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ViaSat [Nasdaq: VSAT], a Carlsbad, Calif.-based VSAT equipment provider, has signed a $33 million contract to provide broadband equipment and ground systems to WildBlue Communications. With a planned launch in...

The $220 million that Sirius Satellite Radio [NYSE: SIRI] agreed to pay to offer National Football League (NFL) games for the next seven years starting this fall should pay off...

News Corp’s [NYSE: NWS] strategic plans for newly acquired El Segundo, Calif.-based Hughes Electronics [NYSE: GMH] and the rollout of new satellite broadband services rank as the top satellite industry...

The French regulatory agency, Autorité de Régulation des Télécommunications (ART), has granted approval to Toulouse, France-based ELTA to offer ORBCOMM satellite services to businesses in France. ELTA operates four product...

By Patrick M. French In the coming year, the space industry will closely watch the launch of a future generation of broadband satellite services aimed at the consumer and small...

This year promises to be a busy one for the European Space Agency (ESA). It is working on a number of programs aimed at improving communications and space infrastructure in...

Visionik hopes to make a greater impact in southern Europe over the next few months. The interactive applications developer, which is now part of NDS [Nasdaq: NDS], has been one...

By Timothy J. Logue Holiday parties for the satellite set during the last few years have been fun but also thought provoking. The morning after often involves lip chewing and...

Week of Dec. 26 – Jan. 1, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol Dec. 31 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.49 6.0...

by Gerry Oberst Back in May 2001, we reported on an European initiative to streamline licensing of satellite services and networks. That initiative was labeled the "One Stop Shop" (OSS)...