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Thuraya will launch its second Boeing-built satellite by year end, increasing its subscriber capacity seven times, according to reports out of Abu Dhabi. The company’s first satellite, launched in October...

Netherlands-based New Skies Satellite (NSS) last week reported relatively flat earnings for 2001, up only 6 percent compared to the previous year. Its forecast for this year shows only modest...

TPS (La Télévision Par Satellite), the number two French satellite player, predicts it will break through the 100 million euros ($87.6 million) barrier for interactive services this year. Alain Staron,...

Paris-based satellite operator Eutelsat says it is unhappy with current satellite prices, which it says are around 20 percent higher than two years ago. As a result, the operator may...

Only weeks after acquiring Comsat Mobile Communications, Oslo-based Telenor is reportedly mulling the sale of all or part of its satellite operations, according to a report in Norwegian newspaper Dagens...

Interspace’s in-depth study of European satellite activity, compiled by Mike Fallon D = Digital A = Analogue 78.5 degreesE: Thaicom 2&3 D: Croatia’s HRT1 has launched on 3551 MHz horizontal,...

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by Richard DalBello The year 2001 was a chilly, wet blanket for the satellite industry. The year began with the mobile satellite community in financial peril and ended with much...

Network management is skipping ahead at a brisk pace and embracing a broader mission. It involves everything from routers and advanced traffic profiling to satellite imaging. Assorted toolkits from numerous...

Theresa Foley As the world adapts to an increased sense of vulnerability in the aftermath of last September’s terrorist attacks, the satellite industry should take a look at its potential...