Month: March 2003

Hughes Electronics [NYSE: GMH] and Boeing Satellite Systems, formerly Hughes Space and Communication Co., reached a $32 million settlement with the U.S. Department of State involving claims of technology transfer...

U.S. aerospace employment has reached its lowest level since 1953, dropping to 689,000 jobs at the end of 2002. Based on the latest data from the Department of Labor‘s Bureau...

The path is clear for Sirius Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI] to operate without the financial questions that have followed it in recent months after its debt holders approved a recapitalization....

ITT Industries [NYSE:ITT] has been awarded a contract by the Department of the Navy‘s Space, and Naval Warfare Systems Command to provide hardware and software for the management and control...

The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin Air Traffic Management for wide-area augmentation system (WAAS) satellite leased communication services. As the FAA moves toward implementation of...

The strategic alliance forged between Hughes Electronics [NYSE: GMH] and America Online in 1999 has been terminated, Hughes reported in a document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The...

FiberSat Global Services, previously known as McKibben Communications, won a contract from Hotelevision to handle satellite installation services, technical support and installation base management, company officials said. FiberSat Global Services’...

EchoStar Communications [DISH] netted approximately 400,000 new subscribers during the fourth quarter to boost its subscriber total to 8.18 million at the end of 2002. EchoStar (Littleton, Colo.) also reported...

M2sat and Thuraya Satellite Telecommunication are teaming up to offer satellite broadband services of 192 Kbps to the international broadcasting industry and other high-capacity users. Thuraya’s (Abu Dhabi, UAE) satellite...

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hydraulic engineers are monitoring water levels in the New England region’s major rivers and the depth of snow cover throughout the region to regulate Corps...