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Washington D.C., 23rd February 2015 – The major industry groups working towards interference mitigation have announced a number of workshops and meetings during the week of Satellite 2015 in Washington D.C. The week begins with the Space Data Association (SDA) Annual...

Abu Dhabi’s Yahsat says that the preliminary design review for its third satellite, Al Yah-3 has been completed by sat-builder Orbital Sciences of Dulles, Virginia. Read the full story by Chris Forrester in Advanced Television here.

Luxembourg-based satellite operator SES is planning a joint satellite with the Luxembourg government. The craft, which should launch in late 2017, will be for governmental use. The satellite will be owned by a joint-venture company into which each party will place €50...

Douglas, Isle of Man, 18th December 2014 – Members of the Satellite Interference Reduction Group (IRG) are to benefit from a new GSM Demodulation Tool developed by Eutelsat, and being offered to all IRG members including new members joining throughout 2015. The tool,...

Douglas, Isle of Man, 9th December 2014 – The Satellite Interference Reduction Group (IRG) has announced a reduction in membership fees for 2015 for full members to USD $4,995. This is the first reduction in fees since the restructure of the group in 2011. IRG has had...

Leading international broadcasters and broadcasting unions are welcoming new steps taken by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to address harmful interference with satellite transmissions, including cases of deliberate interference. At its recently...

Tool – jointly developed with SES – to combat ASI and XPOL interference caused by VSAT terminals Fornebu, Norway, 4th December 2014 – VeriSat has launched SatGuard, a unique tool with patent-pending technology for identifying the source of adjacent satellite...

IRG member, Integrasys has won a Technology of the Year Vision Award at Satcon for Satmotion Pocket. Satmotion Pocket allows a much quicker VSAT deployment while minimising the interference just using a smartphone app. Satmotion Pocket provides accurate measurement of...

Via Satellite - view full story here. Boeing has completed testing on its new anti-jamming communications technology, proving it is capable of operating as either a ground-based user terminal or satellite-based networking hub, enabling the military to send and receive...

Douglas, Isle of Man, 21st October 2014 – The Satellite Interference Reduction Group (IRG) went back to school to support a project by the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Network (STEMNET). STEMNET creates opportunities to inspire young people in...