Author: Staff Writer

Washington, D.C.-based XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] once again outperformed Wall Street expectations last week when it announced second-quarter results and gained further media attention for creating a new premium radio...

“Good samaritans” appear to be the latest marketing focus for Iridium Satellite LLC. The Bethesda, Md.-based satellite voice services company signed an agreement with Stratos Global to provide 80 phones...

By D.K. Sachdev As the satellite industry works its way out of the recent downturn, the entire community watches with legitimate interest and some trepidation about any news of industry...

With the launch of its Amazonas satellite last week, Hispasat is entering a key period in its history. The Amazonas satellite could change the face of digital television in Latin...

Week of July 30 – Aug. 5, 2004 Percentage Change Symbol Aug. 5 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.58 (4.2)...

WildBlue Communications, the half-billion-dollar attempt to provide affordable satellite-based broadband to rural America (and even to metropolitan areas where broadband coverage isn’t total) has set a $49.95 starting price for...

A new study has found that occasional use of North American satellite transponders for video services rose by 51.9 percent during the second quarter of 2004. The Clarksburg, Md.-based Communications...

Patrick K. Brant has been named president of Loral Skynet, the satellite operating business unit of New York-based Loral Space & Communications, succeeding Terry Hart, who is leaving after seven...

Hispasat is confident it will be successful in generating significant revenues from the Latin American broadcast and telecom markets now that its Amazonas satellite was launched yesterday. Hispasat CEO Jacinto...

The most reliable satellite with the lowest percentage of in-orbit insurance claims and the broadest communications applications is the Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems A2100 model spacecraft, according to the...