Month: May 2003

Intuicom, a Boulder, Colo.-based provider of wireless data communications networks,has chosen the A12 GPS receiver from Santa Clara, Calif.-based Thales Navigation to provide GPS capabilities as an option with its […]

Boeing [NYSE: BA] has shipped the Thuraya-2 mobile communications satellite from its Boeing Satellite Systems manufacturing facility in El Segundo, Calif., to the Sea Launch home port in Long Beach, […]

By Bharadwaj Ramesh At first glance, India appears to be a promising market for deploying satellite-based rural telephony solutions. The country is vast; most of its population lives across 5,000,000 […]

Peugeot Motor Co. has begun offering Smartnav satellite navigation products as an approved accessory across its entire U.K. model range. Peugeot sold in excess of 200,000 cars in the United […]

Alcatel Space CEO Pascale Sourisse is hopeful that French satellite manufacturer can secure around 25 per cent to 30 per cent of new commercial satellite orders this year, even though […]

GiveMePower [OTC: GMPW], a provider of desktop, mobile and wireless software for the design/build industry, and Trimble [NASDAQ: TRMB] subsidiary Tripod Data Systems, which provides field-based computing communications for surveying, […]

Motorola’s [NYSE: MOT] Broadband Communications Sector has acquired technologies of Cadence Design Systems [NYSE: CDN] that are used in direct-to-home multimedia platforms. This acquisition allows Motorola Broadband to add multimedia […]

Pace Micro Technology [LSE:PIC], a digital television technology company based in England, has signed a digital TV set-top box (STB) contract with Viasat Broadcasting, a subsidiary of Modern Times Group […]

Sirius Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI], a Washington, D.C.-based satellite radio broadcaster, announced its intention to offer $125 million worth of convertible senior notes. Morgan Stanley and UBS Warburg will serve […]

SkyFrames [OTC Bulletin Board: SKYU] a Costa Mesa, Calif.-based provider of satellite broadband Internet services, has completed the installation of satellite broadband/WiFi services in the rural community of Golden Valley, […]

Boeing [NYSE: BA] has shipped the Thuraya-2 mobile communications satellite from its Boeing Satellite Systems manufacturing facility in El Segundo, Calif., to the Sea Launch home port in Long Beach, […]

NEW YORK CITY – Satellite TV subscriber satisfaction and retention are rising on the strength of expanding product offerings, customer service and reasonable pricing, according to a new study. In […]

FleetBoss Global Positioning Solutions, based in Fern Park, Fla., and Curtis Dyna-Fog are teaming up to develop a spray recording and vehicle monitoring system using Global Positioning System technology. The […]

By Steve Symonds General Motors’ [NYSE: GM] efforts to sell Hughes Electronics [NYSE: GMH] have to be one of the most interesting sagas in the history of corporate acquisitions. For […]

The U.S. commercial remote sensing industry should receive a boost from a new Bush administration policy that calls for the U.S. government to use private sector satellite imagery whenever practical. […]

European ISP Tiscali [Milan: TIS.MI] is forming a partnership with fixed-satellite service operator Eutelsat in order to accelerate their broadband subscriber numbers. Tiscali signed a deal with Eutelsat on May […]

Government support for satellite broadband services, which has contributed significantly to the use of broadband technologies in South Korea, is expected to be replicated in many countries of the Asia-Pacific […]

DigitalGlobe, a Longmont, Colo.-based satellite imagery firm, has opened an office in Washington D.C., to serve the company’s U.S. government customers. The office will be led by Dawn Sienicki, former […]

SES Astra, a unit of SES Global [Luxembourg: SESG], has signed two contracts with Greek telecom service provider Hellas Sat to provide services for its recently launched communications satellite. Financial […]

Peugeot Motor Co. has begun offering Smartnav satellite navigation products as an approved accessory across its entire U.K. model range. Peugeot sold in excess of 200,000 cars in the United […]

Four satellite companies from three different parts of the world are teaming up to bring mobile voice services to Russia. Germantown, Md.-based Hughes Network Systems (HNS) is tapping into its […]

The National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) has moved so swiftly to boost its use of commercial remote sensing services in recent years that it will not be affected much […]

Mobile satellite telephone service provider Globalstar [OTC: GSTRF] has received court approval for its acquisition by ICO Global Communications. This clears the way for Globalstar to transfer most of its […]

Japan’s Broadcasting Satellite System’s (BSAT) BSAT-2c geostationary communications satellite has been shipped to Arianespace’s launch complex in Kourou, French Guiana. The satellite will be launched aboard an Ariane 5 rocket […]

Radio Satellite Integrators (RSI), a Torrance, Calif.-based provider of Global Positioning System-based vehicle tracking and mobile data products, has completed an automatic vehicle location system for the Isabella County Transportation […]

NovAtel [Nasdaq: NGPS], a Calgary, Alberta-based precise positioning technology company, has acquired CMC Electronics’ non-aviation Global Positioning System OEM product line for C$150,000 (US$109,000). That amount could increase to as […]

Stratos [TSX:SGB], a Bethesda, Md. -based provider of satellite communications, has signed a multi-million dollar contract with the Australian Defence Force to provide Inmarsat-B voice and data leased services. Under […]

ViaSat [Nasdaq: VSAT] has received a contract from the U.S. Army to design and produce an enhanced bandwidth efficient modem for high-speed satellite communications. The contract, which includes the purchase […]

Week of May 9 – 15, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol May 15 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.66 27.7 38.3 […]

Two European companies with complementary attributes have agreed to become partners. Tiscali, a European Internet communication company, is teaming up with Paris-based Eutelsat to offer one-way Internet capability through Eutelsat’s […]