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iDirect Technologies, a developer of bi-directional, satellite-based broadband access solutions, named Jorge Raul Forgues as its senior vice president and CFO. He joins the company from Inter.Net Corp., where he...

Spectrum Signal Processing Inc.‘s [SSPI] U.S.-based subsidiary said the U.S. Space and Naval Systems Command has selected the company’s flexComm HCDR-1000 platform for the development of a UHF characterization system...

A year after the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration‘s (NOAA) N-Prime satellite was damaged during assembly by Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co. (LMSSC) in the company’s Sunnyvale, Calif., plant, National...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will try to promote the educational benefits of broadband with a symposium tomorrow at its Washington, D.C., headquarters. The event, “Unleashing the Educational Power of...

Spanish satellite operator Hispasat says its board of directors ratified the continued undertaking of the Amazonas project after reviewing reports on the current situation of the satellite located at 61...

Orbimage Inc. [ORBM] detailed its plans to raise the necessary funds to launch the OrbView-5 satellite in the first quarter of 2007 to meet the requirements of the recently won...

by Nick Mitsis It was not too long ago that satellite industry executives were nearly shouting for the financial industry’s attention. Plagued by a weak economy, eclipsed by multibillion dollar...

by Gerry Oberst Europe took a number of important steps in mid-summer this year toward turning its proposed Galileo satellite radionavigation system into a reality. In late June, the European...

By Peter J. Brown Hats off to India for taking a very ambitious step forward in the early 21st century with its decision to launch Edusat, which, at least at...

By James Careless Private satellite networks. The name conjures up visions of Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) antennas perched atop banks, retailers and gas stations, all sending the most basic...