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[Satellite TODAY 06-02-10] Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has been selected to build the Anik G1 satellite for Telesat, the companies announced June 1.    The Anik G1 multi-mission spacecraft will be...

[Satellite TODAY 06-02-10] DigitalGlobe has secured a one-year Crisis Event Service (CES) imagery agreement with the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), DigitalGlobe announced June 1.     CES, launched by DigitalGlobe...

The opening of CommunicAsia comes at what could be the beginning of a new era in the Asia-Pacific region. For many years, the satellite communications sector has viewed the region...

With a population of more than 1 billion people and a growing middle class, India is a TV market ripe for growth. A number of DTH platforms have been launched...

 AsiaSat CEO Peter Jackson, a key figure in the Asian satellite industry since the early 1970s, will retire in July from his position as leader of the satellite operator. William...

BusinessCom Launches iDirect VSAT Services in Middle East BusinessCom launched iDirect Evolution Ku-band satellite Internet access services on the Loral Skynet Telstar-11N and SES NSS-12 geostationary satellites. The services cover...

Glowlink Upgrades Spectrum Monitoring System Glowlink has released the third generation of its Model 1000 spectrum monitoring system, which includes upgrades such as paired-carrier monitoring, increased signal speed and characterization,...

Ericsson Wins 3-D Technology Award The Ericsson 3-D content delivery solution, featuring the company’s MPEG-4 AVC HD contribution encoder, won the 2010 Superior Technology Award Recipient (STAR) award at the...

CET Teleport Names VSAT, IPTV Sales Executive CET Teleport appointed Matthew Ivey vice president of sales. Ivey will be responsible to expand CET’s VSAT network services, teleport services and IPTV...

Arqiva Renews Uplink Contract on Thor 5 Satellite operator Telenor renewed its contract with Arqiva for the uplink of three multiplexes onto its Thor 5 satellite, which carries video services...