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KVH Industries [Nasdaq: KVHI] is launching a satellite communications system designed for maritime use–the Tracphone F55. The Tracphone F55 uses Inmarsat’s satellites to offer leisure and small commercial vessels voice...

Diebold [NYSE: DBD] has contracted with Spacenet, the U.S. subsidiary of Israel’s Gilat Satellite Networks [Nasdaq: GILTF], to become an authorized channel partner of Spacenet’s Connexstar business-grade satellite broadband service....

Satellite communications provider Maritime Telecommunications Networks‘(MTN) plans to expand its reach beyond its core cruise ship business into the oil and gas arena took a step forward this week when...

The speed and direction of high-altitude winds led French launch firm Arianespace to stop the launch countdown before the scheduled liftoff of the final Ariane 4 rocket in the early...

Hugh Panero, president and CEO of XM Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: XMSR], has been selected as Via Satellite‘s “Satellite Executive of the Year” by the editors and analysts at PBI Media....

A = Analog D = Digital 80 degreesE: Express 6A D RTR Kultura has been replaced by Yamal TV on 11611 MHz vertical, SR 5060, FEC 3/4, VPID 1160, APID...

BSkyB could be facing a serious issue with average revenue per subscriber (ARPU) this year. In a research note, Banc of America Securities media analyst Sean Eddie issued a “sell”...

PanAmSat CEO Joe Wright has had a busy few weeks. Despite his best efforts, it seems unlikely that PanAmSat will be able to acquire European rival Eutelsat, at least in...

SES Astra’s decision to set up a consortium to develop a low-cost satellite return channel to support interactive TV applications (see Interspace issue 761) for set-top boxes (STBs) was originally...

Satellite broadcast services provider GlobeCast has launched a digital direct-to-home platform on a Eutelsat HOT BIRD satellite. The France Telecom subsidiary’s new proprietary DTH platform will operate on the satellite...