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Gilat Breaks Into Two Business Units

Gilat Satellite Newtorks Ltd. said that beginning Jan. 1, the company will operate under two business units: Gilat Network Solutions and Gilat Network Operations. The company said the division is...

PSSI, Spaceconnection For skIP Broadband LLC

PSSI and Spaceconnection last week announced the formation of skIP Broadband LLC, a communications solutions company that specializes in providing dedicated phone lines, Internet connectivity and high speed data and...

Sirius, XM Hit Subscriber Goals For 2004

Both Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio reached their respective subscriber goals for 2004, each company announced last week. XM said Dec. 27 that it recently surpassed 3.1 million...

ViaSat Awarded $60 Million Military Contract

ViaSat Inc. said it won an Engineering Change Proposal modification and corresponding delivery order valued at approximately $60 million for the development of a Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) complaint...

Sirius, XM Hit 2004 Subscriber Goals

Both Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio reached their respective subscriber goals for 2004, each company an-nounced last week. XM said Dec. 27 that it recently surpassed 3.1 million...

2004: The Year Of Private Equity

2004 has been one of the most exciting years in the satellite industry for a long time. It will be remembered as the year where the private equity (PE) firms...

Panamsat Seeking $1.12 Billion in IPO

Panamsat, according to a Dec. 20, 2004, Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, will be looking to raise $1.12 billion in an initial public offering. The planned...

Spotlight: Monitoring Emissions With Satellites

In order to measure reduced emissions from diesel trucks and off-road vehicles, the Sacramento Air Quality Management District (SMAQMD) in California signed a five-year contract with Satellite Security Systems (S3)...