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Inmarsat (LSE: ISAT) has signed Cobham Satcom, Paradigm Comm and Skyware Global as initial launch partners for land satellite terminals for its forthcoming Global Xpress service.
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Skyware Global Partners with Inmarsat
Skyware Global has announced its partnership with Inmarsat, the world's leading global operator of mobile satellite communications.
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Giving back to those who have given
In a world that is often consumed by making money, industry too easily forgets about those who have made huge sacrifices for their country. David C. McCourt, Chairman of Skyware Global, is trying to change the way his company thinks about recruitment. His recent appearance on Bloomberg's 'The Mentor' saw him taking on a company that helps US military veterans and the cause is very close to his heart.
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Skyware Global – Talking Tactics
Everyone is well aware that governments all over the world are slashing budgets, leaving militaries looking for cost-effective yet highly reliable communications. Skyware Global is a manufacturer focused on just that. David Geen, Vice President, Tactical Ground Systems, Skyware Global looks at the use of Ka-band in satellite ground systems.
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Executive Spotlight: Steve Beaumont
Steve Beaumont, President EMEAA (Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia) of Skyware Global talks to Satellite Magazine about Skyware Global and its future.
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Skyware Global Takes Testing and Terminals to Island Locale
Skyware Global, a provider of satcom terminal solutions, has today announced the launch of its new Ka-Band transceiver production line and testing facility in Cabuyao, Philippines.
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Skyware Global Employer of the Year
Skyware Global, provider of satcom terminal solutions, has been named Employer of the Year by the Disabled American Veterans and Auxiliary of North Carolina. The prestigious award recognizes the company's peerless record in hiring both veterans and disabled veterans in line with its mantra: 'Talent has no boundaries: Workforce diversity includes workers with disabilities.'
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Command Center: Dr. David Geen
Skyware Global's V.P. of Tactical Ground Systems, Dr. David Geen, talks to Milsat Magazine about TGS, new products, and future plans for TGS division of Skyware Global.
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Skyware Global receives Employer of the Year Award
Skyware Global received the Employer of the Year Award from Disabled American Veterans and Auxiliary of North Carolina.
Taking Companies to the Next Level
In 2008, Satellite Holdings, LLC was formed by the partnership of two private investment entities. Their first acquisition was Raven Antenna Systems, followed by ASC Signal. Helen Jameson speaks to David C. McCourt, Chairman and CEO of Satellite Holdings, LLC about the investments the venture has made and about the future of the company they have formed. In this article Mr. McCourt talks about his company's future and goals, about what factors does he consider before investing in a company, how recession effected the satellite business, about the strategic acquisition plans for Satellite Holdings, LLC, his vision of the company's future and others.
Satellite Evolution
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Financially Speaking....Raven Group Ltd....
As seen on SatNews.com, satnews publishers report that Raven Group Ltd, has announced that Granahan McCourt Capital LLC, and the Edgewater Funds invested in the Company to boost its expansion with total solutions for integrated outdoor units as well as associated electronics and equipment.
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Granahan McCourt Buys Raven Group to Become the Total Solutions Provider for Consumer Satellite Systems
Granahan McCourt Capital, LLC, through holding company, Satellite Holdings, LLC acquires Raven Group, Ltd, a leading design-manufacturer of direct broadcast, satellite broadband and VSAT antenna systems. Filling a void in the world-wide RF microwave space, Granahan McCourt will leverage Raven's current position as the most innovative producer of antenna systems and will apply the same ingenuity and design expertise into offering products and services providing a complete ODU (outdoor unit) solution for customers around the world.
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Granahan McCourt Acquires Assets of ASC Signal Corporation
Granahan McCourt Capital, LLC acquires the strategic assets of ASC Signal Corporation through its holding company, Satellite Holdings, LLC. Through a series of strategic acquisitions, Satellite Holdings and its group of companies (including Raven Group) will become a total solutions provider of integrated outdoor units and associated electronics and equipment. The acquisition of ASC Signal Corporation's Direct-to-Home (DTH), Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT), and Radio Frequency electronics (RF), plus the 100% stock purchase of the Germany-based Skyware Radio systems (a unit previously owned by Philips - NYSE:PHG) will add customers, talent and scale to the global offering. In addition to manufacturing facilities in the UK and US, the company also has engineering operations in England, Scotland and Germany.
