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SkyPort International and iDirect Technologies said the National Guard selected their joint satellite solution to provide an emergency communications network to Guard teams designated to assist civilian agencies during crisis- […]

The DirecTV Group [DTV] has prosecuted bars and individuals for stealing its satellite TV signals, and it now it is pursuing legal action against a married couple. The Utah couple […]

1-800-Mobiles Inc., a wireless catalog and e-tailer based in New York City, said it experienced a 73-percent growth in GPS-enabled phones in the month of August, compared with sales made […]

It’s going to take more than a hurricane to force the cancellation of the Satellite Users Interference Reduction Group‘s (SUIRG) meeting in St. Petersburg Beach, Fla., a spokeswoman for the […]

Content security solutions supplier Irdeto Access is teaming with IPricot to offer a high-performance security router to deliver multimedia content over satellite IP-DVB networks. To do so, IPricot embedded Irdeto’s […]

Integral Technologies Inc. [ITKG] inked a non-exclusive agreement with Airsis LLC that gives Airsis the right to market and manufacture Integral’s low-profile, small, ruggedized, flat-panel antenna designed for use with […]

Intelsat is paying big for ending its 51-percent participation in Galaxy Satellite TV Holdings Limited, a company with a Hong Kong direct-to-home (DTH) satellite television subsidiary, Galaxy Satellite Broadcasting Limited. […]

In an attempt to bolster its ranks and to strengthen its bid to secure the $2.6 billion concession to deploy and operate the Galileo satellite navigation system, the iNavSat Consortium […]

Hughes Network Systems Inc. unveiled a satellite-based virtual private network (VPN) acceleration solution. Based on the IPsec standard, the company’s DirecWay VPN Accelerator enables enterprises and government agencies to implement […]

SES Astra, a SES Global company and a provider of direct-to-home services, signed a transponder contract with the broadcast division of ntl that gives ntl more capacity in the U.K. […]

Gilat Satellite Networks boosted its prospects in Asia by signing a key deal with Australia’s second leading telco, Optus. Gilat will supply Optus with a SkyEdge hub and remote sites […]

XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] now is looking at Internet users as the next source of subscribers to its commercial-free satellite radio service. XM Radio Online subscribers will be able to […]

Hauppauge, N.Y.-based Globecomm Systems [GCOM], a provider of end-to-end satellite-based communications, today was awarded two satellite infrastructure contracts valued at approximately $3.6 million. The first contract is with a repeat […]

Atlanta-based EMS Technologies [ELMG] said its space and technology division was chosen by Northrop Grumman [NOC] to develop an Extremely High Frequency (EHF) Satellite Communication Antenna Systems for the U.S. […]

Luxembourg-based SES Astra, a European satellite-operating unit of SES Global [SESG], reached an agreement to lease two transponders to ITV, reportedly the biggest commercial television network in the United Kingdom. […]

Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI], the exclusive satellite radio broadcaster of NFL games, nabbed “Monday Night Football” analyst and legendary NFL head coach John Madden to provide on-air analysis for “Sirius […]

According to Naples, Fla.-based Dominion Video Satellite, a small, U.S.-based, satellite-TV company whose Sky Angel TV service features family-oriented programming, an arbitration panel unanimously found EchoStar Communications [DISH] violated its […]

Intelsat announced two separate deals to lease transponder capacity to companies in the oil and gas industry. One agreement involves a long-term contract for capacity on its IA-6 satellite with […]

Week of Sept. 3 – 9, 2004 Percentage Change Symbol Sept. 9 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.54 8.5 4.1 […]

Building a successful business in the satellite broadband arena is no easy task. While it’s easy to talk about the size of markets not covered by DSL and cable, it’s […]

South Windsor, Conn.-based Pioneer Aerospace Corporation, the modest-sized company that provided the parachute and the corresponding pyrotechnic device intended to safely cushion the dissent of the costly Genesis scientific satellite, […]

By Paul Dykewicz For sports fans, satellite radio is an increasingly enticing low-cost alternative to the much higher priced satellite and cable TV services.For sports fans, satellite radio is an […]

Two industry leaders are counting down the days until one of them wins what is believed to be the biggest military pact available to satellite manufacturers for the next two […]

The DirecTV 10 and 11 satellites will be built by The Boeing Co. [BA] and launched in 2007. The two orbiters will be among the largest and most powerful Ka- […]

El Segundo, Calif.-based DirecTV Group’s [DTV] decision last week to provide high-definition (HD) satellite TV services via its two Spaceway satellites and two other spacecraft it plans to launch by […]

The unexpected departure of innovative and aggressive SES Americom President and CEO Dean Olmstead from the company, announced late last week, should not slow the company’s drive to pursue its […]

Encore Networks signed a reseller agreement with Australian satellite broadband operator NewSat under which NewSat will add Encore’s complete line of IP-only and IP+Legacy virtual private network (VPN) security appliances […]

SES Astra, a European satellite-operating unit of SES Global [SESG], signed a long-term agreement with Orf to lease additional Astra satellite transponder capacity to Austria’s largest public broadcaster. The new […]

ARINC and Telenor will be demonstrating technology this month at the World Airline Entertainment Association trade show in Seattle that allows GSM subscribers to use their mobile phones while in […]

Satellite Today has learned that a group of underwriters has begun legal proceedings against The Boeing Co. [BA], seeking to recoup $250 million that previously had been paid out in […]