Month: July 2004

Mountain View, Calif.-based Actel [ACTL] is making available engineering samples for all three devices in its high-density RTAX-S family of radiation- tolerant, field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). The devices are intended...

Officials from CSI Wireless Inc. said the company has launched GPSteer, an automatic steering system for tractors and other self-propelled agricultural equipment. GPSteer automatically steers agricultural vehicles along consistently straight...

Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] will be launching five new channels on July 7, including Elvis Radio, a 24-hour-a-day channel dedicated to the music of Elvis Presley. Other new channels: Underground...

GlobeCast has beefed up its coverage of one of the leading global sports events, the Tour de France cycling event. The satellite operator will deploy nine SNG (Satellite Newsgathering) trucks...

Arianespace officials late yesterday said Telesat’s Anik F2 satellite has been mated with a cone-shaped adapter that serves as the interface structure between the telecommunications satellite and its Ariane 5...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) dismissed a petition filed by Star One S.A. to add its Star One C2 satellite at 70 degrees West longitude orbital location to the FCC’s...

SES Global S.A. [SESG], the world’s largest satellite operator, today announced a restructuring of its assets in its core satellite infrastructure business and its holdings in various satellite service companies....

Nordic Satellite AB (NSAB) has strengthened its position in the Lithuanian market by entering into a co-operation agreement with TV1. TV1 is a popular Lithuanian channel, and the deal represents...

XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] officials said the satellite radio service provider will broadcast Willie Nelson’s 4th of July Picnic concert in Fort Worth, Tex., live from noon to midnight.

By John Quale, Brian Weimer, and John Beahn Inmarsat and the ORBIT Act. The International Maritime Satellite Organization (Inmarsat) was established in 1976 as an intergovernmental organization (IGO) for the...