Nigcomsat-1 Attains Fixed Orbit
The Nigerian Communication Satellite, or Nigcomsat-1, has reportedly taken up its final position at a longitude of 42° East after changing orbital position five times throughout the last week. Launched...
Month: May 2007
European Space Agency Signs Cooperative Deal
The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Supervisory Authority of the Global Navigation Satellite System (GSA) have signed a cooperative agreement between the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) and...
Patent Issued To MSV For Satellite-Terrestrial Communications Systems
Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) has been awarded a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for antenna-configuration techniques that reduce interference between terrestrial and satellite links. U.S. Patent No....
XM Radio Resumes Service
One day after XM Satellite Radio subscribers nationwide experienced unexpected service outages or significantly degraded service, the broadcaster announced that normal service levels had been restored. In a May 22...
AsiaSat To Delist From NYSE?
Asia Satellite Telecommunications Holdings (AsiaSat), a provider of satellite transponder capacity, reportedly may delist from the New York Stock Exchange nearly a month after its largest shareholders failed to take...
XM Radio Suffers 'Degraded Performance'
XM Satellite Radio reported “experiencing a temporary degraded performance issue, which has affected some of our customers” on May 21. The company said it expected to return to normal service...
DigitalGlobe To Provide Imagery For Mobile Phone Service
DigitalGlobe will work with LocatioNet Systems Ltd., a provider of mobile mapping and location applications, to add a satellite imagery capability to the Amaze mobile navigation and mapping service, the...
Apposite Technologies Announces Gigabit-Speed WAN Emulator
Apposite Technologies Inc. unveiled its Linktropy 7500 and Linktropy 7500 Pro wide-area network emulation appliances May 22, the company announced. The emulators simulate bandwidth, delay, packet loss, congestion and other...
Astrium-Thales Alenia Team Captures Satellite Contract
Al Yah Satellite Communications Co. (YahSat) selected a consortium of EADS Astrium and Thales Alenia Space to build a communications satellite to serve the Middle East and surrounding regions, YahSat...
Multimax Joins Lockheed Martin Military Communications Support Contract
Multimax Inc. has been named to a Lockheed Martin team providing communications infrastructure, including satellite services at 13 military bases in Iraq, Afghanistan, and six other nations, Multimax announced May...