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Satellite Holdings Raven Group Rebranded to Skyware Global
In 2008, Satellite Holdings, LLC was formed by the partnership of two private investment entities. Their first acquisition was Raven Antenna Systems, followed by ASC Signal. Helen Jameson speaks to David C. McCourt, Chairman and CEO of Satellite Holdings, LLC about the investments the venture has made and about the future of the company they have formed. In this article Mr. McCourt talks about his company's future and goals, about what factors does he consider before investing in a company, how recession effected the satellite business, about the strategic acquisition plans for Satellite Holdings, LLC, his vision of the company's future and others.
Satellite Evolution
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Skyware Global... Moving On Up...
Satellite Global, formerly the Raven Group and a Satellite Holdings company, has strengthened its position to become the global total solutions provider of satellite antenna systems for any application with the appointments of Linda Keen as Sales Director, Americas, and Paul Peddie, Account Manager, Europe
Satellite TODAY
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Skyware Targets Global Presence
Over the past year, Satellite Holdings LLC, a buyout vehicle formed by private investment firms The Edgewater Funds and Granahan McCourt, has made a series of strategic acquisitions in the integrated satellite antenna space, snapping up UKbased Raven Group, the DTH, VSAT and RF business units of ASC Signal Corp and Philips subsidiary Skyware Radio Systems. Those assets were recently merged under the name Skyware Global and the company is now looking to build a global footprint. Speaking to SatelliteFinance, David McCourt, CEO of Satellite Holdings and founder of Granahan McCourt, explained the reason for the name change and company's investment rationale.
SatelliteFinance
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Satellites Touted as Solution to UK's Rural Broadband Issue
Satellite broadband could be the answer to Britain's digital divide, according to internet industry experts. David McCourt, CEO of Skyware Global, told V3.co.uk that the government "will have to look at satellite technology as a solution to providing broadband across the country".
"As more people want access to data wherever they are in the world, and increasingly data such as video rather than just voice, the capabilities of the cable networks are under pressure," he said.
Current speeds on satellite broadband range from 2Mbit/s to 7Mbit/s, but new satellites being developed will be capable of offering speeds from 10Mbit/s, he added.
V3.co.uk
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Skyware Global Appoints Senior Engineers
Skyware Global has announced the appointments of Mike Murray as New Product Introduction Manager for Antenna Systems, Peter Matuschik as New Product Introduction Manager for Electronics, Evangelos Avramis as Principal RF Engineer for Electronics, and Ronald Fowler as ODU Systems Engineer. Derek Grice, previously Technical Director of Skyware Global, has also been appointed to the Skyware Global Advisory Board.
Satellite Evolution Group
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Executive Spotlight: David McCourt
In 2008, David C. McCourt formed Satellite Holdings, LLC, a partnership between private investment firms McCourt Capital, LLC and The Edgewater Funds. Since then, he has begun a series of high-profile acquisitions to found Skyware Global - the world's first total solutions provider of antenna systems. Here he gives us his industry predictions and explains why Skyware Global is well-positioned to support future growth.
SatMagazine
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Irish-American Business 100
David C. McCourt is named one of the top 100 Irish-American business leaders by Irish America Magazine. Being honored with this award, he joins a distinguished list of previous winners including Hillary and Bill Clinton, Daniel Day-Lewis, Donald Keough, Will Ferrell, Caroline and Edward Kennedy, John McCain, Rear Admiral Timothy S. Sullivan, Tom Coughlin and others.
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Up in the Sky
"Satellite broadband was a niche product that would fill in when someone had no other alternative," says David McCourt, chief executive of Skyware Global. "But the new satellites going up are able to provide similar speeds, and the new business models are looking at similar pricing, so I think it will be a direct competitor."
