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XM Satellite Radio announced it would provide the first satellite radio broadcast of the Indianapolis 500 with coverage of the race May 29. XM recently announced a multi-year agreement to...

Norsat International Inc. shipped portable satellite terminals for use by a military organization in Asia, the company announced. The terminals will enable high data-rate communications among bases. The size of...

Digitalglobe will provide imagery collected by its Quickbird satellite for use in mapping floodplains in Kauai County, Hawaii. The Digital Ortho Quarter Quad product, which offers two-foot resolution, will allow...

Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) said the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) authorized the launch and operation of a next-generation L-band satellite at 101 degrees West. This follows the April 5...

With the VSAT market for large enterprises providing limited growth opportunities, Hughes Network Systems (HNS) is setting its sight on medium-sized businesses to sell VSAT equipment and services, HNS Chairman...

Callmonitor introduced three new services aimed at reducing the cost of the call to a satellite telephone from a landline phone in the United Kingdom. According to Callmonitor, the total...

The U.S. Air Force announced May 23 it selected Lockheed Martin to continue development of the Innovative Space Based Radar Antenna Technology, or ISAT. The contract, valued at $19.5 million,...

Globecomm Systems Inc. unveiled its lightweight broadband terminal designed to meet airline cabin baggage requirements. The 0.77-meter terminal is contained within a pair of suitcases and can be set up...

RT Logic, a subsidiary of Integral Systems Inc., began deliveries of equipment suites for the GPS Black Shelter Equipment Upgrade, Integral announced. The equipment suite, delivered under a $5.2 million...

Scopus Network Technologies, a supplier of digital TV video networking to the broadcast industry, announced a partnership with Simac Broadcast, a broadcast systems integrator and maintenance services provider. Simac will...