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By John Quale and Brian Weimer On October 15th, Rainbow DBS, the satellite division of Cablevision Systems Corp., unveiled its new direct broadcast satellite (DBS) service called "Voom." Voom will […]

by Carissa Bryce Christensen Space control–assuring that friendly forces can use the space environment while denying its use to the enemy–is perhaps the highest priority space mission of the United […]

The year 2003 has left the North American satellite industry with a bit of uncertainty as the Fixed Satellite Service (FSS) arena adjusts to a swirl of activity surrounding Loral […]

By James Careless In regions as different as Africa and the United States, universities and colleges rely on satellites to deliver distance education to remotely-located students, some of them hundreds, […]

by Gerry Oberst The original glowing predictions for Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) are tempered by reality, but pushing and shoving continues regarding future MSS spectrum requirements. European spectrum managers met […]

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2003 Telecom Marketing Awards Presented by PBI Media’s Telecom Group The Telecom Marketing Awards are among the telecommunications industry’s most privileged honors, recognizing the best telecom marketing campaigns and programs […]

Curious about the business opportunities for satellite company with the U.S. government? Well check out the inaugural issue of Satellite News’ Government Procurement Report at SATELLITE TODAY ( https://www.satellitetoday.com ) […]

Verdisys, a Houston-based provider of satellite communications and drilling services to the oil industry, announced that it had successfully completed a $5 million private placement of 833,333 shares of restricted […]

GlobeCast, a satellite operating subsidiary of France Telecom [NYSE: FTE], has signed an agreement with the Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Co. (VGTRK) to deliver VGTRK’s RTR-Planeta channel via […]

Bell ExpressVu, the satellite TV subsidiary of BCE [NYSE: BCE], Friday launched TSN Extra, Canada’s first interactive sports TV information service, with on-demand news, results, standings and statistics. TSN Extra […]

NEW YORK– Business conditions for the satellite industry are improving slowly, but the go-go times of the late 1990s will not return in the foreseeable future. This was the consensus […]

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2003 Telecom Marketing Awards Presented by PBI Media’s Telecom Group The Telecom Marketing Awards are among the telecommunications industry’s most privileged honors, recognizing the best telecom marketing campaigns and programs […]

Rockwell Collins [NYSE: COL], a Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based provider of communications and aviation electronics, has received a contract from the Department of Defense‘s GPS Joint Program to supply GPS receivers […]

The French military has purchased 40 GPS survey systems made by Trimble [Nasdaq: TRMB], a Sunnyvale, Calif.-based maker of GPS devices. Financial terms were not disclosed. The military forces will […]

Fastrax, a Finnish developer of OEM GPS receivers, has signed a new distribution and sales representation agreement with Headline Information & Communication todistribute Fastrax’s GPS receivers in South Korea. Financial […]

Red Hen Systems, a Fort Collins, Colo.-based provider of digital mapping products, has released the new VMS 300 GPS-video module designed to provide customers with greater location, faster satellite reacquisition […]

Orbital Sciences [NYSE: ORB] has received orders from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has ordered four launch vehicles – two Pegasus and two Taurus rockets – for U.S. […]

Boeing [NYSE: BA] is leading a team of companies that has been selected by the Port Authority of New York/New Jersey to implement a U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) […]

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2003 Telecom Marketing Awards Presented by PBI Media’s Telecom Group The Telecom Marketing Awards are among the telecommunications industry’s most privileged honors, recognizing the best telecom marketing campaigns and programs […]

In the Oct. 28 story “AsiaSat To Provide Satellite Capacity for Connexion by Boeing,”we gave the incorrect full name of AsiaSat. It should be Asia Satellite Telecommunications. We regret the […]

Digital Angel [Nasdaq: DOC], of South St. Paul, Minn., has received orders from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for 300,000 RFID animal tags and implantable microchips for use in […]

AGCO, an agricultural equipment dealer, has selected Spacenet, a U.S. subsidiary of Israel-based Gilat Satellite Networks [Nasdaq: GILTF], to provide VSATs and satellite networking services for AGCO 1,500 stores in […]

Microspace Communications, a Raleigh, N.C.-based operator of a business satellite broadcast network, has joined the International Theatre Equipment Association (ITEA). Microspace is a provider of digital cinema content via satellite […]

SES Astra, [Luxembourg: SESG] a Luxembourg based- SES Global subsidiary, has teamed up with AVC, a UK-based network and communications company, to launch broadband satellite Internet service in the UK. […]

Conexant Systems [Nasdaq: CNXT], a Newport Beach, Calif.-based semiconductor supplier for digital information and home entertainment networks, has received an order from EchoStar Communications [Nasdaq:DISH] to supply a single-chip set-top […]

Intelsat intends toissue $900 million in senior unsecured notes in a private placement to finance the company’s purchase of Loral Space and Communications‘ [OTC BB: LRLSQ] North American satellite assets. […]

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