Month: April 2004

EchoStar Communications [DISH] officials announced today the company’s DISH Network satellite television service launched two new interactive TV channels. The first is Trivia, offered by Buzztime, while the second is...

A Boeing [BA]-built communications satellite that would help Space Communication Corporation (SCC) of Japan to provide telecommunications and data services to customers in Asia is scheduled to launch this Thursday,...

Atlanta-based EMS Technologies [ELMG] completed the first set of beam-forming networks (BFN) for the U.S. Department of Defense‘s (DoD) Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications program. The communications program,...

Houston-based CapRock Communications and Carlsbad, Calif.-based ViaSat [VSAT] formed a global VSAT (very small aperture terminal) alliance to serve the oil and gas industry. The agreement calls for CapRock to...

Princeton, N.J.-based SES Americom, a unit of Luxembourg-based SES Global [SESG], is pursuing a multi-pronged expansion that most recently features a $18.5 million purchase of the teleport facilities and other...

By Paul Dykewicz, PBI Media LLC When industry attorneys are turned loose to verbally smack the rivals of their clients, the full reasoning behind the opposition sometimes is not fully...

PanAmSat [SPOT] has introduced a new hybrid, global broadcasting service for the transmission of breaking news and live events around the world. The new service, called PASport, is intended to...

By Christopher D. Bredt and Robert Dawkins, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP If asked, most people would tell you they believe it is wrong to steal, and thieves should go to...

Satlynx aims to be a key player on the European broadband landscape. It intends to bring two-way satellite broadband services to small-medium enterprises (SMEs) and small office/home offices (SOHOs), particularly...

Week of April 2 – 8, 2004 Percentage Change Operators Symbol April 8 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.96 (1.5) (19.7)...