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[Satellite Today – 08-07-08] The European Commission launched a competition Aug. 7 seeking satellite operators to provide mobile services across Europe.     New regulations will allow the selected operators to […]

[Satellite Today 08-07-08] A gap of 1.5 seconds between engine shutdown and stage separation caused Falcon 1’s engines to fail, Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) founder Elon Musk said in an […]

[Satellite Today 08-07-08] Hughes recorded revenues of $265.6 million in the 2008 second quarter, a 13 percent increase over the same period a year ago, the company announced Aug. 6. […]

[Satellite Today 08-07-08] Sirius XM Radio released Sirius’ standalone second quarter results showing total revenue increasing to $283 million, up 25 percent from the previous year, the company announced Aug. […]

[Satellite Today 08-07-08] DataPath Inc. has been awarded a $1.7 million contract to provide field services support for the Ramstein Air Base satellite communications teleport operated by the U.S. Air […]

[Satellite Today 08-07-08] Globecomm Systems Inc. has been awarded an infrastructure contract from General Communication Inc. to provide supporting infrastructure for a communications network in Alaska, Globecomm announced Aug. 6. […]

In these difficult economic times, U.S. federal and state governments are looking for alternatives to cut costs of living for citizens. While the concept of upgraded infrastructure has long meant […]

[Satellite News [08-07-08] TrueVisions UBC, the main direct-to-home (DTH) platform in Thailand, plans to launch high-definition (HD) services in 2009, Ongard Prapakamol, the company’s chief commercial officer, told Satellite News. […]

[Satellite News [08-07-08] TrueVisions UBC, the main direct-to-home (DTH) platform in Thailand, plans to launch high-definition (HD) services in 2009, Ongard Prapakamol, the company’s chief commercial officer, told Satellite News. […]

[Satellite News 08-06-08] Customers loyal to Radyne products have nothing to fear over the company’s acquisition by Comtech Telecommunication Corp., said Comtech EF Data‘s senior vice president of strategic marketing […]

[Satellite Today -8-06-08] Al Yah Satellite Communications Co. (Yahsat) has secured commitments for $1.2 billion to finance its hybrid satellite communications system, parent company Mubadala Development Co. announced Aug. 6. […]

[Satellite News 08-06-08] Inmarsat posted a strong increase in operating profits and revenues for the first six months of the year, the satellite operator announced Aug. 6.     In the […]

[Satellite News 08-06-08] Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) has set up a new subsidiary in the United States, the company said August 5.     The new company, Surrey Satellite Technology […]

[Satellite News 08-06-08] Iridium‘s total revenue in the second quarter 2008 was $81.7 million, a 22 percent increase over revenues of $66.7 million in the same quarter, according to second […]

[Satellite Today -8-06-08] Orbital Sciences Corp. is expanding its workforce in the Southern California area with a new engineering and technology center scheduled to open this fall, the company announced […]

[Satellite News 08-06-08] ViaSat‘s revenues reached a record $153 million, up 19 percent year-over-year, ViaSat announced Aug. 5     Inventory was down from the beginning of the fiscal year due […]

[Satellite Today -8-06-08] TeleCommunication Systems Inc. received an order to provide deployable satellite solutions based on the company’s SwiftLink product line to the U.S Army, the company announced Aug. 6. […]

[Satellite Today 08-06-08] Hughes Network Systems LLC launched its fastest consumer broadband satellite Internet access plan, offering speeds of up to 5 megabits per second (Mbps), the company announced Aug. […]

[Satellite News 08-06-08] Conditional access and middleware vendor NDS is set to go private, the company confirmed Aug. 5.     An independent committee of NDS’ board has reached an agreement […]

[Satellite Today -8-05-08]  Americom Government Services (AGS) signed an agreement to acquire AOS Inc., AGS announced Aug. 5.     AOS, founded in 1998, provides secure, customized, turnkey network mobility and […]

[Satellite Today 08-05-08] Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) received a $20 million equity investment from Founders Fund, a San Francisco-based technology venture capital firm whose management team includes the co-founders of […]

[Satellite Today 08-05-08] Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) received distribution deal for the Olympic Games, , the company said August 5.     Eurovision, a distributor of sports and news content for […]

[Satellite Today 08-05-08] Newtec won a contract that will see its software help provide fast and secure Intranet access via satellite to the German Federal Armed Forces, the company said […]

[Satellite Today 08-05-08] NDS has seen a strong increase in its overall revenues and operating profits for the year that closed June 30, the company announced Aug. 5.     NDS, […]

[Satellite Today 08-05-08] Boeing has completed a $10 million, 20,500-square-foot satellite mission control center in El Segundo, Calif, that can manage up to four satellites at the same time, the […]

[Satellite Today 08-05-08] DigitalGlobe has released ImageConnect: Global, a online collection of high-resolution international imagery, the company announced Aug. 5.     The data contains 30.5 million square kilometers of imagery […]

[Satellite News 08-05-08] SkyTerra displayed strong confidence during its second quarter earnings report that a speedy regulatory process would allow the company, along with Harbinger Capital Partners, to acquire Inmarsat. […]

[Satellite News 08-05-08] It is little surprise that Toshiba Corp. decided to shut down Mobile Broadcasting Corp. (MBC), its satellite digital multimedia broadcasting business, considering the subscriber numbers have been […]

NASA, after celebrating its 50th anniversary last week, opened a Website interactive tour highlighting its first half century of exploration. Combining current and historic video with state-of-the-art computer animation, the […]

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, also known as LRO, completed the first round of environmental testing at Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., NASA announced. Those tests ensure the spacecraft […]