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Modulus Video introduced its new ME6000 real-time, full-resolution high-definition (HD) MPEG-4 AVC encoder for broadcast and other quality driven video applications. According to Modulus, the new system will enable satellite, […]

NDS Group won a key contract renewal in Asia with leading Korean pay-TV operator SkyLife. The two parties signed a new five-year contract, which sees the operator use NDS’ VideoGuard […]

A March 2 report on CNN‘s Web site quotes Sirius Satellite Radio Mel Karmazin as saying, at a Bear Stearns media conference that day, that the company is considering a […]

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. said its Comtech EF Data Corp. subsidiary won a $2.3 million contract to provide integrated digital satellite terminals for an unnamed satellite operator in Latin America. The […]

Tachyon Networks Inc. said it is expanding the delivery of its IP-based satellite broadband access services to Asia, the Pacific Rim, Latin America and Africa in the coming year. Tachyon […]

Eumetsat, the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites, moved fast to support a new Tsunami warning system in the Indian Ocean. It announced that it has made its […]

For customers of Voom’s high-definition only direct-to-home satellite television service, mixed signals have been sent out regarding the future of the service. On one hand, Cablevision Systems Corp. said Feb. […]

Sea Launch Co. LLC said it successfully delivered the XM-3 satellite into orbit for XM Satellite Radio. The launch occurred Feb. 28 at 7:51 p.m. PST. It was the first […]

The Galileo Joint Undertaking (GJU) delayed the naming of the winning bid to operate Europe’s satellite navigation system. The winner of the concession was supposed to be named in March, […]

By Nick Mistis Readers of our magazine are familiar with this special issue of Via Satellite, in which we announce our recipient of the Satellite Executive of the Year award. […]

By Nick Mitsis The year 2004 began with one major objective: to grow the business. Starting the first quarter off as a cash-flow positive operation allowed the executive management team […]

People Andrew Names New Satcom Group President Andrew Corp. named Jude Panetta the president of the company’s satellite communications group. Panetta was formerly the vice president and general manager for […]

DirecTV Inc. said it filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, against seven individuals it claims fraudulently obtained DirecTV direct-to-home satellite television services for other […]

XM Satellite Radio said it is raising the cost of its basic monthly service package to $12.95 per month, $3 more than the current per-month charge. However, existing customers will […]

Sandvine Inc. said Hughes Network Systems Inc. selected the Sandvine Attack Mitigation solution for operation on its Direcway broadband satellite network. The HNS Direcway service will deploy Sandvine’s multi-layer worm/denial […]

Harmonic Inc. said it completed the acquisition of U.K.-based Broadcast Technology Ltd. (BTL). By integrating BTL into Harmonic’s Convergent Systems division, Harmonic said it is able to expand the scope […]

Sea Launch said it has rescheduled the launch of the XM-3 satellite for XM Satellite Radio on a Zenit-3SL rocket for Feb. 28 after this edition of Satellite Today went […]

Space Systems/Loral said the SS/L built MTSAT-1R was successfully launched at 1:25 a.m. PST Feb. 26. SS/L built the satellite, based on its 1300 bus for the Japanese Civil Aviation […]

Space Systems/Loral announced it completed all assembly, integration and tests of the DirecTV 8 satellite more than two months ahead of the contracted schedule. The DirecTV 8 satellite, built for […]

Digital+, the direct-to-home (DTH) platform in Spain, announced a subscriber growth for the first time in a number of quarters. At the end of December 2004, the operator had more […]

Modulus Video said it opened a new office in Tokyo, Japan to support the growing demand from satellite, telecommunications and cable service providers for MPEG-4 AVC video encoding systems. Broadcast […]

Humax said it entered into development and supply agreements with DirecTV Inc. According to Humax, the agreements encompass various set top box models, including a portion of the entry-level receivers […]

The Boeing Co. said it reached an agreement to sell its Rocketdyne Propulsion & Power business unit to Pratt & Whitney for about $700 million in cash. Rocketdyne is primarily […]

iDirect Technologies introduced the latest addition to its product platform: the iDirect Compression and Acceleration Server (CAS) technology. The CAS solution compresses and accelerates static and dynamic data and content, […]

Globecomm Systems Inc. said the National Air Navigation Services Co. (NANSC) in Egypt awarded it an $8.1 million contract to install a next generation satellite- based network connecting 19 remote […]

Row 44 said it signed an exclusive agreement with Hughes Network Systems to bring satellite broadband connectivity to North American commercial and business aircraft. Row 44 will use HNS’ Direcway […]

ViaSat said it finalized a contract to supply its SurfBeam broadband satellite networking system to Mexico-based content and Internet applications provider Pegaso Banda Ancha for consumer Internet access services in […]

SES Americom, an SES Global company, said it appointed Jack Friedman to the position of senior vice president and general counsel. In this role, Friedman is responsible for all SES […]

Only a few years ago, Iridium Satellite LLC, like others in the Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) sector was teetering on the edge of extinction. But Iridium Satellite LLC is showing […]

CapRock Communications said it completed the expansion of its IPxpress core network to its Macae, Brazil teleport. IPxpress is CapRock’s Internet Protocol (IP)-based core network architecture that employs multi-protocol label […]