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By Patrick French and Karim Nour With revenues dropping slightly from an estimated $887 million in 2001 to $877 million in 2002, the Latin American satellite transponder market is beginning […]

PanAmSat [Nasdaq: SPOT] had revenues of $203.4 million in the second quarter of this year, a drop of just under 3 per cent compared to the corresponding quarter last year. […]

Spain’s Iberia Airlines has selected ARINC to deliver a package of satellite communications services for the passengers and crew on its entire fleet of long-haul aircraft, including new Airbus A340-600s. […]

EMS Technologies [Nasdaq: EMLG] has received a contract valued at $5.7 million from Italian satellite manufacturer Alenia Spazio to supply switching technology for the Cosmo SkyMed earth observation satellite mission […]

iDirect Technologies, a privately held U.S. company that designs, develops, and markets bi-directional satellite-based broadband access solutions, is working with the South Western Region Authority of Ireland to launch satellite-based […]

Intelsat’s deal to acquire six of Loral Space & Communications’ North American satellites and rights to the orbital locations is undoubtedly the biggest one in the satellite industry so far […]

93.5 degreesE: Insat 3A D A new Zee Telefilms multiplex has opened at 4065 MHz vertical, SR 27500. FEC 3/4 containing Zee TV Asia – V160, A80; Zee Cinema Asia […]

PBI Media‘s Telecom Marketing Awards are among the industry’s most privileged honors, recognizing the best telecom marketing campaigns and programs of the past year. Winning an award is the most […]

San Diego, Calif.-based Tachyon announced that Mitsui & Co. UK PLC will distribute Tachyon’s enterprise-grade, high-speed broadband satellite services to energy, construction, quarrying and mining and other companies across Europe. […]

Microspace Communications, a Raleigh, N.C.-based operator of business satellite broadcast networks, has been selected by John Deere‘s [NYSE: DE] Worldwide Commercial and Consumer Equipment division to establish and deliver content […]

Canada’s Governor in Council has upheld a Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) rejection of a Quebecor call to investigate Bell Canada Enterprises [NYSE: BCE] for cross-subsidizing the entry of […]

DirecTV, the satellite TV unit of Hughes Electronics [NYSE: GMH], has signed an agreement with Nielsen Media Research tomeasure and publish ratings data for advertiser-supported networks delivered on the DirecTV […]

C-COM Satellite Systems [Toronto: CMI] is supplying its iNetVu Mobile antenna system to the Office of the Fire Marshal (OFM) of the Ontario Government Ministry of Public Safety and Security. […]

The Federal Aviation Administration has given approval to a satellite radio system for aircraft offered by Sirius Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI], Clarion and Avionics Innovations. A Sirius receiver manufactured by […]

Hughes Network Systems, a Germantown, Md.-based broadband satellite unit of Hughes Electronics [NYSE: GMH], has selected Grintek Telecom, a South African information and communications technology company, as its representative in […]

Stratos, a Bethesda, Md.-based provider of remote communication solutions and services, has launched worldwide Inmarsat Fleet F55 voice and data satellite communication services for the maritime industry. The Fleet family […]

Spain’s Iberia Airlines has selected ARINC to deliver a package of satellite communications services for the passengers and crew on its entire fleet of long-haul aircraft, including new Airbus A340-600s. […]

Avis Rent A Car System and Motorola [NYSE: MOT] have signed a contract that will make the “Avis Assist” phone-based navigation system available in up to 50 cities across the […]

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has chosen the Atlas V expendable launch vehicle provided by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] as the launch system for the proposed Pluto New Horizons […]

Garmin International, a unit of Garmin [Nasdaq: GRMN], has agreed to acquire UPS Aviation Technologies, a subsidiary of United Parcel Service [NYSE: UPS], for $38 million in cash. UPS Aviation […]

Hughes Network Systems, a Germantown, Md.-based broadband satellite unit of Hughes Electronics [NYSE: GMH], has signed a contract with UAE- based Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications for the design and supply of […]

The U.S. Coast Guard is evaluating the Fleet F55 service provided by London-basedmobile satellite service company Inmarsat aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Shearwater. The evaluation follows beta testing and launch […]

Stratos, a Bethesda, Md.-based provider of remote communications solutions and services, has been awarded a five-year contract to upgrade and enhance the satellite-based communications infrastructure on the Ramform Banff, a […]

TPS, the number two satellite pay-TV operator in France, announced that it had 1,192,000 satellite pay-TV subscribers at the end of June 2003. TPS still lags behind market leader Canal […]

EMS Technologies [Nasdaq: EMLG] has received a contract valued at $5.7 million from Italian satellite manufacturer Alenia Spazio to supply switching technology for the Cosmo SkyMed earth observation satellite mission […]

Alcatel Space, a unit of France’s Alcatel [NYSE: ALA], has received a contract from Paris-based satellite operator Eutelsat to build the HOT BIRD 7A communications satellite to replace the HOT […]

Week of July 18-24, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol July 24 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 3.05 (17.6) 38.0 160.7 77.3 […]

The two leading direct broadcast satellite (DBS) providers in the United States are responding to competition from cable TV by aligning themselves with the Bell phone companies to provide bundled […]

The Rainbow 1 satellite recently launched by International Launch Services for New York-based Cablevision Systems [NYSE: CVC] poses a legitimate threat to existing satellite TV service providers Hughes Electronics’ [NYSE: […]

Boeing’s [NYSE: BA] realignment of its launch and satellite businesses last week is another sign of how the industry’s downturn is causing even one of the largest, most diversified companies […]