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DCC Uses SkyEdge To Extend Nigerian Network DCC Satellite & Networks Ltd. is using Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd.’s SkyEdge platform to expand its network in Nigeria, Gilat announced. DCC will […]

Hughes Introduces High-Speed BGAN Mobile Satellite Terminal Hughes Network Systems LLC latest generation 9250 mobile satellite terminal has been approved to operate over Inmarsat’s Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN), Hughes […]

Europe’s Galileo satellite navigation project was launched with great fanfare earlier this decade by the European Union (EU) and European Space Agency, and the first testbed satellite began transmitting signals […]

Dozens of new imagery satellites are scheduled to be placed into orbit throughout the next several years. With a wide array of capabilities, resolutions and owners, these spacecraft could spur […]

Customers are seeking robust encoding solutions that are futureproof and can be easily adapted to meet the needs of a marketplace where mobile content delivery requirements are emerging to join […]

As governments throughout the world make improving education a more important goal, many are beginning to embrace — and help fund — satellite-enabled initiatives. Satellite-related technology has proven to be […]

Whether the European Union should set up an agency similar to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is not a new topic. Similar proposals were covered in this column in […]

High transponders prices continue to be the biggest concern for many in Africa and jumped to the forefront of discussions at Satcom Africa 2007. During the opening sessions of the […]

The Army gave Raytheon Co. [RTN] a $144 million contract change to provide engineering services for the Patriot Air and Missile Defense program. This award represents the third of four […]

NASA gave Xerox Corp. a $35 million contract to supply 2,400 machines and support functions to myriad space agency centers and facilities, NASA announced. Xerox will provide multifunctional device support, […]

MDA Near Field Infrared Satellite Launched The Near Field Infrared (NFIRE) satellite for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) was launched at 2:49 p.m. ET yesterday from the NASA Wallops Island […]

By Michael Sirak Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Michael Moseley has commissioned a study to reassess the vulnerability of U.S. military space systems in the wake of China’s recent […]

Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, will visit Goddard Space Flight Center on Tuesday next week. The queen will view various areas in the center, located […]

The United States should push development of the Kinetic Energy Interceptor (KEI) ballistic missile defense (BMD) system, a military analyst said. Existing systems such as the Ground-based Missile Defense (GMD) […]

Any move by Congress to suspend funding for a ballistic missile defense program such as the Airborne Laser (ABL) would cause a multi-years delay in fielding the capability, Lt. Gen. […]

Need Proven For U.S. Missile Defense Systems With the ink barely dry on the six-party agreement aimed at halting North Korean nuclear weapons and missile development programs, a general cautioned […]

Big Win For MDA, Lockheed, Raytheon Missile Defense In a double-barreled blast, the sea-based ballistic missile system for the first time simultaneously destroyed two target missiles, a ballistic-type threat and […]

The U.S. Department of State’s rejection of the proposed privatization of Asia Satellite Telecommunications Holdings Ltd. (AsiaSat) did not come as "a complete surprise," AsiaSat CEO Peter Jackson said. According […]

Globecomm Globecomm Systems Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the GlobalSat division of Lyman Bros. Inc., Globecomm announced April 24. The purchase price is $18.4 million and […]

XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. reported revenues of $264 million in the 2007 first quarter, an increase of 27 percent over revenues of $208 million in the same period in […]

Boeing space revenues increased 4 percent to $2.9 billion in the first quarter of 2007 on increased sales of satellites and ground-based missile defense (GMD) programs, Boeing announced April 25. […]

Similar to the real-estate cliche about location, in winemaking, too, "locality is everything," says Eric Quanstrom of Appellation America. His San Francisco-based company and its Web site, http://www.AppellationAmerica.com, aim to […]

Thales Alenia Space signed its first commercial deal with a new customer, Telenor. In what ultimately proved to be a two-horse race, Thales Alenia Space beat out Orbital Sciences Corp., […]

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI) and Arianespace have agreed to combine their commercial satellite launch services, the companies announced on April 24. The agreement will provide customers with a choice […]

Intelsat Ltd. has shut down a satellite transponder that was being used by Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tigers rebel group to make unauthorized broadcasts in Europe and Asia, the Sri Lankan […]

[4/30/07] The BBC Trust has given the BBC formal approval to launch a free-to-view satellite joint venture with ITV, BBC announced April 27. Freesat, scheduled to begin broadcasting in spring […]

The European Parliament adopted a resolution calling for the interested parties to solve their disagreements and move the Galileo satellite navigation program forward, the Parliament announced April 26. "Parliament expresses […]

Ericsson received a contract to enhance the switching capacity of Philippine operator Smart’s satellite-based telephony network, Smart Link, Ericsson announced April 27. Ericsson will install its Mobile Softswitch Solution at […]

Norsat International Inc. has received multiple contracts from the U.S. Army for portable satellite systems and ancillary equipment, the company announced April 27. The systems will be used primarily to […]