Month: December 2003

A star-studded music concert in Cape Town, South Africa, broadcast worldwide via satellite helped to raise money and awareness to fight AIDS. The three-hour concert on Nov. 29 was made […]

Broadcom [Nasdaq: BRCM], an Irvine, Calif.-based provider of silicon products for broadband communications, announced that EchoStar Communications [Nasdaq: DISH] is using a combination of Broadcom chips in its new DISH […]

Thermo Capital Partners has finalized its agreement to acquire satellite phone company Globalstar LP. As a result of the agreement, a new Globalstar company, controlled by Thermo, has been established, […]

Week of Nov. 28- Dec. 4, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol Dec. 4 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.56 (1.2) 3.6 […]

Belgian telecom operator Belgacom has signed a multi-transponder deal with Intelsat to become part of Intelsat’s global satellite network, enabling Belgacom to provide high- speed Internet access to ISPs in […]

Philips Consumer Electronics [NYSE: PHG], the Dutch-based electronics manufacturer, hopes to take advantage of the consolidation in satellite pay-TV markets across Europe to provide better products and services to its […]

Recent gains in promoting access to broadband services in Latin America have resulted from intensive private and public sector efforts to improve satellite regulations throughout the region. Collaboration among officials […]

By David Hartshorn Expanded satellite market access and earth station interoperability topped the telecom agenda at a recent government/industry meeting held in El Salvador. The focus was to identify the […]

Concerns that Europe’s proposed Galileo satellite navigation system might interfere with the U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS) appear to be easing. Talks between U.S. and European officials are leading to […]

NovAtel [Nasdaq: NGPS], a Calgary, Canada-based precise positioning technology company, has been authorized to begin work on a C$186,900 (US$143,000) contract from the Canadian Public Works & Government Services for […]

Inmarsat Ventures, EADS Space and the Thales Group have submitted a joint tender to become a concessionaire for the multi-billion dollar European Galileo satellite navigation project. The bid by the […]

Rome Research Corp. (RRC), a subsidiary of PAR Technology [NYSE: PTC], was awarded a $1 million contract to operate and maintain the Department of Defense teleport commercial satellite terminal systems […]

2003 SATELLITE NEWS’ PR & Marketing Awards Presented by PBI Media’s Satellite Group SN’s PR & Marketing Awards are among the industry’s most privileged honors, recognizing the best satellite PR […]

SES Americom, a subsidiary of SES Global [Luxembourg: SESG], and Nordic Satellite (NSAB) signed an agreement to transfer on Jan. 1 the pan-European beam on the SIRIUS 2 satellite from […]

OPADS LLC has begun offering aggregated digital video programming transport via satellite to small- and medium-sized video franchises under the trade name SkyWayconnect. Founding partners of OPADS are ATCi, a […]

SES Global [Luxembourg: SESG], through its SES Global Americas Holdings, issued a new four-year eurobond Thursday worth 300 million euros ($364 million). The issue was oversubscribed and closed after three […]

Concerns that Europe’s proposed Galileo satellite navigation system might interfere with the U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS) appear to be easing. Talks between U.S. and European officials are leading to […]

Gilat Satellite Network [Nasdaq: GILTF], an Israel-based satellite networking technology company, said it intends to acquire all of the remaining shares of rStar [Nasdaq: RSTRC] it doesn’t already own for […]

ORBCOMM, a Dulles, Va.-based mobile satellite operator, has signed up Eurasia Telnet Services as its representative in Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan. SatWare Solutions, a New York-based company, facilitated […]

Telesat Canada, an Ottawa, Canada based-satellite communications company, has deployed IP traffic management software, supplied by Dyband on its Telesat high- speed Internet service. Financial terms were not disclosed. The […]

InterWave Communications [Nasdaq: IWAV], a Mountain View, Calif.-based compact wireless communication provider, has received a $2.2 million order from Nigerian telecom provider Commercial Facilitators Limited (CFL), to deploy a satellite […]

Boeing [NYSE: BA] officials dedicated the new Boeing GPS center in support of the U.S. Air Force‘s Global Positioning System (GPS) program in Colorado Springs, Colo. The center was created […]

2003 SATELLITE NEWS’ PR & Marketing Awards Presented by PBI Media’s Satellite Group SN’s PR & Marketing Awards are among the industry’s most privileged honors, recognizing the best satellite PR […]

France’s La Poste is using satellite-based interactive kiosks supplied by direct-to-home satellite operator SES Astra and broadband satellite operator Satlynx. The “Cyberkiosque” offers access to interactive broadband satellite services based […]

Canadian satellite companies Infosat Communications and Quick Link Communications have completed a merger. Infosat Communications, a subsidiary Telesat Canada, is a satellite telecommunications system integrator and services provider serving business […]

CSI Wireless, a Canadian designer and manufacturer of GPS and wireless products, has received an initial C$2.1 million purchase order from RHS for CSI’s new GPS- assisted automatic steering system. […]

Bus users in Nottingham will be able to receive real-time travel information on their mobile phones using a system provided by Netsize, Echo Billing and the Nottingham City Council. The […]

The government of Taiwan has sent its second satellite, ROCSAT 2, to the United States for launch into orbit early next year. The satellite will be delivered to Vandenberg Air […]

2003 SATELLITE NEWS’ PR & Marketing Awards Presented by PBI Media’s Satellite Group SN’s PR & Marketing Awards are among the industry’s most privileged honors, recognizing the best satellite PR […]

Trimble [Nasdaq: TRMB], a Sunnyvale, Calif.-based GPS device provider, and CNH Global [NYSE: CNH], a Lake Forest Ill.-based agricultural equipment provider, are teaming to design and develop automated steering systems […]