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A little more than year after completing its initial public offering, Eutelsat is undergoing significant ownership changes as the satellite operator’s private equity holders sell their stakes. Spanish industrial group...

In mid-2005, European politicians declared that “European space policy will take off before the end of 2005.” It did not quite happen that way, as European voters rejected the European...

In June 1997, then-U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Reed Hundt called a hypothetical merger between AT&T and one of the regional Bell operating companies (RBOCs) spun off in the...

Patrick DeWitt has ridden the ups and downs of the satellite manufacturing industry throughout his nearly 35 years at Space Systems/Loral (SS/L). Now he has led SS/L to the top...

Not so long ago, the highlights of an in-flight experience were prepackaged meal, the drink trolley and a few magazines. With luck, there may have been an in-flight movie. Now...

Satellite-based services support everything from pay TV and cellular phone services to robust broadband and niche VSAT markets throughout Africa. While the market is growing, Africa remains a continent where...

Internet Protocol (IP)-based virtual private networks (VPNs) have become more popular as companies realize that when it comes to secure and reliable  networking, owning a dedicated network is not the...

Boeing GPS Ground Station Test Validates Ability to Command Satellite Fleet Boeing completed a live demonstration of the GPS ground station, which when fully operational will control the GPS constellation,...

Iridium Satellite, Arinc, ICG Partner To Supply Satellite Voice Service For Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific Airways of Hong Kong will be the first commercial airline customer to adopt an Iridium-based...

FTMSC Signs New Emergency Telecoms Deal France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications (FTMSC) signed a new deal with Télécoms Sans Frontieres (TSF) to develop an emergency mobile satellite communications system. The...