XM Completes Share Offering
XM Satellite Radio Holdings [Nasdaq: XMSR] has completed its public offering of 11.3 million shares of its Class A common stock for sale to Baltimore- based institutional investors Legg Mason...
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Alcatel Wins Contract To Supply XM Payload To Boeing
Boeing (NYSE: BA) has selected Alcatel Space, a unit of Paris-based Alcatel [NYSE: ALA] to supply a multi-million payload for a satellite Boeing is build for XM Satellite Radio [Nasdaq:...
M2sat Launches Broadband Service Using Thuraya Satellite
M2sat has introduced a new portfolio of 384 Kbps mobile broadband services available through a Thuraya satellite using small and portable TakeAway terminals. These services will provide broadcasters, as well...
EBU, New Skies Reach Agreement
New Skies Satellites [NYSE: NSK], a Netherlands-based satellite services provider, has signed an agreement with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to provide full-time satellite capacity and special events transmission services...
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The battle for video and high-speed Internet access is here. Find out who is likely to win, who has the greatest challenges, and what opportunities that knowledge will open up...
Hughes, Telesat Ink Deal
Hughes Network Systems, a subsidiary of Hughes Electronics [NYSE: GMH], has signed a three-year agreement with Canadian satellite operator Telesat to provide technical support for Telesat’s telecommunications and broadcasting services...
Lockheed Wins EchoStar Contract
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] Commercial Space Systems (LMCSS) has won a contract from EchoStar Communications [Nasdaq: DISH] to build an A2100 geosynchronous satellite for the satellite TV company. The satellite,...
Eutelsat Pursues Hotel Video Market
Paris-based satellite operator Eutelsat agreed to work with Locatel, a French integrator of audiovisual technology services, to offer digital delivery of video rental films to hotels. The deal calls for...
Hughes Joins Wi-Fi Alliance
Hughes Network Systems, a broadband satellite subsidiary of Hughes Electronics [NYSE: GMH], has joined the Wi-Fi Alliance, a non-profit organization formed to certify interoperability of IEEE 802.11 products and to...
SES Astra To Partner With News Equipe
SES Astra, a Luxembourg-based satellite operator, has signed a partnership agreement with News Equipe, a Dutch-German provider of satellite news gathering services. As part of the agreement, SES Astra will...