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World Communication Center (WCC), a provider of global satellite voice and data communications, launched Feb. 20 the first Iridium-based satellite pay phone able to use a credit card swiper for...

Humax is launching a high-definition (HD) digital satellite set-top-box in the United Kingdom in March, the company announced. The Humax HDCI2000, which will allow viewers to receive free-to-air HD satellite...

SES Global reported revenues of 1.3 billion euros ($1.5 billion) in 2005, a 17 percent increase over 2004, while profits improved 12 percent to 382 million euros ($456.4 million) in...

Arianespace postponed the scheduled Feb. 21 launch of Hot Bird 7A and Spainsat due to a technical issue with ground equipment. At press time, Arianespace expected the delay to be...

Israel Aircraft Industries Ltd. (IAI) awarded a contract to Space International Services and Sea Launch Co. to launch the Amos-3 satellite using the Land Launch system, Sea Launch announced Feb....

The BBC filed news reports on the mudslide in the Philippines using Inmarsat‘s Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN), the first news reports filed using the mobile satellite service, Stratos Global...

Iridium Satellite LLC unveiled a new range of solutions for satellite-based rural communications for Africa and other remote regions, the company announced Feb. 20. Iridium, which provides voice and data...

Boeing has received a $148 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to begin work on the fourth satellite in the Wideband Gapfiller Satellite system, Boeing announced Feb. 20. Boeing...

Rocket System Corp. and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched the Multi-functional Transport Satellite 2 (MTSat-2) Feb. 18 aboard an H-2A launch vehicle. MTSat-2, owned by the Ministry of...

Thomson will build the digital set-top boxes for a direct-to-home (DTH) satellite service planned for launch in India in mid-2006 by Tata Sky, Thomson announced Feb. 19. Under the contract...