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Hughes Network Systems LLC (HNS) said July 19 that Russian satellite services provider JSC IP Net acquired a Direcway network operations center and DW7700 routers, enabling IP Net to deliver […]

NHK, Japan’s national public broadcaster, signed a deal to lease a full 36 megahertz Ku-band transponder on Eutelsat’s Atlantic Bird 3 satellite throughout February 2006, Eutelsat said. NHK will use […]

XM Satellite Radio said July 19 it made a $25 million strategic investment in the common stock of Worldspace Inc., which provides satellite radio service to Asia, Europe, the Middle […]

Panamsat said July 19 it signed an agreement with Alcatel for the acquisition of the EuropeStar-1 satellite and two new orbital slots, giving Panamsat a stronger presence in the European […]

Russia’s state-owned satellite manufacturing companies may be consolidated under a single entity, according to press reports. Russia’s 10 satellite manufacturers would each become a subsidiary of the new corporation while […]

Echostar Communications Corp. cut the price of its service up to 32 percent for new subscribers in six U.S. cities, the company announced July 19. New customers in Atlanta, Dallas, […]

Northrop Grumman tested the software that will be used to control the 18 mirror segments of NASA‘s James Webb Space Telescope, Northrop Grumman announced July 18. The tests demonstrated the […]

Asia Pulse reported July 18 that SK Telecom Co.‘s mobile satellite television service surpassed the 100,000-subscriber mark, but the number is lower than expected, according to the South Korea Ministry […]

Crawford & Co. Catastrophe Services said July 18 it tested a new satellite communication truck, deploying the vehicle to Pensacola, Fla., in the aftermath of Hurricane Dennis. According to the […]

According to a new research report from Kagan Research, satellite radio subscribers are predicted to reach 46.8 million and annual revenue is predicted to reach $7.6 billion by 2014. The […]

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. announced July 18 the nomination of Amiram Levinberg as the company’s chairman and CEO, in conjunction with York Capital Management gaining an interest in Gilat. The […]

Arianespace said July 18 that it would announce the new launch date for Shin Satellite Plc‘s IPStar satellite next week. The satellite originally was slated for launch from Arianespace’s French […]

Asiasat issued a request for proposal for Asiasat 5, a next-generation communications satellite designed to offer improved power and coverage across Asia. Asiasat 5 is intended to replace the Asiasat […]

Tandberg Television, a supplier of technology to satellite pay-TV operators, reported strong revenue growth in its 2005 second quarter. Revenue for the quarter, which ended June 30, was 457 million […]

Russia has placed a moratorium on launches using the Molniya-M until it completes its investigation into what caused a June 21 launch failure, according to a July 15 report in […]

Hughes Network Systems LLC (HNS) said July 12 that the consumer and small business user base for its Direcway satellite broadband service reached 253,000 subscribers at the close of the […]

The People’s Daily Online reported China’s Commission of Science Technology and Industry for National Defense handed over control of the FY-2C meteorological satellite to the China Meteorological Administration July 14. […]

Spacenet Inc. announced July 13 that Globalsat, a Mexican satellite services provider, joined Spacenet’s global services alliance. The agreement between Spacenet and Globalsat enables Spacenet to extend its global broadband […]

Globetel Communications Corp. announced recently its Sanswire Networks LLC subsidiary entered into a joint venture with an unnamed venture headed by Leo Daly and J. Randolph Dumas aimed at deploying […]

Globetel Communications Corp. announced July 13 that its wholly owned subsidiary Sanswire Networks LLC signed a cooperative research and development agreement with Proton Energy Systems Inc., a subsidiary of Distributed […]

Raysat Inc. closed a $27 million investment round, the company announced. Funds advised by Apax Partners led the round with an $18.6 million investment, while existing Raysat partners Benchmark and […]

Intelsat and Globecast announced July 13 they are expanding the reach of international broadcasters across Europe through the joint launch of a new Ku-band direct-to-home (DTH) television platform on the […]

Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd., introduced July 15 the IQue M3, an automotive GPS navigator based on the Pocket PC design. The IQue M3 features large on-screen […]

SES Astra reached an agreement with eTel Polska to provide Internet access services to small and medium enterprises, large corporations and public institutions throughout Poland. The service will be delivered […]

Stratos Global Corp., a global provider of Inmarsat mobile satellite services, and SMS Global Ltd., recently introduced SMSCrewmail, a new prepaid short message system (SMS) and text e-mail service for […]

Digitalglobe July 13 announced the availability of a product aimed at helping mappers, planners and geographic information systems specialists improve geospatial applications with current high-resolution satellite imagery data. Digitalglobe Citysphere […]

Sirius Satellite Radio and Sirenza Microdevices recently announced they are introducing a small, ultra-low profile antenna for Sirius, which, according to the companies will be the “thinnest ever” antenna produced […]

XM Satellite Radio announced July 12 the formation of a joint venture, Network Live, with AEG, America Online and entertainment and technology veteran Kevin Wall. Network Live will be a […]

Iridium Satellite LLC said the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service fitted 200 primarily contract aircraft with Iridium equipment. The aircraft are part of the interagency Automated Flight-Following (AFF) […]

Modern Times Group (MTG) CEO Hans-Holger Albrecht is cautious about the prospects for Personal Video Recorder (PVR) services in the Nordic region. MTG subsidiary Viasat Broadcasting will launch PVR services […]