Month: May 2006

Harris Corp. has achieved site acceptance of the first satellite communications site as part of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Telecommunications Infrastructure (FTI) program. The Key West, Fla.-based satellite...

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. reported a profit of $1.2 million on revenues of $58.6 million in the 2006 first quarter, Gilat announced May 10. In the first quarter of 2005,...

Hughes Network Systems LLC introduced its next-generation platform, dubbed HN System, which will support the DVB-S2 industry standard with adaptive coding and modulation. The system also is compliant with Internet...

Intelsat Ltd. reported revenues of $280.4 million in the first quarter of 2006, down from $293.2 million in the 2005 first quarter, the satellite operator announced May 10. Intelsat lost...

LogicaCMG will develop facilities that will help provide security for Europe’s Galileo satellite navigation program, the company announced May 8. Under three development contracts valued at a combined 20 million...

AT&T will market’s broadband satellite Internet access provided by Wildblue Communications Inc. under a non-exclusive agreement, Wildblue announced May 9. Wildblue will provide equipment management, installation and distribution services for...

NDS won a contract to provide an end-to-end system for a new direct-to-home platform in Romania, NDS said. The technology vendor will provide its Videoguard conditional access system, as well...

Motient Corp. and Skyterra Communications Inc. signed definitive agreements to consolidate the ownership and control of a pair of companies that provide Mobile Satellite Services, the companies announced May 8....

Loral Space & Communications Inc. cuts its net loss to $15.8 million in the first quarter of 2006, as revenues improved 30 percent to $172 million, the company announced May...

Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (Asiasat) signed a contract with Sea Launch to loft the Asiasat 5 satellite into orbit aboard a Land Launch rocket in the second half of...