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  • Intelsat, TVNZ Launch New Service

    Intelsat Global Sales & Marketing and TVNZ Satellite Services have agreed to join forces in the occasional use broadcast services business. This alliance is designed to leverage the strengths of […]

  • iDirect, Netdish Team Up

    iDirect Technologies, a Vienna, Va.-based bi-directional satellite-based IP broadband access solution provider, and Italian infrastructure network provider Netdish have announced the successful launch of two virtual private networks in Italy […]

  • Titan IV Launches NRO Satellite

    A Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT]-built Titan IV B rocket lifted off Sept. 9 at 12:29 a.m. EDT carrying a classified payload for the U.S. Air Force and the National Reconnaissance […]

  • Skycasters Offers New SatVox Service

    Skycasters, an Akron, Ohio-based satellite Internet service provider, has announced the release of SatVox, a business quality telephone and fax communications technology for broadband satellite Internet users. The technology connects […]

  • SES Astra Expands Footprint

    Luxembourg-based satellite operator SES Astra has signed five new contracts to expand the provision of Astra one-way satellite broadband service to additional territories in Europe and North Africa. The company […]

  • InfoWave To Supply Satellite Tracking Devices For Singapore Taxis

    Singapore-based InfoWave has won a contract to equip 5,000 Singapore taxis with in-vehicle touch screen devices that use GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) data and voice communications, coupled with GPS […]

  • SkyFrames, ComGuard Ink Deal

    SkyFrames [OTC: SKYU] has signed an agreement with ComGuard CTS to provide high-end VSAT equipment and broadband Internet services to ComGuard’s operations in remote areas of Canada. Financial terms of […]

  • Trimble Unveils Mini-GPS Receiver

    Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Trimble [Nasdaq: TRMB] has introduced its smallest embedded Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver for timing applications – – the Lassen PT module. The Lassen PT modules will add […]

  • Alcatel Wins Boeing Order

    Boeing (NYSE: BA) has selected Alcatel Space, a unit of Paris-based Alcatel [NYSE: ALA] to supply a multi-million payload for a satellite Boeing is build for XM Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: […]

  • Noteworthy

    The battle for video and high-speed Internet access is here. Find out who is likely to win, who has the greatest challenges, and what opportunities that knowledge will open up […]

  • Hughes, Telesat Ink Deal

    Hughes Network Systems, a subsidiary of Hughes Electronics [NYSE: GMH], has signed a three-year agreement with Canadian satellite operator Telesat to provide technical support for Telesat’s telecommunications and broadcasting services […]

  • SBCA Begins Search For New Chief

    The departure of the Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association’s (SBCA) top executive is occurring at a time when the financially constrained organization faces a number of formidable challenges in Washington. […]

  • The Satellite News Financial Ticker

    Week of Sept. 5 – 11, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol Sept. 5 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.46 (18.8) (5.4) […]

  • FCC’s Ableson Backs Industry

    The International Bureau at the Federal Communications Commission provided an upbeat view of the industry during the commission’s monthly meeting last week. IB Chief Don Abelson cited the growing demand […]

  • XM Gains Money, Respect From Investors

    Washington-based XM Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SMSR] succeeded in attracting conservative institutional investors in a financing deal that closed last week, suggesting that XM is gaining respect in financial circles. Less […]

  • Spotlight: ViaSat Signs Up To Aid U.S. Troops

    Carlsbad, Calif.-based ViaSat’s LINKWAY satellite terminals will be used by U.S. military camera crews to securely transmit video and still imagery from combat positions to headquarters, to command locations in […]

  • Satellite Industry Leaders Discuss Digital Divide

    Representatives from the U.S.-based Satellite Industry Association and the European Satellite Operators Association met earlier this week in Paris to discuss how the organizations could cooperate to bridge the international […]

  • Eutelsat Awards Hot Bird 8 Contract To Astrium

    Eutelsat has awarded a contract toEuropean satellite manufacturer EADS Astrium to build the Hot Bird 8 broadcast satellite for the Paris-based satellite operator. Hot Bird 8, which is scheduled for […]

  • Intelsat, Connexion By Boeing Link Up

    Intelsat has signed a deal with Connexion by Boeing to provide satellite capacity for Boeing’s in-flight broadband Internet and data services for passengers on trans-Atlantic airliners starting in 2004. Financial […]

  • XM Names Karnedy To Sales Post

    Washington, D.C.-based satellite radio provider XM Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: XMSR] has named D. Scott Karnedy as senior vice president of sales and marketing solutions. Karnedy previously was senior vice president […]

  • BBC, Globecast Ink 5-Year Deal

    BBC Technology has inked a five-year contract with Paris-based satellite services provider Globecast to provide Globecast with access to BBC Technology’s London media gateway, a fully resilient fiber ring that […]

  • ND SatCom Launches Compact Terminal

    ND SatCom, a European provider of satellite network equipment and ground stations, has introduced its new SkyWAN Compact VSAT terminal. The SkyWAN Compact combines SkyWAN IDU 2000 with a low […]

  • Noteworthy

    The battle for video and high-speed Internet access is here. Find out who is likely to win, who has the greatest challenges, and what opportunities that knowledge will open up […]

  • DBS Complains About FCC’s New Plug-And-Play Rules

    The limited political clout of the direct broadcast satellite (DBS) industry in Washington was evident Wednesday when the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted rules for the manufacture of digital “plug […]

  • SES Astra Expands Broadband Footprint

    Luxembourg-based satellite operator SES Astra has signed five new contracts to expand the provision of Astra one-way satellite broadband service to additional territories in Europe and North Africa. The company […]

  • SkyFrames, ComGuard CTS Ink Deal

    SkyFrames [OTC: SKYU] has signed an agreement with ComGuard CTS to provide high-end VSAT equipment and broadband Internet services to ComGuard’s operations in remote areas of Canada. Financial terms of […]

  • XM Completes Share Offering

    XM Satellite Radio Holdings [Nasdaq: XMSR] has completed its public offering of 11.3 million shares of its Class A common stock for sale to Baltimore- based institutional investors Legg Mason […]

  • Alcatel Wins Contract To Supply XM Payload To Boeing

    Boeing (NYSE: BA) has selected Alcatel Space, a unit of Paris-based Alcatel [NYSE: ALA] to supply a multi-million payload for a satellite Boeing is build for XM Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: […]

  • M2sat Launches Broadband Service Using Thuraya Satellite

    M2sat has introduced a new portfolio of 384 Kbps mobile broadband services available through a Thuraya satellite using small and portable TakeAway terminals. These services will provide broadcasters, as well […]

  • EBU, New Skies Reach Agreement

    New Skies Satellites [NYSE: NSK], a Netherlands-based satellite services provider, has signed an agreement with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to provide full-time satellite capacity and special events transmission services […]