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Orbiting Wall Street

XMSR & DTV Two bits of news came from the XM Satellite Radio camp this week. The company passed 5 million subscribers and unveiled a deal to have its music,...

Alcatel Alenia Space Wins Israeli Deal

Alcatel Alenia Space won a contract from Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) to supply Amos-3 communications satellite’s payload, as well as a telecommand and ranging system, Alcatel Alenia announced Sept. 29....

DirecTV Adds XM Programming To Lineup

DirecTV Inc. will begin broadcasting music, children’s and talk programming provided by XM Satellite Radio beginning Nov. 15, the companies announced Sept. 29. The XM channel will nearly double the...

Tiger Telematics Prepare Listing on NASDAQ

Tiger Telematics Inc., has filed the necessary paperwork with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in preparation for the company’s listing on the NASDAQ stock exchange. When approved, this...

MCL Unveils New Amplifier

MCL introduced its MT4400 weather-resistant, antenna mount traveling wave tube amplifier, the company announced Sept. 29. The amplifier is designed for use with DBS-band applications at 750 and 500 watts...

Inmarsat Seeks Access To 2 GHz Spectrum

Inmarsat plc announced Sept. 27 it filed a petition with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission seeking authorization to provide mobile satellite services (MSS) by 2010 using a spacecraft that will...