Focus: Telecom

[8-29-07 – Satellite News Today] DigitalGlobe and Bushnell Outdoor Products will add commercial high-resolution satellite imagery to some of Bushnell’s GPS devices, DigitalGlobe announced Aug. 29. The satellite imagery will provide Bushnell customers with a more accurate and realistic understanding of their location and the geography of their surroundings. The imagery will be part of...

[8-29-07 – Satellite News Today] Geosemble Technologies Inc. won a contract from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for a system that will link online data with satellite imagery, Geosemble announced Aug. 29. Geosemble will apply its TILES  (Text-to-Image Linking and Embedding System) technology, which links online text and data sources with imagery,...

[8-29-07 – Satellite News Today] Thrane & Thrane has signed a distribution deal to boost its presence in the Middle East and Africa, the company, announced Aug. 29. Xtra-Link FZCO will be a master distributor of Thrane & Thrane’s range of satellite communications equipment, and the first of Thrane & Thrane’s distributors to focus specifically...

[8-28-07 – Satellite News Today] The state of Louisiana has completed deployment of a Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) supplied by Stratos Global Corp., the company announced Aug. 28. The network will support statewide emergency communication applications and includes roof-mounted satellite antennas and portable Inmarsat BGAN units for continuity of operations and field personnel deployment....

[8-28-07 – Satellite News Today] MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) will provide advanced technology solutions for three telecommunications spacecraft being built by Space Systems/Loral and Astrium SAS, the company announced Aug. 28. The technology, which will allow customers to transmit communications signals  to ground stations at one frequency and directly to home users in...

[8-28-07 – Satellite News Today] SES Astra has announced details of a new Internet deal in Germany, as the company satellite operator  looks to make an impact in one of Europe’s biggest broadband markets. The company SES Astra announced August 28 that it had signed a deal with H3 Netservice, a German provider of Internet...

[8-27-07 – Satellite Today] The government of Canada will help fund a program to bring satellite broadband Internet service to 43 communities in the northern regions of Quebec, Manitoba and Ontario, the government announced Aug. 24. The government will contribute 20.7 million Canadian dollars ($19.9 million), about 75 percent of the total 27.5 million Canadian...

[8-27-07 – Satellite News] Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications Co. believes new initiatives based on the company’s compact satellite modem will help generate more revenues and lead to a number of new applications that will reduce the company’s dependence on mobile handheld services for the majority of its revenue, the company’s CEO said. The idea is “to...

[07/23/08 – Satellite Today] Egyptian satellite Internet provider Egyptsat, the signed a deal with Belgian Newtec for a Sat3Play satellite broadband system, Egyptsat announced Aug. 23.   The system will be used to provide interactive satellite-based broadband services such as fast Internet access, Voice over Internet Protocol and various other Internet Protocol-based services to home...

[07/23/08 – Satellite Today] Sea Launch’s new gas deflector has arrived at the company’s port in Long Beach, Calif., the company announced Aug. 23. The one-of-a-kind gas deflector, lost during a January launch failure, directs engine exhaust away from the platform and controls the acoustic environment. The Design Bureau for Transport Machinery in Moscow managed...