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Intelsat has expanded its terrestrial network by powering up a new mountaintop teleport in Hagerstown, Md. Intelsat’s teleport will provide service to 100 existing customers of GlobalConnex, the operator’s bundled […]

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

The battle for video and high-speed Internet access is here. Find out who is likely to win, who has the greatest challenges, and what opportunities that knowledge will open up […]

EchoStar Communications‘ [Nasdaq: DISH] DISH Network has reached a milestone by selling its one millionth digital video recorder (DVR). Littleton, Colo.-based EchoStar said its DISH Network is the fastest growing […]

The European Space Agency‘s second microsatellite, Proba-2, is expected to be ready for launch early in 2006. Proba-2, a similar satellite to the Proba-1 spacecraft launched in October 2001, will […]

The University of Miami‘s CSTARS Facility has signed a receiving station contract with Mississippi-based RESOURCE 21 and Chantilly, Va.-based SPOT Image for data reception from the SPOT 2 and 4 […]

Harris [NYSE: HRS] has inked a deal with Ottawa-based Telesat Canada to provide a satellite command and control system to support BS 601 and E3000 satellite bus types. Telesat operates […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The direct broadcast satellite (DBS) business is in its earliest stage of evolution and must continue to work hard to make satellite TV the most popular multichannel […]

The battle for video and high-speed Internet access is here. Find out who is likely to win, who has the greatest challenges, and what opportunities that knowledge will open up […]

Data Access, an India-based provider of international wholesale data and voice services, has signed an agreement with Norwegian telecom carrier Telenor [Nasdaq: TELN] to share complementary network resources in the […]

Canadian firm MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates has been awarded a contract worth several million dollars by the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) to participate in the delivery of […]

Raytheon [NYSE: RTN] has been selected to develop the next-generation militarized GPS system with anti-jam and stealth capabilities for the Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). The […]

Personal video recording (PVR) devices are the weapon of choice for direct broadcast satellite (DBS) operators, while video-on-demand (VOD) technology is the favored weapon of cable TV in the battle […]

A recently released report from Northern Sky Research concludes that after an average of 90 satellites were launched annually during 1995-2000, an average of 60 launches a year is expected […]

The in-orbit failure of Loral Skynet‘s Telstar 4 satellite poses significant financial consequences. The company yesterday declared the satellite a “total loss” and announced plans to seek $141 million from […]

Week of Sept. 12 – 18, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol Sept. 18 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.52 5.9 (6.7) […]

Dulles, Va.-based Orbital Imaging (ORBIMAGE) is readying plans to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy court protection by the end of October. The remote sensing company, fresh off the successful launch […]

Because of our expanded international coverage, we are no longer carrying brief news items in our Satellite Circuit section. But you can get news briefs every day for free by […]

SES Global [Luxembourg: SESG] posted a respectable performance in its first half year results, despite posting a 10 percent drop in revenues compared to the first six months of 2002. […]

Intelsat’s recent launch of a broadband network in West Africa is part of a broader international broadband push by the satellite operator. Erich Fischer, Intelsat’s senior director of global broadband […]

By Jimmy Schaeffler One of the great maxims of the multichannel subscription services industry is that consumers really don’t care about the technology. They just care about the content. That […]

Chinese satellite services operator ChinaCast is introducing two-way broadband service by teaming with Germantown, Md.-based Hughes Network Systems. Both companies will jointly market the two-way networking services in China as […]

By Roger Rusch Nearly 20 years ago, mobile telephone service was transformed by the development of cellular networks. Airtime service prices were high, and the telephones were costly and bulky. […]

Large satellite operators increasingly are looking to play a key role in the deployment of universal broadband services. With certain governments calling for universal broadband access within five years, satellite […]

London-based Inmarsat Ventures appears on the verge of gaining new owners after an independent committee of the company’s board accepted a takeover offer of slightly more than $1.4 billion from […]

Due to power outages caused by Hurricane Isabel, SATELLITE TODAY was unable to publish on Friday, Sept. 19. We apologize for any inconvenience. Fred Donovan, Managing Editor

The battle for video and high-speed Internet access is here. Find out who is likely to win, who has the greatest challenges, and what opportunities that knowledge will open up […]

Positioning Solutions, a Cleveland-based manufacturer of Mapopolis-branded GPS systems, has signed a distribution agreement with Natalie HB for the Swedish market. Natalie HB initially will sell Mapopolis software bundled with […]

Aliant [TSX: AIT], a Saint John, New Brunswick-based telco, has agreed to sell its 53.2 percent ownership interest in Stratos Global [TSX: SGB], a Bethesda, Md.-bases satellite communications company, for […]

The launch campaign for Arianespace Flight 162 has resumed, with a Sept. 27 liftoff date now set for the upcoming Ariane 5 mission that will carry three satellite payloads. The […]