SES To Acquire New Skies For $760 Million
SES Global S.A. will pay $760 million to acquire New Skies Satellite Holdings Ltd., the companies announced Dec. 14. The combination would solidify SES as the second largest global satellite...
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RSCC, PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia To Study Future Satellite Cooperation
The Russian Satellite Communications Co. (RSCC) and Indonesian national telecommunications operator PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk agreed to study the possibility of jointly developing a telecommunications satellite as well as a...
ISRO To Use Viewcast Video Cards For Educational Satellite
Viewcast said Dec. 13 that the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) would use its Osprey-230 video cards as part of an interactive distance learning and streaming video program through ISRO’s...
Celtron To Acquire Satellite Security Systems
Celtron International Inc. announced Dec. 13 it signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100 percent of the outstanding shares of Satellite Security Systems (S3). Under the terms of the agreement,...
Comtech Awarded $1.5 Million Equipment Contract
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. said Dec. 13 that its Comtech EF Data Corp. subsidiary secured a $1.5 million order to provide satellite communications equipment to an unnamed telecommunications provider in Latin...
Government 2, DirecTV 0
Direct-to-home satellite television service provider DirecTV stands to pay out more than $10 million dollars in separate settlements reached with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and a group of...
Integral Posts Record Profit, Revenues In 2005
Integral Systems Inc. set records with a profit of $7.5 million on revenues of $97.7 million in its 2005 fiscal year, the company reported Dec. 12. In 2004, the satellite...
Swe-Dish Gets Modified FCC License
The Swe-Dish Suitcase has been awarded a new license by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to operate at increased power, Swe-Dish Satellite Systems announced Dec. 13. The modified license grants...
Echostar Adds Dominican Network To Lineup
Echostar Communications Corp. has added Television Dominicana, a 24-hour Dominican network, to its Dish Network direct-to-home satellite television service, Echostar announced Dec. 13. The station, which broadcasts news shows, sitcoms,...
Sirius Expands Deal With NBA
Sirius Satellite Radio and the National Basketball Association (NBA) announced Dec. 13 a multi-year agreement which expands the current relationship between the two organizations and makes Sirius an official NBA...