North West Business Insider
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Skyware Global Teams Up With UCD Graduates
Irish third-level students are being offered the chance to gain industry experience as part of a new agreement between UCD and satellite equipment firm Skyware Global. The partnership will allow engineering and technology students in UCD's School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering to get experience in various departments of the multinational, as part of an internship programme. Skyware teams based in Britain, Germany and the US will take on the interns. Skyware chief executive David McCourt said UCD's approach to training graduates is unique. "UCD, unlike most universities, aspires to train engineers in a more holistic way, with a deep understanding of other disciplines beside engineering," he said.
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Skyware Global & UCD To Create Jobs For Irish Engineering Talent
Skyware Global announced a strategic partnership with University College Dublin to deliver an industry-focused partnership for top engineering and technology students. Professor Tom Brazil, Head of Electronic Engineering from UCD commented: "Through this partnership our students will be able to work with Skyware Global's engineering teams based in the UK, Germany and the US on cutting edge satellite technology, gaining valuable industry experience and potentially changing how people around the world communicate. This partnership is an excellent industry fit with our strong Science Foundation Ireland-funded research activity in RF and microwave engineering."
Talk Satellite - EMEA
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Interview with David C. McCourt
Niamh McNamara from Clare FM (top radio station in Ireland's County Clare) interviews David C. McCourt - CEO of Skyware Global about the recently formed partnership between Skyware Global and UCD
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Skyware Global Wins ViaSat Contract
Skyware Global, the newly amalgamated provider of antennae and electronic solutions, has signed a deal with ViaSat to provide two Ka-band new antenna models for the distribution of satellite broadband. Skyware Global CEO David McCourt said: "Ka-band and satellite broadband has been a long time coming. I think that Ka has proven it's a technology that'll have many applications. I think the enterprise players and the consumer players are going to morph into broadband satellite players that are not restricted to either market. With the increased investment from ViaSat, Eutelsat and Avanti, you could easily see the current satellite broadband user base of one or two million grow to 10 million worldwide in a few years."
Satellitefinance
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Satellite Frozen Out of US National Broadband Plan
The satellite industry reacted with resigned consternation to this week's release of the US Federal Communications Commission's National Broadband Plan, which made virtually no reference to satellite technology as a means of achieving the federal government's ambitious goals to extend broadband coverage to every American citizen.
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Irish Graduates Need Something Extra
Ireland might not be able to compete with low-cost countries but it can come out of the recession by training its young people in a different way, according to Skyware Global CEO David McCourt, an Irish-American, who spends much of his time in County Clare, Ireland.
The Clare Champion
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Skyware Global... Venezuelan VSAT Victory
Skyware Global has been awarded a contract by Advantech Wireless Broadband to design and supply antennas for its recent multimillion dollar contract win to provide a new VSAT satellite communications network to the Venezuelan national telecommunications service provider, CANTV.
Satnews Daily
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The FCC vs. Broadband Investors
Mr. McCourt's Op Ed on the Federal Communications Commission's intention to establish new rules to regulate the Internet.
The Wall Street Journal
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Skyware Global... Asian Advances
Skyware Global's Asian expansion is setting up base in Shenzhen, China - this will be a division that will provide technical support and consultancy for the company's products and services and will operate from Shenzhen, China...
Satnews Daily
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Skyware Global Launches Asian Division
Skyware Global has announced its expansion into Asia with a base in Shenzhen, China. Working with Skyware Global's US and UK engineering operations, its Asian suppliers and manufacturing partners, this division represents another step to ensure that the potential of satellite communications can be fully exploited around the world.
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Focus... A Case Of Terminal Innovation
From its rich heritage, Skyware Global is a new and dynamic player in the SATCOM space, offering OutDoorUnit (ODU) terminal equipment for Direct-To-Home (DTH), Consumer Broadband, and Enterprise VSAT applications in new ways that begin to bridge the digital divide between those with high speed cable/fibre/dsl access – and those without such access.
SatMagazine
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FT World Telecoms Conference
David C. McCourt, Chairman and CEO of Skyware Global, will be one of the speakers
at the FT World Telecoms Conference in London. See details here: http://www.ftconferences.com/telecoms/speakerdetails/1766/
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The Status of the Global Telecoms Industry – Between Anxiety and a Bright Future
Chronicles of the FT World Telecoms Conference by Saverio Romeo, Senior Industry Analyst, Frost & Sullivan
... David McCourt, CEO of Skyware Global, strongly argued that the market will do what nobody else can do; regulators and governments out of my way, the market is the king!...
