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Inmarsat said it would apply for authorization to operate ancillary terrestrial component (ATC) facilities in the United States to provide voice and data communications using L-band frequencies. The announcement comes […]

Raymarine is launching a satellite television system designed for marine users to allow them to access satellite television while at sea. According to Raymarine, the new system, named 45 STV, […]

El Al Israel Airlines signed a definitive agreement to receive Connexion by Boeing‘s in-flight high-speed Internet access service for its passengers, the two companies said. The agreement calls for the […]

Viasat Broadcasting ended 2004 with 680,000 digital pay-TV subscribers across Scandinavia and the Baltics. This is compared to 629,000 at the end of 2003. This was one of the highlights […]

The outlook for the satellite manufacturing market can be summed up in two words: stable and flat, according to new research offered by consultancy Frost & Sullivan. During a recent […]

Johannesburg, South Africa–From telemedicine to financial transactions, top end users and satellite industry executives of VSAT technology networks shared, this past week at SatCom Africa 2005, their insights on what […]

Tandberg Television secured a key deal with DirecTV, which will see the company play a key role in DirecTV’s High-Definition (HD) strategy going forward. The deal, which is worth more […]

For EagleMed, a privately-owned and operated critical care transport service, the adoption last year of an Iridium-based aircraft tracking and communications systems has paid dividends in terms of providing urgent […]

NDS Group, one of the leading suppliers of Conditional Access (CA) and middleware solutions to pay-TV operators, will see most of its revenue growth come from satellite operators throughout the […]

While nothing has been officially confirmed, industry observers are expecting Lockheed Marin and Raytheon Co. to sell off their Space Imaging remote sensing joint venture. The question that is still […]

The launch of the XM-3 satellite for XM Satellite Radio by Sea Launch was postponed indefinitely “due to continuing sea conditions at the launch site” at the company’s equatorial launch […]

At press time, Sea Launch said it was postponing the launch of the XM-3 satellite for XM Satellite Radio until Feb. 17 at 7:53 p.m. PST due to rough sea […]

Viasat Broadcasting ended 2004 with 680,000 digital pay-TV subscribers across Scandinavia and the Baltics. This is compared to 629,000 at the end of 2003. This was one of the highlights […]

El Al Israel Airlines signed a definitive agreement to receive Connexion by Boeing‘s in-flight high-speed Internet access service for its passengers, the two companies said. The agreement calls for the […]

Raymarine is launching a satellite television system designed for marine users to allow them to access satellite television while at sea. According to Raymarine, the new system, named 45 STV, […]

Itar-Tass reported Feb. 17 that a German military satellite, the first of five, is scheduled for launch in December. The satellite will be launched into orbit from the Plesetsk cosmodrome, […]

AllAfrica.com reported Feb. 17 that bidders from the United States and China are among the leaders seeking equity participation in a proposed communications satellite for Nigeria. The report states that […]

The Register’s (United Kingdom) Web site reported Feb. 17 that Japan signed onto an international charter aimed at improving satellite imaging response to major disasters. A Canadian official was quoted […]

Inmarsat said it would apply for authorization to operate ancillary terrestrial component (ATC) facilities in the United States to provide voice and data communications using L-band frequencies. The announcement comes […]

Sky Television New Zealand announced two new additions to its programming line-up to boost its content production in the areas of sports and current affairs. It announced that it intends […]

EMS Technologies said its satellite network division signed a contract with Morsviazsputnik for a DVB-RCS system to be installed in Russia. The DVB-RCS product and technology solutions enable two-way broadband […]

BellSouth said Feb. 16 that it added more than 200,000 DirecTV satellite television subscribers since it began offering the service in August 2004. “This significant milestone is evidence that BellSouth […]

Globecomm Systems Inc. said the company launched a worldwide two-way, high-speed Internet protocol platform utilizing iDirect Technologies’ satellite-based broadband access solution. The Globecomm offering combines iDirect’s IP platform with its […]

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. said its U.S.-based subsidiary, Spacenet Inc., was selected by Wendy’s Restaurants of Rochester Inc. to provide a Connexstar broadband satellite network to link 123 Wendy’s Old […]

Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) announced the appointment of Jennifer Manner as the company’s new vice president of regulatory affairs. She comes to MSV after most recently serving as senior counsel […]

Reuters reported Feb. 15 that Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Co. are planning to sell their Space Imaging remote sensing joint venture. The report cited industry analysts as the source for […]

MSNBC reported late Feb. 15 on its Web site that Russia appears to have abandoned the search for a spy satellite that has not been seen since returning to Earth […]

The Global VSAT Forum (GVF) said the international satellite sector has launched an initiative seeking to streamline earth station-type approvals procedures through the endorsement of a global standard and the […]

Tandberg Television is set to play a key role in the U.S. High-Definition (HD) television market, thanks to a landmark deal with satellite television service provider DirecTV. The deal with […]

ViaSat Inc. said it reached agreement to supply SES Americom with its SurfBeam DOCSIS-based two-way broadband satellite system, which it says will enable SES Americom to expand its enterprise offerings […]