Month: February 2005

ViaSat Inc. said it reached agreement to supply SES Americom with its SurfBeam DOCSIS-based two-way broadband satellite system, which it says will enable SES Americom to expand its enterprise offerings...

Intelsat said Phillip Spector has been hired by the company to serve as executive vice president and general counsel. The well-known Washington attorney most recently serves as chairman of the...

The launch of the XM-3 satellite for XM Satellite Radio by Sea Launch was postponed indefinitely “due to continuing sea conditions at the launch site” at the company’s equatorial launch...

The Global VSAT Forum (GVF) said the international satellite sector has launched an initiative seeking to streamline earth station-type approvals procedures through the endorsement of a global standard and the...

At press time, Sea Launch said it was postponing the launch of the XM-3 satellite for XM Satellite Radio until Feb. 17 at 7:53 p.m. PST due to rough sea...

Viasat Broadcasting ended 2004 with 680,000 digital pay-TV subscribers across Scandinavia and the Baltics. This is compared to 629,000 at the end of 2003. This was one of the highlights...

El Al Israel Airlines signed a definitive agreement to receive Connexion by Boeing‘s in-flight high-speed Internet access service for its passengers, the two companies said. The agreement calls for the...

Itar-Tass reported Feb. 17 that a German military satellite, the first of five, is scheduled for launch in December. The satellite will be launched into orbit from the Plesetsk cosmodrome,...

AllAfrica.com reported Feb. 17 that bidders from the United States and China are among the leaders seeking equity participation in a proposed communications satellite for Nigeria. The report states that...

The Register’s (United Kingdom) Web site reported Feb. 17 that Japan signed onto an international charter aimed at improving satellite imaging response to major disasters. A Canadian official was quoted...