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Atlanta, Ga.-based ILC will supply its MaxView network control software to White Plains, N.Y.-based ITT Industries [NYSE: ITT] to manage parts of the U.S. military’s satellite communications network. MaxView will […]

Virginia Beach, Va.-based Skycasters has agreed to team with E Consulting to offer Hughes Network Systems’ DirecWay broadband satellite Internet service in Honduras. This is the first license issued by […]

A Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) Block 5D-3 spacecraft, built under contract for the U.S. Air Force by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] is being prepared for launch from Vandenberg Air […]

SES Americom, the U.S. subsidiary of Luxembourg-based SES Global [Luxembourg: SESG], and Cyprus-based Iris Gateway Satellite Services have signed a joint agreement to provide pan-European digital satellite services through its […]

Net2Phone Global Services, a subsidiary of Newark, N.J.-based Net2Phone [Nasdaq: NTOP], has signed a deal with Africa-based Afsat Communications to provide Afsat customers with voice-over-IP (VoIP) services via satellite broadband. […]

Hauppauge, N.Y.-based Globecomm Systems [Nasdaq: GCOM] has won a $3.5 million contract from the Middle Eastern mobile satellite operator Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications to provide a telemetry, tracking and control (TT&C) […]

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Raytheon [NYSE: RTN] has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to develop a miniaturized Global Positioning System (GPS) navigator device with an adaptive anti-jam capability […]

EchoStar Communications [Nasdaq: DISH] announced Friday that its DISH Network is now offering local TV channels via satellite to Yakima, Wash., and the Tri-Cities area. Local channels will be offered […]

GlobeCast, satellite service subsidiary of France Telecom [NYSE: FTE], has extended the reach of its global ATM fiber network to Sydney, providing connectivity between Australia and points of presence in […]

Automotive technology products provider, Delphi Corp. [NYSE: DPH] said it has produced and shipped more than 1.2 million factory-installed and retail satellite radios. The Troy, Mich.-based company has produced and […]

South Korean mobile carrier SK Telecom [NYSE: SKM] has decided to invest 316 billion won ($274.9 million) by 2010 in its new satellite-based digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) business. The satellite […]

Japan-based Space Communications Corp. (SCC) has begun marketing a portable satellite phone that it developed with Tokyo-based electronics company Hitachi [NYSE: HIT]. The phone enables users to make calls from […]

The unpredictability of EchoStar Communications [Nasdaq: DISH] was exhibited late Thursday when the company asked a U.S. bankruptcy court judge to allow it to buy three satellites that archrival DirecTV […]

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XATA, [Nasdaq: XATA] a Burnsville, Minn.-based fleet management company, has been awarded two orders from unidentified customers totaling approximately $1.5 million, including a $970,000 order from a major grocer and […]

Electronic Data Systems (EDS) and MCI IDB Systems, an EDS sub-contractor, selected Tandberg Television‘s satellite equipment to broadcast footage of Black Sea exploration conducted by renowned undersea explorer Robert Ballard […]

France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications, a unit of Paris-based telecom carrier France Telecom [NYSE: FTE], is enhancing its range of value-added services with a satellite based VPN solution. The new […]

Washington, D.C.-based XM Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: XMSR] and Troy, Mich.-based Delphi Product & Service Solutions have jointly introduced the Delphi XM “Roady,” a satellite radio unit for the vehicle priced […]

Houston, Texas-based Verdisys [OTC: VDYS.OB], a lateral drilling oil service company and satellite solutions provider, and energy company Noble Energy [NYSE: NBL] have signed an agreement for Verdisys to supply […]

Israel-based Gilat Satellite Networks [Nasdaq: GILTF] and Telkom SA arelaunching a satellite-based broadband VSAT service in South Africa. The offering, called Spacestream Express, will provide available Internet and data connectivity […]

Loral Space & Communication‘s [OTC BB: LRLSQ] board of directors has rejected the latest attempt by EchoStar Communications [Nasdaq: DISH] to enter the bidding process for Loral’s assets. The board […]

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SPACECONNECTION, a North Hollywood, Calif.-based satellite services provider, has promoted Jonathan Crawford to vice president of broadcast sales and satellite services and Cate Shaffer-Shelby to vice president of marketing and […]

Lanham, Md.-based Integral Systems [Nasdaq: ISYS] is installing a direct broadcast ground terminal at the Institute for the Application of Geospatial Technology (IAGT) at Cayuga Community College in Auburn, New […]

Rockwell Collins [NYSE:COL] has introduced its Collins eXchange, a global broadband connectivity solution for business aircraft. The capability is made possible through a strategic agreement with Connexion by Boeing, a […]

Hughes Network Systems, a Germantown, Md.-based broadband satellite unit of Hughes Electronics [NYSE: GMH], has received a contract to provide a satellite telephony network for Gabon Telecom to connect all […]

Microspace Communications, a Raleigh, N.C.-based business satellite broadcast operator, is stepping up its efforts to go after the government market by expanding its sales efforts to meet the growing demand […]

The World Bank this week agreed to provide the Afghanistan government with a $22 million credit to rebuild its telecommunications infrastructure and improve telecom access and services for the Afghani […]

The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and the European Space Agency (ESA) have signed an agreement that enables Canada to participate in the development and validation phase of Europe’s Galileo satellite […]