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Eutelsat announced Oct. 7 that Poverkhnost Satellite Communications would broadcast the first direct-to-home pay TV platform in the Ukraine using Eutelsat’s W4 satellite. The W4 satellite, located at 36 degrees...

Cambridge Positioning Systems Ltd. (CPS) announced Oct. 7 that it would partner with LogicaCMG for a project intended to drive development of new mobile location technology and applications for the...

Satellite equipment supplier Newtec won a contract to provide Eurovision, the operational service of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), with a series of DVB-S2 modulators. The deal will allow Eurovision...

Globalstar LLC announced Oct. 6 the development of an emergency management communications system that combines a satellite backhaul network and a miniaturized cellular system. The emergency management system allows first...

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)is looking to launch a new all-weather imaging satellite by 2007, according to news reports from Bangalore, India. ISRO Chairman G. Madhavan Nair said his...

Mexico’s Communications Ministry has appointed a mediator to oversee the restructuring of satellite operator Satmex, White & Case announced Oct. 6. White & Case partner Thomas Heather has been appointed...

The U.S. Government Account-ability Office (GAO) informed the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) that work remains in reforming how the government procures commercial satellite bandwidth and services. The GAO’s latest...

Subsidizing its personal video recorder offering could help BSkyB blunt a potential threat in the pay-TV market created by the merger of the United Kingdom’s two cable operators. NTL agreed...

For most people who live in areas susceptible to frequent tornado strikes, information provided by The Weather Channel can be invaluable when deciding whether or not to run for cover....

After nearly six years of operations, Worldspace Inc. became the fourth satellite operator to go public in 2005 and perform an initial public offering on the NASDAQ market in August....