http://www.satnews.com/ Satnews is the worlds leading satellite news and information resource. en-us Copyright 2009, Satnews Publishers http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=957776736 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=957776736 Just as many people are surprised to find themselves packing on unexplained weight around the middle, astronomers find the evolution of bulges in the centres of spiral galaxies puzzling. Satnews Publishers 2009-11-18 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=326482067 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=326482067 Stratos Global Corporation has now successfully deployed the Inmarsat FleetBroadband 500 broadband satellite service for Sig Hansen, the renowned Seattle-based captain of the crab fishing vessel Northwestern. Satnews Publishers 2009-11-18 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=590917419 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=590917419 ViaSat (Nasdaq:VSAT) is offering a new Ethernet Service Expansion Module (ESEM) baseband interface for the MD-1366 Enhanced Bandwidth Efficient Modem (EBEM) that promotes Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA) modem interoperability across Department of Defense (DoD) satellite networks and adds new feature updates as well. Satnews Publishers 2009-11-18 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=1813940019 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=1813940019 To accelerate growth in the Mexican market, Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq:IRDM) announces it has signed three additional distribution partners in Mexico. Satnews Publishers 2009-11-18 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=1510269054 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=1510269054 Thuraya Telecommunications Company has expanded the distribution chain for its competitive satellite broadband services in Europe. Satnews Publishers 2009-11-18 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=735241327 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=735241327 VISLINK, plc has advanced the state-of-the-art in Law Enforcement & Public Safety (LE&PS) wireless surveillance with the introduction of its software defined KAMELYON family of digital transmitters and receivers. Satnews Publishers 2009-11-18 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=1907034282 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=1907034282 IndigoSat Pty Ltd, a global provider of aircraft fleet management solutions using SATCOM, announced the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) in Central and South Australia has selected IndigoSat to provide flight tracking and text communication services for its fleet of Pilatus PC-12 turboprop aircraft Satnews Publishers 2009-11-18 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=561290220 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=561290220 Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) has provided an end-to-end, broadcast channel playout solution to the Rotana television network for the upgrade of its central master control room. Satnews Publishers 2009-11-18 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=1758055063 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=1758055063 NASA's Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) satellite rocketed into Earth orbit on November 18, 1989, and revolutionized our understanding of the early cosmos. Satnews Publishers 2009-11-18 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=1972374920 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=1972374920 GateHouse A/S, Spectrum Signal Processing by Vecima (Spectrum) and Inmarsat will be demo'ing a Software Defined Radio (SDR) implementation of a BGAN terminal at SDR’09 from December 1-4 in Washington DC. Satnews Publishers 2009-11-20 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=408238701 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=408238701 Iridium Communications Inc.'s [Nasdaq:IRDM] results indicate success in numerous technical studies while working with independent technology partners, that demonstrate the feasibility of hosting Earth observation and remote sensing payloads on its planned/proposed next-generation satellite constellation, Iridium NEXT. Satnews Publishers 2009-11-20 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=220181575 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=220181575 Thales Alenia Space has delivered the second flight model high-resolution (HR) optical imaging instrument for integration, testing and validation in the Pleiades earth observation satellite in construction at Astrium facilities in Toulouse. Satnews Publishers 2009-11-20 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=1267190697 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=1267190697 Star Satellite Communications Company PrJsc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat) signed an agreement with IEC Telecom, an established provider of satellite-based internet services. Satnews Publishers 2009-11-20 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=1000262676 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=1000262676 Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Nasdaq:CMTL) announced its Tempe, Arizona-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., received a satellite modem order for approximately US$1.0 million. Satnews Publishers 2009-11-20 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=41874570 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=41874570 e-GEOS, the company jointly owned by Telespazio (80 percent) and the Italian Space Agency (20 percent), has signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to supply optical and radar satellite data for the GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security) program. Satnews Publishers 2009-11-20 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=891012234 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=891012234 The MIRAS instrument on ESA's SMOS satellite, launched earlier this month, has been switched on and is operating normally. Satnews Publishers 2009-11-20 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=1437253050 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=1437253050 Integral Systems, Inc., (Nasdaq:ISYS) announced that a shareholder derivative action brought by shareholder William Thirkill, has been voluntarily dismissed without prejudice. Satnews Publishers 2009-11-18 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=496607712 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=496607712 EchoStar Corporation [Nasdaq: SATS] announced Michael T. Dugan has been named the company’s president and CEO, positions formerly held by Charles Ergen. Satnews Publishers 2009-11-20 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=1326303376 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=1326303376 DIRECTV, a major provider of digital television services, today named Michael White as its new President and CEO. Satnews Publishers 2009-11-20 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=80329869 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=80329869 According to NSR's new report, Global Satellite-Based Earth Observation (EO), the EO industry is in the midst of a significant growth phase slated to generate revenues for many segments of the satellite industry. Satnews Publishers 2009-11-20 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=308914346 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=308914346 IPTV STB manufacturer and software developer, Netgem, has been selected by Telstra Corporation Limited to supply STB device and software for the T-Box™ service, which is Australia’s leading telecommunication and information Services company. Satnews Publishers 2009-11-18 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=182383829 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=182383829 ARINC Incorporated has once again been commended by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for its “outstanding performance” in providing air-ground communications in the FAA’s Oceanic Flight Information Regions. Satnews Publishers 2009-11-20 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=1635305532 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=1635305532 Snell announced the company's Sirius 800 Series large-scale multiformat router will provide core video routing for the BBC within the newly redeveloped London Broadcasting House. Satnews Publishers 2009-11-18 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=1988595117 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=1988595117 Softel and online video specialists Grab Networks have a partnership wherein Grab will supply the Softel Swift vTX subtitling and captioning solution as an integrated component of Grab Networks video server solutions. Satnews Publishers 2009-11-20 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=201956068 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=201956068 2009 has been a very challenging year for the broadcast and media technology industry but as the global economic situation starts to ease, so suppliers start to regain some confidence in the market going forward. Satnews Publishers 2009-11-18 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=873115068 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=873115068 After conducting discussions for several years defense and security company Saab has signed a contract for the sale of an airborne surveillance system to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) worth approximately 1.5 billion SEK. Satnews Publishers 2009-11-18 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=176738091 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=176738091 Content management and delivery company GlobeCast will provide contribution and world wide distribution of the FIM Superbike World Championships (WorldSBK) to broadcast rights holders for the next two years, following the extension of its relationship with the series promoter Infront Sports & Media. Satnews Publishers 2009-11-20 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=33587903 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=33587903 Liberty Media Corporation ("Liberty Media") (Nasdaq: LCAPA, LCAPB, LINTA, LINTB, LSTZA, LSTZB) has completed its previously announced split-off (the "Split-Off") of Liberty Entertainment, Inc. ("LEI") from Liberty Media and the business combination transaction between The DIRECTV Group, Inc. ("DIRECTV") and LEI (the "DTV Business Combination"). Satnews Publishers 2009-11-20 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=1939125681 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=1939125681 Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is strengthening its position in Central and South America and, in the coming year, will hold demonstrations of its Heron Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for Panamanian security forces. Satnews Publishers 2009-11-18 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=1815105301 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=1815105301 Momail has signed a deal with Taiwan Mobile that will find the latter using the former's mobile email platform for their Catch Mail offer. Satnews Publishers 2009-11-20 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=1323040278 http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=1323040278 THQ Wireless Inc., a subsidiary of THQ Inc., (NASDAQ:THQI) announced Star Wars™: Trench Run is now available for download globally on iTunes. Satnews Publishers 2009-11-20