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Verestar, a Fairfax, Va.-based provider of managed network solutions via satellite and fiber, has reached an agreement in principle to sell substantially all of its assets to SkyTerra Communications. Under […]

Universal Electronics Inc. (UEI) [Nasdaq: UEIC] has agreed to supply its new remote control platform to France’s La Television Par Satellite (TPS) to control TPS customers’ set-top satellite television receivers […]

Longmont, Colo.-based DigitalGlobe has entered into an agreement with Colorado Springs, Colo.-based Native Communities Development Corp. (NCDC) to provide high- resolution satellite imagery for integration with NCDC’s remote sensing, geographic […]

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates’ (MDA) MD Robotics subsidiary has been awarded an additional C$2.3 million (US$1.7 million) contract by Boeing [NYSE: BA] to provide elements for the Orbital Express program, […]

GlobeCast, a satellite service subsidiary of France Telecom, has added Serbian television channel Pink Plus and radio station Radio Pink to the lineup of international programming on its direct-to-home satellite […]

U.S., state and local government spending on information technology products and services will recover at a compound annual growth rate of 8 percent from $46 billion in fiscal year 2004 […]

Cypress, Calif.-based Universal Electronics [Nasdaq: UEIC] has entered an agreement with Italian satellite TV provider Sky Italia to supply technology for Sky Italia two-device, universal remote controls to be bundled […]

MCI is providing CSX Technology, a subsidiary of CSX Corp. [NYSE: CSX], with satellite services at railroad remote operating locations across the Eastern United States. In addition, MCI said it […]

Bethesda, Md.-based Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has delivered the first major component of the integrated space command and control (ISC2) system to the U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) and the North […]

Space Imaging has signed an agreement with Antrix Corp., a division of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), to extend its sales and marketing agreement through 2010. The agreement gives […]

A first-of-its-kind conference about the rural use of satellite services was held Tuesday by the Federal Communications Commission that featured the participation of Chairman Michael Powell, four FCC commissioners and […]

In the Jan. 26 issue of SATELLITE TODAY, the satellite being manufactured by Alcatel Space for China’s Aptsat should have been designated the Apstar VI (not Apstar IV).

Mark C. Wilmoth is moving from Thales Navigation, a California-based provider of GPS technology, where he is chief financial officer, to PennWell Corp., a Tulsa, Okla.-based business-to-business publisher and organizer […]

Bala Cynwyd, Pa.-based Pegasus Communications [Nasdaq: PGTV] announced that its satellite TV subsidiary, Pegasus Satellite Communications, is offering to purchase up to $100 million aggregate principal amount of outstanding debt […]

Longmont, Colo.-based DigitalGlobe and Mountain View, Calif.-based Keyhole have signed a multi-faceted agreement to provide DigitalGlobe’s QuickBird satellite imagery and Keyhole’s Internet-based 3D earth visualization solutions to customers. The agreement […]

New York-based Sirius Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI] and Bloomfield Hills, Mich.-based automotive retailer UnitedAuto Group [NYSE: UAG] have signed a multi-year agreement under which United will promote Sirius satellite radios […]

Annapolis, Md.-based ARINC has just deployed its satellite-based wide-area network service for the Murtala Muhammad International Airport in Lagos, Nigeria. The service uses a broadband satellite link to provide airlines […]

Satlynx and Cisco Systems [Nasdaq: CSCO] are teaming to offer high-speed Internet service via satellite/WiFi technology. Luxembourg-based Satlynx will contribute its two-way broadband services, and San Jose, Calif.-based Cisco will […]

Connexion by Boeing is an ambitious project to provide in-flight, high-speed broadband services that should become a technical success but may well stumble on the project’s high costs as it […]

New products are available for U.S. drivers who need navigational assistance when on the road. Santa Clara, Calif.-based Thales Navigation, the developer of the Hertz NeverLost vehicle navigation system, introduced […]

By Jimmy Schaeffler DirecTV, the direct broadcast satellite (DBS) unit of News Corp [NYSE: NWS]-controlled Hughes Electronics [NYSE: HS], posted impressive subscriber year-end 2003 subscriber numbers. The results, released just […]

In the Jan. 19 issue of SATELLITE NEWS, the story “Global Satellite Industry Climbs Back to Health” incorrectly paraphrased International Launch Services Director of Marketing Sales Tom Carroll at the […]

Luxembourg-based satellite operator SES Global [Luxembourg: SESG] expects to see significant revenue growth from 2005 onwards. On the other hand, the company anticipates tough market conditions in 2004. The operator […]

GPS Industries [OTCBB: GPSN], a Vancouver-based developer of GPS golf course and sports products, has concluded an agreement to establish a strategic relationship with SportsLine.com, an Internet-based sports media company […]

Week of Jan. 16 – 22, 2004 Percentage Change Symbol Jan. 22 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.79 (0.7) 18.2 […]

The Cypress Group, a New York-based private equity firm, has completed the acquisition of Communications & Power Industries (CPI) in a transaction valued at approximately $300 million. CPI is a […]

Canada’s Bulldog Technologies [OTCBB: BLLD] has begun production of its Road BOSS cargo security product. The initial production run of 250 units will be limited to the company’s RB-200 Road […]

Stratos Global [TSX: SGB] has signed an agreement with Hughes Network Systems (HNS) to become a value- added reseller of DirecWay broadband satellite services to federal, state and local government […]

French satellite manufacturer Alcatel Space announced that it had successfully mated the communications and service modules of the Apstar IV satellite at its integration rooms in Cannes, France. Based on […]

Connexion by Boeing, a unit of Boeing [NYSE: BA] set up to provide in-flight broadband services to airline passengers, is showing resiliency by winning the support of additional business partners […]