Arianespace Posts 2003 Profit
Arianespace officials today reported sales of $669.2 million, which contributed to a net profit for the year of $11 million. Contributing to the profitable year were the reaffirmation of support...
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The Carlyle Group Makes Satellite Acquisition
The Carlyle Group, a large private equity firm, purchased satellite service provider Kingston Inmedia from Kingston Communications for $60.3 million in cash.Kingston Inmedia delivers enterprise, broadcast and Internet solutions to...
New Skies The Latest Operator In Play
New Skies Satellites N.V. [NSK] confirmed Friday it is working with Goldman Sachs to explore ‘alternatives’ in light of its recent unsuccessful attempt to buy its bigger rival PanAmSat [SPOT]....
New Skies Signs Transponder Deal With Indian Organization
Netherlands-based New Skies Satellites [NSK] and the Indian Space Research Organization inked an agreement for multiple, high-powered, 36 MHz Ku-band transponders on the NSS-6 satellite. Financial terms were not disclosed....
Song Outfitted With Live Satellite TV
Delta Air Lines said all 36 aircraft in its Song fleet have been outfitted with an in-flight entertainment system that includes 24 digital, live Dish Network satellite TV channels as...
Arinc Delivers Satphone Service To USAF
Arinc Inc. officials said today they would provide a new global satellite telephone service to support the U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command‘sfleet of heavy transport and tanker aircraft. Satellite...
Satellite Products Drive Sales Growth At Andrew
Andrew Corp. [ANDW] reported record sales of $447.1 million for the second fiscal quarter ended March 31. Sales were up 122 percent from the $201.3 million record during the same...
Dish Network Adds Local Channels In New York, Wisconsin
EchoStar Communications Corp. [DISH] will offer local channels to subscribers in Syracuse, N.Y., and in La Crosse-Eau Claire, Wis. In Syracuse and its surrounding areas, subscribers to Dish Network’s direct-to-home...
House Committee Marks Up SHVIA Re-Authorization Bill
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet yesterday approved a bill to re-authorize the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act (SHVIA) of 1999 prior to the expiration...
AeroTelesis Forms aeroSAT
AeroTelesis [AOTS], a Los Angeles-based wireless company, formed a subsidiary called aeroSAT to provide satellite services. The new unit was launched as a result of positive feedback aeroTelesis received from...