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Gilat Satellite Networks [GILTF] has deployed a fixed rural satellite telephony network for Empresa Nicaraguense de Telecomunicaciones (Enitel) to serve 170 communities throughout Nicaragua. The new network, based on Gilat’s […]

Responding to complaints of favoritism in the Department of Defense’s (DoD) commercial satellite service procurement process, Intelsat told the General Accounting Office that a contract it received to provide satellite […]

Inmarsat, a London-based provider of global mobile communications via satellite, reported increases in revenues, profits and earnings per share last year compared with 2001. Revenues rose 5 percent to $463 […]

By Jimmy Schaeffler The spotlight for satellite radio now is shining on original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). The reasoning is that satellite radio’s prime success will come from units that are […]

Inmarsat is moving one of its five in-orbit spare satellites over the Middle East to meet rising demand for military and media communications in that region. The London-based provider of […]

By Roger Rusch Although there is great concern about weak demand within the launch services industry, there are brighter prospects ahead. In a few years, a new cycle of satellite […]

The soaring cost of space insurance has convinced EchoStar Communications [SPOT] that buying coverage for its eight in-orbit satellites is not worth the price. According to documents filed with the […]

Programmers that were unable to re-negotiate contract terms with money-losing DirecTV Latin America may have lost leverage last week after the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The question […]

John Scelfo, Sirius Satellite Radio‘s [Nasdaq: SIRI] chief financial officer, is leaving the company April 6 to join a company outside the satellite industry. Scelfo played a key role in […]

SES Global [Luxembourg: SESG], the world’s largest satellite operator, increased its revenues by 1.38 billion euros ($1.47 billion), or 38 percent, from 2001 to 2002. The company’s profit, however, dipped […]

Satellite communications company New Skies Satellites [AEX, NYSE: NSK] has named Jurandir M. Pitsch as sales director for its commercial activities in Brazil and the Mercosur region of Latin America. […]

The Maryland State Senate has removed the mandatory energy efficiency standards for direct broadcast satellite (DBS) and cable set-top boxes that was part of the proposed Maryland Energy Efficiency Standards […]

Indonesia’s Binariang Satellite Systems and Boeing Satellite Systems, a unit of Boeing [NYSE: BA], have signed a contract for the procurement of a high-power commercial communications satellite. The new Boeing […]

Integral Systems [Nasdaq: ISYS] has been awarded a contract with initial value of $4.7 million to upgrade the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration‘s polar ground system to support the initial […]

BCE [NYSE: BCE] subsidiary Telesat Canada has signed a contract with International Launch Services to launch its new Anik F1R satellite aboard a Russian Proton M/Breeze M rocket in 2005. […]

The BBC hopes that itsdecision not to pay conditional access fees to BSkyB, a News Corp [NYSE: NWS] affiliate,will not sour relations between the two companies. The BBC confirmed earlier […]

Primus Telecommunications Group [Nasdaq: PRTL], a facilities-based telecommunications services provider, has received approval effective today to list its common stock on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol “PRTL.” Primus’ […]

Marconi’s [OTC Bulletin Board: MONI] Wireless Business Unit and Qualcomm [Nasdaq: QCOM] subsidiary SnapTrack have signed an agreement to cooperate in the development of an enhancement to Marconi’s Planet EV […]

Following the decision not to launch Europe’s comet chaser Rosetta in January, scientists and engineers at the European Space Agency have been examining alternative mission scenarios. Following the failure of […]

XM Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: XMSR], Sirius Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI] and SoundExchange, have agreed to royalty rates and terms for the public performance of copyrighted sound recordings by the satellite […]

ISecuretrac [OTC: ISRE], developer of Global Positioning System-based personal tracking devices, has signed a distribution agreement to provide Premier Geografix LTD with its tracNET24 GPS tracking solution for distribution in […]

Responding to complaints of favoritism in the Department of Defense‘s commercial satellite service procurement process, Intelsat told the General Accounting Office that a contract it received to provide satellite transponder […]

Zarlink Semiconductor [NYSE: ZL] won a contract to provide its MT312 demodulator chip for a new digital set-top box satellite receiver manufactured by Chinese satellite TV equipment company FuZhou ZhuoYi […]

Mars Express, the European Space Agency‘s first spacecraft developed for a mission to the planet Mars, has completed its tests at Toulouse, France. After six months of extensive thermal environmental, […]

Gilat Satellite Networks [Nasdaq: GILTF] has deployed a fixed rural satellite telephony network for Empresa Nicaraguense de Telecomunicaciones (Enitel) to serve 170 communities throughout Nicaragua. The new Enitel network, based […]

Sea Launch said Thursday that it is ready to resume satellite launches following completion of the Sea Launch Failure Review Oversight Board (FROB) investigation into the failure of the ILS […]

EMS Technologies [Nasdaq: ELMG] has signed an agreement that makes Stratos [Toronto: SGB] a principal reseller to the trucking industry of EMS’ (Atlanta) suite of satellite communications terminals. With the […]

Inmarsat, a London-basedprovider of global mobile communications via satellite, reported increases in revenues, profits and earnings per share last year compared with 2001. Revenues rose 5 percent to $463 million; […]

The U. S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) granted Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] a patent for a ceramic rocket nozzle throat for solid rocket motors. The new ceramic material promises […]

El Segundo, Calif.-based Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX), founded by Internet entrepreneur Elon Musk, has successfully test fired the company’s Falcon rocket main engine. “Satellites and spacecraft urgently need a more […]