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[Satellite TODAY 07-14-10] Gilat Satellite Networks has been chosen to provide VSAT broadband satellite network applications for an unnamed Asian homeland security agency, the company announced July 13.     Gilat...

[Satellite TODAY 07-14-10] CapRock Communications signed a two-year contract with Yahsat subsidiary Star Satellite Communications to provide custom voice, video and data communications services to clients in the Middle East...

[Satellite TODAY 07-14-10] NASA has initiated a nanosatellite Centennial Challenge contest, offering a prize purse of $2 million for technological achievements by independent teams who work without government funding, the...

[Satellite TODAY 07-14-10] Harmonic has shipped more than one million of its edgeQAM video-on-demand units to cable service providers worldwide, the company announced July 13.     Harmonic’s edgeQAM technology supports...

Sea Launch has entered into an agreement with Asia Satellite Telecommunications (AsiaSat) to launch an AsiaSat satellite into geosynchronous transfer orbit between 2012 and 2014, Sea Launch announced July 12....

Thaicom will launch a high-speed Internet service in India via the Ipstar broadband satellite in the third quarter of 2010, the company announced July 8.     In a statement, Thaicom...

Indian mobile network operator Reliance Communications (RCom) has agreed to acquire cable television distribution firm Digicable in an all-stock deal, the companies announced July 6.     RCom will merge its...

Asia-Pacific and European satellite transponder companies have dominated the market, cornering a share of about 53.3 percent in 2008, driven by widespread penetration of HDTV and interactive television in consumer...

Thuraya has launched an enhanced version of its Thuraya ECO product, the company announced June 30.     Thuraya customers will now be offered one-year validity for SIM cards and expanded...

Skyware Global has opened a facility in Shenzhen, China, to provide technical support and consultancy for the company’s products and services and to build on Asian expansion efforts, the company...