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By Jimmy Schaeffler The competitive landscape between satellite and cable operators brings to mind the old adage, “Know your friends well, your enemies better.” If the U.S. satellite TV providers...

The fortunes of Europe’s leading satellite manufacturers, EADS Astrium and Alcatel Space, have been boosted by the recent announcement that French space agency CNES (Centre National D’Etudes Spatiales) has awarded...

SES Global’s [Luxembourg: SESG] ambitious project called SATMODE to develop a low-cost satellite return channel to support interactive TV applications for set-top boxes is on track and a commercial trial...

By Maury Mechanick One of the strangest pieces of legislation ever enacted by the U.S. Congress is causing major repercussions for the satellite industry. As a Washington veteran for more...

Week of Oct. 3 – 9, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol Oct. 9 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.30 9.5 (20.7)...

The unpredictability of EchoStar Communications [Nasdaq: DISH] was exhibited late Thursday when the company asked a U.S. bankruptcy court judge to allow it to buy three satellites that archrival DirecTV...

Japan-based Space Communications Corp. (SCC) has begun marketing a portable satellite phone that it developed with Tokyo-based electronics company Hitachi [NYSE: HIT]. The phone enables users to make calls from...

South Korean mobile carrier SK Telecom [NYSE: SKM] has decided to invest 316 billion won ($274.9 million) by 2010 in its new satellite-based digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) business. The satellite...

Automotive technology products provider, Delphi Corp. [NYSE: DPH] said it has produced and shipped more than 1.2 million factory-installed and retail satellite radios. The Troy, Mich.-based company has produced and...

GlobeCast, satellite service subsidiary of France Telecom [NYSE: FTE], has extended the reach of its global ATM fiber network to Sydney, providing connectivity between Australia and points of presence in...