Author: Staff Writer

Globetel Communications Corp. announced July 13 that its wholly owned subsidiary Sanswire Networks LLC signed a cooperative research and development agreement with Proton Energy Systems Inc., a subsidiary of Distributed...

Spacenet Inc. announced July 13 that Globalsat, a Mexican satellite services provider, joined Spacenet’s global services alliance. The agreement between Spacenet and Globalsat enables Spacenet to extend its global broadband...

Tandberg Television, a supplier of technology to satellite pay-TV operators, reported strong revenue growth in its 2005 second quarter. Revenue for the quarter, which ended June 30, was 457 million...

Globalstar LLC, opened a gateway in Sebring, Fla., designed to enhance its coverage in Florida, the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean, the company announced July 14. The Sebring Gateway...

XM Satellite Radio acquired WCS Wireless and the company’s wireless spectrum licenses in the United States, XM announced July 13. The new frequencies, which lie adjacent to XM’s satellite spectrum,...

Panamsat, Kencast Inc. and Trinity Workplace Learning took part in a demonstration of what Panamsat called “the first satellite-delivered live streaming video to handheld devices” using a WiMAX terrestrial wireless...

Intelsat and Globecast announced July 13 they are expanding the reach of international broadcasters across Europe through the joint launch of a new Ku-band direct-to-home (DTH) television platform on the...

GPS Industries Inc., a provider of Wi-Fi wireless and GPS-enabled communications and management systems for golf facilities and residential communities, announced July 13 that White Hawk Country Club in northwest...

ABB of Quebec City, Quebec, received a contract to supply the primary components for a Japanese satellite that will measure greenhouse gases in support of the Kyoto protocol, ABB recently...

Ottawa’s C-Com Satellite Systems Inc. earned Cdn. $53,000 ($44,000) in its second quarter on revenue of Cdn. $1.3 million ($1.1 million), the company reported July 12. In the 2004 second...