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ViaSat [VSAT] has received a delivery order from ARINC for initial production quantities of SKYLink airborne integrated satellite communications terminals. The contract includes delivery of terminals for corporate jets built...

Epicus, a subsidiary of Phoenix International Industries [PHXU], has signed a comprehensive joint sales and marketing agreement with Satellite Solutions, a DirecTV reseller. The agreement enables Epicus (West Palm Beach,...

Standard & Poor’s Rating Services has downgraded Telesat Canada’s debt rating. S&P analyst Barbara Komjathy said the company’s biggest challenge is excess capacity on satellite and fiber-optic networks, which could...

Week of Jan. 31 – Feb. 6, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol Feb. 6 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.56 (8.0)...

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...

Tandberg Television [Norway: TAT], which supplies open solutions for digital broadcasting, is introducing the Earlybird conditional access system for direct-to-home satellite, cable and terrestrial broadcasting. Tandberg (Lysaker, Norway), in partnership...

SeaSpace said it is introducing the first completely transportable ground station for simultaneous reception and processing of data from geostationary and low Earth orbit meteorological satellites. The TeraScan terminal provides...

Sea Launch is reviewing the safety of an engine used in its Zenit-3SL rocket that is similar to an engine that failed on a Proton rocket launch in late 2002....

A technical problem caused Boeing [NYSE: BA] and the U.S. Air Force to delay the planned launch Monday of the defense satellite communications system (DSCS) spacecraft, DSCS III A3, aboard...

For three decades, satellite communications systems have played a key role in international and long-distance telecommunications services. This role, however, has been largely that of a support facility rather than...