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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...

Mark Dankberg, the entrepreneurial engineer who founded and heads Carlsbad, Calif.-based ViaSat [VSAT], offered a bold challenge for the satellite industry to double or triple its available broadband bandwidth and...

Industry CEOs voiced uncharacteristic bullishness about their companies’ prospects for the coming year earlier this week during a panel discussion at the Satellite 2004 conference’s one-day financial forum at the...

The world of fixed satellite services (FSS) is evolving into one of scrappy survivors whose leaders are assessing the same marketplace but are drawing different conclusions about the best actions...

New anti-jamming capabilities were introduced last week at Satellite 2004 by QinetiQ, a Farnborough, U.K.-based science and technology company with 10,000 employees. The company’s advanced system, called satID, identifies and...

By Kirby Ikin Insurance is not a subject many would consider a driver in the space industry. In fact, few within the space industry give insurance the consideration that it...

Gilat Satellite Networks [GILTF] is looking for a successful 2004. The company has had its trials and tribulations in recent years but armed with a new business strategy, the company...

After one or two delays, Arianespace successfully launched the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Rosetta probe March 2. Rosetta is scheduled to reach the comet Churyumov- Gerasimenko in 2014 after three...

The performance of fixed satellite operators is hamstrung by a lingering overcapacity problem that generally will exceed demand for years to come. That is the view of two industry consultants...

Week of Feb. 27 – March 4, 2004 Percentage Change Symbol March 4 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.44 3.0...