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Connectivity

  • MSV Posts Revenue Gain, Increased Losses For First Quarter 2008

    [Satellite Today – 5-6-08] Mobile Satellite Ventures posted a 6 percent increase in revenues for the first quarter of 2008, the company announced May 6.     MSV is owned primarily […]

  • Lebanese ISP To Use NSS-7 For New Broadband Plan

    [Satellite Today – 5-5-08] SES New Skies has contracted 40 megahertz of capacity on the NSS-7 satellite to Lebanese Internet service provider (ISP) IDMI, SES announced May 5.     IDMI […]

  • RRSat Acquires Hawley Teleport

    [Satellite Today – 5-5-08] RRSat Global Communications Network Ltd. completed its acquisition of the Hawley Teleport from Skynet Satellite Corp., RRSat announced May 2.     As part of the $4.3 […]

  • Com Dev Cleared To Acquire L-3 Product Line

    [Satellite Today – 5-5-08] Com Dev USA LLC has been granted regulatory approval from the Committee for Foreign Investment in the United States to acquire L-3 Communications’ passive microwave devices […]

  • Satellite Today Blog From MilSpace

    [Satellite Today – 5-5-08] SatelliteToday.com will feature the latest news from MilSpace beginning May 6.     Be sure to check out the live Blog at www.SatelliteToday.com/blog for updates on events […]

  • Solar Sensor Restored To NPOESS

    [Satellite Today – 5-2-08] A sensor for monitoring global climate has been restored to the first satellite scheduled to fly in the National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS), officials […]

  • Scartz Retires From EMS; Shell Named CFO

    [Satellite Today – 5-2-08] EMS Technologies Inc. CFO Don Scartz is retiring and will be succeeded by Gary Shell, the company announced May 2.     Scartz, worked for EMS for […]

  • Loral Regains Nasdaq Compliance

    [Satellite Today – 5-2-08]  Loral Space and Communications has regained compliance with the Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. and no longer is in danger of being delisted, Loral announced May 1. […]

  • India To Use Inmarsat To Track Ships

    [Satellite Today – 5-1-08] India is setting up a satellite-based information system using Inmarsat’s maritime network to enable vessel tracking for maritime security and permit faster search and rescue of […]

  • SES Astra Confirms New HD Platform Launch

    [Satellite Today – 5-1-08] SES Astra has launched new high-definition (HD) bouquet of channels has launched in Holland and Belgium, the operator announced April 30.         Dutch satellite TV […]

  • BSkyB’s Broadband Momentum Continues

    [Satellite Today – 5-1-08] BSkyB has nearly  9 million subscribers in the United Kingdom and Ireland, the company announced April 30.     High-definition (HD) growth remains robust, with 465,000 subscribers […]

  • NDS Reports Revenue, Profit Up For Third Quarter

    [Satellite Today – 5-1-08] Digital technology and services provider NDS Group PLC posted revenue gains of 20 percent for the third quarter of 2008, the company announced May 1.     […]

  • Discovery Communications To Supply Content For ICO Mim Trials

    [Satellite Today – 5-1-08] ICO Global Communications (Holdings) Ltd. has signed an agreement with Discovery Communications LLC for content for the alpha trials of ICO mim, ICO announced April 29. […]

  • Cartosat-2A, IMS-1 Cameras Transmit Images

    [Satellite Today – 5-1-08] The cameras aboard the Cartosat-2A and Indian Mimi Satellite-1 (IMS-1) satellites have been turned on and are transmitting images, the Indian Space Research Organization announced April […]

  • Satellite Communications Growth Drives EMS First Quarter Gains

    [Satellite Today – 4-30-08] EMS Technologies Inc. posted a profit of $4.2 million on revenues of $75.5 million in the 2008 first quarter, the company announced April 30. In the […]

  • Russian Post Expands Gilat Broadband Satellite Network

    [Satellite Today – 4-30-08] Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. has been selected by Synterra, one of Russia’s largest telecommunications operators, to provide a SkyEdge broadband satellite network for use by Russian […]

  • Harris Government Communications Post Revenue Gains

    [Satellite Today – 4-29-08] Harris Corp.‘s government communications systems segment increased revenue by 27 percent in the company’s 2008 fiscal third quarter, Harris announced April 29. The segment posted $490.6 […]

  • Sirius, XM Extend Merger Agreement

    [Satellite Today – 4-30-08] XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio have agreed to extend their merger agreement indefinitely, the companies announced April 30. The companies agreed to extend the […]

  • USGS To Make 36 Years Of Landsat Data Available On Web

    [Satellite News – 4-29-08] The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is making all archived Landsat imagery available on the Internet for free, the agency announced April 28.     By February, users […]

  • Florida National Guard Signs Satellite Communications Deal

    [Satellite Today – 4-29-08] The Florida National Guard has selected SkyPort Global Communications and Applied Global Technologies (AGT) to provide satellite communications services and solutions in emergencies, SkyPort announced April […]

  • SES Astra Starts New Orbital Position

    [Satellite Today – 4-29-08] SES Astra has initiated a new orbital position at 31.5° East as it looks to make more of an impact in the Middle East and Eastern […]

  • ScopeTel To Standardize On iDirect Platform

    [Satellite Today – 4-29-08] iDirect Inc. has received a contract from ScopeTel Sdn. Bhd. to standardize service on iDirect’s platform, iDirect announced April 29.     ScopeTel, headquartered in Malaysia, will […]

  • Wegener To Provide Digital Signage In Banks

    [Satellite Today – 4-29-08] Wegener Corp. received a $1.2 million order for a digital signage project for the financial services industry, Wegener announced April 28.     The order marks the […]

  • XM, Sirius Postpone Stockholder Meetings

    [Satellite Today – 4-29-08] Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio have postponed their 2008 annual meetings of stockholders, the companies announced April 29.     The companies will announce a […]

  • SES Sees Profits Jump

    [Satellite Today – 4-28-08] SES has seen a strong increase in net profits for the quarter ended March 31, reporting earnings of 120.9 million euros ($189 million), the company announced […]

  • First Land Launch Mission Places Amos-3 In Orbit

    [Satellite Today – 4-28-08] Spacecom’s Amos-3 satellite was launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome aboard a Zenit-3SLB Land Launch vehicle, Israeli Aerospace Industries and Sea Launch announced.     Land Launch uses a […]

  • GIOVE-B, Cartosat-2A Launched

    [Satellite Today – 4-28-08] Europe’s satellite navigation program has been boosted by the launch of the GIOVE-B (Galileo In-Orbit Validation Element) satellite, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced April 27. […]

  • Integral Posts Higher Revenue, Operating Income

    [Satellite Today – 4-28-08] Integral Systems Inc. posted a 55 percent increase in revenue and a 100 percent increase in income from operations, the company announced April 28.     Revenue […]

  • Iridium Announces Record Quarter

    [Satellite Today – 4-28-08] Iridium Satellite LLC had a “record setting” 2008 first quarter, the company announced April 28.     Revenue in the first quarter was $74.3 million, a 41 […]

  • Hughes To Provide Satellite For Broadband In Australia

    [Satellite Today – 4-28-08] Hughes Network Systems LLC will provide a satellite system for Orion Satellite Systems of Australia to provide broadband Internet access service to remote areas in Australia, […]