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By Mark Crossman and Anh Steininger Panamsat has finally outlined its long-awaited Internet strategy, Net/36, and this will be very positive for the company’s growth prospects going forward. Unfortunately, investors...

By Theresa Foley The face of competition for satellite services in Latin America is changing. Restructurings at Satmex and Embratel are transforming those companies into more effective players. At the...

by David Hahn, Thomas T. Griffith and Stefan J. Van Rafelghem Imagine having the ability to upload instructions to a satellite or other space system via electronic mail. Or retrieving...

by Theresa Foley If you’ve ever tried watching live video on your Internet terminal at home, chances are that unless you are one of the lucky two million U.S. broadband...

by David Hartshorn Those not already fluent in Spanish and Portuguese would be well advised to invest in a crash course. While Latin America has traditionally comprised less than 15...

By Rob Fernandez For the satellite industry, the developing regions of the world offer a particularly fertile market for its unique telecommunications services. Latin America is one region that is...

The Atlas 3A rocket, powered by new Russian-built RD-180 engine, successfully completed its maiden flight May 24 by carrying the Eutelsat W4 satellite into the proper orbit after liftoff from...

Spot Image Corp., the U.S. subsidiary of Spot Image system, has licensed the National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA), formerly the Defense Mapping Agency, to release Spot Image’s older images...

A combined “national team” has been established by three major satellite manufacturers–the Lockheed Martin Space Systems subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT], the Hughes Space and Communications subsidiary of Hughes...

High-resolution satellite imagery could pose a realistic threat to U.S. national security. Industry companies currently commercializing these pixels claim no long-term adverse effects will occur. “After seven months of operations,...