Month: May 2003

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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Ministers responsible for space activities in European Space Agency member states and in Canada will meet May 27 in Paris at ESA’s headquarters to consider a resolution to restructure the […]

SkyBitz, a Dulles, Va.-based provider of satellite-based communications and tracking services for transportation equipment, has received a contract from Landstar System to provide SkyBitz’s GLS (global locating system) services for […]

NSI Global [Toronto: NGL], a Montreal-based supplier of satellite-based communication systems, reported that revenues from continuing operations were C$4.2 million (US$3.1 million) for the first quarter, down from C$13.8 million […]

Satelites Mexicanos (Satmex), a Mexico City-based satellite operator, reported revenues of $20.8 million for the first quarter, compared to $22.6 million for the same quarter in 2002. The company attributed […]

A recent European Commission (EC) report makes a series of recommendations to fight smart card piracy and is getting rave reviews from a key industry group. The European Association for […]

New York-based Sirius Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI] expects the rest of 2003 to be a banner year in terms of subscriber growth. The satellite radio provider’s management might have good […]

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Alcatel Space CEO Pascale Sourisse says the company is performing up to expectations. The company went through another round of restructuring last month, resulting in layoffs and the closing of […]

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 over […]

Radio Satellite Integrators, 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 […]

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 […]

Mobile satellite telephone serviceprovider Globalstar [OTC: GSTRF] reported first-quarter revenues of $11.6 million, a 290 percent increase over the January-March period in 2002. This jump in revenue was due in […]

Orbital Imaging (Orbimage), a remote sensing company operating under Chapter 11 protection, could be a beneficiary of a new U.S. government policy to buy imagery data from the private sector […]

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 terms […]

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 […]

Germany’s ND SatCom, a supplier of satellite based broadband VSAT, broadcast and military communication network solutions, has set up a U.S. subsidiary called ND SatCom Inc. In response to the […]

Costa Mesa, Calif.-based SkyFrames [OTC Bulletin Board: SKYU] has signed an agreement with NetWorth, of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., to resell and install SkyFrames’ satellite broadband offerings. NetWorth has a customer […]

Four satellite companies from three different parts of the world are introducing a mobile voice service in Russia. Germantown, Md.-based Hughes Network Systems (HNS) is tapping into its experience in […]

By end-2007, the number of U.S. homes with access to digital TV services will more than double to at least 90 million (80 percent of households), from 39 million (36 […]

The U.S. commercial remote sensing industry should receive a big boost from a new national policy that calls for the U.S. government to buy satellite imagery from the private sector […]

XM Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: XMSR] reported “good” first quarter 2003 results, but the company’s projected EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) by year-end may significantly underestimate the company’s […]

Space Imaging is joining with Raytheon [NYSE: RTN] and Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] to develop a next-generation commercial remote-sensing satellite. The partnership also would compete for the National Imaging and […]

Monaco Coach Corp. [NYSE: MNC], a Coburg, Ore.-based manufacturer of luxury motorhomes, has agreed to offer KVH Industries’ [Nasdaq: KVHI] TracVision SF automatic satellite TV antenna as standard equipment on […]

Recom Managed Systems [OTCBB:RECM] announced Tuesday that it has successfully incorporated full Global Positioning System (GPS) capabilities into its heart monitoring technologies. The company had previously demonstrated proprietary technologies that […]

C-COM Satellite Systems [TSXV: CMI] has delivered a number of iNetVu mobile satellite antenna systems to resellers in the United Kingdom, France and Germany. The first C-COM resellers in Europe […]