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  • ViaSat Wins U.S. Army Contract To Provide Satellite Modem

    ViaSat [Nasdaq: VSAT] has received a contract from the U.S. Army to design and produce an enhanced bandwidth efficient modem for high-speed satellite communications. The contract, which includes the purchase […]

  • ND SatCom Sets Up U.S. Subsidiary

    Germany’s ND SatCom, a supplier of satellite based broadband VSAT, broadcast and military communication network solutions, has set up a U.S. subsidiary called ND SatCom Inc. In response to the […]

  • SkyFrames Teams With NetWorth To Provide Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery Products

    Costa Mesa, Calif.-based SkyFrames [OTC Bulletin Board: SKYU] has signed an agreement with NetWorth, of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., to resell and install SkyFrames’ satellite broadband offerings. NetWorth has a customer […]

  • New U.S. Remote Sensing Policy May Kick Start Industry

    The U.S. commercial remote sensing industry should receive a big boost from a new national policy that calls for the U.S. government to buy satellite imagery from the private sector […]

  • XM’s 2003 EBITDA Outlook May Be Too Conservative, Merrill Lynch Says

    XM Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: XMSR] reported “good” first quarter 2003 results, but the company’s projected EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) by year-end may significantly underestimate the company’s […]

  • C-COM Ships Mobile Antennas To Europe

    C-COM Satellite Systems [TSXV: CMI] has delivered a number of iNetVu mobile satellite antenna systems to resellers in the United Kingdom, France and Germany. The first C-COM resellers in Europe […]

  • Space Imaging Teams With Raytheon, Lockheed Martin

    Space Imaging is joining with Raytheon [NYSE: RTN] and Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] to develop a next-generation commercial remote-sensing satellite. The partnership also would compete for the National Imaging and […]

  • Monaco Coach Selects KVH Satellite TV System for New Vehicles

    Monaco Coach Corp. [NYSE: MNC], a Coburg, Ore.-based manufacturer of luxury motorhomes, has agreed to offer KVH Industries’ [Nasdaq: KVHI] TracVision SF automatic satellite TV antenna as standard equipment on […]

  • Recom Managed Systems Goes For The Heart

    Recom Managed Systems [OTCBB:RECM] announced Tuesday that it has successfully incorporated full Global Positioning System (GPS) capabilities into its heart monitoring technologies. The company had previously demonstrated proprietary technologies that […]

  • The Satellite News Financial Ticker

    Week of May 2 – 8, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol May 8 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.34 8.9 (2.2) […]

  • SBCA Promotes Breckon

    The Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association (SBCA), of Alexandria, Va., has promoted Alex Breckon to vice president of business development, reporting to SBCA President Andrew Wright. Breckon’s responsibilities will include […]

  • MDA Signs RADARSAT Customer

    MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates [TSX: MDA] announced May 5 that an unidentified customer will purchase satellite imagery from MDA’s RADARSAT International subsidiary for land use mapping and monitoring purposes. The […]

  • Conexant Launches MPEG-2 Units

    Conexant Systems [Nasdaq: CNXT], a Newport Beach, Calif.-based provider of semiconductor systems for communications applications, has introduced a family of MPEG-2 audio/ video decoders for cable, satellite and terrestrial set-top […]

  • EMS Delivers Part for DoD System

    EMS Technologies [Nasdaq: ELMG] said it has delivered ahead of schedule an engineering model of the beam-forming network (BFN) for the U.S. Department of Defense’s advanced EHF satellite system. The […]

  • Delphi Signs Deal With Wal-Mart

    Delphi Product & Service Solutions, a unit of Delphi Corp. [NYSE: DPH], has signed up mass retailer Wal-Mart [NYSE: WMT] to sell Delphi XM SKYFi radios and other products in […]

  • AGS, JSAT Ink Regional Pact

    Americom Government Services (AGS) and Japan’s JSAT Corp. (JSAT) have signed a business collaboration agreement to support each company’s pursuit and execution of U.S. government-related satellite-based communications services in the […]

  • Flight Explorer, Blue Sky Partner

    Flight Explorer, Arlington, Va.- based provider of Internet-based flight tracking and information systems, and Blue Sky Network, a La Jolla, Calif.-based satellite communications company, are partnering to provide worldwide satellite-based […]

  • Smith Micro Supplies Kits

    Smith Micro Software [Nasdaq: SMSI], a Aliso Viejo, Calif. -based developer of software and service communications for the wireless market, has agreed to supply data connectivity accessory kits to Thuraya […]

  • Globalstar Restructures In Canada

    Globalstar Canada Satellite, the Mississauga, Canada-based provider of global mobile satellite telecommunication services in Canada, has acquired all the shares of Globalstar Canada Holding from Shaw Communications [NYSE:SJR]. Globalstar Canada […]

  • Harris Delivers Weather Data

    Harris [NYSE:HRS], a Melbourne, Fla.-based supplier of weather data processing systems to the U.S military and other government agencies, has signed a contract to provide U.S. mobile forces with real-time […]

  • NSI Supplies Military Terminals

    NSI Global [Toronto: NGL], a supplier of satellite-based communications systems headquartered in Montreal, Canada, announced that its Vistar subsidiary is supplying 700 GlobalWave MT2000 satellite data communication terminals for use […]

  • LM, Spectrum Astro Team on GPS

    Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT], based in Bethesda, Md., and Spectrum Astro, headquartered in Gibert, Ariz., have joined together to pursue the development of the next-generation of Global Positioning System satellites […]

  • New Skies Overcomes Challenge Of Weak Demand

    New Skies Satellites [NYSE: NSK] displayed resiliency during the first quarter at a time of weak demand for fixed satellite services (FSS) that hamstrung the performance of many other FSS […]

  • EchoStar Outperforms Wall Street’s Expectations

    EchoStar Communications [Nasdaq: DISH] is continuing to rack up impressive financial results. The company unveiled its first quarter results last week, reporting rising subscribership, earnings and free cash flow. Wall […]

  • Digital Set-Top Box: A New Engine Goes Vrooom!

    By Jimmy Schaeffler Many Americans today are on the verge of purchasing a wonderful new vehicle – one that will take them to new heights – yet they don’t even […]

  • Spotlight: Bad Weather Is No Problem For Antenna

    Lincoln, Neb.-based Centurion Wireless Technologies, a designer and manufacturer of antennas and power products for wireless communications, introduced a new waterproof antenna to enhance Global Positioning System (GPS) and cellular […]

  • FCC IB Chief Lays Out Broad Agenda

    The Federal Communications Commission’s International Bureau is developing and promoting U.S. commercial positions for the upcoming International Telecommunication Union’s World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC) being held June 9 to July 4 […]

  • XM Builds Financial Momentum

    Washington, D.C.-based XM Satellite Radio’s [Nasdaq: XMSR] first-quarter results were well received by Wall Street. XM Chairman Gary Parsons boasted during a May 8 conference call that his company’s streak […]

  • Global Radio Failure Leaves Void

    While satellite radio is showing signs of taking off in the United States, it has so far sputtered in Europe. As unmistakable proof, Luxembourg-based satellite radio hopeful Global Radio recently […]

  • PAR Technology Unit Gets $3.4M Satellite Terminal Contract

    Rome Research, a Rome, N.Y.-based subsidiary of PAR Technology [NYSE: PTC], landed a $3.4 million contract to operate and maintain a Department of Defense teleport commercial satellite terminal system at […]