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In response to the earthquake in Algiers last month, France Telecom [NYSE: FTE] Mobile Satellite Communications’ subsidiary TDCom has deployed a “telecom center” in Zemouri, a town affected by the […]

Marlink, a unit of Norway’s Telenor [Nasdaq: TELN] Satellite Services, last week announced a number of deals to provide maritime satellite communications services to customers. Gas and oil company Royal […]

A new survey commissioned by the Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association (SBCA) found that the satisfaction level of U.S. satellite TV subscribers grew during the past year in a variety […]

Sirius Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI] is not letting the absence of a chief financial officer stop it from pursuing vital financing deals. On the heels of completing a $175 million […]

By Jimmy Schaeffler Top investor relations officials from both Washington-based XM Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: XMSR] and New York-based Sirius Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI] recently offered their views about why both […]

New high definition television (HDTV) programming will be launched July 1 by El Segundo, Calif.-based satellite TV operator DirecTV, a unit of Hughes Electronics [NYSE: GMH]. The programming, priced at […]

Reston, Va.-based Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) is taking the lead in what eventually could become a trend among mobile satellite services (MSS) operating in the United States. The company filed […]

The new bond requirement for a geostationary (GSO) satellite license is likely to discourage startups from obtaining licenses, warned Raul Rodriguez, a partner at the Washington, D.C., law firm of […]

Cablevision Systems [NYSE: CVC] last week nearly doubled its financial commitment to its high risk Rainbow DBS satellite TV venture. The Bethpage, N.Y.-based cable operator that serves 3 million subscribers […]

On June 7, a Proton K rocket successfully placed SES Americom‘s AMC-9 satellite into geostationary orbit at 85 degrees West Longitude. The launch occurred at 4:15 a.m. local time (22:15 […]

A recent European Commission report on smart card piracy indicated that there is a need to have strong, harmonized anti-piracy laws across Europe to tackle the $1 billion lost to […]

Hughes Network Systems (HNS), a Germantown, Md.-based satellite broadband unit of Hughes Electronics Corp. [NYSE: GMH], has launched a new satellite broadband program that will enable tenants of shopping centers […]

Mexican carrier Aero Mexico has ordered avionics and in-flight entertainment systems from Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based Rockwell Collins [NYSE: COL] to be installed in 11 new Boeing 737-700 aircraft. The avionics […]

Motorola‘s [NYSE: MOT] Broadband Communications Sector was selected by The Inspiration Networks to deploy edgeband digital satellite services. The Inspiration Networks will add two digital television services to the edge […]

Starz Encore Group has signed a deal with PanAmSat [Nasdaq: SPOT] to add high definition and high resolution feeds of its programming using the Galaxy IX satellite. The new services […]

Reston, Va.-based Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) filed an application Thursday with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to add an ancillary terrestrial component (ATC) to its L -band mobile satellite service […]

A Bush White House spectrum policy initiative, unveiled Thursday, is creating serious angst among some officials within the Department of Defense (DoD). President Bush has ordered the Department of Commerce […]

Thuraya-2, the second satellite built by Boeing [NYSE:BA] for Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, is set to launch June 10. The satellite will be lifted into […]

New Skies Satellites‘ [NYSE: NSK] CEO Dan Goldberg believes there will be consolidation in the satellite industry in the next year or so. Goldberg told SATELLITE TODAY: “I do think […]

OpenTV [Nasdaq: OPTV], a San Francisco, Calif-based interactive television firm, announced Friday that its game and entertainment channel, PlayJam, has launched an interactive TV version of its Tetris game on […]

EMS Technologies [Nasdaq: ELMG] said its SARMaster search-and-rescue (SAR) information system is being used for the first personal locator beacon (PLB) deployment in Vermont on July 1. EMS also will […]

New high-definition television (HDTV) programming will be launched July 1 by satellite TV operator DirecTV, a unit of Hughes Electronics [NYSE: GMH]. The programming, priced at $10.99 a month, will […]

Marlink, a unit of Norway’s Telenor [Nasdaq: TELN] Satellite Services, this week announced a number of deals to provide maritime satellite communications services to customers. Gas and oil company Royal […]

In response to the earthquake in Algiers last month, France Telecom [NYSE: FTE] Mobile Satellite Communications subsidiary TDCom has deployed a “telecom center” in Zemouri, one of four towns affected […]

Telenor [Nasdaq: TELN] Satellite Services said it expects commercial launch of Inmarsat Fleet F55 and Fleet F33 services during the third quarter this year. The new services provide small to […]

A Boeing [NYSE: Boeing] Delta II rocket is scheduled to launch the first of two Mars Exploration Rover (MER) missions for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on Sunday. The […]

The European Space Agency is providing data from its Earth observation satellites to monitor the tropical forests in French Guiana and help the French government meet its obligations under the […]

Galileo will be a complementary global satellite navigation system, rather than a competitor to the American Global Positioning System (GPS) system, said Antonio Rodota, the director general of the European […]

Pace Micro Technology [London: PIC: L] has signed a trio of deals with satellite pay-TV operators that could signal a reversal of fortunes for the UK set-top box (STB) manufacturer. […]

Tiscali’s [Nuovo Mercato: TIS] and Eutelsat’s partnership to provide one-way broadband services across Europe is likely to extend into the areas of content related services in the future. The deal […]