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Ukraine reached an agreement with the European Union (EU) to participate in the Galileo satellite navigation project, becoming the third non-EU country to join the program, the EU announced June...

Satellite control software developed by Harris Corp. has assumed control of the Quickbird commercial imagery satellite owned and operated by Digitalglobe, Harris announced June 6. Harris installed its OS/Comet-based Satellite...

Limoliner, a Massachusetts-based motor coach operator that offers service between New York City and Boston, installed a Tracvision A5 antenna on its 28-passenger luxury motor coach to bring DirecTV satellite...

iDirect Technologies launched its Global Edge Connect solution to deliver last-mile wireless connectivity via satellite. Global Edge Connect is a wireless Internet Service Provider solution that will incorporate a carrier-class,...

Sirius Satellite Radio said June 6 that it’s exclusive relationship with Ford Motor Co. has been extended through September 2011. The agreement covers all Ford brands in the United States,...

Swe-Dish Satellite Systems added new functionality to its IPT Suitcase navigation solution offering, which the company claims will make the product as easy to use as a mobile phone. The...

Hughes Network Systems LLC (HNS) unveiled June 6 its managed telecommunications service, Direcway Unified Broadband, aimed at providing enterprise users with a generic broadband network solution. HNS will offer network...

The commercial satellite industry generated $97.2 billion in revenues in 2004, up 6.7 percent from the previous year, according to the Satellite Industry Association‘s (SIA) “State of the Satellite Industry...

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) said it signed a Space Act Agreement with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) regarding the development of human spaceflight hardware. Space Act Agreements...

Russia announced it is preparing to launch an English-language television news broadcasting service targeted at foreign viewers around the globe. The new 24-hour news channel, named Russia Today TV, will...