boost redundancy over its targeted emerging markets, the broadband operator and...

Vizada signed a distribution agreement with Ottawa-based SkyWave Mobile Communications to provide distribution of Inmarsat’s IsatData Pro (IDP) satellite service and machine-to-machine (M2M) solution, the MSS reseller announced.    Vizada will distribute SkyWave’s IDP terminals,...

Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer SA and Telebras are considering a plan to form a joint venture that would participate in the country’s government-managed satellite program.    Telebras, Brazil’s former state-controlled telecommunications company that was...

Intelsat signed capacity agreements with Turner Broadcasting for transponder space on two Intelsat satellites, the operator announced Oct. 27.    Turner extended its long-term commitment on Intelsat 9, and has committed to new...

FSS operator SES activated full service on its recently launched QuetzSat-1 satellite. The all Ku-band high-powered QuetzSat-1, successfully launched in September on an ILS Proton Breeze M rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, is fully contracted...

FSS operator SES activated full service on its recently launched QuetzSat-1 satellite. The all Ku-band high-powered QuetzSat-1, successfully launched in September on an ILS Proton Breeze M rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, is fully contracted...

Mexican satellite fleet operator Satmex confirmed that an electric propulsion defect discovered on its Satmex 5 satellite, located at 116.8 degrees West, would cut its service life short. In its latest quarterly...