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XM Satellite Radio and Bushnell Outdoor Products unveiled Jan. 8 the Bushnell Onix 400, a portable, waterproof handheld unit that combines a GPS unit, XM WX weather data and an...

KVH Industries introduced its TracVision M3 marine satellite TV system Jan. 8 in London. Now available to mariners throughout Europe, the small, stabilized marine satellite TV system is designed for...

Telekom Serbia, a telecom carrier in Serbia, will deploy Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd.’s SkyEdge broadband satellite hub and several hundred VSATs to serve residential and corporate customers, Gilat announced Jan....

French pay-TV operator Canal Plus has finalized a deal to acquire its direct-to-home (DTH) rival TPS and create a new platform, Canal Plus France.   The merger reportedly makes Canal...

As with any year, 2006 will be defined by beginnings and ends. As they apply to the satellite industry, and while there is much yet to be ascertained about what...

It has been another eventful year in the satellite industry. Who would have thought at the start of 2006 that we would have seen a high-profile link-up between traditional rivals...

BCE, LORL The Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) businesses of Loral Space & Communications Inc. and Telesat Canada will be combined under a new Canadian company that will become the fourth...

Moving to position itself to meet growing commercial demand for high-resolution satellite imagery, DigitalGlobe awarded Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. a contract to build the WorldView 2 satellite, DigitalGlobe announced...

As a Democratic majority last week took command of both houses of Congress, a key question is whether those lawmakers will provide solid financial support for space and missile defense...

The year 2006 was lustrous for both the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and NASA, as programs moved ahead sharply and many if not all woes were blasted into the past....