Author: Staff Writer

SES Astra Expands Broadband Footprint

Luxembourg-based satellite operator SES Astra has signed five new contracts to expand the provision of Astra one-way satellite broadband service to additional territories in Europe and North Africa. The company...

SkyFrames, ComGuard CTS Ink Deal

SkyFrames [OTC: SKYU] has signed an agreement with ComGuard CTS to provide high-end VSAT equipment and broadband Internet services to ComGuard’s operations in remote areas of Canada. Financial terms of...

XM Completes Share Offering

XM Satellite Radio Holdings [Nasdaq: XMSR] has completed its public offering of 11.3 million shares of its Class A common stock for sale to Baltimore- based institutional investors Legg Mason...

Noteworthy

The battle for video and high-speed Internet access is here. Find out who is likely to win, who has the greatest challenges, and what opportunities that knowledge will open up...

New Skies Considers Options

New Skies Satellites [NYSE: NSK] has completed its share buy back program, buying back over 13 million shares. The completion of the program was announced on Sept. 3. Andrew Browne,...

The Challenge Next Time

By Maury Mechanick Having recently returned from the International Satellite & Communications Exchange Conference and Expo held in Long Beach, Calif., in late August, I was struck by the positive...

Loral Makes Tough Sacrifice to Stay Alive

By Bharadwaj Ramesh, Industry Analyst, and Patrick French, Strategic Analyst, Frost & Sullivan (Editor’s Note: This article was written before EchoStar [Nasdaq: DISH] made an informal offer for Loral Space...