SiRF To Acquire Wireless Company
SiRF Technology, of San Jose, Calif., has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Enuvis, a wireless location technology provider. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. SiRF intends to...
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Orbital Recovery Names Advisor
Orbital Recovery has selected PricewaterhouseCoopers as its financial advisor, with responsibility for leading the company through its final funding round for its new Geosynch Spacecraft Life Extension System (SLES). PricewaterhouseCoopers...
The Satellite News Financial Ticker
Week of Feb. 14- 20, 2003 PercentageChange Symbol Feb. 20 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.72 7.5 (6.0) 11.0 –...
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Don’t miss the world’s largest satellite industry conference and exhibition! SATELLITE 2003 February 26-28, 2003 Washington Convention Center Washington, DC http://www.satellite2003.com SATELLITE 2003 is the industry event where you can...
HNS Provides Broadband Satellite Solution for Amazon Project
Hughes Network Systems (HNS) has signed a contract with AmazonTech to provide a comprehensive satellitesolution for the SIVAM (System for the Vigilance of the Amazon) program. AmazonTech will deploy the...
Fastrax GPS Powers Globalpoint Tracking Beacons For Asset Management
Global Positioning System receiver developer Fastrax and Globalpoint, a U.K. technology company specializing in asset tracking applications, have introduced the Globalpoint Companion product line, which includes miniature tracking beacons with...
Qualcomm Tests First A-GPS Location Session Over GSM Networks
Qualcomm [Nasdaq: QCOM] has tested the first assisted-Global Positioning System position location sessions over live GSM communications networks using its MGP6200 multimode GPS processor. The location calls, made in Europe...
On2 Provides ABC News With Software for News Gathering
ABC News has agreed to purchase On2 Technologies‘ [AMEX: ONT] Laptop News Gathering (LNG) system to enable its correspondents covering the Iraqi crisis to transmit reports via satellite. The unit...
British Airways Tests In-flight Connexion by Boeing Service
British Airways [NYSE: BAB] is trying out the new Connexion by Boeing‘s in-flight satellite broadband service onboard a daily transatlantic flight between London and New York. The service gives passengers...
Telesat Canada Troubleshoots Nimiq 2 Glitch
Telesat Canada on Thursday experienced a malfunction on its Nimiq 2 satellite that affected the available power on the spacecraft. The company took steps to restore the affected traffic. The...