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ViaSat is acquiring privately held Intelligent Compression Technologies (ICT), ViaSat announced Feb. 21. ICT provides corporations, Internet service providers (ISPs), and satellite/wireless carriers with patented data-compression techniques, advanced transport protocols, […]

Artel, a global provider of information technology and managed network services, announced Feb. 21 that the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has competitively awarded the company two task orders to […]

Batelco, a telco in Bahrain, has signed a deal to offer satellite services to customers in the Middle East. Its memorandum of understanding with SpeedCast for the development of satellite […]

EchoStar, the U.S. pay-TV operator on Feb. 21 announced both a satellite launch and a major international investment. The company plans to launch with International Launch Services (ILS) a satellite […]

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[Feb. 21, 2007] A day after the announced merger of Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio, both the would-be CEO and chairman of the combined company agreed that the […]

Avail Media signed a contract to offer Intelsat’s MPEG-4 content aggregation and delivery service – Intelsat IPTV – beginning in the second quarter, Intelsat announced Feb. 20. Intelsat IPTV combines […]

Sea Launch’sOdyssey Launch Platform returned to its home port in Long Beach, Calif., Feb. 16. Plans for repairs are proceeding along with the investigation into the Jan. 30 launch failure […]

According to Ondas Media, which plans to launch satellite radio services throughout Europe, 68 percent of potential users are interested in the satellite media and radio service. The survey of […]

Turkish satellite pay-TV operator Digiturk has teamed with httv to broadcast a new range of interactive services. Digiturk will use httv’s B2Stream, a compact digital video broadcasting data streamer and […]

DayPort, a content management solution specialist, has signed a new deal with U.K. satellite pay-TV operator, BSkyB to provide content management systems for all new media platforms. DayPort will expand […]

Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (AsiaSat) continues to enjoy a leading spot among the world’s regional satellite operators. The Hong Kong-based company operates three satellites and will add a fourth […]

Qinetiq has signed a deal with Sciemus, a U.K.-based space insurance company aiming to increase its standing after a promising start in 2006. The deal will see Qinetiq provide a […]

Eutelsat has announced a significant move as it aims to boost its broadband presence in Europe. It is teaming up with ViaSat to jointly offer an “affordable, high-quality” consumer broadband […]

Boeing Co. has completed on-orbit handover of the MEASAT-3 satellite to MEASAT Satellite Systems, Boeing announced Feb. 19. The transfer of the Boeing 601 satellite to MEASAT followed on-orbit testing […]

SES Global announced its full year results for 2006, which saw its overall revenues increase over 28 percent to 1.6 billion euros ($2.10 billion) for the year compared to 2005. […]

[2/20/07] XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio on Feb. 19 announced a definitive agreement under which the companies would combine in a tax-free, all-stock merger of equals with a […]

DayPort, a content management solution specialist, has signed a fresh deal with U.K. satellite pay-TV operator, BSkyB. Europe’s leading satellite pay-TV operator with over eight million subscribers, BSkyB will use […]

[2/19/07] SciSys, a software services provider, has signed a contract with EADS Astrium GmbH to develop on-board satellite software for the three-satellite Swarm mission, part in the European Space Agency’s […]

Boeing Co. is designing a smaller, more versatile spacecraft platform intended to appeal to the commercial and military markets, company spokeswoman Diana Ball confirmed. The new offering, first reported by […]

What was supposed to be a banner start to 2007 has turned into somewhat of a challenge for SES New Skies CEO Rob Bednarek. The company’s NSS-8 satellite was destroyed […]

A NASA constellation of five satellites to study the Northern Lights were launched aboard a rocket from Pad 17B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. That launch occurred at […]

XM Satellite Radio XM Satellite Radio agreed to sell its XM-4 satellite to a trust owned by Satellite Leasing LLC and will lease back capacity aboard the spacecraft, XM said […]

A bizarre, eye-popping speech by the top Russian leader was roundly condemned as a ludicrous, calculating and astonishing response to the United States moving to protect European allies with a […]

[2/19/07 edition] Eutelsat CEO Giuliano Berretta believes 2007 will prove to be a good year for the Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) sector, with continued strong performance fueled by possible regional […]

A Washington astronautics think tank has set forth several goals for the encampment on the moon envisioned by President Bush, including business participation and development of commercial revenue sources on […]

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Apollo 1 Capsule Moves To New Storage Facility NASA moved the Apollo 1 capsule and related materials approximately 90 feet to a newer, environmentally-controlled warehouse at the NASA Langley Research […]

Norsat International Inc. is introducing its miniaturized 8-watt block-up converter, the company announced Feb. 16. The converter is packaged in a 6.5-pound box and is fully operational across the entire […]

Moon-Mars Program, Not Space Shuttles A budget measure in Congress effectively freezing funds for many agencies will provide adequate funds for the ongoing NASA space shuttles program, but will hamper […]