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Satellite broadcast company RR Satellite Communications Ltd. posted record revenue and a 37 percent growth in net profit during the second quarter of 2007, the company announced July 31. The […]

Trimble reported that its revenue for the second quarter of 2007 was $327.7 million, up approximately 34 percent from revenue of $245.3 million in the same quarter of 2006, when […]

Telesat Canada, a wholly owned subsidiary of BCE Inc., posted increases in both revenue and profitability, the company announced Aug. 1. For the second quarter ending June 30, Telesat’s second […]

Norsat International Inc. has sold its portable satellite systems to seven of the world’s militaries, deploying Norsat’s technology in at least 17 countries and all five continents, the company announced […]

Stauder Technologies of St. Peters, Mo., has been awarded a contract modification with a not-to-exceed ceiling of $9.6 million with undefinitized contract line items for not less than 230 units, […]

Lockheed Martin has completed a critical end-to-end test between the space and ground elements of the Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS), the company announced Aug. 1. The test was considered a […]

GlobeCast has opened a complete playout and media management center at its existing facility in London, the company announced August 1. The new center allows GlobeCast to offer a range […]

On the strength of an investment in Eutelsat earlier this year costing more than 1 billion euros ($1.37 billion), the Spanish infrastructure company Abertis is now a major player in […]

BSkyB is planning to spend 125 million British pounds ($253.0 million) to acquire British set-top box vendor Amstrad, BSkyB announced July 31. The direct-to-home operator said that its wholly owned […]

Sirius Satellite Radio enjoyed a second quarter with revenue and subscribers increasing by 51 percent and 53 percent, respectively, the broadcaster announced July 31. It attained record revenues of $226.4 […]

The U.S. Army extended a $91 million contract to Northrop Grumman Corp. for more than 300 battle-proven Lightweight Laser Designator Rangefinder (LLDR) systems, Northrop Grumman announced July 30. The systems […]

SES New Skies has signed a five-year deal with one of Africa’s largest VSAT companies for capacity on its NSS-7 satellite, the operator announced July 31. SES New Skies said […]

TeleCommunication Systems Inc. (TCS) has received a $3.5 million contract increase for satellite communications equipment and services to support Military Transition Teams (MiTTs), TCS announced July 31. In a three-year […]

Spacenet Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd., has been awarded two new contract extensions, Gilat announced July 31. Terms of the deals were not disclosed. Spacenet […]

The British Ministry of Defense is deploying Blue Sky Network’s Iridium satellite-based flight tracking equipment for the Search-and-Rescue division of the Royal Air Force (RAF), the companies announced July 31. […]

Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has completed assembly and performance testing of DigitalGlobe’s WorldView 1 remote sensing satellite, Ball reported July 30. Ball, DigitalGlobe and the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency […]

Boeing Names Vice President Of Network And Space Systems Boeing Co. has appointed Jeff Trauberman vice president of business development for its Network and Space Systems. Trauberman, who has been […]

ND SatCom Wins Polish Deal ND SatCom will supply Earth stations for one of the largest direct-to-home operators in Eastern Europe. Poland’s Canal+ Cyfrowy awarded ND SatCom a contract to […]

Global Energy, RAMTelecom To Provide Wireless Broadband For Remote Sites Global Energy Services Ltd. will provide a communications network for an unidentified North American oil and gas exploration and production […]

IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) has emerged as the driving next-generation core business of the fixed satellite services (FSS) sector. Analysts have predicted there will be between 35 million and 50 […]

NASA wants to have astronauts back on the moon by 2020, and this expensive effort is in addition to everything else the agency has on its plate. A debate is […]

Twenty years ago, a telecommunications executive said the company’s ultimate goal was to reduce the operational staff for its global network to one man and one dog. The man’s job […]

Satellite operators have faced spectrum battles in the past, but with huge and hungry telecommunications firms lobbying to gain more access to C-band for their next-generation wireless services, satellite players […]

Recent advances in minimally invasive robotic telesurgery — now being performed via satellite — are taking on greater significance now that space agencies are planning flights to the moon and […]

Convergence of services, platforms and technologies has been a theme in the communications industry for more than 10 years. The satellite industry now needs to focus on how the latest […]

Africa remains a hotbed of opportunities for satellite operators, but what traditionally has been a market reserved for international operators is finally seeing some homegrown competition. Nigerian Communication Satellite Ltd. […]

After what seemed to be a quiet start, the “battle” for C-band spectrum — or at least awareness that there is a battle — is picking up. C-band was the […]

ST Electronics Introduces C-Band VSAT Antenna ST Electronics has rolled out its Agilis 1.2-meter stabilized C-band VSAT antenna for smaller vessels. The antenna provides transmission speeds of up to 2 […]

Boeing Service Co. has been awarded a $31.1 million contract modification to provide broadband data service to U.S. military and government  aircraft equipped with the Connexion by Boeing system, the […]

Teams led by Boeing and Lockheed Martin have lodged proposals with the U.S. Air Force for the development and production phase of the Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT) Military Operations […]