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2003 SATELLITE NEWS’ PR & Marketing Awards Presented by PBI Media’s Satellite Group SN’s PR & Marketing Awards are among the industry’s most privileged honors, recognizing the best satellite PR […]

Space Imaging, a Denver-based satellite imagery provider, has completed a fire risk assessment project for the Florida Division of Forestry (DOF). The project involved compiling numerous statewide current and historical […]

Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has been awarded a $2.5 million contract by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to execute an architecture study of NOAA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite […]

Gilat Satellite Networks [Nasdaq: GILTF], an Israel-based satellite networking company, has raised $104 million through an exchange of its ordinary shares for its outstanding 4 percent convertible subordinated notes due […]

2003 SATELLITE NEWS’ PR & Marketing Awards Presented by PBI Media’s Satellite Group SN’s PR & Marketing Awards are among the industry’s most privileged honors, recognizing the best satellite PR […]

David Helfgott, president of Americom Government Services, leads a top-notch team of industry experts who will share their insights into tapping the U.S. government market for satellite services and equipment […]

Intelsat moved a step closer to completing its $1.1 billion purchase of the North American satellite assets of Loral Space and Communications [OTCBB: LRLSQ] when the time limit recently expired […]

The Federal Communications Commission Thursday decided that mobile satellite service (MSS) carriers that provide interconnected voice service must establish call centers for the purpose of answering 911 emergency calls and […]

The European Space Agency and the European Union have completed a framework agreement to expand their cooperation in the area of space exploration and exploitation. Signature is expected before the […]

Loral Skynet, a unit of Loral Space and Communications [OTC: LRLSQ], announced that Telstar 13 has successfully completed its in-orbit testing and is in operation at its 121 degrees West […]

Korean direct broadcast satellite (DBS) broadcaster SkyLife has topped the 1 million subscriber mark, making it one of Asia’s fastest growing pay-TV platforms. SkyLife launched Korea’s only digital satellite TV […]

Dynamic Engineers has purchased an additional 350 VSAT transceivers from Canada’s Norsat International [Toronto: NII] for a $1.5 million project to deliver broadband communications to remote regions in China. Dynamic […]

For information about telecom and IT contracting opportunities with the Department of Defense, check out the Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization’s Web site at https://www.ditco.disa.mil/dcop/public/asp/dcop.asp. For more info on RFPs […]

Curious about the business opportunities for satellite companies with the U.S. government? Check out the inaugural issue of Satellite News’ Government Procurement Report at SATELLITE TODAY (https://www.satellitetoday.com). We are excited […]

2003 SATELLITE NEWS’ PR & Marketing Awards Presented by PBI Media’s Satellite Group SN’s PR & Marketing Awards are among the industry’s most privileged honors, recognizing the best satellite PR […]

Englewood, Colo.-based EchoStar Communications [Nasdaq: DISH] added approximately 285,000 net new subscribers during the third quarter, but that level fell short of Wall Street’s consensus estimates of between 300,000 to […]

The North American satellite transponder market grew in the third quarter, according to a quarterly transponder study prepared by Clarksburg, Md.-based Communications Center (http://www.communications-center.com). According to the study, the number […]

Telenor Satellite Services announced Tuesday the commercial launch of Telenor Fleet F55, the first high-speed data product available for coastal and regional vessels and large yachts. Telenor plans to commercially […]

Joan M. Byrnes has joined Orland Park, Ill.-based Andrew Corp. [Nasdaq:ANDW] in the newly created role of vice president and general manager of satellite communications. In this position, she will […]

Curious about the business opportunities for satellite companies with the U.S. government? Check out the inaugural issue of Satellite News’ Government Procurement Report at SATELLITE TODAY (https://www.satellitetoday.com). We are excited […]

2003 SATELLITE NEWS’ PR & Marketing Awards Presented by PBI Media’s Satellite Group SN’s PR & Marketing Awards are among the industry’s most privileged honors, recognizing the best satellite PR […]

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)has awarded a contract to the Antenna Systems Division of Integral Systems [Nasdaq: ISYS] to supply DASS (Distress Alerting Satellite System) antennas. An Integral […]

Week of Oct. 31 – Nov. 6, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol Nov. 6 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.72 24.8 […]

Curious about the business opportunities for satellite companies with the U.S. government? Check out the inaugural issue of Satellite News’ Government Procurement Report at SATELLITE TODAY ( https://www.satellitetoday.com ). We […]

2003 SATELLITE NEWS’ PR & Marketing Awards Presented by PBI Media’s Satellite Group SN’s PR & Marketing Awards are among the industry’s most privileged honors, recognizing the best satellite PR […]

WorldSpace Chairman and CEO Noah Samara is marshaling his company’s resources by narrowing its marketing efforts to just a handful of countries, rather than all 100 nations covered by its […]

Vienna, Va.-based Tachyon, a provider of broadband satellite services for large enterprises and government agencies, is providing 24/7 high-speed Internet access for U.S. soldiers in Iraq. Tachyon’s transportable broadband satellite […]

Heavy competition is not deterring Paris-based satellite operator Eutelsat from focusing its attention on North American customers that are seeking coverage outside their home region. Ron Samuel, chief operating officer […]

Bethesda, Md.-based Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] awarded St. Louis-based LaBarge [AMEX: LB] a $6.6 million contract to supply wire harnesses for the Atlas V launch vehicle. LaBarge said it anticipates […]

PARIS–The planned deployment of radiofrequency ion thrusters (RIT) in satellites later this decade could produce savings in the range of 10 to 20 million euros ($11.5 million to $23.0 million) […]