Month: May 2003

London-based mobile satellite service provider Inmarsat now derives more than half of its revenues from mobile data services, according to President and CEO Michael Storey. And this growth in data […]

By Steve Symonds Broadband is the “hot button” du jour in the satellite marketplace. Every trade show, seminar, and magazine these days seems to be hyping how broadband services will […]

Princeton, N.J.-based Americom Asia-Pacific is using satellite technology to launch what company officials describe as Mt. Everest’s first Internet café. The Internet café operated at Mt. Everest’s base camp went […]

Rejecting an effort by the Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association to overturn an earlier decision, the Federal Communications Commission last week reaffirmed its 2002 order allowing wireless cable operators to […]

Intelsat Ltd. is targeting opportunities in selected niche business segments after reporting weakened financial results for the first quarter. Intelsat’s net income fell 24 percent to $64.1 million during the […]

New Skies Satellites [NYSE: NSK], a Dutch-based satellite communications company, and KMS/FalconStream, a Kuwaiti information technology firm that provides Internet connectivity services via satellite, have signed a long-term multi-transponder, multi-satellite […]

The Indian Space Research Organization will fire its experimental GSLV-2 launch vehicle on May 8 from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in India. The GSLV project has the objective of […]

Gemstar-TV Guide International [Nasdaq: GMST] has named Ian Aaron as president of its TV Guide Television Group. This newly formed group consists of the company’s TV Guide branded businesses in […]

NSI Global [TSX: NGL], a Montreal-based supplier of satellite-based communication systems, announced Monday that its wholly owned subsidiary, Vistar Telecommunications, has licensed intellectual property to Aether Systems for net proceeds […]

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates [TSX: MDA] announced Monday that an unidentified customer will purchase satellite imagery from MDA’s RADARSAT International subsidiary for land use mapping and monitoring purposes. The agreement […]

Conexant Systems [Nasdaq:CNXT], a Newport Beach, Calif.-based provider of semiconductor system solutions for communications applications, has introduced a family of MPEG-2 audio/video decoders for cable, satellite and terrestrial set-top boxes […]

ICO Global Communications, the troubled London-based mobile satellite startup, appears poised to jumpstart its delayed service launch by agreeing to pay $55 million to buy a controlling interest in the […]

Gilat Satellite Networks [Nasdaq: GILTF] has been selected by China Telecommunications to provide a large-scale, satellite-based rural telephony network in Tibet. China Telecom will make an initial purchase of a […]

Major satellite operators are increasingly turning to fiber optic networks to speed their growth strategies. Once the enemy, fiber is now becoming the friend of satellite executives looking to cut […]

Week of April 25 – May 1, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol May 1 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.23 5.1 […]

Launch of the AMC-9 satellite has been delayed by about 30 days after the April 26 planned lift-off was postponed due to a technical problem with a component on the […]

Dulles, Va.-based Orbital Sciences Corporation [NYSE: ORB] successfully launched the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) satellite April 28 aboard the company’s Pegasus rocket. The 312-kilogram […]

SI International [Nasdaq: SINT], a Reston, Va.-based provider of information technology and space system products and services, has been awarded a contract with a potential value of $24 million to […]

Marlink has signed a three-year agreement with Kyma Ship Management, of Miami, Fla., to provide satellite communications onboard the TSS Topaz cruise ship. The vessel will be under charter for […]

Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has been awarded a contract by Japan’s JSAT Corp. to build an A2100 geostationary telecommunications satellite. Financial terms were not disclosed. The satellite, designated JCSAT-9, will […]

Revenues generated by Canadian firms in providing direct-to-home (DTH) satellite TV and multipoint distribution system (MDS) services have soared since 1998, according to statistics released recently by the Canadian Radio-television […]

Maqsat, a Dutch satellite communications provider, has joined the Europe*Star gateway program. The program, consisting of network providers, national telecom providers and independent teleport operations, provides access to Europe*Star’s satellites. […]

The community of Coffman Cove, Alaska, has selected SkyFrames [OTC Bulletin Board: SKYU] to install and coordinate the implementation of a satellite broadband network that will provide a 2-mile broadband […]

Verdisys, a Houston-based provider of patented lateral drilling oil services and satellite communications to the energy industry, and Reconstruction Data Group [OTCBB: RDGI] have signed a definitive agreement to merge […]

Star One, which provides satellites services in Latin America, has expanded by nearly 50 percent the amount of capacity it leases on Dutch satellite firm New Skies Satellite‘s [NYSE: NSK] […]

Satellite TV provider EchoStar Communications [Nasdaq: DISH] announced that it plans to offer local TV channels in 42 additional markets, provided that retransmission agreements with local TV stations can be […]

The Federal Aviation Administration is moving forward with a Global Positioning System (GPS)-based landing-guidance system that will improve aircraft safety during airport approaches and landings. The agency has awarded the […]

A merger between French rival direct-to-home (DTH) satellite platforms Canal Satellite and TPS is unlikely, according to TPSDeputy Managing Director Guillaume de Posch. Deals to merge platforms in Spain and […]

BCE Inc. [NYSE: BCE] subsidiary Telesat Canada achieved a rare distinction for a satellite operator during the first quarter by posting growth in net income and revenue. In a period […]

Gilat Satellite Networks [Nasdaq: GILTF] has been selected by China Telecommunications to provide a large-scale, satellite-based rural telephony network in Tibet. China Telecom will make an initial purchase of a […]