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EchoStar Communications [DISH] resolved its accounting issues with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), company officials announced Friday. The matter was cleared up when EchoStar agreed to reverse an accrual […]

Fox Kids Europe [FKE] plans to launch four interactive games (branded Fox Kids Play) on PlayJam’s interactive games channel on the UK’s BSkyB April 8. Fox Kids Play games are […]

Calian Technology Ltd.’s [CTY] Systems Engineering Division has been awarded a $4 million contract from Inmarsat to provide a new satellite spectrum monitoring system. The system will be used by […]

Officials from PanAmSat Corp. [SPOT] said Caracol Television S.A. has chosen PanAmSat’s PAS9 Atlantic Ocean Region satellite to distribute its global programming throughout South America and Europe under the brand […]

Officials from Connexion by Boeing, a fledgling in-flight broadband business unit of the Boeing Co. [BA], today said the company’s high-speed, airborne Internet service, scheduled to become available this spring, […]

Arlington, Va.-based Iridium Satellite LLC announced the launch of a new satellite fax service that will permit its subscribers to send and receive faxes from any location in the world. […]

Honeywell International [HON] officials said today that Joseph DeFrancisco was named vice president of the company’s military markets segment. He will be responsible for defense and space customer management activities. […]

StarBand, a McLean, Va.-based two-way, high-speed satellite Internet service provider, has launched the StarBand 481 Telecommuter service to provide a business-grade satellite modem capability that is compatible with both Windows […]

AXONN, a New Orleans, La.-based wireless data company, entered into an agreement that calls for the distribution of its AXTracker satellite-based tracking system in Europe through United Kingdom-based BCM, a […]

Delphi Corp. [DPH] officials said today at the Mid-America Trucking Show that Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] receivers will be available to drivers of Penske Truck Leasing’s fleet. Penske will outfit […]

Interstate Connections LLC officials said today that they have inked a deal with Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] to expand Sirius product availability within its stores. Interstate operates 70 “store-within-a-store” outlets […]

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. [GILTF] officials said today that the company had signed an agreement to supply Russia’s Modern Institute for the Humanities with a SkyStar 360E hub and 155 […]

EADS Astrium announced today that the W3A spacecraft it designed and built for Eutelsat has successfully performed early operations and is now in geostationary orbit. The satellite is drifting to […]

Orbital Sciences Corp. [ORB] officials said today that David Anhalt has joined the company as senior director of its Advanced Programs Group. He will be leading Orbital’s efforts in providing […]

C-Com Satellite Systems [CMI] officials said today that the company’s iNetVu mobile antenna systems will be distributed in Australia by Ericsson [ERICY]. C-Com officials said that Ericsson is integrating the […]

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has granted Telenor Satellite Services the authority to use extended Ku-band frequencies over the AMOS 2 satellite from the company’s Southbury, Conn., teleport. Telenor, with […]

Nextel Communications [NXTL] has introduced its new Mobile Locater service using Openwave [OPWV] software and products. The Mobile Locater uses Openwave technology to locate a user’s position from multiple sources […]

Longmont, Colo.-based DigitalGlobe, an Earth imagery satellite company, released details today about plans for its next-generation imaging satellite, WorldView. Set for launch by 2006, the commercial imaging satellite is expected […]

European consumers spent almost $18 million on pay-TV services in 2003 and the total is expected to more than double by 2007, according to a new report by Datamonitor, a […]

Germantown, Md.-based Hughes Network Systems (HNS), a provider of satellite broadband services through its DirecWay brand, has introduced a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) access service aimed at businesses such as restaurants, […]

Last week’s name change of Hughes Electronics to The DirecTV Group [DTV] is a clear signal that the future of the diversified El Segundo, Calif.-based company is on satellite television. […]

TomTom, an Atlanta-based global provider of navigation devices, has introduced TomTom Go, an all-in-one car navigation product that can fit into a car, briefcase and even a backpack. TomTom Go […]

Richard DalBello’s appointment as the next president of the Alexandria, Va.-based Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association (SBCA) seems to be a popular choice among those who understand the challenges of […]

Siemens Mobile, an Atlanta, Georgia-based wireless company, signed a contract with PetroCom to provide base station equipment that links satellites and transmits voice and data using GSM/GPRS/EDGE technology. PetroCom will […]

Intelsat Ltd. aggressively is trying to become a long-term industry survivor by filing with the Securities and Exch-ange Commission (SEC) to proceed with its planned initial public stock offering (IPO) […]

EchoStar Communications [DISH] will offer its subscribers MLB Extra Innings–a programming package that will provide up to 60 out-of-market regular season Major League Baseball games per week. Dish Network subscribers […]

In a first for the U.S. wireless industry, AT&T Wireless [AWE] and Maritime Telecommunications Network (MTN) plan to give cruise-ship passengers the convenience of using their wireless phones while at […]

Irdeto Access has won its second key contract in the last week by signing a deal to partner with innovative HD (High-Definition) operator, Euro1080. Euro1080’s aim is to bring high-quality […]

By Howard Horowitz, Horowitz Associates When we think of the competitive market for multichannel services in the United States, we usually think in terms of satellite versus cable. Indeed, cable […]

A Lockheed Martin [LMT]-built GPS IIR satellite was successfully launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., on March 20. It marked the 50th Global Positioning System (GPS) mission for […]