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Westar Satellite Services signed a contract with SBC operating companies for fiber-optic connectivity for Westar’s satellite transmission facilities, Westar announced. Under the deal, Westar customers in Texas will be connected...

Cobra Electronics, a manufacturer of navigation and communication products, debuted a new portable unit that incorporates real-time traffic reports with its other services, the company announced. The Nav One 4500...

RAC Trafficmaster Telematics, part of the U.K.’s Trafficmaster PLC, will provide traffic information services to GPS receiver manufacturer Garmin Ltd. under a three-year agreement, Trafficmaster announced. Trafficmaster’s Radio Data System...

The European Space Agency (ESA) said Aug. 25 that testing of the first Galileo satellites, which form part of what is called the Galileo System Test Bed (GSTB), is underway...

A seemingly minor move by New Skies Satellites Aug. 25 could indicate that the company is streamlining its operations to help make an expected acquisition by Intelsat occur more smoothly,...

While many eyes are looking at Wildblue Communications Corp. as a guinea pig of sorts for whether there will be market for direct-to-home satellite broadband services around the globe, Max...

When the primary uses of satellite imagery are ranked, evidence in a court trial likely will not place high on the list of applications. But the state of Arizona is...

Satellite operators across Europe are gearing up for some key events in the second half of 2005. U.K. satellite pay-TV operator BSkyB is closing in on 8 million subscribers, Germany’s...

Asiasat sales and profits dropped in the first half of 2005, the company reported Aug. 24. Sales dropped 19 percent to HK $445 million ($57.2 million) during the first six...

Wildblue Communications Inc. said Aug. 23 David Leonard will take over as the company’s CEO effective Sept. 1. Co-founder and current CEO Tom Moore is stepping down because he has...