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Globalstar introduced May 31 Express Data, a subscription-based service that allows users to send e-mail, transfer files and browse the Internet two to five times faster than the 9.6 kilobits...

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. reached a settlement with the government of Israel covering six years of tax assessments against the company, Gilat announced May 30. Under the settlement, Gilat agreed...

Hughes Network Systems LLC said May 31 the subscriber base for its Direcway two-way broadband satellite service has exceeded the 250,000-subscriber milestone during the second quarter of 2005. “For the...

In today’s fast-pace business environment, most organizations cannot operate without a reliable communications platform. Such is the case for Conservation International (CI). Founded in 1987, CI is a U.S.-based, nonprofit...

Managing a global business is a daunting task, especially for those in charge of corporate training and communications. Making sure all employees, regardless of geographic location, remain up to date...

It wasn’t too long ago when hybrid networks using satellite and terrestrial technologies were not an option for corporate communication infrastructures. It was either one or the other, but never...

Bell Canada announced May 27 it will deploy a new encryption platform for its Bell ExpressVu direct-to-home satellite television service to help protect against signal theft. As of July 1,...

Foxcom, Inc. with offices in Israel and the United States, hired George Combes and Steve Fendley covering the U.S. West Coast/Latin America and APAC respectively. “We are excited about adding...

The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) has stepped up its actions to combat piracy in Hong Kong. Most recently, the association filed a lawsuit seeking an injunction...

Optus, Australia’s second largest telco and a subsidiary of Singapore Telecommunications Ltd., said its aging B1 satellite experienced an outage last week. The May 23outage was caused by a failure...