Canal Satellite To Ramp Up Pilotime Campaign
French pay TV operator Canal Satellite will launch a concerted TV campaign to promote the benefits of its new Pilotime service being offering to its subscriber base in France. Laurent...
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High Winds Delay ILS Launch of AsiaSat 4
International Launch Services postponed its launch of the AsiaSat 4 satellite aboard an Atlas III rocket until today at 8:08 p.m. (EDT) because of high winds. ILS had scheduled the...
CSI Wireless Reaches GPS Supply Agreement with AGCO
CSI Wireless [Toronto: CSY] has reached an agreement to supply aftermarket agricultural GPS-based guidance systems to AGCO [NYSE: AG], a Duluth, Ga.-based manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment. Financial terms...
Ariane 5 Successfully Deploys Birds Into Space
On Wednesday evening, the Ariane 5 rocket launched into geosynchronous orbit Galaxy XII, the first of three Orbital Sciences satellites built for Wilton, Conn.-based PanAmSat. The rocket left the Guiana...
International Datacasting To Provide Satellite Datacasting To Canadian Forces
International Datacasting [Toronto: IDC] has won a contract to provide satellite datacasting services to Canadian forces deployed overseas. The one- year, C$3.6 million (US$2.47 million) contract calls for the distribution...
General Dynamics Lands $300M Satellite Communications Contract
The U.S. Army has selected General Dynamics Decision Systems, a unit of Falls Church, Va.-based General Dynamics [NYSE: GD], to integrate a voice and data communications system called the secure...
Satellite Executives Bullish On Broadband
LAS VEGAS–Satellite-delivered broadband services will gain a U.S. market niche despite fierce competition from regional telephone companies and cable TV system operators, top satellite industry experts said at the National...
News Corp Guarantees Program Access To Get Hughes
News Corp‘s [NYSE: NWS] much anticipated deal to acquire General Motors [NYSE: GM] subsidiary Hughes Electronics [NYSE: GMH] could stumble over the issue of program access when U.S. regulators review...
Telesat, Storm Internet Services Team To Bring Broadband To Rural Canada
Telesat Canada and Storm Internet Services, an Ottawa, Canada-based subsidiary of International Datacasting [Toronto: IDC], are teaming to provide satellite-based broadband services to rural and remote areas of Canada. The...
Space Imaging Signs Up Four Brazilian Distributors
Space Imaging, a Thornton, Colo.-based provider of Earth imagery and related services to commercial and government markets, has signed contracts with four Brazilian companies – Engesat, GisPlan, Infostrata and Threetek...