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Hughes Electronics [NYSE: GMH] outperformed the expectations of key Wall Street analysts, according to it 2003 first-quarter results released Monday. Hughes, the parent company of DirecTV, Hughes Network Systems and...

New York-based satellite radio operator Sirius Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI] is unveiling what it believes is the first national radio channel aimed at gay, lesbian, transgender and bisexual listeners. Market...

Gilat Satellite Networks’ [Nasdaq: GILTF] U.S. subsidiary Spacenet has been selected by International Dairy Queen (IDQ) to provide satellite-based broadband connectivity for its restaurant brands, including Dairy Queen/Brazier restaurants, throughout...

Marlink, an Oslo, Norway-based unit of Telenor Satellite Services, has signed a three-year agreement with Radisson Seven Seas Cruises to provide complete onboard satellite communications for the Radisson Diamond. The...

The Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research, part of Ben Gurion University in Israel, has purchased Integral Systems’ [Nasdaq: ISYS] Skylight direct-broadcast ground terminal for receiving and processing satellite Earth...

Satellite communications equipmentmanufacturer Harris [NYSE: HRS] has completed testing the first of three ship-sets of Ka-band spot antennas it will supply to Boeing Satellite Systems as part of the Department...

Orbital Sciences [NYSE: ORB] has shipped the OrbView-3 imaging satellite to a launch site at Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB), Calif., where the spacecraft will be attached to and integrated...

LAS VEGAS–Satellite-delivered broadband services will gain a market niche despite fierce competition from regional telephone companies and the nation’s cable TV system operators, top satellite industry officials are predicting. “Convergence...

The launch last week of two satellites aboard an Ariane 5 rocket was a much-needed boost for French launch company Arianespace and the owners of the precious cargo. Arianespace, and...

France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications and KDDI have signed a partnership that will allow the French operator to offer global coverage to its Inmarsat customers with value-added services in Asia...