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  • At Press Time: Technology Aids Search For Aliens

    National Geographic an-nounced Friday that cutting-edge satellites and telescopes will enable contact to be made with extraterrestrial life sooner than many people expect. A television program detailing this prediction will […]

  • Satellite Deals Of The Day

    Cincinnati Bell and DirecTV [DTV] formed a strategic marketing alliance that will enable Cincinnati Bell to offer its residential customers DirecTV service along with its other telecom offerings. Cincinnati Bell […]

  • Gilat Satellite Spacenet Unit Adds Hybrid VSAT/DSL Services

    Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. [GILTF] said its U.S. subsidiary, Spacenet Inc., has added commercial-grade, hybrid VSAT/DSL services to its Connexstar family of broadband connectivity solutions. Spacenet’s expansion of its Connexstar […]

  • Humax Unveils New Range Of IDTVs

    Humax, a key consumer-electronics manufacturer, is launching a new range of Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) Integrated Digital Televisions (IDTVs) in the U.K. The LB26-T will be the first of the […]

  • India Joins Galileo Effort

    Satellite Today has learned that India is expected to strike a deal with and invest in the European Union‘s Galileo satellite navigation project, but no amount of that investment has […]

  • NASA Schedules Swift Spacecraft Launch

    The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is scheduled to launch its Swift observation spacecraft aboard a Boeing [BA] Delta II rocket Nov. 17 at 12:09 p.m. EST. The launch […]

  • GPS Satellite Launch Successful…Finally

    The Lockheed Martin [LMT]-built GPS IIR-13 satellite finally was launched from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Nov. 6. The satellite joins the 29 other GPS satellites […]

  • Quarterly Financials

    Globecomm Systems Inc. [GCOM] reported revenues of $25.5 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2005 ended Sept. 30, up 24.4 percent form the $20 million in revenues earned during […]

  • Satellite Deals Of The Day

    Inmarsat‘s regional BGAN ambitions have been given a boost, thanks to new deal with U.K. telco BT. BT and Inmarsat signed a deal that will see BT distribute Inmarsat’s Regional […]

  • Anik F2 Launch Means More Channels For Star Choice

    Star Choice Communications Inc. said that with the July launch of the Anik F2 satellite, the company has added 17 new channels to its direct-to-home satellite television service for its […]

  • Fourth Time A Charm For DART?

    The launch of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration‘s Demonstration of Autonomous Rendezvous Technology (DART) spacecraft aboard an Orbital Sciences Corp. [ORB] Pegasus XL rocket has been rescheduled for Nov. […]

  • SES Americom Initiates Service On AMC-11

    Princeton, N.J.-based SES Americom began offering commercial service on its recently launched AMC-11 satellite at the spacecraft’s orbital position 22,000 miles above North America. Cable programmers now will be better […]

  • Boeing Scrubs This Morning’s Launch, Will Try Again Tomorrow

    A launch attempt scheduled for early this morning involving a U.S. Air Force GPS satellite aboard a Boeing [NYSE: BA] Delta II rocket was scrubbed again and will be attempted […]

  • Satellite Deals Of The Day

    Hauppauge, N.Y.-based Globecomm Systems Inc. [GCOM] entered into a one-year agreement with Afghan Telecom to provide international voice origination and termination services. The agreement, renewable on an annual basis, calls […]

  • Asia Digital Media Delivers HDTV To Chinese Market

    A joint venture, named Asia Digital Media, was unveiled today to deliver secure technology service and to enable HDTV satellite broadcasting, high-speed Internet and on- line transaction services to meet […]

  • New Satellite Internet Service In Poland

    A new satellite Internet service is to be available in Poland. SES Astra signed a deal with Go!nternet to launch a new one-way satellite Internet service across Poland. The satellite […]

  • More Delays In DART Launch

    Orbital Sciences Corp. [ORB] had hoped that today would have been the day to launch the National Aeronautics and Space Administration‘s Demonstration of Autonomous Rendezvous Technology (DART) spacecraft, but lingering […]

  • GPS Satellite Launch Likely For Early Morning

    Satellite Today has learned the launch of the last of the Lockheed Martin [LMT]-built GPS II-R series GPS satellite aboard a Delta 2 launch vehicle from Cape Canaveral Air Force […]

  • Quarterly Financials

    Gilat Satellite Networks LLC [GILTF] reported revenues of $64.8 million and a net loss of $200,000 for the third quarter ended Sept. 30. The numbers are an improvement compared with […]

  • Satellite Deals Of The Day

    ITV inked a $18.3 million deal to acquire Sky Ventures‘ 49.5-percent share in multichannel operation Granada Sky Broadcasting (GSB). The acquisition also signals the launch of ITV3, replacing GSB’s channel […]

  • Globecomm Unveils New Satellite Terminal

    Globecomm Systems Inc. [GCOM] took the wraps off its new auto-explorer flyaway terminal designed for a broad range of government applications. The terminal is a compact, self-contained Ku-band system that […]

  • No Matter Who Gets Galileo Contract, Navteq Wins

    Navteq [NVT], a provider of digital maps for vehicle navigation and locations-based solutions, said it will supply its products to whichever group – the Eurely (including Alcatel, Finmeccanica, Vinci Concessions […]

  • Satellite Deal Of The Day

    Hughes Network Systems Inc. expanded its relationship with JSC Ukrainian Satellite Systems. Under the new agreement, HNS will supply JSC with a Direcway network operations center and an unspecified number […]

  • HP, Lockheed Martin Form Strategic Alliance

    Monterey, Calif.-based Hewlett Packard and Bethesda, Md.-based Lockheed Martin [LMT] formed a strategic alliance. Details will be announced tomorrow, Nov. 3, between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. PST, at the […]

  • South Korea Sat-TV Rollout Delayed By Regulators

    A planned rollout of mobile satellite television service by South Korea’s SK Telecom may be delayed as country regulators ponder whether the service can broadcast terrestrial television programs. According to […]

  • Canadians Allowed Access To Foreign Programming

    A recent ruling by a Quebec court judge struck down two sections of Canada’s Radiocommunications Act that made it illegal for Canadian residents to receive foreign broadcasts on satellite dishes, […]

  • BSkyB Exec Hails Interactive-Advertising Turning Point

    Robert Leach, head of interactive services at BSkyB, the U.K. satellite pay-TV operator, believes interactive advertising will go from strength to strength, as advertising agencies understand the value of the […]

  • Philips Exec Makes Europe HD Prediction

    Giant consumer-electronics manufacturer Philips is urging a more proactive approach when it comes to High-Definition Television (HDTV) in Europe, and it warns that Europe is in danger of falling behind […]

  • SS/L, Intelsat Finalize Intelsat Americas-9 Design

    Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) said it reached an agreement with Intelsat LLC for the design of the Intelsat Americas-9 satellite – a high-power, C- and Ku-band satellite that ultimately will provide […]

  • Sirius Goes Full Tilt For Subscriber Gains

    Wall Street can be fickle in picking the financial performance measures it uses to evaluate publicly traded companies. For satellite radio companies, the focus right now is on notching subscriber […]