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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 […]

ABC Companies, which sells and leases new and pre-owned highway coaches, said it entered into an agreement with Fleet Management Solutions (FMS) under which FMS will provide ABC a satellite-based […]

The asset tracking market will soon see a new market competitor coming to the industry with a different game plan to attract new customers, one that takes a page from […]

Wegener Corp. said it recently received a $700,000 order from Roberts Communications Network for equipment to expand its direct-to-home (DTH) small dish satellite delivery platform. The equipment is being used […]

TVN Entertainment Corp. said World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. signed a wide-ranging video-on-demand (VOD) preferred partner services agreement. The agreement covers satellite VOD services and distribution for WWE’s new subscription VOD […]

Via Satellite magazine, sister publication to Satellite News, named iDirect Technologies President and CEO John Kealey as the 2004 satellite executive of the year. “Kealey materializes a business practice that […]

Multichoice, a pay-TV provider announced that MTV Base, the first pan-African music channel, was launched on its DStv platform. The channel will be broadcast via satellite to 48 countries in […]

Gilat Satellite Networks CEO Shlomo Rodav is confident the company is in a position to derive strong revenue growth in the next few years. In its last full year results […]

The Korea Times reported on its Web site Feb. 24 that South Korea is looking to play a role in the European Union’s Galileo satellite navigation program. The report cited […]

According to a Feb. 24 report on http://www.channelnewsasia.com, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency delayed until Saturday the launch of its H-2A rocket. The launcher was scheduled to deliver a dual-purpose weather […]

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 […]

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 […]

Sirius Satellite Radio said it hired two of the radio industry’s advertising executives, Sam Benrubi and Stephen Smith, to help build advertising revenues on the company’s non-music channels. Sirius has […]

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 […]

After two delays last week, Sea Launch once again halted the launch of the XM-3 satellite for XM Satellite Radio. According to a post on the Sea Launch Web site, […]

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 […]

Iridium Satellite LLC said its subscriber number grew to more than 114,000 in 2004, a 22.5 percent increase above its total number of subscribers at the end of 2003. Company […]

In yesterday’s edition of Satellite Today, we erroneously left out the date of Women In Aerospace‘s (WIA) panel discussion on the Vision for Space Exploration. The discussion will take place […]

AT&T said it expanded its decade-long relationship with DirecTV Inc. with a new three-year contract valued at more than $69 million. The agreement will provide DirecTV with the ability to […]

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 […]

Sirius Satellite Radio said that beginning with 2007 racing season, it would start broadcasting Nascar races live, including all races from the Nextel Cup, Busch Series and Craftsman Truck series, […]

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 NANSC […]

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, […]

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 […]

According to a Feb. 22 report by Asia Pulse, the launch of the Telkom-2 satellite for PT Telkom Indonesia Tbk has been delayed until April 15. The satellite was initially […]