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ADIC Software Helps NASA Manage Satellite Data

Advanced Digital Information [Nasdaq: ADIC] (Redmond, Wash.), which provides storage management software, is helping the National Aeronautics and Space Administration‘s Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) to manage...

Intelsat To Name Potarazu President & COO

Ramu Potarazu, president and chief operating officer of Intelsat Global Service, will be promoted to president and COO of the parent company Intelsat Ltd. next month, the company announced today....

Arianespace's Challenging Future

The successful launch of the last Ariane 4 rocket not only carried the Intelsat 907 satellite into orbit but also ushered in a new era of dependence by Arianespace on...

Latin Operators In Limbo

Latin America’s satellite and network services sector is reeling from a worldwide economic downturn, and no one expects much improvement anytime soon. Many companies in the region receive revenues in...

Canada Mulls Lifting Foreign Ownership Limits

Canada’s parliament is holding hearings this month to review whether to ease its foreign ownership restrictions in the telecommunications sector. Canadian law requires telecom companies — wireline, wireless and satellite...

Canadian DBS: The Northern Duopoly

Canada has almost 32 million people and roughly 2.1 million of the country’s 11 million-plus TV households (TVHHs) receive their direct broadcast satellite (DBS) signals either from Star Choice or...

MTN Prospects For Oil And Gas Customers

Maritime Telecommunications Network (MTN), a Miramar, Fla.-based provider of ship-to-shore satellite communications, is aggressively exploring its opportunities to serve customers who operate offshore oil and gas rigs. MTN traditionally has...