Helius Expands Management Team
Helius, a Lindon, Utah-based provider of satellite broadband routing, has hired Jeff Curtis as senior vice president of sales and Mike Tippets as senior vice president of marketing. They will...
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Lufthansa First With Fleet-Wide Boeing Service
Boeing [NYSE: BA] has signed a deal with German air carrier Lufthansa under which the airline will be the first to rollout the Connexion by Boeing satellite-based in-flight broadband service...
EC Clears EADS Acquisition of Astrium
The European Commission has authorized European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co.‘s (EADS) acquisition of BAE Systems‘ shareholding in Astrium, a European manufacturer of satellites. The deal gives EADS sole control...
Industry Leaders Consider Ways to Aid Homeland Security
Leaders from the satellite, cable and broadcast industries met today to consider recommendations for ensuring effective delivery of emergency information through public warning systems. The recommendations were presented to members...
Tiscali Linkup Furthers Eutelsat's Broadband Plans
Eutelsat‘s broadband ambitions have been significantly enhanced through a recent agreement with pan-European Internet Service Provider (ISP) Tiscali. According to Antonio Arcidiacono, director of OPENSKY at Eutelsat, the deal represents...
MSV Releases Fax Messaging To U.S. Dealers
Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV), a Reston, Va.-based mobile satellite services provider, has released Wi-Sys Communications‘ SpaceFAX store-and-forward fax messaging system to MSV’s U.S. dealer network. SpaceFAX enables mobile satellite users...
DigitalGlobe Names Dubois President
Henry Dubois has been named president of DigitalGlobe, a Longmont, Colo.-based satellite imagery provider. He assumes the responsibilities of president in addition to his current duties as chief operating officer...
Pace Signs Italian Digital Satellite Customer
Pace Micro Technology has signed a contract to provide set top boxes for Sky Italia, the newly formed Italian satellite broadcaster 81-percent owned by News Corp [NYSE: NWS] and 19.9-...
Harris Gets $9.7M Order For U.S. Air Force Satellite Database
Harris Corp. [NYSE:HRS], of Colorado Springs, Colo., has been awarded a $9.7 million order to supply two databases to the Mission Communications Operations and Maintenance (MCOM) program for the U.S....
Japan Sets Up New Space Agency
Japan is setting up a new space agency formed from the merger of three agencies, Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS), National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan (NAL), and National...