Air Force Awards Boeing $20.8M GPS III Contract
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing [BA: NYSE:] a GPS III study contract valued at $20.8 million. Under the contract, Boeing will perform a 24-month systems requirement review (SRR)...
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Correction
In the Jan. 6 issue, we incorrectly identified the name of the Japanese satellite operator that recently signed two satellite launch contracts with Arianespace. The name should be JSAT Corp....
Tenzing, Emirates Form Inflight Email Partnership
Seattle, Wash.-based Tenzing Communications and Emirates Airlines have formed a partnership to offer inflight email service on the Emirates fleet. Starting in the first quarter with new Airbus A340-500 aircraft...
Wherify Introduces Miniature GPS Locater Phone
Wherify Wireless, a Redwood Shores, Calif.-based developer of wireless location products, has introduced what the company says is the world’s smallest GPS-enabled cell phone. The new phone will feature a...
AirTran Offers XM Satellite Radio on Flights
AirTran AirWays, a subsidiary of Atlanta, Ga.-based AirTran Holdings [NYSE: AAI], has selected XM Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: XMSR], a Washington D.C.-based satellite radio provider, to provide in-flight entertainment. No financial...
C-Com, ShowNet Sign Middle East Distribution Agreement
Ottawa, Canada-based C-Com Satellite Systems [TSXV: CMI] has signed a distribution agreement with ShowNet Internet Solutions, a Kuwait- based reseller of DirecWay broadband satellite service, to distribute C-Com’s iNetVu mobile...
Gilat To Supply VSATs to Chinese Agriculture School
Petah Tikva, Israel-based Gilat Satellite Networks [Nasdaq: GILTF] will supply a hub and 300 VSATs to China’s Central Agriculture Broadcast and Television School (CABTS) for a rural distant learning network....
MDA Inks Four RADARSAT-1 Data Agreement Renewals
Canada’s MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has secured C$1.8 million (US$1.4 million) in downlink agreement renewals with four RADARSAT-1 clients. MDA holds the exclusive international marketing rights to RADARSAT-1 data....
Sirius Notches Healthy Subscriber Gains
New York-based Sirius Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI] ended 2003 with 261,061 subscribers, up from approximately 30,000 subscribers at the end of 2002. This represents an increase of 772 percent over...
Delphi Unveils Satellite TV Antenna For Cars
Delphi [NYSE: DPH], a Troy Mich.-based manufacturer of vehicle component, has introduced a new satellite antenna system for passenger vehicles. Delphi said that this will be the first-known satellite TV...