GSM, VHF/UHF Land Mobile Radio and
HF. As a result of the UHF/VHF ground-to-air and air-to-ground capabilities, the
vehicles facilitate relief work by allowing
coordinated efforts between ground and
air units. The various vehicular systems
are integrated via a radio-telephone
interoperability platform and wide area
connectivity is achieved via a satellite
link to the main operations center.
testing of Comtech EF Data’s CDM-570/L
satellite modem and Vipersat management system with RaySat Antenna Systems’ StealthRay as well as to study working together to provide mobility and communications on-the-move solutions.
by mid-year. GTV initially will target English-
speaking countries.
Advantech
SuPPLIeS nAto 3c Agency
Advantech Satellite Networks Inc. has
sold a digital video broadcast-return
channel satellite system to a NATO Consultation, Command and Control Agency, Advantech AMT Inc. announced.
NATO will use the system, which con-
sists of a hub and VSAT indoor units, for
evaluation purposes. Financial details
were not disclosed.
GIT Satellite
to PRoVIde IRIdIum communIcA-
tIonS foR IdItARod
GIT Satellite and Iridium Satellite provided
communications for the Iditarod Sled Dog
Race in Alaska. GIT Satellite donated a
complete complement of Iridium equip-
ment, airtime, and data-enabling kits to be
used to communicate with remote outposts
along the 1,049-mile route from Anchorage
to Nome, the company announced.
Starsys
ReceIVeS foLLow-on to
woRLdVIew- 2 contRAct
Starsys Inc., a subsidiary of SpaceDev,
has been awarded a follow-on order for
the DigitalGlobe WorldView- 2 satellite
program from Ball Aerospace and Technology Corp., SpaceDev announced.
A $1.3 million authorization to pro-
ceed will initiate the contract for solar-
array rotational drive assemblies and
drive-control electronics.
Advent Communications
to SuPPLy 1.8-meteR newSwIftS
to SISLInk
Advent Communications has won a significant order to supply four 1.8-meter
Newswift antennas to Europe’s largest operator of satellite newsgathering
trucks, SISLink. Two of the NewSwifts will
be integrated on to one of SISlinks new
highly specified high-definition (HD)
vehicles, which will then be leased to a
leading national broadcaster for coverage of high-profile sporting events.
The additional NewSwifts will each be
installed onto two HD vehicles designed
and built by SISLink predominantly for
major sports and broadcasting events.
SISLink is buying Advent’s largest
Newswift, the 1.8-meter antenna for
Ku-band, which will be supplied with
Advent’s GPS based auto satellite
acquisition package.
NDS
wInS AfRIcAn condItIonAL AcceSS
contRAct
NDS will supply conditional access ser-
vices to Gateway Communications for a
new satellite pay-TV service in sub-Saharan
Africa. Gateway plans to launch an Afri-
can-focused, subscription-based service
TCS
gAInS Long-teRm contRAct foR
SecuRe communIcAtIonS
TeleCommunication Systems Inc. (TCS) has
been awarded a 33-month contract extension to deliver SwiftLink VSATs, satellite
space segment, iDirect hub services and
other services to an unspecified government customers, the company announced.
The extension is valued at more than
$4 million.
eXecutIVe moVeS
Ascent Media Network Services
NAMES MANAGING DIRECTOR FOR SINGAPORE
Ascent Media Network Services has appointed Wee Way Kiat managing director of its
Asian business, the company announced.
Wee, who will be based in Singapore, will have operational, strategic and financial
responsibility for network origination and connectivity services in the region. He previ-
ously served as managing director for ST Teleport.
DirecTV
NAMES NEW ExECUTIVES
Direc TV has promoted Derek Chang to executive vice president of content strategy and
development; Dan Hartman to senior vice president of programming acquisition; and
Eric Shanks to executive vice president of entertainment.
David Hill, who served a dual role as president of Direc TV Entertainment and chair-
man and CEO of Fox Sports, is returning to Fox on a full-time basis. Dan Fawcett, exec-
utive vice president of programming acquisition and business & legal affairs, is leaving
Direc TV to serve as president of Fox Digital Media.
Comtech EF Data, RaySat
Antenna
to Study PRoVIdIng communIcA-
tIonS-on-the-moVe SoLutIonS
Comtech EF Data Corp. announced that
it entered into an agreement with RaySat
Antenna Systems LLC for interoperability
Lyman Brothers
NAMES COO
Lyman Bros. Inc., a satellite communications provider, has named Bill Raney its COO.
Raney joined Lyman Bros. Inc in 1995 and was promoted to vice president in 2001
to assume leadership of GlobalSat, the company’s Laurel, Md.-based subsidiary.
