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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...

It was difficult for me not to wonder a couple of years ago whether Englewood, Colo.-based EchoStar Communications [DISH] might fall victim to some of the accounting pitfalls that plagued...

A multi-beam antenna design that simultaneously communicates with as many as 20 satellites – compared with one antenna for one satellite in conventional systems — was awarded the 2004 “Industry...

By Roger Rusch The transfer of technology is a legitimate concern of every advanced country. This situation is especially true if the developments have been funded through public resources. Intellectual...

Luxsat hopes to revolutionize Video-on-Demand (VOD) markets across Europe. The company, based in Luxembourg, aims to help satellite, cable and terrestrial players to bring a rich VOD service to consumers....

SatLynx, a two-way, European, satellite broadband joint venture, lost its second key executive in less than a year. In this latest departure, Robert Feierbach left to become the executive director...

Week of March 4 – 11, 2004 Percentage Change Symbol March 11 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.10 (13.6) (17.3)...

Sun Microsystems [SUNW], a Santa Clara, Calif.-based provider of Java technology, has been chosen by Inmarsat to provide its Sun Java Enterprise System as the business support infrastructure for a...

General Dynamics C4 Systems (GDC4) received a $6.7 million order for a baseband node (BBN) large extension node (LEN) configuration and a BBN-LEN configuration from the Fort Monmouth, N.J.-based U.S....