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In his keynote address to the recent Satel Conseil conference in Paris, John F Connolly, CEO of GE Americom, noted that his company is now in “the upper tier of...

One trend picked up on at the recent Satel Conseil event in Paris was that the industry is “moving towards larger and heavier satellites” – with a 6,000kg satellite possibly...

Meeting up with Sumner Redstone, chairman of Viacom is an experience. Viacom is a phenomenon. Redstone, at 78 years old, is equally phenomenal, and was on a quick tour of...

Dubai is rapidly turning itself into the technology hub of the Gulf, but it has a larger vision. Already under construction is the $272 million (E318.64 million) Dubai Internet City,...

Key: D – Digital A – Analogue 100.5 degreesE: Asiasat-2 D – AsiaSat has ordered AsiaSat-4 from Hughes Space and Communications International. The new craft, positioned at 122 degrees East,...

Rupert Murdoch has, after several failed attempts, succeeded in getting a foothold in Germany’s radio market. The US-Australian media entrepreneur whose News Corp so far was only active in Germany’s...

Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.’s [SIRI] Sirius 2 satellite successfully was launched Sept. 5 aboard a Proton rocket, achieved successful separation about two and a half hours after liftoff and had...

Loral Cyberstar has established an Indian Ocean Region (IOR), with headquarters in Bangalore, India, to provide service and support for the carrier’s customers in the region. The new region’s territory...

Integral Systems Inc. [ISYS], a supplier of satellite ground systems and software, has acquired SAT Corp., which provides automatic signal monitoring systems and networks for both satellite and terrestrial applications....

Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. [SAT] has awarded the contract to build its Asiasat 4 satellite to the Hughes Space and Communications subsidiary of Hughes Electronics Corp. [GMH]. The contract...