Tag Archives: SATCOM

The Defense Information Systems Agency has awarded Peraton a potential five-year, $71.8 million contract to help the U.S. Army Pacific Command implement and manage commercial satellite communications technology. Peraton said Thursday it will also provide satellite services, technical and engineering support for mobile and fixed platforms of USARPAC’s network architecture. Stu Shea, CEO of Peraton, said …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Jan. 3, 2018 — Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president of government strategy and policy for Inmarsat Government, has said an integrated satellite communications infrastructure will work to help service personnel support military missions around the world even amid challenges such as budget constraints, ExecutiveBiz reported Dec. 21. She …

Samer Halawi, formerly chief commercial officer of satellite communications firm OneWeb, has been appointed to a similar role at Intelsat (NYSE:I) in a move slated to take effect Jan. 9. Intelsat said Wednesday Halawi’s appointment comes as the company aims to accelerate the commercialization of its EpicNG satellite fleet and the launch of new managed service offerings. The …

Weekly Roundup November 27 – December 1 2017 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson November’s Billion Dollar Contracts During November a number of contracts valued at over a billion dollars were awarded for a variety of services such as foreign military sales, sitcom …

Globecomm has secured a spot on a potential 10-year, $2.5 billion General Services Administration contract vehicle for managed network systems that utilize commercial satellite communications technology platforms and services. The company said Monday the Complex Commercial SATCOM Solutions contract works to help government agencies access products and services necessary to configure, …

Serco Inc., a provider of professional, technology, and management services, announced last Tuesday their intent to acquire BTP Systems LLC. The acquisition, subject to approval, is expected to come together by the end of 2017. In an exclusive interview with ExecutiveBiz Dave Dacquino, Serco’s President and CEO, said that he …

Serco’s North American arm has agreed to purchase Ludlow, Massachusetts-based BTP Systems for an undisclosed amount in a move to expand its client base and command, control, communications, computers, combat systems, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance services for the government sector. Serco Inc. said Tuesday it expects to close the acquisition …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 20, 2017 — A subsidiary of Cubic (NYSE: CUB) will deliver satellite communications equipment that will work to support New Zealand’s military under an estimated $5 million foreign military sales contract, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The company said Monday GATR Technologies will supply inflatable satellite antennas with associated hardware and spares …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Sept. 18, 2017 — Inmarsat has provided its Global Xpress satellite communications service to support encrypted file transfer and live video streaming capabilities as part of tests on the Australian air force’s C-130J Hercules transport aircraft, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The company said Friday the six-month trial through December will utilize GX and …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 26, 2017 — Hughes Network Systems will look into the interoperability of commercial satellite transports in efforts to build a wideband communications architecture for government under a contract from the Defense Department, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The company said Monday the Wideband Communications Architecture Study aims to help DoD …