Sky Italia's Profits Soar
Sky Italia, the Italian DTH operator owned by News Corp., had 4.2 million subscribers by the end of June, News Corp. reported Aug. 8. Sky Italia added nearly 370,000 subscribers,...
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Tata Sky CEO Targets 8 Million Subscribers By 2012
Tata Sky, the Indian direct-to-home (DTH) operator, has reached 1 million subscribers within its first year of having launched services, the company announced Aug. 8. As India represents one of...
With SS/L, Loral Sees 'Steady' Earnings, Outlook
Loral Space & Communications saw revenues increase by 17 percent in the second quarter, and 22 percent for the first half of the year, the company announced Aug. 8. For...
Renamed Vizada Launches Website
Formerly known as France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications, mobile satellite communications provider Vizada has launched a Website to reflect the new brand, Vizada announced Aug. 8. Acquired by Apax Partners...
ATK Awarded $2.8 Million Contract With Sandia National Laboratories For Satellite Link Signal Generator
Alliant Techsystems’ (ATK) mission research and technical services business division has signed a $2.8 million dollar contract from Sandia National Laboratories to build a unique multi-channel test source for the...
GeoInformation Group Adds Thermal Mapping To Imagery Portfolio
The GeoInformation Group, publishers of Cities Revealed aerial photography, is offering a new Thermal Mapping solution among its geographic information and aerial imagery portfolio, the company announced Aug. 8. Thermal...
Telesat's Anik-F3 'Performing Normally' Despite Published Rumor
Notwithstanding an Aug. 3 report posted online at an industry publication, Telesat confirmed Aug. 7 that its Anik F3 satellite “has been performing normally and there have been no recent...
Arinc Adds SkyPort Satellite Service For Interoperability Solution
Arinc Inc. has signed a marketing agreement with SkyPort Global Communications of Houston to distribute SkyPort’s broadband satellite service to customers of Arinc’s wireless interoperability network solution (AWINS) interoperability solution,...
NTE Automation Relies on SkyWave D+ for Remote Compressor Monitoring in Hazardous Environments
Texas-based NTE Automation has selected SkyWave Mobile Communications to supply reliable D+ terminals and network services for integration with NTE’s remote Web-based monitoring, NTE Automation announced Aug. 7. The SkyWave...
NDS Posts Strong Full-Year Results
NDS posted strong increases in revenues and overall profits and revenues among its full year results to the end of June, the company announced Aug. 7. The conditional access and...