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An arbitration tribunalhas ruled against Loral Space & Communications [NYSE: LOR] in its dispute over whether it violated a partnership agreement with Alcatel Space. Still unresolved is whether Loral will...

Korea’s Samsung Electronics has selected Conexant Systems [Nasdaq: CNXT] to provide digital satellite set-top box (STB) semiconductors deployment in Korea digital satellite broadcasting’s (KDB) SkyLife satellite television network. The STB...

Optimus, a provider of public safety technology, has been awarded a Federal Highway Administration research grant to develop a pedestrian alert system (PAS) using Global Positioning System technology. An Infiniti...

Zanett [Nasdaq: ZANE] has acquired Paragon Dynamics, a firm that provides software and satellite engineering services with domain area expertise on government and aerospace satellite and IT infrastructure contracts. According...

The U.S. Air Force has launched a Delta II rocket, built by Boeing [NYSE: BA], with a Global Positioning System IIR-8 satellite and an XSS-10 demonstration satellite payload. The rocket...

Intelsat has introduced occasional video solutions (OVS), a service that offers a one stop shop for the video needs of news, sports and special event content providers. A dedicated video...

EchoStar Communications [Nasdaq: DISH] confirmed its subsidiary, EchoStar DBS, completed a previously announced repurchase of all of its 9.25 percent senior notes due 2006. The redemption occurred three years early...

Joseph Wright, the president and CEO of Wilton, Conn.-based satellite operator PanAmSat Corp. [SPOT], has laid out a growth strategy for his company that entails entering the broadband market later...

Mobile satellite operators will enjoy expanded opportunities to develop viable businesses and to meet consumer needs following a landmark decision by the Federal Communications Commission last week allowing mobile satellite...

Ottawa-based C-Com Satellite Systems Inc. [CMI] is partnering with the Minnesota State Patrol to keep the U.S.-Canada border secure. C-Com recently delivered a number of its iNetVu Mobile satellite-based antenna...