Frost & Sullivan
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Net Neutrality: A Force For Good?
2011 has the potential to be a milestone year for the internet, prospectively the most defining since its inception, as the issue of net neutrality looks to be reaching a series of conclusions. You may not know what it is, or fully understand what it means, but the debate – and its outcomes – will have overarching and considerable effects worldwide and across all industries.
Raedar
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The Road Ahead
USC's Dean Ernest J. Wilson III , communication professor Christopher Holmes Smith and journalism professor Gabriel Kahn welcome USC Annenberg’s 2011 Economist in Residence David C. McCourt, CEO and Founder of Granahan McCourt Capital for a discussion on the challenges and opportunities created by the disruption of the traditional media industry’s business models.
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Helping to Shape the Future of Students through his Communications Expertise..
David McCourt, Founder and CEO of Granahan McCourt Capital and Skyware Global, has been appointed by the prestigious University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism as its first Economist-in-Residence. His tenure begins on April 4th, with a keynote speech to the school in which he will discuss the challenges and opportunities created by the disruption of the traditional media industry’s business models and highlight the necessity of innovation and entrepreneurial qualities.
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Economist in Residence McCourt Tells Students How to Succeed in Today's Media Economy
On April 7, USC Annenberg held its inaugural Economist in residence presentation with David C. McCourt, chairman and CEO of Skyware Global, who has more than 30 years of entrepreneurial experience in the telecommunications and media industries. His visit was part of USC Annenberg's Media, Economics & Entrepreneurship M{2e} initiative, a semester-long speaker series designed to build economic awareness in journalism and communication students. His topic, "The Road Ahead," offered advice on how students an adapt to and succeed in today's changing media economy.
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UCD News
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Skyware Global... Ka-Banding Together
Skyware Global has announced its latest product, the 69cm Ka-Band Outdoor Unit (ODU). This notable addition to Skyware Global's Ka-Band portfolio debuts at next month's Confederation of Aerial Industries' (CAI) 2011 Trade Fair in Leeds, UK, and will then be showcased at CommunicAsia2011 in Singapore later that month.
Satnews Daily
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Skyware Global introduces first 69cm Ka-Band ODU
Skyware Global has announced its latest innovative product, the 69cm Ka-Band Outdoor Unit (ODU). The company designed and manufactured the world's first consumer Ka-Band antenna in 2004 and more than 1.4 million are now in use in North America alone. It has also designed the world's most versatile Ka-Band VSAT transceiver range, covering both commercial and military bands. The company's other Ka-Band products include the 66cm Ka-Band antenna, the 74cm Ka-Band antenna and the 98cm Ka-Band ODU.
Satellite Evolution Group
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Skyware Global enters tactical satellite market
Skyware Global has established the Tactical Ground Systems (TGS) division to enter the tactical satellite market. This division will exploit the company's existing in-house antenna and RF electronics design capabilities – as well as its high-quality, high-volume production and low-cost credentials – to offer affordable solutions for fixed, motorized and mobile tactical terminals for Defense, Homeland Security, Intelligence, First Responder, Emergency Services and other government stringent commercial applications. The TGS Group is rolling out a portfolio of products focusing on turnkey solutions for vehicle-mounted, FlyAway and ManPack platforms in sizes ranging from 45cm to 2.4m and operating at C-, X-, Ku- and Ka-Bands.
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Skyware Global Products
Skyware Global is the leading designer and manufacturer of Satellite Antenna Products covering C-Band, Ku-Band, and the emerging Ka-Band frequency platforms. The extensive range of products include Consumer Broadband equipment providing connectivity to customers for Internet access, complete antennas, electronics and mounts for virtual private networks and rural telecommunications, and DTH antennas and electronics for home satellite systems.
In addition to hardware, Skyware Global provides solutions-based services such as turn-key design, engineering, product integration and program management. We also offer a variety of value-added services such as RF testing, fulfillment, and logistics. Skyware Global is the industry’s only complete ODU systems supplier.