Month: February 2005

Enea Embedded Technology said its OSE real-time operating system and development tools have been selected by General Dynamics for use in a wireless satellite ground control system that General Dynamics...

Arianespace said it is delaying the launch of an Ariane 5 until Feb. 12 after an anomaly occurred with the ground equipment. The rocket will carry the Xtar-Eur X-band telecommunications...

Lockheed Martin said it delivered the first modernized GPS satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida and the spacecraft is undergoing final preparations for its May launch. The...

Paradigm Secure Communications said it established the first satellite link in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Satcom Post 2000 program. The link between one of NATO’s ground stations in...

AirTran Airways and XM Satellite Radio officially launched the availability of XM’s service on AirTran flights Feb. 9. AirTran said it has three planes in its fleet that have complimentary...

Xantic, a provider of mobile satcom solutions for voice, fax and high-speed data, finalized a key agreement with Inmarsat. The two companies have ratified their agreement to appoint Xantic as...

New Skies Satellites BV said it is seeking an amendment to its existing credit facilities via Deutsche Bank. The amendment is being sought in connection with the initial public offering...

DirecTV Inc. announced the launch of a new brand and national television advertising campaign to support it. According to DirecTV, the objective of the new branding is to remind customers...

Verizon said that new DirecTV customers that order the direct-to-home satellite television service through the company will receive a single bill that covers the DirecTV service as well as the...

Hughes Network Systems Europe, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hughes Network Systems Inc., said it teamed up with Net2Phone Inc. to offer integrated voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service to...