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WASHINGTON, D.C. – During these times of increased use of commercial satellite equipment and services by the U.S. military, companies looking to do business with the Department of Defense (DoD) […]

Paris-based satellite operator Eutelsat is planning to seek permission from the European Commission to forego an initial public stock offering (IPO) that the company otherwise would need to complete by […]

By W.L. Pritchard & Co. Commercial satellite operators plan significant expansion of Ka-band satellite capacity during the next three years, with some 20 satellites under construction. The first steps in […]

Redmond, Wash.-based Advanced Digital Information Corp. [ADIC], a provider of storage management software, is helping the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) […]

By Marc A. De Simone Satellite industry executives likely remember the increased demand on their services and the strain on their employees immediately after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. -The troubled economy in Latin America has not deterred a number of satellite operators in that marketplace from making strategic plans to invest heavily to grow their services […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. -Large satellite operators looking for merger partners are unlikely to forge deals anytime soon. For example, Eutelsat’s shareholders appear content to wait until valuations rise before considering the […]

Canadian firm Norsat International [Nasdaq: NSAT] (Burnaby, British Columbia) has deployed three Norsat NewsLink portable satellite terminals in Kuwait. The units, two of which were purchased by New York City-based […]

Global Positioning System servicesprovider FleetBoss Global Positioning Solutions has been granted use and ownership of the slogan, “We Are GPS,” by the U.S. Patent Office. GPS technology is used in […]

EMS Technologies [Nasdaq: ELMG] announced a series of deals in conjunction with the SATELLITE 2003 conference this past week in Washington, D.C. Among the announcements, EMS hardware will be part […]

High-definition broadcaster HDNet has selected PanAmSat [Nasdaq: SPOT] to provide satellite delivery of its high-definition television (HDTV) content to its cable and direct broadcast satellite (DBS) providers throughout North America. […]

SAT-TEL [Toronto: SAJ] and IROC Systems [Toronto: IRC] have received shareholder approval to merge the two companies based in Red Deer, Alberta. Financial terms were not disclosed. SAT-TEL specializes in […]

Fisher Pathways, a provider of video and data connectivity and distribution, and DWJ Television, which produces broadcast communications services, have signed an agreement under which Pathways will provide studio services, […]

By Robert N. Wold   There have been differing opinions as to when commercial satellite news gathering-using transportable uplinks-really began. The first live, remote, transportable-uplinked, satellite-relayed content was indeed "news […]

by Armand Musey Shortly after the beginning of the year, we raised our industry rating on the satellite industry to marketweight from underweight. We believe 2002 was a particularly tough […]

By Robert N. Wold Welcome to Washington DC. This is where one sightsees. The monuments, the White House, the Capitol, the Smithsonian, and in the spring, the cherry blossoms. It’s […]

By Peter J. Brown Recovery. Restoration. Continuity. These are not new buzzwords. They have taken on new meaning, however, as a result of the intensified planning and preparation underway throughout […]

Innovation fueled by pure entrepreneurial fervor. Those two elements have literally created a new market segment for the commercial satellite industry. And now that it is here, hundreds of thousands […]

By James Careless They are the "ends of the earth" as far as the satellite ground station business is concerned: those regional outposts in remote, often extreme conditions. Yet these […]

by Gerry Oberst Can Europe develop a unified satellite policy? European countries more or less coordinate satellite spectrum policies through the European Conference of Post and Telecoms Administrations (CEPT). The […]

The satellite industry needs to make significant changes to heighten its future competitiveness, warned Hugh Panero, XM Satellite Radio‘s [Nasdaq: XMSR] president and CEO. The industry should dedicate itself to […]

Alcatel Space CEO Pascale Sourisse told journalists Friday morning at the SATELLITE 2003 show that the satellite manufacturer expected there to be more satellite orders in both the commercial and […]

Ka-band broadband satellite services could get a huge shot in the arm if Hughes Network Systems‘ SpaceWay shows signs of early success, observed Greg Caressi, research director of telecom services […]

During these times of increased use of commercial satellite equipment and services by the U.S. military, companies looking to do business with the Department of Defense (DoD) need to set […]

In the near term, volatility in launch insurance and in-orbit coverage will continue as satellite manufacturers and launch services providers struggle to improve their fleets of satellites and rockets. This […]

Despite tough economic conditions, many leading industry experts believe the Latin American market could see a recovery in 2003. This was one of the main conclusions of a panel discussing […]

AsiaSat CEO Peter Jackson said at the SATELLITE 2003 show that China will be a key target market for the satellite operator. Despite excess capacity in the region, AsiaSat is […]

Potential mergers between large satellite operators are looking increasingly unlikely anytime soon, according to industry leaders who spoke Wednesday at a panel discussion during the SATELLITE 2003 conference. A major […]

The scheduled March 14 launch of the Hellas-Sat satellite on an Atlas V rocket has been postponed by International Launch Services (ILS) after company officials detected a flaw in the […]

Boeing [NYSE: BA] has selected Dave Ryan to lead its Boeing Satellite Systems unit. Ryan, a 13-year Boeing employee, succeeds Randy Brinkley, who will leave the company on June 1. […]