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by Gerry Oberst A guiding principle of the telecom field in recent years has been that regulation and infrastructure funding decisions should be "technologically neutral." This approach runs the risk, […]

Intelsat CEO Conny Kullman believes his company is paying “a fair price” for Loral Space and Communications‘ six north American satellites and the rights to their orbital locations. Intelsat announced […]

Garmin [Nasdaq: GRMN], a supplier of GPS products, reported that revenues for the second quarter increased 17 percent to $143.5 million, up from $122.8 million in the same period a […]

Telenor Satellite Services has completed installation of its dedicated leased line offering Inmarsat regional BGAN (Broadband Global Area Network) users access to a secure transmission path for their high-speed data […]

Skywalker Communications, an O’Fallon, Mo.-based distributor of satellite television, consumer electronics and computer equipment, has signed a distribution agreement with StarBand, a consumer high-speed, two-way satellite Internet provider. The agreement […]

Delphi [NYSE: DPH] has signed a deal with Sears, Roebuck and Co. [NYSE: S] for the mass retailer to sell the complete line of XM Satellite Radio‘s [Nasdaq: XMSR] SKYFi […]

Ottawa, Canada-based Zarlink Semiconductor [NYSE: ZL] is making available channel demodulator for its family of RF chips for digital satellite TV systems. Zarlink’s ZL10312 chip is aimed primarily at set-top […]

93.5 degreesE: Insat 3A D A new Zee Telefilms multiplex has opened at 4065 MHz vertical, SR 27500. FEC 3/4 containing Zee TV Asia – V160, A80; Zee Cinema Asia […]

Intelsat’s deal to acquire six of Loral Space & Communications’ North American satellites and rights to the orbital locations is undoubtedly the biggest one in the satellite industry so far […]

iDirect Technologies, a privately held U.S. company that designs, develops, and markets bi-directional satellite-based broadband access solutions, is working with the South Western Region Authority of Ireland to launch satellite-based […]

EMS Technologies [Nasdaq: EMLG] has received a contract valued at $5.7 million from Italian satellite manufacturer Alenia Spazio to supply switching technology for the Cosmo SkyMed earth observation satellite mission […]

Spain’s Iberia Airlines has selected ARINC to deliver a package of satellite communications services for the passengers and crew on its entire fleet of long-haul aircraft, including new Airbus A340-600s. […]

PanAmSat [Nasdaq: SPOT] had revenues of $203.4 million in the second quarter of this year, a drop of just under 3 per cent compared to the corresponding quarter last year. […]

By Patrick French and Karim Nour With revenues dropping slightly from an estimated $887 million in 2001 to $877 million in 2002, the Latin American satellite transponder market is beginning […]

TPS, the number two satellite pay-TV platform in France, added only 20,000 net new subscribers in the first half of 2003, compared to 35,000 net new subscribers for the first […]

In terms of markets, BT is going to attack in the region – India and China represent the two biggest opportunities for the company. Smith believes recent deals in India […]

BT Broadcast Services already has deals with a number of satellite operators. In August 2002, it inked a deal with PanAmSat [Nasdaq: SPOT] to provide video and broadcast services in […]

BT Broadcast Services CEO Mark Smith is convinced that in a couple of years the satellite solutions provider could be generating more revenues from the Asia-Pacific region than from Europe. […]

With the merger of the two Spanish satellite platforms – Via Digital and Canal Satelite Digital (CSD) – completed, the new merged platform called Digital+ was launched with much fanfare […]

Satellite operator Intelsat reported reduced revenues and earnings for the second quarter compared with the same quarter a year ago. Telecommunications revenues for Intelsat dipped 1 percent, or $2.2 million, […]

The U.K. government has a number of problems with the Green Paper on European Space Policy issued jointly by the European Space Agency and the European Union, particularly the proposal […]

The much talked about launch alliance among France’s Arianespace, U.S.-based Boeing Launch Services (BLS), and Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries was formalized Wednesday with the signing of an agreement. Under the […]

Spacenet, the U.S. subsidiary of Israel’s Gilat Satellite Networks [Nasdaq: GILTF], has been awarded a five-year contract by Rent-Way to provide a two-way satellite-based IP network to all of Rent-Way’s […]

StarBand, the struggling U.S. provider of two-way satellite broadband to residential and small office customers, has introduced a modem designed to provide peak download speeds of up to one megabit […]

Satellite-based telematics operator Satamatics, in partnership with its service provider SecTrack, is supplying satellite-based location tracking technology and services to the 68 yachts taking part in the Sydney Gold Coast […]

The Federal Aviation Administration has given approval to a satellite radio system for aircraft offered by Sirius Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI], Clarion and Avionics Innovations. A Sirius receiver manufactured by […]

C-COM Satellite Systems [Toronto: CMI] is supplying its iNetVu Mobile antenna system to the Office of the Fire Marshal (OFM) of the Ontario Government Ministry of Public Safety and Security. […]

DirecTV, the satellite TV unit of Hughes Electronics [NYSE: GMH], has signed an agreement with Nielsen Media Research tomeasure and publish ratings data for advertiser-supported networks delivered on the DirecTV […]

Canada’s Governor in Council has upheld a Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) rejection of a Quebecor call to investigate Bell Canada Enterprises [NYSE: BCE] for cross-subsidizing the entry of […]

Microspace Communications, a Raleigh, N.C.-based operator of business satellite broadcast networks, has been selected by John Deere‘s [NYSE: DE] Worldwide Commercial and Consumer Equipment division to establish and deliver content […]