Industry At Large (Oct. 2006)
Technology MITEQ Introduces New High Dynamic Range Fiber Optic Link MITEQ announced the introduction of its new 18 GHz SCM Fiber Optic Link. The 18 GHz version is an addition...
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DirecTV Wins Judgment Vs. Darlene Investments
A Federal District Court issued a Sept. 27 order dismissing Darlene Investments LLC’s fraud action against DirecTV, and holding Darlene liable for breach of contract, DirecTV announced. The dispute, argued...
Echostar Announces $500 Million Debt Offering
Echostar Communications Corp. announced Sept. 28 plans to raise about $500 million through a debt offering by subsidiary Echostar DBS Corp. The net proceeds of the debt securities offering are...
XM Loses Arbitration Over Boeing 702 Satellites
An arbitrator denied XM Satellite Radio’s request to recover 20 percent of the value of two Boeing-built satellites, XM announced in a Sept. 27 filing with the U.S. Securities and...
Eumetsat Takes Next Step For Jason
The European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (Eumetsat) has confirmed the ground station for its ocean observing satellite, Jason-2, which is scheduled to be launched within two years....
Spacedev Founder Launches Civilian Spaceflight Venture
Jim Benson announced Sept. 28 that he has stepped down as chairman and chief technology officer of Spacedev, a company he founded nearly a decade ago, to start a commercial...
H-E-B Extends Spacenet Contract, Adds Network-Management Services
Spacenet Inc. received a contract to provide enterprise-grade, network management services to Texas-based H-E-B retail stores, Spacenet announced Sept. 28. Spacenet has provided network services to H-E-B since 1988, and...
Radyne Elects Keiper, Wagner To Board
William Keiper and Carl Myron Wagner were elected to Radyne Corp.’s board of directors Sept. 26, the company announced. The elections expand the Phoenix-based company’s board to seven members. Wagner...
International Datacasting Names VP For Sales, Marketing
Ottawa-based International Datacasting Corp. (IDC) named Edward DiCarlo vice president of sales and marketing, overseeing IDC’s sales, marketing and new product/service development worldwide, the company announced. DiCarlo is a senior-level...
SES Astra Contracts UK's Five For Additional Capacity
SES Astra signed a transponder contract with British commercial TV broadcaster Five, SES Astra announced Sept. 26. The broadcaster will initially take half of a transponder at the orbital position...