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NBN Satellite Communications ground stations
NBN Satellite Communications Ground Stations
Far South Coast satellite users (outside the fibre and fixed wireless...
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"There will be concrete pours before...
down from Sydney (for example)," Mr Dawson said...
to remote communities as part of the overall satellite communications system...
build? "There will certainly be a lot of activity at the site...
exactly made it such a prime location, Mr Dawson explained: "On average - today excluded (!) - the rainfall is much better than further north...
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then we would be switching the traffic from them to the Wolumla site," Mr Dawson said...
disaster recovery or back up site...
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site is critical to us...
construction contracts on a state basis...
the next 18 months or so," Mr Dawson said...
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station built - the first cab off the rank so to speak...
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Magnet on Thursday and explained the importance of the Wolumla site...
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undertake all the NSW regional construction...
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Shire Council about the site for a number of months...
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ready, level it where the building and satellite antenna pads will be...
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the site in shipping containers and pieced together onsite...
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align for sites like this to be selected...
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footprints) won't necessarily receive high-speed broadband through the Wolumla site...
people visiting the site will be the antennae or "dishes"...
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built it will be run by specialist engineers...
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is about the best way to acquire access to the site...
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the single-storey building structure goes up...
launch the Far South Coast into the space age in coming months...
some sort of agreement with BVSC...
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most likely engage local guys...
operational by 2015 when the satellites are launched...
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Garmin Satellite Navigation
Garmin Widens Foreign Automotive OEM Space Communications Markets
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China Accused of U.S. Satellite Communications Espionage
Xiang Li, 35, and Chun Yan Li, 33, a married couple from Chengdu, China, were...
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for them to bring their precision-guided weapons into full play,” according to the U...
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to obtain technologies to supplement indigenous military modernization efforts,” the State and Defense departments said in an appendix to yesterday’s report...
was convicted in September 2010 of conspiring to export U...
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The Chinese People’s Liberation Army’s goals are clear, according to the report, which cited PLA writings about the necessity...
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and allied military operations says that...
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military and dual-use technologies are enabling...
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services, Delta IV rockets, information on cruise-missile design and military grade accelerometers, which are used in designing and testing aircraft, missiles, and other military equipment, according to the report...
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satellite Wenchang Satellite Launch Center on the southern Hainan Island, the U...
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Y1B to Enter Commercial Satellite Communications Market
West Asia with Ka-band multi spot-beam technology, achieving bandwidth supply through 61 narrow spot beams...
this system, providing ground segment maintenance and of training Emirati operators over a five-year period...
communications system built by Astrium and Thales Alenia Space (TAS) for the Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat)...
satellite Astrium Services, in association with Thales Communication and Security, is also in charge of operating...
for the space segment, including the launch of the satellites...
Composed of two satellites and a ground segment, the Yahsat project is a commercial and military satellite...
satellite, corporate data networks, and internet services for public and private users, as well as secure communications...
Astrium Services, with its partner Thales Alenia Space, is responsible for the ground segment, which consists of a network...
communications program prepared for launch on a Proton launcher from Baikonur in Kazakhstan...
of ground satellite communications terminals, and for a management system which provides remote control of all system hardware...
Astrium is responsible for the final...
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Thales Alenia Space provided the payloads and is responsible...
operator in the Middle East, Africa, South West Asia and Europe...
communications in Ka-band for both commercial and governmental users...
Y1B, the second communications satellite of the United Arab Emirates’ space...
for the UAE secure communications over the Middle East, complementing the Y1A satellite...
integration of the two satellites and for delivery in orbit...
The governmental mission will bring an increase in the total capacity available...
It will provide internet services for public and private users in the Middle East, Africa and South...
The Yahsat system will offer commercial solutions, including HDTV broadcasting, internet trunking via...
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Honeywell to Bring Wi-fi Satellite Communications to Airlines
In August, Rockwell announced a deal in principle to be the...
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airplanes failed because of high capital and operating costs and lukewarm support from passengers...
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airborne broadband connections...
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another," said Jimmy Shaeffler, an analyst at the consulting firm Carmel Group, Internet download speeds peak at 3...
American and Virgin America, charges based on use, from $1...
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expects to offer speeds of up to 50 megabits a second...
and thousands of additional planes are slated to add such capabilities over the next few years...
commitment to provide comprehensive connectivity offerings," according to an emailed statement...
onboard gear that will connect with a new generation of Inmarsat satellites...
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"The communication from the ground to airplane has to deal with weather" as well as "signal from one antenna to...
95 for an...
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, which estimates it has 87% of the Internet-enabled North American commercial...
provider came after arch rival Rockwell Collins Inc...
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two Internet service providers on the new high-speed network...
communications operator Inmarsat ISAT...
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latest concept more financially inviting for service providers, equipment makers and airlines...
years, with 6,100 planes having in-flight Wi-Fi by 2015, when revenue from such services will reach $1...
Gogo has signed an agreement with Inmarsat to be one of...
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world, with nearly three-quarters of all mobile traffic involving watching videos...
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new satellites next year, with services beginning for customers by 2014...
annual unlimited pass...
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wouldn't say why the talks fell apart...
aircraft, according to its filing with regulators for an initial public offering...
which is investing $1...
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By 2016, Honeywell expects there will be 10 billion mobile devices in the...
Gogo uses a ground-based system, with Wi-Fi hot spots in jets...
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end of 2010, and it expects the percentage to rise to 10% by the end of this year...
94% abandoned an offering marketed as Connexion in 2006...
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Internet access on airliners, Honeywell International Inc...
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supplied by Gogo In...
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that get Wi-Fi service from Gogo...
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than 1,800 U...
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a traveler to consider an airline," said Henry Harteveldt, co-founder of the consulting group Atmosphere Research Group...
32% to provide equipment for...
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rival systems...
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competition, with international giants like Panasonic Corp...
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planes already offer passengers the option of using some type of Wi-Fi broadband services,...
exclusive supplier, but those talks unwound earlier this year...
will give it an edge in the fast-growing arena...
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substantially more maintenance and safety-related data from planes than current options permit...
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satellite-based system makes more sense...
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global flights, raising the prospect that fliers could stream video on thousands of jetliners, business jets and government planes...
2 billion to build out the system, will launch the first of a trio of...
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Charles Cynamon Joins Satcom Leader Hughes
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ETSI and ITU organizations, including IPoS/DVB-S2, RSM-A, and GMR-1...
Headquartered...
Its products employ global standards approved by the TIA,...
Cynamon was responsible for the advanced technology insertion for the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (EHF) and...
"His many years of technical and program experience with military SATCOM and ISR systems, coupled with his understanding of the evolving needs of the community and the...
Cynamon will be responsible for the analysis and application...
of commercial SATCOM technology to the overall DoD marketplace...
8 million systems to customers in over 100...
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Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite...
Cynamon joins DISD after retiring as the Chief, MILSATCOM Advanced Concepts Division, Military...
Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) systems and planning the Department of Defense's next generation satellite communications architecture...
Satellite Communications Systems Directorate, Space and Missile Systems Command, Los Angeles Air Force Base...
potential application of commercial technologies to meet these requirements, will be key in continuing our rapid growth in this and other market segments that Hughes is pursuing...
For additional information...
HughesNet(R) is the #1 high-speed satellite Internet...
In this...
subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS), a premier global provider of satellite communications operations and digital TV solutions...
" About Hughes Network Systems Hughes Network Systems, LLC (Hughes) is the world's leading provider of satellite communications and broadband for...
solutions and services, today announced it has appointed Colonel Charles (Chuck) H...
, in Germantown, Maryland, USA, Hughes operates sales and support offices worldwide, and is a wholly owned...
To date, Hughes...
satellite "Chuck is a well respected leader in the world of satellite communications and we are very excited...
"With a recognized tradition of technical excellence and quality products, Hughes Network Systems is well positioned to play a prominent...
forward to delivering integrated, enterprise solutions for the company's US and international customers...
role in meeting the ever expanding satellite communication needs for defense and intelligence users," said Colonel Chuck Cynamon, senior director, Hughes DISD...
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countries, representing over 50 percent market share...
Cynamon (Retired) as senior director of its...
service in the marketplace, with offerings to suit every budget...
he has chosen to join the Hughes team," said Rick Lober, vice president and general manager of Hughes DISD...
home and office, delivering innovative network technologies, managed services, and solutions for enterprises and governments globally...
Defense and Intelligence Systems Division (DISD)...
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about Hughes, please visit hughes,com...
outside Washington, D...
"I'm exceptionally pleased to join the Defense and Intelligence Systems Division team and look...
role, Col...
 
