SEATTLE -- SeaMobile[R] Enterprises, the dominant global provider of at-sea communications, connectivity and content services, announced today that it has been awarded a multi-year contract extension with Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. to provide its MTN VSAT satellite communication services. The agreement includes fleet-wide services for the Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity...
Satellite signals can reach almost anywhere. They can be used both for point-to-point or point-to-multipoint transmission. Satellites can target audiences at local, national or global levels. They support both one-way and two-way communication, which can be broadband and narrowband. The above mentioned qualities are some of the many reasons why...
The SATMODE system provides a revolutionary low cost solution for low data rate transmission over satellite, in support of interactive television services. This low cost is achieved through the introduction of constant envelope modulation, and efficient channel coding techniques. The SATMODE system specifications will be proposed as a new Cenelec...
The SATMODE system provides a revolutionary low cost solution for low data rate transmission over satellite, in support of interactive television services. This low cost is achieved through the introduction of constant envelope modulation, and efficient channel coding techniques. The SATMODE system specifications will be proposed as a new Cenelec...
MELVILLE, N.Y. -- Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL) announced today that its Tempe, Arizona-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., and its Fremont, California-based subsidiary, Comtech Vipersat Networks, Inc., received two contract awards for the deployment of satellite communication technologies to the Asia Pacific Region. The combined awards total $5.3 million.
Satellite telecommunications has now reached an advanced stage of maturity, with nearly 40 satellite operators controlling around 250 satellites in geostationary orbit. The services that those operators provide range from backbone trunks in the telephony and data network fields, to the distribution and broadcasting of thousands of TV channels to...
MELVILLE, N.Y. -- Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL) announced today that its Tempe, Arizona-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., was awarded a $1.0 million contract by a U.S. based global satellite communications integrator for its flagship CDM-600 Satellite Modems and high performance Frequency Converters and Transceivers. The products will support...
Busy Internet is a Ghanaian Internet Service Providers ISP that uses satellite connectivity to bring Internet to West Africans. The operations of this ISP illustrate the reliability, versatility and efficiency of, VSAT, Very Small Aperture Terminal networks in delivering fast broadband Internet services. This paper discusses technical, economic and regulatory...
Radio Burst Switching has potential applications for future Internet satellite routers. Based a new patented concept, the separation of the forwarding and the control paths, Radio Burst Switching can offer an effective means of on-board packet switching by satellite using new advances in control system technology. This paper provides insights...
MELVILLE, N.Y. -- Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ:CMTL) announced today that its Maryland-based subsidiary, Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation, received a letter contract with a not-to-exceed ceiling value of $26.8 million for satellite communications and network management services. Initial funding was set at $20.1 million, or 75% of the ceiling based on...
PEMBROKE, Bermuda -- Intelsat, the leading provider of global satellite communications, will host thousands of children for a day of celebrating space and satellite communications. Intelsat and the Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital are together sponsoring Girl Scout Day at the National Air and Space Museum in Chantilly,...
MELVILLE, N.Y. -- Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ:CMTL) announced today that its Maryland-based subsidiary, Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation, received a letter contract with a not-to-exceed ceiling value of $22.6 million for satellite communications and network management services. Initial funding was set at $16.9 million, or 75% of the ceiling. The contract...
BEDFORD, Mass.--BUSINESS WIRE--Feb. 26, 1996--The U.S. Army has selected Raytheon Electronic Systems to provide satellite communication terminals and associated parts and services for the Department of Defense Milstar program.
Thanks, Jim. After a stirring introduction like that, I really feel that some sort of disclaimer is in order before I even attempt to convey my view of the future in satellite communications. Thanks, Jim. After a stirring introduction like that, I really...