Month: February 2005

UK satellite pay-TV operator BSkyB added almost 200,000 subscribers in the second quarter ended Dec. 31, 2004. This was one of the highlights as the operator announced its six month...

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. reported an increase in revenues for 2004, but the revenues boost came coupled with a reported net loss for the year. For the year ended Dec....

Norsat International Inc. said it added a new line of solid-state power amplifiers (SSPA) to its product line and is describing those amplifiers as the smallest and lightest high-powered transmitters...

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. said its Comtech EF Data Corp. subsidiary won a $2.3 million contract to provide integrated digital satellite terminals for an unnamed satellite operator in Latin America. The...

Tachyon Networks Inc. said it is expanding the delivery of its IP-based satellite broadband access services to Asia, the Pacific Rim, Latin America and Africa in the coming year. Tachyon...

Eumetsat, the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites, moved fast to support a new Tsunami warning system in the Indian Ocean. It announced that it has made its...

For customers of Voom’s high-definition only direct-to-home satellite television service, mixed signals have been sent out regarding the future of the service. On one hand, Cablevision Systems Corp. said Feb....

Sea Launch Co. LLC said it successfully delivered the XM-3 satellite into orbit for XM Satellite Radio. The launch occurred Feb. 28 at 7:51 p.m. PST. It was the first...

The Galileo Joint Undertaking (GJU) delayed the naming of the winning bid to operate Europe’s satellite navigation system. The winner of the concession was supposed to be named in March,...

According to a note on Aljazeera.com, the Qatari government is considering privatizing the Al Jazeera satellite television network and has been in discussions for the past 15 months on the...