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Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) received a $170 million contract from Spacecom to build the Amos 3 communications satellite, IAI announced. The satellite will be manufactured at IAI’s Systems Missiles &...

Glowlink introduced its Webaccess product, which uses Internet browser technology to provide a web-based access overlay to the company’s spectrum monitoring system, the company announced. Customers using Webaccess will have...

Tachyon Networks Inc. said Sept. 21 it is donating secure, carrier-grade broadband satellite services system to the Naval Postgraduate School arm of Joint Task Force Katrina. The system will help...

Asia Satellite Telecommunicat-ions Co. Ltd. (Asiasat) announced Sept. 20 that it signed an agreement with Airwaves Media (Pvt) Ltd. of Pakistan for the lease of C-band capacity on the Asiasat...

Arinc Inc. announced Sept. 20 that Finnair, the national carrier of Finland, has selected Arinc to provide a full suite of satellite communications services. Arinc will provide passenger and cockpit...

Globecomm Systems Inc. announced Sept. 20 it won multiple contracts from Digicel Group (Digicel), a mobile telecommunications company in the Caribbean. Globecomm will design and install satellite infrastructure in Trinidad...

DISH The big news coming from the direct-to-home sector that sent Wall Street analysts buzzing was the announced restructuring of the deal between Echostar Communications Corp. and SBC Communications. SBC...

Hughes Network Systems (HNS) recently boosted the performance of its Direcway satellite broadband service as part in the company’s efforts to bring more recognition to satellite technology’s role as a...

SES Global will broadcast five digital TV channels provided by Polish public broadcaster TVP (Telewizja Polska SA), SES announced Sept. 22. TVP is one of the biggest public television broadcasters...

Viasat Inc. received an add-on order from the U.S. Navy for the company’s Multifunctional Information Distribution System terminals. The $5.2 million order from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command...