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XM Satellite Radio [XMSR], a Washington D.C.-based provider of satellite radio and Heads Up Technology of the aviation industry have announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has certified the XM […]

Visteon [VC] won a contract from Nissan Motor Co. to supply that car manufacturer with satellite radio systems for future Nissan models. Visteon said the system would accommodate either Washington, […]

Hughes Network Systems signed three new contracts with Gtech [GTK] worth more than $34 million to deliver and install two new DirecWay hubs. The hubs will be located in Austin, […]

Norcross, Ga.-based ViaSat [VSAT] recently supplied a LinkStar broadband satellite communications system for Velconet S.A., a privately owned Argentine company. Velconet will use the LinkStar networking platform to expand the […]

Nera expects broadband revenues to show steady progress during the next couple of years. The company recently signed a deal with Telenor Satellite Broadcasting for the delivery of a broadband […]

Analytical Graphics hired David Finkleman, a “leading authority on military space systems and strategic defense resources,” to join its Center for Space Standards and Innovation (CSSI). Finkleman will serve as […]

Eutelsat has boosted its executive team by appointing Robert Feierbach executive director of its wholly owned IP services affiliate, Skylogic Italia. Feierbach will be responsible for the company’s overall commercial, […]

Atmel [ATML], a San Jose, Calif.-based manufacturer of chipsets, has placed its technology in a new Global Positioning System (GPS) product to improve navigation accuracy and integrity as well as […]

Emcore [EMKR] has been selected to provide Boeing [BA] with advanced triple-junction high-efficiency solar cells and panels for use on Boeing’s latest model 702 satellite. Boeing also has an option […]

Wilton, Conn.-based PanAmSat Corp. [SPOT] signed a 15-year transponder deal for the satellite delivery of the Starz Encore Group‘s Encore HD high definition premium movie channel via PanAmSat’s Galaxy 13/Horizon-1 […]

Petah Tikva, Israel-based Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. [GILTF] announced its U.S. subsidiary, Spacenet, signed a wholesale agreement that allows New Edge Networks to offer Spacenet’s Connexstar satellite service as its […]

EchoStar Communications [DISH] confirmed its refusal to meet Viacom‘s [VIA] demands for rate hikes and other contract terms forced the satellite TV service provider to stop carrying 16 Viacom owned-and-operated […]

Gilat Satellite Networks [GILTF] is looking for a successful 2004. The company has had its trials and tribulations in recent years but armed with a new business strategy, the company […]

After one or two delays, Arianespace successfully launched the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Rosetta probe March 2. Rosetta is scheduled to reach the comet Churyumov- Gerasimenko in 2014 after three […]

The performance of fixed satellite operators is hamstrung by a lingering overcapacity problem that generally will exceed demand for years to come. That is the view of two industry consultants […]

Week of Feb. 27 – March 4, 2004 Percentage Change Symbol March 4 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.44 3.0 […]

Geographic Data Technology (GDT), a Lebanon, N.H.-based map database company, and Boston’s Teletype, a GPS technology provider, have teamed to turn GPS/Java- enabled wireless phones into tracking devices, giving both […]

West Coast retail customers who shop at Good Guys have been enjoying in-car TV via the TracVision5, made by KVH Industries [KVHI], a Middletown, R.I.-based satellite company. KVH used a […]

ISECUREtrac [ISRE], an Omaha, Neb.-based Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking service, signed a three-year agreement with Pennsylvania Adult Probation and Parole to supply the county with its tracNET24 criminal-justice tracking […]

New York-based Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] and XM Satellite Radio [XMSR], two U.S. satellite radio service providers, announced their services will be available as factory-installed equipment or dealer-installed options beginning […]

Luxsat expects to play a key role in making Video-On Demand (VOD) a reality across Europe. It aims to help satellite, cable and terrestrial players bring a rich VOD service […]

A multi-beam antenna design that simultaneously communicates with as many as 20 satellites – compared with one antenna for one satellite in conventional systems — was awarded the 2004 “Industry […]

Mark Dankberg, the entrepreneurial engineer who founded and heads Carlsbad, Calif.-based ViaSat [VSAT], offered a bold challenge for the satellite industry to double or triple its available broadband bandwidth and […]

Industry CEOs voiced uncharacteristic bullishness about their companies’ prospects for the coming year earlier this week during a panel discussion at the Satellite 2004 conference’s one-day financial forum at the […]

The world of fixed satellite services (FSS) is evolving into one of scrappy survivors whose leaders are assessing the same marketplace but are drawing different conclusions about the best actions […]

New anti-jamming capabilities were introduced last week at Satellite 2004 by QinetiQ, a Farnborough, U.K.-based science and technology company with 10,000 employees. The company’s advanced system, called satID, identifies and […]

By Kirby Ikin Insurance is not a subject many would consider a driver in the space industry. In fact, few within the space industry give insurance the consideration that it […]

Gilat Satellite Networks [GILTF] president and CEO Oren Most is gearing up the company for the launch of its SkyEdge family of products later in the year. Gilat claims this […]

SBC Communications [SBC] and EchoStar Communications [DISH] launched a combined SBC/DISH Network satellite TV service across the SBC service area that spans 13 states and 55 million telephone lines. The […]

ISECUREtrac [ISRE], an Omaha, Neb.-based provider of GPS tracking services, has received private placement funding of $5 million from an undisclosed investment group. Proceeds from the placement will be used […]