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After weather-related postponements last week, a technical problem has caused the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to delay the launch of the NOAA-N polar-orbiting environmental satellite for the National...

Helius Inc. said May 17 it entered into a licensing agreement with Hughes Network Systems LLC (HNS) under which HNS will license certain broadband satellite technology from Helius. The technology...

Americom Government Services Inc. launched May 17 its SmartPoint system, which provides high-speed Internet, data, voice and video via satellite. The system is designed to be quickly and easily deployed...

Arel Communications and Software said May 17 that Hughes Network Systems LLC (HNS) certified its Spotlight conferencing solution to operate over HNS’ Direcway broadband satellite service. Spotlight is a full-featured...

Philips Consumer Electronics is set to play a key role in promoting high-definition television (HDTV) in Germany. The company has been selected by German pay-TV operator Premiere to supply set-top...

BBC New Media is getting set to trial its interactive Media Player (iMP) in September this year in the United Kingdom. The BBC has high hopes for iMP, one of...

Connexion by Boeing celebrated its one-year anniversary on May 17 by announcing the latest evolution of its service offering. Beginning this summer, four television channels will be delivered directly to...

The Korea Herald reported May 16 that TU Media Corp. brought in 20,000 subscribers to its satellite mobile television service in the first two weeks since the service became publicly...

Hughes Network Systems announced that packetPointe Communications, an enterprise solutions provider, is providing Direcway broadband satellite services to all 170 Maverik Country Stores, Inc. fuel and convenience store locations. Maverik...

Cross Country Automotive Services and Orbcomm announced May 16 to the successful integration and certification of their wireless satellite data and mobile customer service delivery systems. The companies also announced...