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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 […]

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, […]

Eagle Broadband, a provider of broadband, Internet protocol and communications technology and services, announced June 9 the appointment of Marc Surette to the position of vice president of sales, satellite […]

Frequency Electronics Inc. announced June 7 it won a $3 million, multiyear contract to develop and qualify an advanced atomic clock for possible deployment on U.S. government satellite navigation systems.

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, […]

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 […]

Orbital Sciences Corp. delivered its 500th space and launch system when it delivered a pair of Vandal short-rang target vehicles to the U.S. Navy June 2. , Orbital announced. The […]

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 […]

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 […]

MiTV Corp. selected Tandberg Television to provide advanced video encoding and control systems as MiTV prepares to enter the Malaysian pay-television market with its Internet protocol television service. The planned […]

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. […]

XM Satellite Radio (XM) will broadcast live performances from this year’ Bonnaroo music festival in Manchester, Tenn. From June 10 to June 12, XM will broadcast exclusive performances originating from […]

Radyne Corp. received $2.7 million in new orders for its flagship DMD-20 satellite modem form the U.S. government, the company announced June 7. The modems will be used in a […]

Digitalglobe and Ontario, Canada-based provider of geospatial information products DMTI Spatial Inc., announced June 7 the availability of a new imagery-mapping solution. The solution, named Satellite Streetview, combines Digitalglobe’s 60-centimeter […]

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 […]

Intellon Corp. announced that Echostar Communications Corp. selected its Homeplug Powerline technology, which will be added to Echostar’s Dish Network satellite television receivers to integrate multiple receivers with a single […]

Telenor Satellite Services signed a three-year communication agreement with Neste Oil Corp. of Helsinki, Finland, for maritime broadband services, Telenor announced. Under the terms of the agreement, Telenor will provide […]

C-Com Satellite Systems Inc. said June 7 it signed an agreement with EMS Satellite Networks, a division of EMS Technologies Inc., to integrate and jointly sell its iNetVu mobile satellite-based […]

XM Satellite Radio said June 7 it signed an exclusive content sharing deal with Audible Inc., a provider of digitally delivered, spoken word audio. The two companies will introduce in […]

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. […]

Nera, a supplier of satellite communications equipment, received approval from the U.S. government to provide its open standards DVB-RCS (Digital Video Broadcast – Return Channel Satellite) technology for two-way broadband […]

Panamsat Corp. announced June 8 it signed a multiyear expansion agreement to distribute premium programming from China Central Television (CCTV) to western Africa. Panamsat currently provides full-time program distribution services […]

The government of New South Wales in Australia purchased imagery from the French Spot series of satellites, Spot Image announced June 7. Under the deal with Raytheon Australia, which holds […]

Scopus Network Technologies, a provider of digital TV video networking, equipped Sri Lanka’s CBNSat with digital broadcast capabilities for its direct-to-home services. CBNSat’s new platform will distribute up to 18 […]

EMS Satcom, the Ottawa-based division of EMS Technologies, said it launched its interactive video aimed at giving clients the tools to install the company’s Fleet 55 satellite marine communication terminal. […]

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 […]

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

Cablevision Systems Corp. halted its contract with Lockheed Martin for satellites intended to broadcast high-definition television, the company said in a June 6 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange […]

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 […]

The AFX newswire reported June 5 that the U.K. government is considering a plan to use satellite technology to tax vehicles based on the amount of miles driven. The satellite […]