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SkyPort Global Communications Inc. and RAMTelecom Inc. agreed to terminate the proposed acquisition of RAMTelecom by SkyPort, the companies announced May 22. SkyPort signed a letter of intent in February […]

ND Satcom and Interactive Technologies have launched Bulgaria’s first satellite-based telemedicine network, ND Satcom announced May 23. The network is based on ND Satcom’s SkyWAN platform, while Interactive Technologies provides […]

Telenor ASA will delist from the Nasdaq because the cost of meeting compliance requirements “outweigh the benefits of maintaining a U.S. listing,” the company announced May 22. Telenor expects to […]

Thrane & Thrane introduced its Aero-SB cabin communications system at the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition in Geneva, the company announced May 21. Based on SwiftBroadband from Inmarsat, Aero-SB […]

Asia Satellite Telecommunications Holdings (AsiaSat), a provider of satellite transponder capacity, reportedly may delist from the New York Stock Exchange nearly a month after its largest shareholders failed to take […]

The Nigerian Communication Satellite, or Nigcomsat-1, has reportedly taken up its final position at a longitude of 42° East after changing orbital position five times throughout the last week. Launched […]

One day after XM Satellite Radio subscribers nationwide experienced unexpected service outages or significantly degraded service, the broadcaster announced that normal service levels had been restored. In a May 22 […]

Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) has been awarded a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for antenna-configuration techniques that reduce interference between terrestrial and satellite links. U.S. Patent No. […]

The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Supervisory Authority of the Global Navigation Satellite System (GSA) have signed a cooperative agreement between the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) and […]

EchoStar Communications Corp. won a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Forgent Networks Inc., EchoStar announced May 21. In a statement, EchoStar said “a Texas jury today returned a verdict in […]

SDN Global, a provider of global broadband satellite communications solutions, announced May 21 that Philip Arcoria has joined the company as its senior vice president of sales, marketing and business […]

XM Satellite Radio reported “experiencing a temporary degraded performance issue, which has affected some of our customers” on May 21. The company said it expected to return to normal service […]

Apposite Technologies Inc. unveiled its Linktropy 7500 and Linktropy 7500 Pro wide-area network emulation appliances May 22, the company announced. The emulators simulate bandwidth, delay, packet loss, congestion and other […]

DigitalGlobe will work with LocatioNet Systems Ltd., a provider of mobile mapping and location applications, to add a satellite imagery capability to the Amaze mobile navigation and mapping service, the […]

Tandberg Televison will provide a next-generation digital video system to Turkish direct-to-home operator, Digiturk, Tandberg announced May 21. The new system will help Digiturk, which has about 1.1 million subscribers, […]

Multimax Inc. has been named to a Lockheed Martin team providing communications infrastructure, including satellite services at 13 military bases in Iraq, Afghanistan, and six other nations, Multimax announced May […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on May 18 making access to civilian navigation signals from the Glonass navigation satellite system free and without restriction, the Kremlin press service […]

Iridium Satellite will be an official supplier to Connect Africa, a not-for-profit organization aiming to introduce mobile communication and public service facilities to rural communities across Africa, Iridium announced May […]

Al Yah Satellite Communications Co. (YahSat) selected a consortium of EADS Astrium and Thales Alenia Space to build a communications satellite to serve the Middle East and surrounding regions, YahSat […]

Two Trident Missiles Launched During Test In Atlantic Two Trident II D-5 Fleet Ballistic Missiles were fired in a Navy test in the Atlantic Range, Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] announced. […]

BAE Systems formed a team of contractors to help it win an avionics contract for avionics in the next-generation Ares I crew launch rocket. The Orion crew exploration vehicle to […]

By Jen DiMascio The Pentagon is planning to move toward a competition for the Joint Air to Ground Missile (JAGM), a follow-on program to the Joint Common Missile (JCM), within […]

By Jen DiMascio and Dave Ahearn The House approved a bill to fund military and missile defense operations in fiscal year 2008 that the president is threatening to veto. In […]

South Korea’s Ministry of Science and Technology plans to begin selling images collected by the Arirang-2 satellite to foreign countries through France’s Spot Image.   Korea’s Chosun Ilbo newspaper reported […]

NASA gave Pride Industries a contract worth up to $36 million for facilities maintenance. The company, of Roseville, Calif., is to provide facilities support and maintenance operations at Dryden Flight […]

Eagle Broadband Inc. delivered a SatMax Alpha Emergency Communication System for use in a classified U.S. government program, the company announced May 18. The portable system allows use of Iridium […]

Telenor Satellite Broadcasting expanded its network into three Eastern European countries, the company announced May 18. Connections to Telenor’s fiber and satellite solutions have been established in Sofia, Bulgaria; Bucharest, […]

NASA needs a $1.4 billion increase in financial support or it will be sorely underfunded in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2008, leading contractors stated. Almost two dozen aerospace […]

Orbcomm signed a deal with an unidentified American wireless carrier to begin offering terrestrial wireless services to complement its existing satellite-based wireless services, Orbcomm announced May 16. Orbcomm will resell […]