Month: October 2006

North Korea, after announcing it detonated a nuclear weapon, likely won’t surrender its nuclear arsenal even if the isolated regime is punished with further sanctions, analysts said yesterday. However, sanctions...

The House Armed Services Committee chairman asked President Bush to accelerate two major missile-shield programs, and to provide funding for that hastened pace. Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.), the chairman, made...

Alcatel Alenia Space and Globalstar Inc. announced their signing of an initial authorization-to-proceed agreement to start work on mobile satellite voice-and-data services provider Globalstar’s second-generation satellite constellation. The preliminary contract...

Throughout the global developing and developed regions, the need for specialized satellite-enabled communication platforms is on the rise. Specific network criteria is diversified by the client served, but all require...

After struggling through several depressed years, the satellite industry continues to rebound in the early 21st century, with the services sector leading the way. More companies and individuals are discovering...

For the fourth year running, the global commercial satellite industry has had solid, measurable growth, generating $88.8 billion in revenues in 2005, according to the 2006 “State of the Satellite...

Intrinsyc Software International Inc., a mobility software and services company, and Road Angel Group Ltd., a manufacturer of GPS devices, unveiled the Road Angel Navigator series Oct. 11. Based on...

XM Satellite Radio and Acura will offer complimentary satellite-radio service to buyers of some certified pre-owned vehicles, the companies announced Oct. 11. Acura is offering three months of free service...

The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded Qinetiq a contract to develop two demonstrator systems of the company’s hollow waveguide optical integration technology that are intended to assess the potential...

Globalstar Inc. announced Oct. 11 that it has completed negotiations with the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) for a federal supply schedule contract for the purchase of satellite voice and...