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Orbital Imaging (Orbimage), a remote sensing company operating under Chapter 11 protection, could be a beneficiary of a new U.S. government policy to buy imagery data from the private sector […]

Alcatel Space CEO Pascale Sourisse says the company is performing up to expectations. The company went through another round of restructuring last month, resulting in layoffs and the closing of […]

Mobile satellite telephone serviceprovider Globalstar [OTC: GSTRF] reported first-quarter revenues of $11.6 million, a 290 percent increase over the January-March period in 2002. This jump in revenue was due in […]

Japan’s Broadcasting Satellite System’s (BSAT) BSAT-2c geostationary communications satellite has been shipped to Arianespace‘s launch complex in Kourou, French Guiana. The satellite will be launched aboard an Ariane 5 rocket […]

Radio Satellite Integrators, a Torrance, Calif. – based provider of Global Positioning System-based vehicle tracking and mobile data products, has completed an automatic vehicle location system for the Isabella County […]

NovAtel [Nasdaq: NGPS], a Calgary, Alberta-based precise positioning technology company, has acquired CMC Electronics’ non-aviation Global Positioning System OEM product line for C$150,000 (US $109,000). That amount could increase over […]

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Four satellite companies from three different parts of the world are introducing a mobile voice service in Russia. Germantown, Md.-based Hughes Network Systems (HNS) is tapping into its experience in […]

By end-2007, the number of U.S. homes with access to digital TV services will more than double to at least 90 million (80 percent of households), from 39 million (36 […]

SES Astra, a unit of SES Global [Luxembourg: SESG],has signed two contracts with Greek telecom service provider Hellas Sat to provide services for its recently launched communications satellite. Financial terms […]

Stratos [TSX:SGB], a Bethesda, Md. -based provider of satellite communications, has signed a multi-million dollar contract with the Australian Defence Force to provide Inmarsat-B voice and data leased services. Under […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 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 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 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 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 [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 […]

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) […]

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 […]

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 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 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 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 […]

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, 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 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 […]