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Industry Canada is providing C$5.25 million (US$3.61 million) in funding for a C$17.5 million (US$12 million) project by Vistar Telecommunications to develop a next-generation satellite-based telematics system for wireless asset...

New Skies Satellites [NYSE: NSK], a Hague, Netherlands-based satellite communications company, has acquired through its previously announced share repurchase program more than 12 million ordinary shares, or 92 percent of...

One year after launch, Sat@Once, powered by SES ASTRA satellites, has released version 2 of its free receiver software, company officials said. The new version 2 software adds “mailcasting” (broadcasting...

Miramar, Fla.-based Maritime Telecommunications Network (MTN) signed a three-year agreement with Louis Cruise Lines to provide VSAT communications onboard the vessel, Thomson Spirit. Under the agreement, MTN will provide Louis...

Hughes Network Systems (HNS) and Net2Phone are partnering to offer what they describe as the first end-to-end satellite voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) service. The service is tailored as a...

Launch of the AMC-9 satellite has been delayed by about 30 days after last Saturday’s planned lift-off was postponed due to a technical problem with a component on the Proton...

Dulles, Va.-based Orbital Sciences Corporation [NYSE: ORB] successfully launched the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)’s Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) satellite this morning aboard the company’s Pegasus rocket. The 312-kilogram...

Washington D.C.-based XM Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: XMSR], America’s largest satellite radio service, is introducing the first satellite radio receiver designed for personal computers. The XM PC Receiver, called XM PCR,...

A start-up company has raised seed money and collaborated with a top-notch university to launch a satellite this summer aimed at detecting signs of earthquake activity in California with the...

The rollout of advanced video services is boosting the competitive pressures on cable and satellite TV providers. The advanced services feature enticing high-definition television (HDTV) and digital video recorder (DVR)...