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[Satellite TODAY 01-25-10] Hughes Network Systems has surpassed 500,000 North American subscribers to its HughesNet service, the company announced Jan. 25.     The company said its focus on providing connectivity...

[Satellite TODAY 01-25-10] Astra Broadband Services and Intersat Africa are set to launch satellite broadband to customers in East and Central Africa in early February, the companies announced Jan. 22....

[Satellite TODAY 01-25-10] ViaSat has been awarded a $14.4 million limited production order from the U.S. Department of Defense for Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio System (MIDS JTRS)...

[Satellite TODAY 01-25-10] SES World Skies has updated its naming convention for future satellites, the company announced Jan. 22.     Three of SES’ new Orbital Sciences-built satellites will be named...

[Satellite TODAY 01-25-10] Glowlink is accepting orders for its Model 1000×2 dual-channel satellite spectrum monitoring system, the company announced Jan. 21.     The product aims to enable customers to independently...

[Satellite TODAY 01-25-10] Nokia will offer the premium version of its GPS Ovi Maps for free on a number of its devices in a move to counter its competitor Google,...

[Satellite TODAY 01-25-10] Vislink has relocated its Chesham- and Watford-based sales, development and manufacturing facilities in the United Kingdom to a single site located at Hemel Hempstead, the company announced...

[Satellite TODAY 01-25-10] Military satellite communications company Cobham appointed John Devaney independent non-executive director and chairman designate, the company announced Jan. 22.     Devaney is executive chairman of U.K.-based National...

[Satellite TODAY 01-22-10] U-blox, a provider of wireless communication and global positioning solutions, is set to release its Lucy product line of high-speed wireless modules supporting globally adopted mobile communications...

[Satellite TODAY 01-22-10] Comtech EF Data introduced its CDM-750 high-speed trunking modem to the commercial market, the company announced Jan. 21.     The CDM-750 modem combines DVB-S2, adaptive coding and...