Posts by XTAR
Demand for X-band to Persist Despite US Military Drawbacks
Via Satellite – Providers of X-band services may find more staying power in military areas of operation. XTAR, an X-band satellite operator, has mentioned that the general downturn in satellite capacity demand has not been as acute as what is seen for other bandwidths. The key reason for this, according to the operator, is the continued…
Read MoreUnder Sequestration: New Rules, Same Game
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Read MoreSaving on SATCOM
Military Information Technology – In satellite communications as well as virtually every other area, driving down costs is the order of day for the Department of Defense, whether that is reducing the initial capital investment, cutting usage costs or getting more output from current contracts and resources. The complexity of the SATCOM supply chain—the space…
Read MoreShifting Fortunes for Commercial X-Band
Aerospace America – The war in Afghanistan sparked a booming market for commercially provided satellite communications in the X-band range of 8-12 GHz. This frequency band is reserved exclusively for government use by the U.N.’s International Telecommunication Union. Commanders, troops, and intelligence analysts needed to share maps, detailed satellite images, and electrooptical and infrared videos of…
Read MoreWashington Post Coverage: XTAR Forms Industry Group with Other Commercial Operators…
…to Push for Change in DoD COMSATCOM Acquisition. http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/commercial-satellite-companies-push-for-pentagon-attention/2013/02/01/f6d96082-6706-11e2-9e1b-07db1d2ccd5b_story.html
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