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The Associated Press reported May 6 that Andrew Corp. is moving its satellite-TV dish manufacturing operations from Smithfield, NC to Mexico. Andrew took over the plant when it acquired certain […]

Alcatel inked a key satellite broadband deal in Saudi Arabia, signing an agreement with the Almisehal Group to supply “DSL-in-the-Sky” broadband access satellite gateway and associated terminal equipment. The Almisehal […]

Dow Jones reported late last week that EchoStar Communications Corp. Charlie Ergan was “not surprised” by the drop-off of Dish Network subscribers coming from its partnership with SBC Communications. SBC […]

Mobile Satellite Ventures was awarded its fifth hybrid satellite/terrestrial system patent, which covers 34 claims. The award of this patent brings the total number of award claims for MSV-originated ancillary […]

Norsat International Inc.’s board of directors appointed William Coyne III as the company’s new president and CEO. Coyne previously served as vice president and general manager of Sprint Communications’ Northeast […]

EchoStar Communications Corp. added two new Italian-language channels to its international programming line-up: Leonardo World and Video Italia. The new channels will be sold to subscribers of EchoStar’s Dish Network […]

ATK and NASA tested the deployment and attitude control of an ultra-lightweight, high-performing solar sail propulsion system in a ground test, ATK said. The 400 square meter solar sail system […]

With the influx of private equity investment in the commercial satellite business, questions have lingered as to whether private equity owners will make the necessary capital expenditures to replenish satellite […]

Using the Mars Global Surveyor in orbit around the red planet, researchers have discovered the landing site of the Viking Lander 2 and possibly the site where the Mars Polar […]

DirecTV Inc. and EchoStar Communications Corp. jointly filed lawsuits in Florida and Kentucky challenging the constitutionality of taxes levied against their direct-to-home satellite TV services, the companies announced. In separate […]

Xantic, a provider of mobile satellite communications, sold its worldwide software business line Amos to G&G. The transaction, which involves a combination of stock shares and assets, was completed May […]

Boeing and Lockheed Martin announced May 2 the formation of a joint venture that unites the production, engineering, test and launch operations associated with U.S. government launches of Boeing Delta […]

TransCore unveiled new trailer tracking sensors, including what it describes as a first-of-its-kind infrared cargo sensor and a temperature sensor, for use on TransCore’s GlobalWave satellite communications products. TransCore said […]

(Editor’s note: This is the second article in a two-part series that examines the satellite broadband market in Europe. Part one of the series appeared in the May 2 issue […]

At its annual general meeting held in Betzdorf, Luxembourg, shareholders of SES Global S.A. elected a new 18-member board of directors, cutting the number of members from the previous 21, […]

The British Council, a not-for-profit organization sponsored by the British government’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office, will be relying in part on satellite technology to help it achieve its mission of […]

Space Imaging will have the exclusive rights to market data collected by the Cartosat-1 imagery satellite launched May 5 by the Indian Space Research Organization. Space Imaging’s agreement with Antrix […]

It is set to be a busy year for DirecTV Latin America as the company tries to get back on track in the pay-TV markets of Latin America. The operator […]

Bruce Churchill, president of DirecTV Latin America, believes the satellite pay-TV operator is unlikely to see much of a competitive threat from telcos in Latin America in terms of IPTV […]

One of the stated goals of this column is to test the adage, “a rising tide lifts all ships.” Last week, we had the first real opportunity since the inception […]

The Inmarsat-4 F1 satellite completed its in-orbit tests and early operations are progressing as planned, satellite manufacturer EADS Astrium said. The spacecraft will be moved from its test location at […]

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a contract to SpaceDev to develop miniaturized lower-cost avionics for small launch vehicles, the company said. The $100,000 Small Business Innovation Research contract […]

The Indian Space Research Organization placed its latest remote sensing satellite into orbit May 5 aboard a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, the agency announced. The Cartosat-1 spacecraft as well as […]

EchoStar Communications Corp. posted a $318 million profit in the 2005 first quarter, rebounding from a loss of $43 million in the same period last year, the company reported. Earnings […]

DirecTV Inc. and EchoStar Communications Corp. jointly filed lawsuits in Florida and Kentucky challenging the constitutionality of taxes levied against their direct-to-home satellite TV services, the companies announced. In separate […]

The Inmarsat-4 F1 satellite completed its in-orbit tests and early operations are progressing as planned, satellite manufacturer EADS Astrium said. The spacecraft will be moved from its test location at […]

U.K. pay-TV operator, BSkyB added 95,000 subscribers in the 2005 first quarter, breaking the 7.7 million barrier for total subscribers, the company said. The operator is on target to beat […]

NDS Group plc said Viasat Broadcasting, a digital satellite pay-TV broadcaster in the Nordic region, will use the NDS XTV personal video recorder solution. Using this technology, Viasat subscribers will […]

SeaSpace Corp., a subsidiary of Allied Defense Group, won orders valued at more than $1 million for its new tracking antenna system, Allied Defense said. SeaSpace will deliver versions of […]

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) won a $100 million contract to provide launch services to the U.S. Air Force, the company said. Under the indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract from the […]