Month: February 2005

Orbit Satellite Television and Radio Network, the Middle East pay-TV operator is confident it will have a strong year in 2005. The operator, which offers digital television services across 23...

PolarSat said that is has shipped 15.8 tons of VSAT equipment to the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China. The shipment is the first delivery on a contract that,...

EchoStar Communications Corp. said Jan. 31 that its Dish Network direct-to-home satellite television service has passed the 11 million-subscriber milestone. The company passed the 10 million-subscriber mark in June 2004....

According to new research released by Autobytel Inc.‘s Automotive Information Center, the number of vehicles offering satellite radio as an option has more than tripled throughout the past three years....

XM Satellite Radio signed an agreement with Nissan North America Inc. to supply the auto manufacturer with satellite-delivered data and telematics services, such as in-vehicle messaging and XM NavTraffic. Nissan...

By Nick Mitsis The editorial staff of Access Intelligence’s Satellite Group was pleasantly surprised in 2004. What was shaping up to be a most challenging year, not only for choosing...

Spectrum Signal Processing Inc. launched its flexComm SDR-2000 SRDP, a satellite communications rapid-prototyping and development platform. According to the company, this commercial off-the-shelf software defined radio platform is designed for...

CapRock Communications named James Davis as the company’s new chief financial officer. He will manage the company’s financial strategy as well as a growing portfolio of global assets. “With our...

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...