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Stratos Global Corp. will move its Regional Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) service to the Inmarsat-4 F1 satellite July 9, Stratos announced. The move will provide customers with data speeds […]

The Korea Herald reported June 10 that more than 50,000 customers signed up for the mobile satellite television service offered by TU Media Corp. during its first month of commercial […]

XM Satellite Radio said its Navtraffic service will be expanded to include Orlando, Fla., and Tampa, Fla., beginning June 15, bringing the total number of cities served to 22. The […]

BT Media and Broadcast said June 13 the Tennis Channel expanded and extended its transmission agreement with the company. The Tennis Channel renewed its commitment for an additional two years […]

EMS Technologies said June 13 that Atlas Telecom Services was awarded a $2.5 million contract to supply EMS’ Enfusion broadband satellite communication system to the U.S. Army in support of […]

Satellites would play a key role in a controversial new plan aimed at relieving congestion on roadways in the United Kingdom. The plan calls for satellite navigation equipment to be […]

Hughes Network Systems LLC (HNS) introduced the first Inmarsat Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) Class 1 terminal to work over the new Inmarsat I4 satellite system, HNS announced June 8. […]

Telcos across the world aim to be serious players in the pay-TV business with Internet protocol television (IPTV) offerings. The technology provides both threats and opportunities to satellite pay-TV platforms […]

In a series of moves designed to maintain its momentum in the military sector, systems integrator Datapath Inc. acquired the assets of M&C Systems Inc., a provider of satellite communications […]

Similar to an arrangement it made with IBM [IBM] last fall, Boeing [BA] June 8 said it signed a non-exclusive, 10-year strategic alliance with Internet networking technology provider Cisco Corp. […]

XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. said June 9 that it placed about 9.7 million shares of its Class A common stock in a public offering, underwritten by UBS Securities LLC, […]

SIRI & XMSR This week, Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio offered what appeared to be positive announcements related to their respective businesses. While the news was well received […]

The European Space Agency announced June 9 that the two experimental satellites being developed for the Galileo System Test Bed-Version 2, which will make up the first phase of the […]

There is little evidence that U.S.-built launch vehicles can recapture commercial market share lost to international competitors, industry analyst Futron Corp. said in a white paper released June 8. U.S. […]

U.K. satellite pay-TV operator BSkyB won a key soccer contract in the United Kingdom, signing a new three-year contract with the English Football League to broadcast the matches through the […]

The Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association (SBCA) said it trained and certified more than 4,000 technicians during the first quarter of 2005, an increase of almost 50 percent compared to […]

Datapath Inc. said June 13 it acquired the assets of M&C Systems Inc., a provider of satellite communications monitoring and control systems. With this acquisition, Datapath gains new control and […]

The commercial satellite industry generated $97.2 billion in revenues in 2004, up 6.7 percent from the previous year, according to the Satellite Industry Association’s (SIA) “State of the Satellite Industry […]

Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) announced June 9 that the IPstar-1 satellite arrived at the Arianespace spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, and is undergoing preparations for launch aboard an Ariane 5 Generic […]

EMS Satcom, a division of EMS Technologies, unveiled an improved ground terminal intended to make search and rescue operations more efficient, the company announced June 9. The medium earth orbit […]

Orbital Sciences Corp. announced June 10 that the Telkom-2 communications satellite is being brought back to its Dulles, Va., satellite manufacturing facility for repairs. The satellite will undergo evaluation and […]

Stratos Global Corp., a global provider of Inmarsat mobile satellite services, announced June 8 that it is the first provider to offer the new, higher speed Inmarsat Fleet F77 data […]

Raytheon Co. will develop a quick-reaction space optical payload with the potential to spot hidden targets under a U.S. Air Force Contract, Raytheon announced. The ARTEMIS (Advanced Responsive Tactically Effective […]

Globecomm Systems Inc., a global provider of end-to-end satellite-based communications services, won multiple contracts from an unnamed existing customer valued at approximately $4.2 million, Globecomm announced June 9. One award, […]

Swe-Dish Satellite Systems will develop an Internet protocol (IP)-based, Ku-band satellite network for Malaysian authorities based on its suitcase terminal already in use by other government organizations. The order includes […]

EADS Space Services signed a framework agreement with the French Ministry of Defense to provide satellite telecommunications services for up to two years, EADS announced June 7. EADS Space Services […]

Arianespace pushed back the launch of a pair of satellites due to a technical problem with the Telkom 2 spacecraft, Arianespace announced June 6. The launch of the Spaceway 2 […]

Hughes Network Systems LLC (HNS) unveiled June 6 its managed telecommunications service, Direcway Unified Broadband, aimed at providing enterprise users with a generic broadband network solution. HNS will offer network […]

The final nails in the Rainbow DBS coffin were hammered in quietly and with little fanfare as Cablevision suspended work on new satellites being manufactured for Rainbow, a Cablevision unit […]

iDirect Technologies launched its Global Edge Connect solution to deliver last-mile wireless connectivity via satellite. Global Edge Connect is a wireless Internet Service Provider solution that will incorporate a carrier-class, […]