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Hughes Network Systems Europe signed a contract with Telefonica de Espana to further expand its DirecWay satellite service. The agreement adds VoIP service to the existing Telefonica DirecWay network. Also,...

Eutelsat announced its W3A communication satellite was launched successfully by a Proton rocket marketed by International Launch Services (ILS). The flawless mission from the Baikonur Cosmodrome will allow Eutelsat to...

San Diego-based Systech Corp. today formed an alliance with EchoSat to deploy Systech Internet Payment Gateways over EchoSat’s satellite network, thus moving payment transactions from the conventional dial-up network to...

Boeing [BA] Air Traffic Management demonstrated new flight-surveillance technology that uses processors to combine radar- and satellite-derived location and identity data for display on a single screen. “Rather than three...

Harrisburg, Pa.-based TransCore purchased satellite tracking, monitoring and GPS technology assets belonging to Ottawa-based Vistar Telecommunications. The acquisition will allow TransCore to offer fleet, rail/intermodal and shipper customers a complete...

Digital Angel Corp. [DOC], a developer of GPS-based tracking technologies, today reported revenues of $8.6 million for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 2003, up 15.3 percent compared with the...

The Space Systems/Loral (SSL)-built MBSAT broadcast communications satellite launched successfully at 12:40 EST March 13. The satellite was carried on an International Launch Services Atlas III rocket from Cape Canaveral...

Intelsat Ltd. filed a preliminary prospectus with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to conduct the company’s initial public stock offering (IPO). The offering, managed by Morgan Stanley and...

EchoStar Communications [DISH] showed last week it is willing to risk the loss of subscribers to protect its low-cost advantage against other multi-channel video providers. By refusing to accept what...

London-based Inmarsat, the world’s largest mobile satellite communications provider and in the midst of a transition following its sale last December, now will include a new chief executive officer. Michael...