Thales Agrees To Sell GPS Unit
Thales Co. signed an agreement to divest the majority of its satellite navigation business to an investor group led by private equity firm Shah Capital Partners for $170 million, the...
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Planetlink Signs First Clients Under Karta Technology's OEM Agreement
Planetlink Communications Inc. signed its first three clients under an original equipment manufacturing licensing agreement for a GPS-based fleet management platform, Karta Technologies Inc. announced. The Fleetradar is based on...
Iridium Adds ICG As Value-added Reseller
Iridium Satellite named International Communications Group (ICG) a value-added reseller, allowing the company to market and sell certain Iridium products and services, ICG announced July 18. ICG has been a...
Satellite Security Corp. Completes Debt Offering
Satellite Security Corp. raised $2.9 million in a debt offering, the company announced July 18. The company, which provides GPS-based asset tracking systems and products, will use the proceeds to...
Optus Receives D1 Satellite
Optus received the D1 satellite from satellite manufacturer Orbital Sciences Corp., Optus announced. The satellite is scheduled for launch in September from the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana...
XM Satellite Asks Judge To Dismiss Recording Industry Suit
XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. asked a federal judge to throw out a copyright lawsuit filed by the recording industry over a portable radio that also can store recorded music....
DARPA Clears Falcon 1 For Launch
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has approved the return of the Falcon 1 rocket to flight status, DARPA announced July 18. Space Explorations Technology Corp.‘s (SpaceX) Falcon...
MacDonald Dettwiler Engineers Return To Work
Members of SPATEA (Spar Professional and Allied Technical Employee’s Association) have returned to work at MDA Space Missions, MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) announced July 19. Engineers went on...
XM Satellite Radio Offers Portable Radio for Harley-Davidson Motorcycles
XM Satellite Radio partnered with the Harley-Davidson Motor Co. to offer riders an option of the first portable XM unit, XM announced July 17. The handlebar- mounted Road Tech AL20...
Raytheon Completes Demonstration Of Navigation System
Raytheon Co. completed the preliminary system acceptance test for the GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation-Technology Demonstration System, the company announced July 18. The system checks GPS signals for errors as...