Month: April 2004

Performance Technologies [PTIX] executives today said mobile satellite communications systems developer Geolink is using PT’s SEGway 1100 SS7/IP Signaling Platform on its OceanCell GSM solution. OceanCell uses maritime satellite links...

KVH Industries [KVHI] says its TracVision LF in-motion satellite TV antenna and its TracVision SF stationary automatic satellite TV antenna will be offered as optional equipment on all new Sportcoach...

News Corp [NWS], the parent organization of DirecTV [DTV]and BSkyB, today announced it would change the company’s place of incorporation to the United States from Australia. The proposed reorganization is...

Quake Global Inc. said its dual-mode satellite modems would be available through its master distributor Teletouch Communications. The modems communicate though either a terrestrial CDMA or GSM wireless network or...

L-3 Communications [LLL] officials said today the company has been awarded a $36 million task order from the U.S. Army Communications-Electronic Command (CECOM) to continue providing satellite communications software engineering...

EchoStar Communications [DISH] President and COO Michael Dugan announced plans to retire from his posts April 30, after serving 14 years with the company. Dugan, 55, will continue to serve...

Princeton, N.J.-based SES Americom, a U.S. satellite operating unit of SES GLOBAL [SESG], received court approval to acquire the assets of Fairfax, Va.-based Verestar for $18.5 million. SES Americom plans...

The prospects for Dulles, Va.-based ORBIMAGE are brightening, and they could take a major leap forward if it wins the second NextView contract the U.S. government is expected to award...

The high-profile failure of low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellite voice services left the industry saddled with a reputation among many large investors that it posed inordinate risks. Funding for many ventures dried...

By Paul Dykewicz, PBI Media LLC XM Satellite Radio [XMSR], the largest U.S. satellite radio services provider, is keeping up a torrid pace in growing its subscriber base. The pioneer...