LightSquared CEO Sanjiv Ahuja filed a petition to the Federal Communications Commission to allow the use of its low-power satellite frequencies for terrestrial-based 4G Internet networks.

The highly controversial spectrum could interfere with GPS signals, LightSquared’s opponents claimed. Yet, LightSquared hopes to take advantage of Obama’s mobile broadband program aimed at rural markets.  If the petition is approved, it would open billion-dollar worth of revenue streams for the embattled satellite carrier. If the FCC approved the petition, cell site carriers do not have to bid for new frequencies and act as satellite broadband resellers instead to serve marginalized areas. The cost savings for cell site operators could be as much as 50%.

Supporters of LightSquared are pressuring Senators Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken to get the Senate to convince the FCC to approve the petition. They are citing the cost savings of Best Buy, a LightSquared client, to emphasize the economic benefits of using the frequency spectrum in terrestrial 4G networks.

The waiver approved by the FCC last year required the satellite communications carrier to prove that its spectrum will not interfere with GPS signals. GPS devices can reportedly process low-power satellite frequencies assigned to LightSquared, which can cause big problems for various industries that rely on GPS data.  GPS devices need to have enough sensitivity to detect radio waves from four or more satellites at once. Terrestrial broadcasts of almost any strength is believed to make current GPS receivers less reliable.


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