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Satellite Executive Of The Year 2001

And The Nominees Are… The year 2001 will be remembered as one of those significant time segments when the global satellite playing field changed. From privatization and consolidation to the...

Tiscali Explores Satellite Options

Tiscali, Europe’s largest alternative Internet service provider (ISP), has launched a three-month trial of a two-way satellite service in the United Kingdom as it looks for ways to derive greater...

Ariane 4: Only 8 To Go

The successful Kourou launch of Insat 3C on an Ariane 4 (model 42L) rocket (Insat 3C was initially planned to launch on an Ariane 5 series) means there are only...

BVN For South Africa

Dutch composite channel BVN-TV was scheduled to go on air over southern Africa on Feb. 1, in time for the royal wedding between Dutch Crown Prince Willem Alexander and Maxima...

Boeing Secures Thuraya Project

Thuraya last week signed what it described as a landmark agreement signalling its full acceptance of a $1 billion (1.2 billion euro) turnkey project for a new Thuraya satellite telephony...