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ARLINGTON, Va., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- DRS Technologies, Inc., a Finmeccanica Company, announced today that it has received certification for its mobile X46-V Communications On-the-Move Terminal to operate on U.S. Department of Defense high-capacity communication satellites. The certification will allow users of these mobile terminals to connect to the U.S. military's Global Information Grid, giving warfighters greater flexibility and global support. (Logo:...

Learn how buying SatCom for your organization can be simple and at truly the lowest cost, not just the lowest price. (PRWEB) May 09, 2013 GlobaFone, a leading comprehensive satellite service provider, announced that CEO Lou Altman will put on a free webinar: Why Paying the Lowest Price Costs You the Most. Join him Friday, May 17th as he presents case studies of how the ‘lowest price’ actually costs the buyer more than expected. From single handsets to packages to misleading...

PALO ALTO, Calif., April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The long-term environmental and monetary costs of energy consumption are a concern for a number of communications infrastructure and media service companies around the world. In the United Kingdom, significant efforts are being made by some major broadcasters to reduce this consumption considerably. These companies are upgrading and modernizing transmission equipment as part of these efforts, and they recently have purchased more...

Powerful integration between two live news industry pioneers HACKENSACK, N.J., April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Cobham SATCOM (www.cobham.com), the leading manufacturer of Inmarsat satellite communications equipment, and LiveU (www.liveu.tv), the leader in portable live video-over-cellular solutions, today announced an alliance to offer broadcasters a robust, high performance hybrid solution for live video transmission in diverse locations. As part of the integration, LiveU's...

Satellite communications provider Satcom Direct integrates Exinda Mobile platform into its first hardware product for aircraft BOSTON, March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Exinda, a global provider of next-generation WAN optimization and network control solutions, today announced that Satcom Direct, a developer of satellite communications solutions for corporate and military aircraft, has selected the Exinda Mobile platform to be integrated into its first hardware product, the Satcom...

Zero Packet Loss over Ka and Ku-band Satellite Channels during Flight GERMANTOWN, Md., March 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite solutions and services, today announced that it has successfully demonstrated high-throughput video and data transmission over SATCOM links on a variety of rotary wing platforms. Employing an advanced waveform technology developed by Hughes, the new communications-on-the-move (COTM)...

PALO ALTO, Calif., March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Communications & Power Industries LLC (CPI) has received an order in excess of $6 million from a North American integrator for Ka-band high-power satellite communications (satcom) amplifiers. These amplifiers will be used by an international customer in gateway earth stations to support high-throughput satellite (HTS) services. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130304/SF64957) (Logo:...

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SatCom Marketing, LLC, a teleservices company located in Minneapolis, MN, announced that Bob Bedford has joined their executive team as Vice President of Sales and Client Relations. Mr. Bedford is a 16 year veteran of the cable and satellite television industry, most recently as the Senior Vice President of Marketing for the cable television network REELZCHANNEL. Prior to that, he was Vice President of Customer Service & Back Office...

CARLSBAD, Calif., Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq: VSAT) has successfully implemented an Integrated Waveform Network Control Station (IW NCS) for the United Kingdom Ministry of Defense (MOD). The IW is designed to allow the UK MOD to make the most efficient use of its UHF satcom assets with seamless voice and data assignments across 5 and 25 kHz UHF channels. Additional benefits include significantly improved voice quality and interoperability with U.S. military...

MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SatCom Marketing, LLC, a Teleservices company located in Minneapolis, MN, announced the appointment of Don Deiley to the Board of the Midwest Chapter of PACE, the Professional Association for Customer Engagement. PACE, formerly the American Teleservices Association (ATA), is a non-profit trade organization dedicated to the advancement of companies that use contact centers as an integral part of their operation and to compliance to...