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Thuraya has recently embarked on an ambitious pricing strategy as it looks to make its mobile satellite services more popular. Earlier this month, the company announced it was relaunching its […]

Last week’s news of the plans of U.K.-based private equity firm BC Partners to purchase with other investors a majority stake in Intelsat Ltd. for $5.03 billion looks to prove […]

The European Space Agency (ESA) has moved closer to implementing the first satellite based on Alphabus, the new European telecommunications platform, ESA announced. Alphabus is designed by the ESA and […]

The European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA signed an agreement on June 18 to cooperate on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) Pathfinder […]

ST Electronics has rolled out its Agilis 1.2m stabilized C-band VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminal) antenna. The antenna is advertised as the smallest stabilized C-band antenna currently on the market, […]

Boeing Co. has appointed Jeff Trauberman as vice president of business development for its Network and Space Systems (N&SS). Trauberman will be responsible for customer engagement, campaigns, advocacy efforts and […]

One of the most ambitious satellite broadband programs taking place anywhere in the world is Shin Satellite’s IPStar initiative, which aims to deliver cutting-edge satellite broadband services to corporations and […]

Arianespace and Thales Alenia Space have signed a launch service-and-solutions contract for the first pan-African communications satellite, Rascom 1, Arianespace announced June 21. Scheduled for launch into geostationary transfer orbit […]

Boeing Co. and Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) have signed a memorandum of agreement for the Republic of Korea’s E-X 737 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) program, the parties […]

Mobile Satellite Ventures LP (MSV) has named Gary Sharpe as vice president for investor relations and corporate communications, MSV announced June 21. Sharpe served as a past president or director […]

Envivio Inc. announced June 19 that its 4Caster M2 encoders were selected by Dream Satellite TV, a brand of Philippine Multimedia Systems Inc. (PMSI), for the first commercial deployment of […]

Modulus Video Inc. has introduced several new configurations of its MRE2000 series receiver encoder for MPEG-4 AVC video for IPTV, the company announced June 18. With configurations to support both […]

All this week, SatelliteToday.com has featured the latest news from CommunicAsia 2007. Be sure to check out the blog at www.SatelliteToday.com/blog to read and react about the goings-on in Singapore.

Telenor Satellite Broadcasting AS, a subsidiary of Norwegian mobile operator Telenor, has hired Arianespace to loft its Thor-6 satellite, Arianespace announced June 20. Thor-6 will be launched into geostationary transfer […]

Imagery and geospatial information provider DigitalGlobe plans to collect more than 106,500 square miles of U.S. aerial imagery during the second half of 2007, the company announced June 19. Ready-to-purchase […]

The Lockheed Martin team developing the U.S. Department of Defense’s Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) of next-generation narrowband tactical satellite communications has completed a series of reviews with the U.S. […]

Intelsat Ltd. has launched a new Network Broadband Global Maritime service among its GlobalConnex portfolio of services, and signed a multi-year distribution agreement with Schlumberger, Intelsat announced June 19. Utilizing […]

GE International Holdings Inc., a holding company for General Electric Co.’s satellite businesses, is now doing business under the name of Sat-GE. Using the GE-23 (formerly AMC-23) satellite at 172° […]

Stratos Global Corp. has struck a partnership with Japan Digital Communications (JDC) to introduce Inmarsat BGAN mobile satellite service to Japan, Stratos announced June 20. BGAN is now available in […]

The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected Thales Alenia Space to develop an advanced S-band onboard satellite mobile broadcast repeater and to develop and qualify its key equipment, Thales announced […]

CapRock Communications has formed a strategic alliance with Phoenicia Group Libya LLC to provide turnkey satellite services to customers with onshore and offshore energy, maritime and construction operations in Libya, […]

Eutelsat Communications and Digiturk have signed a contract for capacity on the W3A satellite to support expansion of a pay-TV platform in Turkey, Eutelsat announced June 20. The four-year agreement […]

Advantech has named Jack Buechler as its director of sales for Advantech Satellite Networks in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the company announced June 20. He previously worked in […]

All this week, SatelliteToday.com will feature the latest news from CommunicAsia 2007. Be sure to check out the live Blog at www.SatelliteToday.com/blog for updates on the goings-on in Singapore.

A majority stake in Intelsat Ltd., global provider of fixed satellite services, will be purchased from its parent company, Intelsat Holdings Ltd., by a group led by U.K.-based private equity […]

Lockheed Martin is preparing to deliver spacecraft to a pair of Japan-based companies, Lockheed Martin announced June 19. The BSAT-3A satellite for the Broadcasting Satellite System Corp. (B-SAT) and the […]

The SES group and Arianespace have agreed to a framework contract guaranteeing launch services for several satellites deployed by the global operator SES, Arianespace announced June 18. The agreement calls […]

Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract with Russian satellite manufacturer NPO-PM to supply two repeater equipment sets for the Loutch-5A and Loutch-5B communications satellites ordered by the Russian space […]

International Communications Group (ICG) and Thrane & Thrane will expand the number of voice channels and increase the flexibility of channel types available to users by integrating ICG’s  ICS-200 dual-channel […]

ND SatCom, an SES Astra company and global supplier of satellite-based broadband VSAT, broadcast, government and defense communications, is offering modem technology integrated to the ND SatCom SkyWAN IDU 7000, […]