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XM Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: XMSR] has turned meeting expectations into a habit that is welcomed by Wall Street. The Washington-based satellite radio services company did it again last week when […]

L-3 Communications [NYSE: LLL] announced March 31 that its Communication Systems-West division has delivered the first two super-high frequency airborne satellite communication (satcom) terminals, the first airborne wide band data […]

Satellite communications products provider Globecomm Systems [Nasdaq: GCOM] (Hauppauge, N.Y.) has joined Helius‘ strategic alliance program. Helius (Lindon, Utah) provides satellite broadband routing. The Helius program integrates products and services […]

New York-based Loral Space & Communications [NYSE: LOR] appears to have taken more than its share of financial lumps during the 2002 fourth quarter, based on results the company released […]

Week of March 28 – April 3, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol April 3 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.55 1.3 […]

The European Space Agency‘s experimental satellite Artemis has successfully transmitted data from the Japanese earth observation satellite Adeos II, ESA announced Monday. ESA and Japan’s National Space Development Agency (NASDA) […]

The International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) has launched an initiative to bring broadband via satellite to less developed regions of the globe. ITSO was formed during the privatization of Intelsat […]

Harris Corp. [NYSE: HRS] (Colorado Springs, Colo.), which supplies satellite communications equipment and integrated network control and support systems, landed a $3.2 million contract with Integral Systems [Nasdaq: ISYS] to […]

Maritime Telecommunications Network (MTN), a Miramar, Fla.-based provider of satellite-based communications to cruise ships and offshore oil rigs, has signed a marketing and distribution agreement with Xantic, a Dutch satellite […]

By Christopher Baugh and John Stevenson, Northern Sky Research Despite all of the turmoil and spectacular collapses within the telecom business sector over the past 18 months, a steady and […]

The struggling satellite industry still managed revenue growth of 10 percent last year, despite clear indications of reduced demand for new satellite orders, according to a survey recently released by […]

A U.S. district court has denied EchoStar Communications’ [Nasdaq: DISH] request for a preliminary injunction against Spanish language TV programming company TV Azteca. The injunction would have prevented Mexico City-based […]

Telenor Satellite Services is offering up to $3,000 of airtime to maritime customers who upgrade their satellite communications from the aging Inmarsat A analog service to the Fleet F77 digital […]

NetScout Systems [Nasdaq: NTCT], a provider of network performance management products, announced that Tri-County Metropolitan Transit Agency (TriMet), the public transportation system in the Portland, Ore., area, is using its […]

Fastrax, a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver developer, and Savox Communications, a telecom accessory product provider, have teamed up to provide a new GPS accessory for TETRA (terrestrial trunked radio) […]

Melhado, Flynn & Associates, whichrecently initiated coverage of Digital Angel [AMEX: DOC], is recommending that investors buy the company’s stock. Digital Angel (St. Paul, Minn.) supplies devices that enable people, […]

Eutelsat and GlobeCast have signed a deal to jointly market the first Atlantic Bird 3 broadcast and IP platform at GlobeCast’s New York teleport and broadcast center. The platform will […]

International Launch Services is getting ready to launch the AsiaSat 4 communications satellite April 10 aboard an Atlas III rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The AsiaSat 4, […]

The European Space Agency and the Hungarian government are expanding their cooperation in the exploration and commercial use of space through an agreement the two sides will sign on Monday. […]

XM Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI]has turned meeting expectations into a habit welcomed by Wall Street. The satellite-radio-services company (Washington, D.C.) did it again this week when it posted 483,000 subscribers […]

Spanish fixed satellite service (FSS) operator Hispasat expects to see very little, if any, revenue growth in 2003. The operator, which targets Portuguese and Spanish speaking markets in Europe and […]

RF Industries‘ [Nasdaq:RFIL] Neulink Division introduced the NL6000 wireless transceiver family of radio modems. The NL6000 telemetry applications include data terminals, water management, remote data logging, oil and gas monitoring, […]

A U.S. district court has denied EchoStar Communications’ [Nasdaq: DISH] request for a preliminary injunction against Spanish language TV programming company TV Azteca. The injunction would haveprevented TV Azteca (Mexico […]

The Federal Communications Commission has pulled Ka-Band licenses held by Loral Space and Communications [NYSE: LOR] because it failed to meet license milestones. In an order released Tuesday, the FCC […]

In the April 3 issue, SATELLITE TODAY incorrectly identified the European aerospace firm that recently named Arnaud Lagardere as its chairman. The company is EADS, which stands for European Aeronautic […]

Star Choice Communications [NYSE: SJR] has improved the programming, technology and services offered to its direct-to-home (DTH) satellite television customers with the addition of new audio and video channels, expansion […]

NetScout Systems [Nasdaq: NTCT], a provider of network performance management products, announced that Tri-County Metropolitan Transit Agency (TriMet), the public transportation system in the Portland, Ore., area, is using its […]

Global Positioning System receiver developer Fastrax and Savox Communications, a telecom accessory product provider, have teamed up for a new GPS accessory for TETRA (terrestrial trunked radio) terminals. The GPS […]

Telenor Satellite Services is offering up to $3,000 of airtime to maritime customers who upgrade their satellite communications from the aging Inmarsat A analog service to the Fleet F77 digital […]

Satellite Entertainment 2003 April 30, 2003 Monterey, California An elite lineup of conference speakers, including FCC Commissioner Kathleen Abernathy, will examine the key elements representing the rapidly growing direct broadcast […]