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Satellite broadcast provider GlobeCast, a France Telecom [NYSE: FTE] subsidiary, is expanding its Asian operations to include Japan and Korea through the opening of a liaison office in Tokyo. The […]

SiRF Technology (San Jose, Calif.) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Enuvis, a wireless location technology provider. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. SiRF intends to integrate […]

DirecTV Chairman and CEO Eddy Hartenstein, will be the keynote speaker at the Washington Space Business Roundtable luncheon on Feb. 26, which is part of PBI Media LLC‘s SATELLITE 2003 […]

Don’t miss the world’s largest satellite industry conference and exhibition! SATELLITE 2003 February 26-28, 2003 Washington Convention Center Washington, DC http://www.satellite2003.com SATELLITE 2003 is the industry event where you can […]

The last of the Ariane 4 rockets was launched Saturday with the Intelsat 907 satellite onboard. Intelsat ranks as the heaviest user of Arianespace‘s services and has had more than […]

Orbital Recovery has selected PricewaterhouseCoopers as its financial advisor, with responsibility for leading the company through its final funding round for its new Geosynch Spacecraft Life Extension System (SLES). In […]

Maritime Telecommunications Network (MTN), a provider of ship-to-shore satellite communications, has signed an agreement to use capacity on New Skies Satellites‘ [NYSE: NSK] NSS-5 satellite over the Pacific Ocean. Through […]

Comtech Telecommunications [Nasdaq: CMTL] has finalized a contract with an unidentified U.S. government contractor for satellite-based location tracking and messaging system and services. The $23.5 million contract, which was awarded […]

SoundWorks International [OTC: SODW] has acquired White Springs Media, a company formed to own and operate an earth station satellite up-link facility in White Springs, Fla. SoundWorks (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) intends […]

Mainstream Data and European Pressphoto Agency have signed an agreement under which Mainstream (Salt Lake City) will provide the agency with satellite communication solutions for delivery of its picture service […]

Don’t miss the world’s largest satellite industry conference and exhibition! SATELLITE 2003 February 26-28, 2003 Washington Convention Center Washington, DC http://www.satellite2003.com SATELLITE 2003 is the industry event where you can […]

Week of Feb. 7 – 13, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol Feb. 13 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year toDate Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.78 13.4 6.6 6.6 […]

Satellite broadcast services provider GlobeCast has launched a digital direct-to-home platform on a Eutelsat HOT BIRD satellite. The France Telecom [FTE] subsidiary’s new proprietary DTH platform will operate on the […]

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates [MDA] announced that the $4.45 million Canadian ($2.9 million) second phase of its Environmental Monitoring Information Network (EMIN) in Bangladesh has been approved for implementation. The […]

The fourth-quarter and full-year 2002 financial performances for satellite operator New Skies Satellites [NSK] were off compared to 2001, due to a difficult economy, adoption of a new accounting rule […]

KVH Industries [KVHI] is launching a satellite communications system designed for maritime use – the Tracphone F55. The Tracphone F55 uses Inmarsat’s satellites to offer leisure and small commercial vessels […]

Diebold [DBD] has contracted with Spacenet, the U.S. subsidiary of Israel’s Gilat Satellite Networks [GILTF], to become an authorized channel partner of Spacenet’s Connexstar business-grade satellite broadband service. As a […]

African satellite services provider GS Telecom has installed a high-rise teleport in Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, to provide telecommunications services throughout the country. GS Telecom is installing a ViaSat […]

Raytheon [RTN] will provide an integrated electronics suite (IES) for the Italian Navy’s multi-purpose vessel program under a foreign military award of $31.8 million equipping the Italian government with the […]

Any bid Bell giant SBC Communications [SBC] may be exploring to buy U.S. satellite TV provider DirecTV most likely will not reach fruition, Wall Street analysts predicted. Lehman Brothers and […]

The U.S. direct broadcast satellite (DBS) industry has had a marked advantage over cable since it was launched in 1994. The DBS providers emerged to deliver better pictures at a […]

Boeing’s [BA] Air Traffic Management (ATM) and Connexion by Boeing units last week successfully demonstrated a number of enhancements to the U.S. National Airspace System (NAS). The enhancements are intended […]

By Roger Rusch Planning for 2003 requires an assessment of what the future holds. While prognostication is an inexact science, we can extrapolate certain trends. Present conditions and “external forces” […]

The $30 million purchase of Maritime Telecommunications Networks (MTN), a Miramir, Fla.-based provider of offshore satellite communication services, offers “very good value” and strong growth potential, said David Moross, chairman […]

The malfunction of a Russian Proton rocket launch last November is unlikely to affect Sea Launch’s procedures and launch schedule, according to a Failure Review Oversight Board (FROB). Sea Launch’s […]

Alternative launch vehicles are under consideration by SES Americom and International Launch Services (ILS) to carry the AMC 9 satellite into orbit. The SES Americom satellite’s scheduled launch in January […]

Digital Angel [AMEX: DOC] received two purchase orders for 6,000 of its personal Global Positioning System mobile connectivity units from its exclusive distributor in Mexico–Corporativo S.C.M., which operates under the […]

The final launch of an Ariane 4 rocket could come as soon as early Saturday following three days of weather delays, Arianespace officials said. Conditions late this afternoon EST (after […]

MTV Networks Europe CEO Brent Hansen said France could offer the most opportunities for the music and entertainment channel provider in Europe in 2003. He told SATELLITE TODAY: “The market […]

Tandberg Television will introduce digital satellite newsgathering technology developed in cooperation with Raytheon [NYSE: RTN]and Vocality International during the National Association of Broadcasters 2003 convention in Las Vegas, April 5-10. […]