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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded Americom Government Services (AGS), a subsidiary of SES Americom, a 10-year contract through Lockheed Martin Transportation and Security Services to support the space-based navigation […]

International Launch Services (ILS) halted the launch of an Atlas 5 rocket that was to carry the Inmarsat 4-F1 satellite into orbit March 10. ILS spokeswoman Fran Slimmer told Satellite […]

Dow Jones reported March 9 that Shin Satellite PCL inked a deal with ITI Ltd. of India to supply it with broadband satellite services over its soon-to-be- launched iPSTAR satellite. […]

EMS Technologies Inc. said it appointed John Dunbar to the position of chief information officer. He will be responsible for implementing a new IT vision for EMS, including overseeing strategic […]

aeroTelesis Inc. said it signed a memorandum of understanding with Indonesia’s PT Citra Sari Makmur (CSM) to develop and implement ultra spectral modulation (USM)-enabled satellite communications services for the Indonesian […]

Boeing said it is prepping the first of three Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GEOS)-N it manufactured for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration […]

Following the close of Satellite Today‘s March 9 edition, Cablevision announced that it has reached an agreement with company Chairman Charles Dolan and Thomas Dolan, executive vice president of Cablevision […]

EchoStar Communications Corp. reported in a March 9 Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it settled an insurance claim related to the failure of EchoStar 4 […]

As reported by China Daily‘s Web site, four Chinese companies, which united under the firm China Galileo Industries Ltd., will represent China in the European Union’s Galileo satellite navigation project. […]

Globalstar LLC said it signed, through its subsidiary company Globalstar de Venezuela CA, an agreement to acquire the Globalstar service operations, including the satellite ground station, of TE.SA.M de Venezuela. […]

The People’s Daily Online reported March 8 that China is planning to launch a new meteorological satellite, named Fengyun-3, in 2007. The satellite’s mission, according to the report, is to […]

Kyodo News reported March 8 that Japan’s new multipurpose satellite entered its geostationary orbital slot at 148 degrees East a few hours ahead of schedule. The report also noted the […]

Comtech Communications Corp. said its Comtech EF Data subsidiary received a $1 million order for satellite modems from Satcom Resources, a global supplier of satellite communications equipment.

MDU Communications International Inc. said it signed a 10-year franchise agreement with the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, CA, to provide DirecTV satellite television programming and other private cable […]

C-Com Satellite Services Inc. said it delivered an iNetVu mobile satellite antenna system to the Ottawa Fire Service. The Provincial Hazmat/CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear) Response Team of the […]

Helius Inc. and Microspace Communications Corp. together announced a joint partnership with OOH Vision Networks LLC (OVN) to implement OVN’s proprietary digital signage network in more than 100 diners in […]

Alltel said that beginning this summer, the company would offer its telephony subscribers the option of subscribing to EchoStar Communications Corp.’s Dish Network satellite television service as part of a […]

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. said its Spacenet Inc. subsidiary acquired all remaining shares of StarBand not already owned by Gilat and plans to merge the operations of StarBand into Spacenet. […]

Intelsat General Corp. (IGC) said it would launch its new GlobalConnex Network Broadband service today (March 8) at the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association‘s TechNet Tampa trade show. The […]

Satlynx acquired a significant volume of Xantic‘s VSAT business in a key deal announced today. Xantic, a Dutch company majority-owned by KPN, is focusing more on its mobile satellite communications […]

The DirecTV Group Inc. said that effective March 7, Mitch Stern will no longer be the president and CEO of DirecTV Inc. Chase Carey, president and CEO of the DirecTV […]

GoIP Global Inc. said it signed a contract to distribute and service Hughes Network Systems‘ Direcway satellite terminals in Central Asia, countries of the former Soviet Union, the Middle East […]

Mitsubishi Motors North America said it inked an exclusive agreement with Sirius Satellite Radio to offer its satellite radio receivers as a factory installed option on various Mitsubishi automobiles. The […]

ORLANDO, FL.-As part of the Pentagon’s continuing plans to shore up a coherent development strategy for a new space surveillance system and launch a demonstration satellite by 2008, the Air […]

CloudSat, part of a multi-satellite, multi-sensor National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) experiment designed to measure the properties of clouds, successfully concluded its final environmental test and was mated to […]

European direct-to-home (DTH)satellite television operators have seen some encouraging numbers in the final quarter of 2004. With all the results now in, Satellite News assesses the performances of the main […]

Radyne Comstream Inc. said it signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire Xicom Technology, a provider of satellite and microwave power amplifiers and other RF products, for about $41 million […]

Sanborn, a geographic information system and photogrammetry company, said it acquired Space Imaging‘s Federal Civil and Commercial Solutions value-added solutions business unit. The unit’s capabilities span a full range of […]

Nera is planning to launch a communications system targeting the maritime market. The new system, named Nera SatLink Marine, combines the DVB-RCS (Digital Video Broadcast-Return Channel via Satellite) standard with […]

Lockheed Martin said it achieved a milestone with the completion and delivery of a sophisticated, high-performance communications subsystem integral to the infrared payload of the first Space-based Infrared System High […]