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Telenor Satellite Services today announced the release of its latest broadband communications package, Sealink Global Access, it says will deliver high-speed global services to the maritime industry. The package includes […]

The U.S. military is developing fuel technology to extend the life of its global surveillance satellites. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is working with Proton Energy Systems on […]

Princeton, N.J.-based SES Americom, the U.S.-based satellite-operating unit of SES Global [SESG], reached an agreement with Rainbow DBS, Cablevision System‘s [CVC] satellite TV division, to lease 16 transponders during the […]

Modern Times Group (MTG) says its subsidiary Viasat Broadcasting will launch four new premium TV1000 channels in the Nordic territories. Viasat will broadcast a total of six premium movie channels […]

VOOM, the first comprehensive high-definition (HD) satellite television service, will expand its distribution through a new partnership with Crutchfield Corporation, a large consumer-electronics retailer. Beginning this week, more than five […]

An improved way to predict the path of severe storms is the impetus behind the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center awarding ITT Industries‘ Aerospace/Communications Division a $20 million contract to […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] has begun field installations of its Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) kits into the U.S. Air Force’s fleet of C-5 Galaxy strategic airlifters. Each AMP kit includes a […]

Washington, D.C.-based XM Satellite Radio will broadcast live interviews and acoustic sets by artists from the sold-out 2004 Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, Tenn. From June 11 to June 13, […]

Hauppauge, N.Y.-based Globecomm Systems [GCOM], a global provider of end-to-end satellite-based communications solutions, was awarded a contract valued at $14.7 million from the Ministry of Communication, Islamic Transitional State of […]

Loral Skynet said SkyReach, the company’s Internet Protocol (IP)-enabled service that provides two-way broadband services for secure private networks or high-speed Internet access, now is commercially available throughout the Americas. […]

EMS SATCOM, a division of EMS Technologies [ELMG], today launched its Ship Security Alert System (SSAS). The system was designed to meet the demands of SOLAS (Safety of Life at […]

Xantic hopes to make satellite broadband services easier to use by launching an application called Easy Accelerator, which it says optimises Internet and intranet usage by reducing the size of […]

New Skies Satellites N.V. [NSK], a global satellite communications company in The Hague, The Netherlands, agreed to be acquired for $956 million in cash by affiliates of The Blackstone Group, […]

The National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (NRTC) is looking to begin an important new chapter in its more-than-10-year-old relationship with DirecTV by agreeing to a new distribution agreement between the organizations. […]

LONG BEACH, Calif.–Strong sales of transponders to government and military customers, coupled with sustained growth at satellite broadcasting companies, appear to be the current bright spots, industry officials at a […]

By Paul Dykewicz, Senior Analyst/Senior Editor The successful launch of SES Americom’s Lockheed Martin [LMT]-built AMC-11 satellite aboard an Atlas IIAS launch vehicle May 19 is the latest example of […]

A recent partnership between Intelsat and a top Formula One racing team are using satellite technology to transmit and analyze mission-critical data during part of this year’s Formula One season […]

By Maury Mechanick, White & Case About a year has passed since the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced a new satellite-licensing regime. In a fairly bold stroke, the FCC implemented […]

Intelsat reached a key agreement to let it tap the potentially lucrative U.K. broadband market. The company’s deal calls for it to forge a partnership with BT Broadcast Services (BTBS), […]

Pay-TV operators across the Middle East believe the region could prove to be a hotbed for such services during the next few years. With more than 20 Arab nations inhabited […]

Week of May 28-June 3, 2004 Percentage Change Symbol June 3 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.63 (6.9) (7.9) (34.3) […]

CSI Wireless Inc. signed an agreement with Caterpillar Inc. to supply the company with an after-market asset tracking solution. CSI will supply an undisclosed number of its new PL102C asset […]

Officials from Gizmondo Europe Ltd., a subsidiary of Tiger Telematics Inc., today said game designer and strategic partner Indie Studios was given the go- ahead to produce the second of […]

Tachyon Networks Inc. officials yesterday said the company donated its patented, high-speed, carrier-grade satellite broadband network to the U.S. Army Europe and the Department of Defense (DoD) Dependent Schools-Europe to […]

GlobeCast launched a new satellite-distribution platform for new digital cable television networks in North America. The service will use C-band transponder capacity on PanAmSat‘s Galaxy 10R satellite — part of […]

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Continued strong growth in sales of transponders to government and military customers, coupled with strong, sustained numbers at DBS and satellite companies, will continue to drive […]

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Even though there seemingly is unending demand for broadband services throughout the world, nagging questions continue to linger whether satellite-based Internet companies will be a success […]

Officials from Orbcomm Inc. today said the company has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Coast Guard to develop and supply automatic identification system (AIS) capabilities over the Orbcomm […]

Officials from Maritime Telecommunications Network (MTN) and Intelsat today said the two companies have signed a new five-year contract under which Intelsat will provide MTN with additional capacity to expand […]

ViaSat Inc. [VSAT] officials today said the company is expanding its Immeon shared-hub services to all Haverty Furniture Co. [HVT] locations under a new four-year agreement. Immeon will provide 768 […]