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One day after XM Satellite Radio subscribers nationwide experienced unexpected service outages or significantly degraded service, the broadcaster announced that normal service levels had been restored. In a May 22...

Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) has been awarded a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for antenna-configuration techniques that reduce interference between terrestrial and satellite links. U.S. Patent No....

The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Supervisory Authority of the Global Navigation Satellite System (GSA) have signed a cooperative agreement between the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) and...

EchoStar Communications Corp. won a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Forgent Networks Inc., EchoStar announced May 21. In a statement, EchoStar said “a Texas jury today returned a verdict in...

Apposite Technologies Inc. unveiled its Linktropy 7500 and Linktropy 7500 Pro wide-area network emulation appliances May 22, the company announced. The emulators simulate bandwidth, delay, packet loss, congestion and other...

DigitalGlobe will work with LocatioNet Systems Ltd., a provider of mobile mapping and location applications, to add a satellite imagery capability to the Amaze mobile navigation and mapping service, the...

Tandberg Televison will provide a next-generation digital video system to Turkish direct-to-home operator, Digiturk, Tandberg announced May 21. The new system will help Digiturk, which has about 1.1 million subscribers,...

Multimax Inc. has been named to a Lockheed Martin team providing communications infrastructure, including satellite services at 13 military bases in Iraq, Afghanistan, and six other nations, Multimax announced May...

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on May 18 making access to civilian navigation signals from the Glonass navigation satellite system free and without restriction, the Kremlin press service...

Iridium Satellite will be an official supplier to Connect Africa, a not-for-profit organization aiming to introduce mobile communication and public service facilities to rural communities across Africa, Iridium announced May...