Author: Staff Writer

Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) announced June 9 that the IPstar-1 satellite arrived at the Arianespace spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, and is undergoing preparations for launch aboard an Ariane 5 Generic...

Swe-Dish Satellite Systems will develop an Internet protocol (IP)-based, Ku-band satellite network for Malaysian authorities based on its suitcase terminal already in use by other government organizations. The order includes...

Orbital Sciences Corp. announced June 10 that the Telkom-2 communications satellite is being brought back to its Dulles, Va., satellite manufacturing facility for repairs. The satellite will undergo evaluation and...

EADS Space Services signed a framework agreement with the French Ministry of Defense to provide satellite telecommunications services for up to two years, EADS announced June 7. EADS Space Services...

Arianespace pushed back the launch of a pair of satellites due to a technical problem with the Telkom 2 spacecraft, Arianespace announced June 6. The launch of the Spaceway 2...

Hughes Network Systems LLC (HNS) unveiled June 6 its managed telecommunications service, Direcway Unified Broadband, aimed at providing enterprise users with a generic broadband network solution. HNS will offer network...

The final nails in the Rainbow DBS coffin were hammered in quietly and with little fanfare as Cablevision suspended work on new satellites being manufactured for Rainbow, a Cablevision unit...

iDirect Technologies launched its Global Edge Connect solution to deliver last-mile wireless connectivity via satellite. Global Edge Connect is a wireless Internet Service Provider solution that will incorporate a carrier-class,...

Microspace Communications Corp. announced June 8 it formed a partnership with Scala Inc. to create a satellite-based digital signage offering aimed at small companies that may find the cost of...

Ukraine reached an agreement with the European Union (EU) to participate in the Galileo satellite navigation project, becoming the third non-EU country to join the program, the EU announced June...