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Xtar Signs Master Service Agreements With Key Government Services Organizations
Rockville MD (SPX) Feb 06, 2006 XTAR has signed master service agreements with General Dynamics Satellite Communications Services and Stratos Mobile Networks, two prominent government communications services companies. Under the agreements, the companies will market and lease XTAR's X-band capacity to a wide range of U.S. or Allied government agencies. XTAR is a joint venture between Loral Space & Communications and HISDESAT. The agreements allow for each provider to complement its current satellite and terrestrial communications portfolio with high-power commercial X-band service. Government customers can now use one of these marketing partners of XTAR for bandwidth only or for customized communications solutions using a combination of resources, the company said in a statement. "Adding these top-tier government marketing channels expands the reach of XTAR services and is a significant step forward for XTAR," said Denis Curtin, the company's chief operating officer. "We intend to further expand our channel program pursuing opportunities with additional U.S. and Allied government entities." In May of last year, XTAR was awarded a contract with the U.S. Department of State's Diplomatic Telecommunications Service Program Office in Fairfax, Va., to provide X-band communications services to embassies and consulates in Africa and Asia. XTAR also provides service to the Spanish Ministry of Defense and Danish Armed Forces. Using current U.S. military legacy equipment, test results from XTAR-EUR have consistently shown data rates in excess of 100 Mbps using both left and right hand polarizations, with minor antenna and terminal modifications. Built by Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), XTAR-EUR entered service in April 2005. The satellite carries twelve 72 MHz, high-power X-band transponders that provide coverage from Eastern Brazil and the Atlantic Ocean, across all of Europe, Africa and the Middle East to as far east as Singapore. XTAR-EUR is expected to provide service for nearly 20 years. Upon the launch of SPAINSAT in early 2006, XTAR will lease from HISDESAT eight 72 MHz X-band transponders on the satellite, to be designated XTAR-LANT, in order to provide greater flexibility and additional X-band services. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links XTAR HISDESAT Servicios Estrategicos S.A. Loral Space & Communications Read the latest in Military Space Communications Technology at SpaceWar.com
Northrop Grumman Blue Force Tracking Revolutionizes Joint STARS Employment
Melbourne FL (SPX) Feb 06, 2006Northrop Grumman, in partnership with the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army, is implementing Force XXI Battle Command, Brigade and Below (FBCB2) Blue Force Tracking capability on the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS). |
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