Focus: Telecom

[Satellite Today – 3-24-08] Cobbett-Hill Earth Station Ltd. has installed an iDirect satellite hub and acquired multiple routers to launch a hosting service for virtual network operators, VT iDirect Inc. announced June 24.     Cobbett-Hill is an independent U.K.-based teleport operator that provides satellite and communication services for business and government customers. The teleport installed...

[Satellite Today – 3-24-08] Thuraya has signed 10 distribution deals for its ThurayaMarine solution as the operator looks to boost its revenues in the maritime arena with the Thuraya-3 satellite begining operation, Thuraya announced June 24.     ThurayaMarine is a communications solution designed for small- and medium-sized sea vessels. The compact terminal supports voice, data,...

 

[Satellite Today – 6-23-08] DataPath Inc. has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army to manufacture and install satellite communications hubs to support the U.S. military Joint Task Force in Afghanistan, DataPath announced June 23.     The Deployable Ku-band Earth Terminals (DKET) will be deployed by U.S. Central Command to deliver high-bandwidth voice, video...

[Satellite Today – 6-23-08] Com Dev International Ltd. will design, build and launch a micro-satellite for the government of Canada, the company announced June 23. Under the contract, valued at 8.6 million Canadian dollars ($8.5 million), Com Dev will develop the Maritime Monitoring and Messaging Micro-satellite (M3MSat), a technology demonstration mission jointly funded and managed...

[Satellite Today – 6-20-08] Integral Systems subsidiary, RT Logic has announced the successful PL4 (Protection Level 4) C&A (Certification and Accreditation) of its RTGuard Cross Domain Solution product, Integral said June 19.     RT Logic’s RTGuard aims to be a cost-effective, low-risk, CDS (Cross Domain Solution). The PL4 C&A allows RTGuard to be quickly deployed...

[Satellite Today – 6-20-08] Orbcomm Inc. announced that six new Orbcomm satellites were successfully launched from Kapustin Yar, Russia at 2:36 AM EDT June 19. The satellites have been successfully separated from the launch vehicle in the proper orbit. Each satellite is undergoing initial in-orbit testing and is expected to enter into commercial service within...

[Satellite Today – 6-20-08] Harris Corp. and VBrick Systems have partnered to create a combined solution that delivers digital signage and live streaming video over various communications networks, Harris announced June 20. Customers across the commercial, government and education markets can now use one system to deliver the companies’ combined digital signage and IP video...

[Satellite Today – 6-18-08] iDirect has launched the first suite of Digital Video Broadcasting – Satellite – Second Generation (DVB-S2)/Adaptive Coding and Modulation (ACM) products in its Evolution product line, the company said June 17. These new products include the Evolution X3 router, XLC-10 line card and iDX software.     iDirect says these new products...

[Satellite Today – 6-18-08] Eutelsat Communications, said June 17, that its W5 satellite had experienced an anomaly to part of its power generator subsystem in the night of 16 to 17 June. Eutelsat said source of the anomaly is currently under investigation in collaboration with the satellite’s manufacturer, Thales Alenia Space.     For technical reasons,...