Author: Staff Writer

MTN To Lease New Skies Capacity For Pacific Ocean

Maritime Telecommunications Network (MTN), a provider of ship-to-shore satellite communications, has signed an agreement to use capacity on New Skies Satellites‘ [NYSE: NSK] NSS-5 satellite over the Pacific Ocean. Through...

KVH Offers Marine Communications

KVH Industries [KVHI] is launching a satellite communications system designed for maritime use – the Tracphone F55. The Tracphone F55 uses Inmarsat’s satellites to offer leisure and small commercial vessels...

New Skies' 2002 Results Slip

The fourth-quarter and full-year 2002 financial performances for satellite operator New Skies Satellites [NSK] were off compared to 2001, due to a difficult economy, adoption of a new accounting rule...

MDA Gets Bangladesh OK

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates [MDA] announced that the $4.45 million Canadian ($2.9 million) second phase of its Environmental Monitoring Information Network (EMIN) in Bangladesh has been approved for implementation. The...

GlobeCast On Eutelsat HOT BIRD

Satellite broadcast services provider GlobeCast has launched a digital direct-to-home platform on a Eutelsat HOT BIRD satellite. The France Telecom [FTE] subsidiary’s new proprietary DTH platform will operate on the...

Sea Launch Breaths Sigh of Relief

The malfunction of a Russian Proton rocket launch last November is unlikely to affect Sea Launch’s procedures and launch schedule, according to a Failure Review Oversight Board (FROB). Sea Launch’s...