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by Gerry Oberst Despite the financial malaise in some parts of the satellite industry, many commercial initiatives remain to provide access to Internet and digital television services. As the satellite...

by Armand Musey Investors in satellite and satellite-related stocks went through some tough times in the first half of the year that left plenty of investors and industry observers alike...

People ALCATEL Appoints Vice President Gérard Continente has been appointed vice president, Asia-Pacific, at Alcatel Space. Prior to this appointment he was satellite business development regional director for Alcatel Space....

Peter J. Brown The need for network origination, occasional use and ad hoc services, along with a long list of video, data and voice distribution services, including Direct-To-Home (DTH) and...

James Careless In 1989, the Berlin Wall fell, and the “Iron Curtain” was raised from Eastern Europe. With the end of the Soviet Union, it seemed self-evident that free markets...

Peter J. Brown The transformation of teleports is ongoing and a variety of trends and market forces are impacting this vital sector of the global telecommunications industry. Is the curtain...

XM Radio, the U.S. satellite radio operator, reported revenues of $3.8 million in its second quarter results. It also had an EBITDA loss of $79.3 million for the quarter. XM...

Boeing and Eutelsat have hooked up to boost coverage of airborne broadband connectivity. Connexion by Boeing, the U.S. aerospace giant’s high-speed airborne information service, has contracted with Eutelsat to use...

Hispasat posted a net profit in the first quarter of 9.7 million euros ($9.5 million). In the first half of this year, Hispasat had revenues of 56.5 million euros ($55.4...

Hot Bird 6, the latest addition to Eutelsat’s satellite fleet, is awaiting its Aug. 11 launch onboard an Atlas rocket from Cape Canaveral, Fla.. The satellite will strengthen Eutelsat’s orbital...