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Swe-Dish Satellite Systems announced it upgraded its Suitcase terminal power with a 35-watt amplifier from the previous 25-watt version. According to company executives, the user will benefit from a 30...

Advantech AMT, a manufacturer of satellite and terrestrial wireless communication equipment, announced Sept. 9 that it reached an agreement with Powerwave Technologies to purchase Powerwave’s Microwave operation in Gothenberg, Sweden....

Intelsat General Corp. announced Sept. 12 that Richard DalBello will be the company’s new vice president of government relations. DalBello will be responsible for informing and educating policy and decision...

Goldberg, Godles, Wiener & Wright announced that Thomas Tycz would become the firm’s senior policy advisor, effective Sept. 19. He will be advising clients on a wide variety of domestic...

ORBM.PK With a relatively quiet week in the satellite industry, Orbimage’s agreement to purchase rival Space Imaging takes center stage. Media outlets broke news of the transaction Sept. 15, with...

With the Internet protocol television market (IPTV) gaining additional traction in the United States, direct-to-home satellite television service providers may be forced to find new partners to help them compete...

Orbimage Inc. is close to buying rival satellite imagery company Space Imaging, according to a report in the Rocky Mountain News. The price was reported as being between $50 million...

Sky Italia and Eutelsat signed a strategic multi-transponder agreement that will provide Sky Italia with transponder capacity for the next 20 years, the companies announced Sept. 15. The agreement renews...

Spacedev made a secured loan to Starsys Research Corp., which previously had entered into a non-binding letter of intent with Spacedev concerning a potential transaction, Spacedev announced Sept. 15. In...

Racetrack Television Network (RTN) is getting set to launch a MPEG-4 AVC-based standard definition satellite TV service that will allow RTN to add up to 60 channels to its lineup...