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[Satellite Today – 3-27-08] Eutelsat has teamed up with SpeedCast to launch a new global maritime broadband service, the companies announced March 26.     The two operators, together with distribution...

[Satellite Today – 3-27-08] The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved Orbcomm Inc.’s next-generation low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation plan, Orbcomm announced March 27.      The modified space station authorization...

[Satellite News – 3-26-08] After being grounded for more than a year, Sea Launch looks to have recovered from its January 2007 launch failure, and “regained our stride” with the...

[Satellite News – 3-26-08] Viaccess’ recent acquisition of Israeli IPTV middleware company Orca Interactive, should boost its position in both the satellite market and the IPTV market, said François Moreau...

[Satellite Today 3-26-08] Lockheed Martin completed static load testing of the first Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite, the company announced March 26.      The test, which validated the satellite’s...

[Satellite Today 3-26-08] Globalstar Inc. closed its agreement to purchase the Brazilian independent gateway operator Globalstar, Globalstar Inc. announced March 26.     Globalstar Inc., which bought the operator from Loral...

[Satellite Today 3-26-08] PBLSat, specialists in occasional use satellite services, has extended its partnership with SES Sirius and will market capacity on the operator’s Sirius 4 satellite, PBLSat announced March...

[Satellite Today 3-26-08] Ofcom, the independent regulator and competition authority for U.K. communications industries, confirmed plans to enable airlines to offer mobile communications services on U.K.-registered aircraft, Ofcom announced March...

[Satellite News – 3-25-08] With the U.S. Department of Justice approval of the XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. merger, the only hurdle left for the...

[Satellite News – 3-25-08] The impact of the Proton launch failure continued to resonate through the satellite industry, with EchoStar insisting that the uncertain fate of the AMC-14 satellite will...