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  • SkyFrames, Advantage Team Up

    SkyFrames [OTC Bulletin Board: BEYI], a provider of satellite broadband Internet services, has joined forces with Advantage Associates, a firm that specializes in assisting clients in governmental, political and international […]

  • Could Broadband Bonanza Become A Bust?

    By Futron Corp.’s Space and Telecommunications Division When the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued its first Ka-band licenses in 1997, it hoped to spur the introduction of satellite broadband access […]

  • Cessna Selects Garmin’s Integrated Avionics System for Citation Mustang

    Cessna Aircraft has selected Garmin International’s [Nasdaq: GRMN] G1000 integrated avionics system for the new Citation Mustang business jet. The Mustang panel features a 15-inch multi-function display, flanked by pilot […]

  • The Satellite News Financial Ticker

    Week of March 21 – 27, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol March 27 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.50 6.4 (4.5) […]

  • Navman USA Offers Discounts On Handheld GPS Products

    Navman USA is offering discounts for its all-in-one mapping and navigation solutions GPS 3420 and GPSm series of devices. After a $50 mail-in rebate, the Navman GPS 3420 now costs […]

  • Fastrax Signs GPS Distribution Accord With ACTE For Nordic Countries

    Fastrax, a developer of satellite navigation products, has inked a new sales representation and distribution agreement with electronic component distributor ACTE, a part of the Swedish Lagercrantz Group. Under the […]

  • Trimble, Nikon Set Up Japanese Venture

    Navigation systems and software developer Trimble Navigation [Nasdaq: TRMB] and camera and imaging technology vendor Nikon [Tokyo: Nikon 7731] have agreed to form a 50/50 joint venture in Japan, Nikon-Trimble, […]

  • Sirius Posts Huge Losses, Meager Revenues

    After a year in operation, Sirius Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI] is struggling to stay afloat. On Friday, the company reported a large net loss and disappointing revenues for the 2002 […]

  • NBC Uses MTN Mobile Antenna For War Coverage

    NBC correspondent David Bloom has been relying on a truck-based satellite antenna to provide live mobile satellite broadcasts from the front lines in Iraq. The system enables Bloom to broadcast […]

  • Boeing Overhauls Launch Services Business

    Boeing [NYSE: BA] is restructuring its Boeing Launch Services unit by combining strategic planning, business development and sales for government and commercial customers under one integrated organization. In making the […]

  • PEMA Announces Federal Fire Grant Satellite Broadcast

    The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) announced Thursday that through a cooperative arrangement between PEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Pennsylvania State Fire Commissioner’s Office, PEMA will […]

  • Sony To Incorporate Gemstar-TV Program Guide Into DVD Recorder

    Sony Corp. [NYSE: SNE] plans to incorporate Gemstar-TV Guide International‘s [Nasdaq: GMSTE] G-GUIDE interactive program guide (IPG) technology into its Blu-Ray Disc recordable DVD receiver (BDZ-S77) in Japan. Sony has […]

  • French Trucking Firm Orders EutelTRACS Satellite Communications

    Giraud International, a truckload carrier based in France, has signed a six-year agreement with Qualcomm [Nasdaq: QCOM]. Under the terms of the agreement, Qualcomm Wireless Business Solutions Europe will provide […]

  • D-Link Joins Hughes Satellite Broadband Alliance

    D-Link has joined Hughes Network Systems‘ (HNS) broadband alliance program. By joining the alliance, D-Link will get an inside track into the development and distribution of next-generation satellite broadband applications […]

  • Canada, India Sign Space Cooperation Agreement

    The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) have signed an agreement expanding their ongoing international space cooperation for peaceful purposes. The agencies said the accord […]

  • SES Americom Sells Transponder Capacity To EchoStar

    SES Americom, the Princeton, N.J.-based unit of Luxembourg’s SES Global [Luxembourg and Frankfurt: SESG], has forged a multi-year service agreement to provide satellite capacity to EchoStar Communications [Nasdaq: DISH]. The […]

  • Eutelsat Looks For Italian Broadband Push

    French satellite operator Eutelsat estimates that its new multimedia satellite platform in Turin, Italy, will generate 10 million euros ($10.63 million) in revenue over the next two years. The platform, […]

  • XM Subscribers Tune To News On Iraqi Conflict

    An online survey of XM Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: XMSR] subscribers conducted March 21-24 found that the war in Iraq has caused a 52 percent jump in subscribers tuning to news […]

  • Boeing To Build MEASAT-3

    Malaysia’s Binariang Satellite Systems and Boeing Satellite Systems, a unit of Boeing, have signed a contract for the procurement of a high-power communications satellite. The new Boeing 601HP satellite, designated […]

  • PanAmSat Gains Brazil’s Approval For PAS 9

    PanAmSat [Nasdaq: SPOT] has received regulatory approval to operate its PAS 9 satellite in Brazil from Anatel, the government agency that regulates all telecom services in Brazil. The regulatory clearance […]

  • Pitsch Joins New Skies

    Dutch satellite communications company New Skies Satellites has named Jurandir M. Pitsch as sales director for its commercial activities in Brazil and the Mercosur region of Latin America. Pitsch will […]

  • Sirius CFO Resigns

    John Scelfo, Sirius Satellite Radio’s chief financial officer, is leaving the U.S.-based satellite radio provider April 6 to join a company outside the satellite industry. Scelfo played a key role […]

  • Is The Future Bright For Pay-TV Operators?

    By Bertold Heil In the autumn of 2002, our analysis came to the conclusion that the German pay-TV market’s potential can only be harvested by an investor with deep pockets […]

  • SES Global Sees Profits Drop

    SES Global, the world’s largest satellite operator, had disappointing profits for 2002. Its profits declined by over 27 per cent to 204.5 million euros ($216.0 million) in 2002, compared to […]

  • Despite Lower Revenues, AsiaSat CEO Still Hopeful

    In 2002, AsiaSat saw its revenues decline slightly to HK$951 million ($122 million) from HK$969 million ($124.3 million) in 2001. Profits also dipped to HK$555 million ($71.2 million) from HK$563 […]

  • BBC Sticks With BSkyB Decision

    The British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC) is unlikely to reverse its decision to broadcast its eight TV channels unencrypted on BSkyB, a UK satellite broadcasting affiliate of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. […]

  • Save the Date!

    April 29 12:00 – 1:30 PM EST “From Broadcast to Broadband: Seizing The Next Satellite Business Opportunity?” A Webinar presented by Interspace Register at http://www.telecomweb.com/satellite/webinar.htm

  • Top Satellite Executives To Participate In PBI Media Webinar

    SATELLITE TODAY invites you and your team to join us on Tuesday, April 29, from noon-1:30 PM EST for an exclusive Webinar: “From Broadcast To Broadband: Seizing the Next Satellite […]

  • Transponder Monitor

    A = Analogue D = Digital 78.5 degreesE: Thaicom 2&3 D Yes TV has returned to 3475 MHz vertical, SR 3298, FEC 3/4, VPID 4132, APID 4133 in free-to-air MPEG-2 […]

  • Magellan GPS Companion Receives Award

    Thales Navigation has received online PDA industry publication Planet PDA‘s 2002 Product of the Year Award for its Magellan GPS companion for Palm m500 series handhelds. The GPS companion was […]