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CNBC has ordered a satellite antenna produced by Antenna Technology Communications, a Chandler, Ariz.-based satellite communications company, for its new headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, N.J. Financial terms weren’t disclosed. CNBC […]

Asia Satellite Communications (AsiaSat)and Connexion by Boeing, a unit of Boeing [NYSE: BA], have signed a lease agreement for Connexion by Boeing to use the Ku-band capacity on the AsiaSat […]

Australian farmers are trying out a satellite-based pasture monitoring system designed to improve their ability to make informed farm management decisions. Using the MODIS sensor onboard the Terra satellite, Australia’s […]

Stratos, a Bethesda, Md.-based provider of satellite communication solutions and services, has launched StratosNet 2.0, the latest version of its Internet connectivity and e-mail access via satellite. StratosNet 1.0 provides […]

2003 Telecom Marketing Awards Presented by PBI Media’s Telecom Group The Telecom Marketing Awards are among the telecommunications industry’s most privileged honors, recognizing the best telecom marketing campaigns and programs […]

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The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co.‘s(EADS)subsidiary Paradigm Secure Communications has signed a GBP2.5 billion ($4.24 billion) contract for the Skynet 5 satellite communication system for the UK Ministry of […]

Intelsat announced that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York has approved its $1.1 billion offer to buy the North American satellite assets of Loral Space […]

DirecTV will pay more than it originally planned for its DirecTV 7S satellite, but it successfully used creative deal-making skills and legal arguments to thwart archrival EchoStar Communications [Nasdaq: DISH] […]

Cablevision Systems’ [NYSE: CVC] board of directors approved an amended plan to spin off Cablevision’s recently launched satellite service, Rainbow DBS. The spin-off of Rainbow DBS also will include three […]

Sea Launch, an international joint venture led by Boeing [NYSE: BA], is tapping an additional revenue source by offering launches for medium-sized commercial satellites from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. […]

Gilat Satellite Networks [Nasdaq: GILTF], an Israeli satellite networking technology provider, has received approval from the Israel Securities Authority allowing Israeli residents to participate in a notes for shares exchange […]

The process has been slow but Hamilton, Bermuda-based Intelsat Ltd. moved another step closer to buying Loral’s North American assets last week. The satellite services operator also showed why it […]

Marlink, an Oslo, Norway-based maritime satellite company, has signed a five-year agreement with Kyma Ship Management Co., a Miami, Fla.-based cruise ship company, to supply satellite communications for its MV […]

Telesat, an Ottawa, Canada-based satellite services subsidiary of BCE [NYSE: BCE], is expanding its operations in the United States, choosing metropolitan Detroit as its new U.S. hub. The company is […]

Chinese satellite and cable TV operators recently participated in the first Chinese usergroup sponsored by Irdeto Access, a subsidiary of MIH, to discuss program piracy. Irdeto Access supplies conditional access […]

By Jimmy Schaeffler Three developments in the U.S. satellite TV arena are especially worth highlighting this month. First, there was an impressive rollout by Cablevision Systems [NYSE: CVC] of its […]

2003 Telecom Marketing Awards Presented by PBI Media’s Telecom Group The Telecom Marketing Awards are among the telecommunications industry’s most privileged honors, recognizing the best telecom marketing campaigns and programs […]

British satellite TV provider BSkyB is entering a critical few months for its Sky+ DVR (digital video recorder) offering. The News Corp [NYSE: NWS] subsidiary aims to triple the number […]

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Aramiska, the pan-European satellite broadband provider, aims to enter the Italian broadband market in the second half of next year. The operator currently provides satellite broadband services in the UK, […]

By Roger Rusch For the past 20 years, TelAstra has maintained comprehensive records of satellite contracts, launches, and in-orbit experience. Each year, we update the records and examine the trends. […]

Week of Oct. 17 – 23, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol Oct. 23 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.24 3.7 (4.7) […]

GlobeCast, a Paris-based satellite service provider, has partnered with Fileas, a provider of telecommunications services via satellite, to provide a fourth satellite platform for Radio France Internationale (RFI), which will […]

Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Trimble [Nasdaq: TRMB] has received a contract from T-Com, Deutsche Telekom‘s fixed-network division, for Global Positioning System (GPS) survey equipment and software. The equipment will be used to […]

San Jose, Calif.-based Telcontar, a locations-based software service provider, and Walnut Creek, Calif.-based GlobeXplorer, an aerial and satellite data image provider, have signed an agreement for Telcontar to resell GlobeXplorer’s […]

Norsat International [Toronto: NII], a Burnaby, British Columbia based-satellite equipment company, has received a contract to supply its Securelink satellite terminals to the University of California to deliver health care […]

GPS Industries [OTC: GPSN], a Vancouver, British Columbia-based supplier of GPS-based golf systems, is supplying the Brookwater Gold Club in Brisbane, Australia, with its Inforemer golf system. No financial terms […]

Pharos Science & Applications, a Torrance, Calif. based GPS services company, has introduced Smart Traffic for its GPS-enabled Smartphones. The web-based service will provide real-time traffic information and alerts to […]

2003 Telecom Marketing Awards Presented by PBI Media’s Telecom Group The Telecom Marketing Awards are among the telecommunications industry’s most privileged honors, recognizing the best telecom marketing campaigns and programs […]