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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded Hughes Space and Communications Co. [GMH] a $2.6 million contract to research the use of man-made diamonds in transistor packages to be […]

Intelsat promoted David Meltzer to director of procurement in January; prior to his appointment Meltzer was assistant general counsel. Meltzer will report to Andrew Browne, Intel sat vice president and […]

SPOT Image Corp. signed a licensing agreement with Radarsat International (RSI) for Radarsat to distribute and market in the United States remote sensing imagery from the Radarsat satellite. British Columbia-based […]

Decades-old shortwave radio is giving way to satellite technology when it comes to the distribution of the U.S. government’s Voice of America (VOA) service, officials of the federal agency said […]

State-owned operator China Telecommunications Broadcast Satellite Corp. (Chinasat) selected Loral Space & Communications Ltd. [LOR] unit Space Systems/ Loral (SS/L) to build Chinasat 8, a hybrid satellite. The satellite, which […]

Odyssey Telecommunications, the Big Low-Earth-orbit venture backed by TRW Inc. [TRW] and Teleglobe Inc., announced its first local partnership this month, a memorandum of understanding with China Telecommunications Broadcast Satellite […]

Thailand-based Asia Broadcasting and Communications Network Ltd. (ABCN) contracted with Telesat Canada for Telesat to operate its L-Star broadcasting and communications satellites for up to two years. Telesat will direct […]

Cambridge, Ontario-based Com Dev International Ltd. received a $5 million contract this month from Alcatel Espace to supply switches, multiplexers and related equipment for Alcatel’s Multimedia Asia (M2A) satellite payload […]

DirecTv Inc. [GMH] announced it is the first DBS operator to reach the Caribbean, with service launches this month in Barbados as well as Trinidad & Tobago. Caribbean Communications Network […]

The newly established Florida Space Institute–a partnership between the Spaceport Florida Authority (SFA), several local universities and the NASA-sponsored Florida Space Grant Consortium–announced this month it won a $500,000 grant […]

Calling all marketers: The Commerce Department invites U.S. companies to participate in its Aerospace Product Literature Center (APLC) to be located at the U.S. pavilion at this year’s Paris Air […]

PanAmSat Corp. [SPOT] broadcast the 32nd Annual Pediatric Postgraduate Course Teleconference from Miami to more than 60 sites around Latin America, from Jan. 21-23. PanAmSat has been working with the […]

HONOLULU–As long-awaited mobile satellite systems edge closer to enter- ing service and bringing telecommunica tions capabilities to even the most remote villages, a new challenge awaits: Combining local loop systems […]

Fiber-optic and satellite operator Vyvx Inc. announced Jan. 8 that it completed its purchase of MGS Services Inc., Viacom Inc.’s [VIA] broadcast adver tising distribution provider. MGS duplicates commercials and […]

Tel Aviv, Israel-based VSAT manufacturer Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. [GILTF] completed its purchase of Melbourne, Fla.-based paging and satellite hardware manufacturer Skydata Inc. Gilat paid with approxi mately 8 percent […]

Haven’t seen enough DBS ads recently? Philadelphia-based Primestar Partners plans to uncork a $150 million marketing campaign this spring to lead up to its planned launch of 65 additional channels […]

The Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association (SBCA), working with a local retailer from Meade, Kansas, announced Jan. 15 it petitioned the FCC to preempt an "aggressive" Meade ordinance limiting satellite […]

Hot on the heels of last month’s launch of the third Inmarsat 3 satellite, the KPN Group, the Dutch telecommunications giant, has launched a worldwide campaign to promote its Altus […]

Last month, Chatsworth, Calif.-based Schaeffer Magnetics Inc. delivered two solar array drive assemblies, related electronic controls and a lens-cover actuator to TRW Inc. [TRW], which is building the Lewis remote […]

Horsham, Penn.-based Toner Cable Equipment Inc. announced that it now is a distributor of Ortel Corp.’s [ORTL] 3100/4100-series fiber optic link system, which enables satellite anten nas to be located […]

Echostar Communications Corp. [DISH] released its latest settop box on Jan. 8, and plans to begin retailing the new unit in February for $499. The receiver, dubbed Echostar 5000, features […]

DBS subscribership increased by 83.7 percent, or 2 million new subscribers, in 1996, according to newly released figures from the Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association. There are now more than […]

The Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association (SBCA) elected Patricia Ruggieri, Sony Electronics Inc.’s national marketing manager-DSS products, as chairwoman-reception systems segment of its manufacturer’s commit tee. SBCA also named Ruggieri […]

Keystone Communications Corp. announced it has leased three additional C-band transponders aboard the Galaxy 4 spacecraft to expand its occasional-use C-band transponder capacity by 50 percent. The new transponders will […]

Richmond, British Columbia-based Radarsat International and the Canadian Space Agency signed an agreement with Japanese space agency NASDA whereby NASDA will receive remote sensing data from Canada’s Radarsat satellite at […]

The Argentine Nahuelsat consortium said last week that Princeton, N.J.- based GE American Communications Inc. [GE] agreed to buy a stake in the Latin American satellite venture. GE Americom, a […]

Hughes Communications Inc. [GMH] has upgraded its web site, introducing new customer service and information resources. One new section includes the bi annual Sun outages that can impact every satellite […]

Globalstar L.P. [GSTRF] announced last week it had awarded Government Systems Inc. a five-year, $15 million network services contract to provide end- to-end managed data services for the Globalstar Data […]

SSE Telecom Inc. [SSET] has named Tom Breeden vice president, business development. He previously served as vice president and general manager of SSE DataCom. (SSE Telecom, 47823 Westinghouse Drive, Fremont, […]

Telecommunications executives now can receive daily business news and analysis at COMMUNICATIONS TODAY (www.CommToday.com), a new online news and information service launched TODAY, by Phillips Business Information, Inc. The web […]