[Satellite Today – 1-30-08] MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract to provide advanced technology to Thales Alenia Space, MDA announced Jan. 29.
    Under this contract, MDA will supply data reception and transmission subsystems for satellites being built by EADS Astrium and Thales Alenia Space that will provide a large range of satellite communications services over sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and North Africa region and beyond.