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Roadpost Inc. said it dropped pricing on its Iridium service offerings to address growing demand for business continuity/disaster recovery communications. “The recent hurricanes have shown that renting satellite services on...

Mobile Satellite Services provider MVS introduced Nov. 22 a new ship tracking solution that uses the Iridium Satellite LLC satellite constellation for short-burst data transmissions. The system provides real-time vessel...

Australian telco Telstra awarded Beam Communications, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tele-IP for satellite equipment. The contract, valued at Aus. $350,000 ($258,000). covers the replenishment of in-vehicle hands free kits...

Loral Space & Communications announced Nov. 22 it officially concluded its reorganization and has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The restructured Loral will consist of two business segments: satellite...

SES Americom said its Americom-23 (AMC-23) satellite is being readied for launch Dec. 6 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. International Launch Services will deliver the satellite to orbit using...

XM Canada Nov. 22 became the first satellite radio service to officially launch service in Canada. The company said the more than 4,500 customers who pre-registered for XM Canada service...

Globecast said Nov. 22 it is broadcasting Arab-language radio station RMC Moyen-Orient, a subsidiary of Radio France Internationale, via its digital platform on the Arabsat 2D satellite operated in partnership...

Satellite equipment vendor Swe-Dish said it received the IPStar test certificate for its Ku-band IPT Suitcase product, certifying that the suitcase can be operated in the Southeast Asia region over...

XM Satellite Radio and Napster said Nov. 21 a beta version of the XM+Napster integrated music service is available. The online service provides a single interface for accessing, purchasing and...

Echostar Communications Corp. said Nov. 21 that Fox Reality, a channel dedicated to original unscripted programming, is available on Echostar’s Dish Network direct-to- home satellite television service to subscribers of...