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KVH Industries [Nasdaq:KVHI] announced that Canadian recreational vehicle manufacturer Triple E RV has chosen the KVH TracVision line of satellite TV antennas as a standard option on its three premier […]

Chrysler‘s new RB1 Navigation Radio is making its debut as both a dealer-installed option and as a factory-installed option on select Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep vehicles. Factory-installation cost varies from […]

Alcatel Space has received a $190 million order from Brazilian satellite operator Star One to build and launch the Star One C1 communications satellite serving the Latin American market. Based […]

Satellite telephone usage in post-war Iraq is on the rise as U.S. and coalition forces take control of the country, with thousands of users making more than 1 million calls […]

Boeing [BA] unveiled key elements of an integrated, e-enabled aviation strategy at the Paris International Air Show this week. Boeing featured its Boeing e-Enabled Advantage product that the company says […]

The success of XM Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: XMSR] and Sirius Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI] in the United States shows the potential for this sector in Europe, despite the bankruptcy filing […]

By Roger Rusch Early this year, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved the use by mobile satellite service (MSS) operators of terrestrial repeaters, known as ancillary terrestrial components (ATC). The […]

Week of June 6 – 12, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol June 12 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.80 (13.5) 19.2 […]

Subscriber feedback has spurred Canadian satellite TV services provider Bell ExpressVu to carry U.S.-based Catholic channel ETWN, said Tom Wenzel, EWTN’s director of marketing. Viewers of cable and satellite systems […]

By Jimmy Schaeffler DirecTV and EchoStar Communications [Nasdaq: DISH] have enjoyed rising stock prices, despite intense competition from cable TV. Just prior to last week’s National Cable & Telecommunications Association […]

Boeing [NYSE: BA] launched two spacecraft June 10 within hours of each other from different vantage points on the globe. In an early morning launch (6:56 a.m. PDT) from the […]

Denver-based Space Imaging has won a contract from the National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) to evaluate a new technology enabling the search of large satellite imagery databases for specific […]

The High Court in Hong Kong ruled June 11 found five defendants guilty of importing and trading in unauthorized satellite TV signal decoding equipment. In the ruling, a judge granted […]

Paris-based Alcatel Space has signed a 148 million euro ($173 million) contract with KT Corp. [NYSE: KTC] and the Korean Agency for Defense Development to build Koreasat 5 – a […]

Canada’s MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates [TSX: MDA] has been awarded the first phase of a multi-million dollar contract by an unidentified prime contractor in the United States to work on […]

Marcelo Sant’Anna has been named general manager of Loral Skynet do Brasil, the Brazilian subsidiary of New York-based satellite communications firm Loral Space & Communications [NYSE: LOR]. Sant’Anna will be […]

On June 7, a Proton K rocket successfully placed SES Americom’s AMC-9 satellite into geostationary orbit at 85 degrees West Longitude. The launch occurred at 4:15 a.m. local time (6:15 […]

In the Friday, June 13, issue of SATELLITE TODAY, Jon Romm’s title was incorrectly identified. He is president of Intelsat‘s media and entertainment business unit. We regret the error.

General Technologies has launched satellite broadband services in the United Kingdom and other parts of Europe following a six-month pilot phase. General Technologies aims to provide services to all types […]

Pegasus Communications [Nasdaq: PGTV], a rural satellite TV provider, and Liberty Media [NYSE: L] subsidiary Starz Encore Group have signed a joint marketing agreement. Bala Cynwyd, Pa.-based Pegasus and Englewood, […]

The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has awarded more than C$3 million (US$2.2 million) in contracts to nine Canadian companies to develop uses for satellite-based Earth Observation data and applications. The […]

Sirius Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI], a New York-based satellite radio provider, and Genmar Holdings, a Minneapolis-based maker of recreational boats, have signed a deal under which Sirius radios will be […]

Hughes Network Systems (HNS), a Germantown, Md.-based satellite broadband unit of Hughes Electronics Corp. [NYSE: GMH], has launched a new satellite broadband program that will enable tenants of shopping centers […]

ND SatCom, a German supplier of satellite-based broadband VSAT, broadcast and military communication network services, has opened a Middle East office in Abu Dhabi. Ulrich Kiebler will head the new […]

Mexican carrier Aero Mexico has ordered avionics and in-flight entertainment systems from Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based Rockwell Collins [NYSE: COL] for 11 new Boeing 737-700 aircraft. The avionics package includes a […]

The Spanish industrial consortium Galileo Sistemas y Servicios (GSS) on Monday secured a 14 percent equity stake in Galileo Industries, the company created to oversee the construction and deployment of […]

CHICAGO–Direct broadcast satellite (DBS) service providers are looking to add sports programming to their lineups in an effort to entice subscribers away from cable TV. Both Hughes Electronics’ [NYSE: GMH] […]

The Federal Aviation Administration – along with other aviation agencies around the world – is moving ahead with implementation of the Future Air Navigation System (FANS), which uses satellite communication […]

Paris-based Alcatel Space has been awarded a $150 million contract by RascomStar-QAF to build the first RASCOM (Regional African Satellite Communication Organization) satellite dedicated to serve the African content. Alcatel […]

CHICAGO–Bundled product offerings that feature video, broadband, data and new interactive services will help cable TV operators gain a significant competitive advantage over the satellite TV industry, cable industry leaders […]