Week of Feb. 13 – 19, 2004 Percentage Change Symbol Feb. 19 Price OneWeek One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.51 (1.6) (12.5) 19.5...
Global Locate a San Jose, Calif.-based GPS semi-conductor has successfully integrated its IndoorGPS chip set into the Infineon [IFX: FWB] multimedia platform, which supports UMTS, EDGE, and GPRS cellular standards....
Herring Broadcasting a Wilton, Conn.-based provider of the Wealth TV Network, has selected PanAmSat [SPOT] Galaxy 13 to provide satellite delivery of its Wealth TV channel to cable and DBS...
Equant [ENT: EQU], a Paris-based communications company, has agreed to provide satellite access services in Africa, the Middle East and Eastern Europe to the Foreign Ministries of France and the...
VOOM, the first comprehensive high-definition (HD) television service, teamed up with Samsung Electronics, a manufacturer of high-definition television (HDTV) technologies, to provide a free gift to Academy Award presenters. The...
Princeton, N.J.-based SES Americom and SES GLOBAL [SESG] signed a multi-year transponder renewal agreement for C-band service on SES Americom’s AMC-4 satellite. The transponder will be used for the distribution...
Dulles, Va.-based ORBCOMM LLC (ORBCOMM), a global satellite telecommunications company, reached agreement with Micad Marine LLC (Micad) to provide global data communications services in connection with Micad’s MICAD NET Service....
The European Space Agency (ESA) has confirmed that the launch of the Rosetta comet chaser, due to take place on Feb. 26 is on track. Rosetta will be launched on...
Inmarsat Managing Director Michael Butler believes the operator’s Regional BGAN service has been relatively successful so far. Regional BGAN delivers a seamless GPRS- compatible data service in as many as...
Mark Dankberg, the chairman and CEO of Carlsbad, Calif.-based ViaSat [VSAT] will be honored “Satellite Executive of the Year” at the Satellite 2004 international conference and exhibition in early March....