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Loral Skynet said it renewed an agreement with Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (SingTel) to distribute video, data, telecommunications and VSAT services on Loral’s Telstar 10 satellite. Additionally, SingTel also agreed to...

Nordic Satellite AB (NSAB) last week awarded the first competitive commercial satellite contract of this year to Lockheed Martin to design and manufacture the Sirius 4 satellite. According to NSAB,...

SES Astra‘s deal with the Croatian communications company Vodatel is one of the first indications of telcos in Eastern Europe deploying a progressive multimedia strategy using satellite communications. The deal...

In what appears to be a page taken out of the playbook of the satellite radio industry, DirecTV Inc. has struck a deal with homebuilder D.R. Horton Inc. to get...

February 11 is likely to be the key date this year for European satellite launch provider Arianespace. This is the date when we could finally see the long-awaited launch of...

Telesat‘s recent acquisition of The Spaceconnection Inc. represents a significant step to meeting that company’s strategic goal of increasing its presence in the U.S. market. The price of the transaction...

Motient Corp. last week said the signature of a binding term sheet with Telecom Satellite Ventures Inc. to acquire that company’s interest in Mobile Satellite Ventures LP and its general...

Stratos Global Corp. executed a definitive agreement to acquire 100 percent of Plenexis from private equity and venture capital company 3i. Stratos also announced the acquisition of a 49 percent...

A recently uncovered patent filing from XM Satellite Radio could reveal a possible direction the company is looking to go in as the satellite radio market continues to evolve. The...

Pace Micro Technology, the U.K.-based set top box (STB) manufacturer, is confident it will continue to grow its profits after releasing encouraging results this week. In the 27 weeks to...