Month: March 2003

Sirius Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI] and Hertz are expanding their cooperative agreement to offer satellite radio to Hertz rental car customers. Beginning Tuesday, Hertz and Sirius will offer satellite radio...

NBC correspondent David Bloom has been relying on an innovative truck-based satellite antenna to provide live mobile satellite broadcasts from the front lines in Iraq. The system enables Bloom to...

Princeton, N.J.-based SES Americom has forged a multi-year service agreement to provide satellite capacity to EchoStar Communications [Nasdaq: DISH], despite SES Americom’s previously expressed willingness to work with EchoStar competitors...

Week of March 21 – 27, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol March 27 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.50 6.4 (4.5)...

SNC-Lavalin PAE has selected Harris [NYSE: HRS] as its preferred supplier of communications and information services for the Canadian armed forces. The Harris contract is part of a larger C$200...

NDS Group, U.K.-based provider of technology products for digital pay-TV, has signed a contract with Viasat Broadcasting, the satellite broadcasting division of Northern European Media Group, to deploy NDS VideoGuard...

Cessna Aircraft has selected Garmin International’s [Nasdaq: GRMN] G1000 integrated avionics system for the new Citation Mustang business jet. The Mustang panel features a 15-inch multi-function display, flanked by pilot...

David Sprechman has been appointed CEO of GlobeCast America, the U.S. arm of French satellite service provider GlobeCast. Sprechman will be responsible for overall direction and management of GlobeCast’s North...

Sagging financial performance at SES Global [Luxembourg: SES], the world’s largest satellite operator, is a clear sign that fixed satellite service (FSS) providers are under mounting pressure. Wall Street analysts...

L-3 Communications [NYSE: LLL] announced Monday that its Communication Systems-West division has delivered the first two super-high frequency airborne satellite communication (satcom) terminals, the first airborne wide band data link...