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  • Spotlight: Boeing Showcases Real-time Flight Information

    Boeing’s [BA] Air Traffic Management (ATM) and Connexion by Boeing units last week successfully demonstrated a number of enhancements to the U.S. National Airspace System (NAS). The enhancements are intended […]

  • Cable vs. DBS Battle Affects Growth

    The U.S. direct broadcast satellite (DBS) industry has had a marked advantage over cable since it was launched in 1994. The DBS providers emerged to deliver better pictures at a […]

  • News Corp, Not SBC, Is Likely Buyer Of DirecTV

    Any bid Bell giant SBC Communications [SBC] may be exploring to buy U.S. satellite TV provider DirecTV most likely will not reach fruition, Wall Street analysts predicted. Lehman Brothers and […]

  • Raytheon Wins Italian Navy Order

    Raytheon [RTN] will provide an integrated electronics suite (IES) for the Italian Navy’s multi-purpose vessel program under a foreign military award of $31.8 million equipping the Italian government with the […]

  • GS Provides Mozambique Teleport

    African satellite services provider GS Telecom has installed a high-rise teleport in Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, to provide telecommunications services throughout the country. GS Telecom is installing a ViaSat […]

  • Diebold Uses Satellites For ATMs

    Diebold [DBD] has contracted with Spacenet, the U.S. subsidiary of Israel’s Gilat Satellite Networks [GILTF], to become an authorized channel partner of Spacenet’s Connexstar business-grade satellite broadband service. As a […]

  • KVH Offers Marine Communications

    KVH Industries [KVHI] is launching a satellite communications system designed for maritime use – the Tracphone F55. The Tracphone F55 uses Inmarsat’s satellites to offer leisure and small commercial vessels […]

  • New Skies’ 2002 Results Slip

    The fourth-quarter and full-year 2002 financial performances for satellite operator New Skies Satellites [NSK] were off compared to 2001, due to a difficult economy, adoption of a new accounting rule […]

  • Editor’s Note

    SATELLITE TODAY will not be published on Monday, Feb. 17, in observance of Presidents’ Day. We will return to our regular daily schedule on Tuesday, Feb. 18.

  • ESA Satellites Help With Gorilla Conservation

    A joint European Space Agency/United Nations project to protect African gorillas using data from satellites is entering its second phase, an official from a conservation program told an ESA workshop […]

  • Tandberg, Raytheon Launch Compact DSNG Transmission Product

    Tandberg Television will introduce digital satellite newsgathering technology developed in cooperation with Raytheon [NYSE: RTN]and Vocality International during the National Association of Broadcasters 2003 convention in Las Vegas, April 5-10. […]

  • MTV CEO Targets France

    MTV Networks Europe CEO Brent Hansen said France could offer the most opportunities for the music and entertainment channel provider in Europe in 2003. He told SATELLITE TODAY: “The market […]

  • Arianespace To Try Again With Final Ariane 4 Launch

    The final launch of an Ariane 4 rocket could come as soon as early Saturday following three days of weather delays, Arianespace officials said. Conditions late this afternoon EST (after […]

  • Digital Angel Gains Mexican Order

    Digital Angel [AMEX: DOC] received two purchase orders for 6,000 of its personal Global Positioning System mobile connectivity units from its exclusive distributor in Mexico–Corporativo S.C.M., which operates under the […]

  • SES Americom Evaluates AMC 9Launch Options

    Alternative launch vehicles are under consideration by SES Americom and International Launch Services (ILS) to carry the AMC 9 satellite into orbit. The SES Americom satellite’s scheduled launch in January […]

  • Noteworthy

    Don’t miss the world’s largest satellite industry conference and exhibition! SATELLITE 2003 February 26-28, 2003 Washington Convention Center Washington, DC http://www.satellite2003.com SATELLITE 2003 is the industry event where you can […]

  • Noteworthy

    Don’t miss the world’s largest satellite industry conference and exhibition! SATELLITE 2003 February 26 – 28, 2003 Washington Convention Center Washington, DC http://www.satellite2003.com SATELLITE 2003 is the industry event where […]

  • GS Telecom Provides Teleport In Mozambique

    African satellite services provider GS Telecom has installed a high-rise teleport in Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, to provide telecommunications services throughout the country. GS Telecom is installing a ViaSat […]

  • Raytheon To Provide $31.8M In Communications System IES To Italian Navy

    Raytheon [NYSE: RTN] will provide an integrated electronics suite (IES) for the Italian Navy‘s multi-purpose vessel program under a foreign military award of $31.8 million equipping the Italian government with […]

  • MTG Confirms CA Vendor Change

    In its year-end results, Modern Times Group (MTG) said it added net 28,000 new digital subscribers for its direct-to-home pay-TV services in Scandinavia in the fourth quarter. Its pay-TV operations […]

  • Weather Will Determine Timing Of Final Ariane 4 Launch

    The last launch of an Ariane 4 rocket will occur early Friday if weather conditions that postponed the mission today and Wednesday improve sufficiently, Arianespace officials said. A decision is […]

  • SES Gains Shopping Service As Customer

    SES Astra, a unit of SES Global [Luxembourg: SESG; Frankfurt: SDSL],and Ideal Shopping Direct have signed a new agreement for digital satellite capacity at 28.2 degrees East to launch the […]

  • Boeing Uses Satellites To Showcase Real-time Flight Information

    Boeing‘s [NYSE: BA] Air Traffic Management (ATM) and Connexion by Boeing units demonstrated the feasibility of enhancements to the National Airspace System intended to improve the capacity, efficiency, safety and […]

  • Showtime Aims To Hit Breakeven Target This Year

    Showtime, the leading Middle East pay-TV operator, hopes to add between 50,000 and 100,000 subscribers in 2003. It currently has around 250,000 subscribers and the operator could reach the cashflow […]

  • MDA To Implement Environmental Monitoring Program in Bangladesh

    MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates [Toronto: MDA] announced Wednesday that the $4.45 million Canadian ($2.9 million) second phase of its Environmental Monitoring Information Network (EMIN) in Bangladesh has been approved for […]

  • Spanish DTH Merger Moves A Step Closer

    The merger between the two Spanish direct-to-home (DTH) satellite platforms, Sogecable’s Canal Satelite Digital and Telefonica’s Via Digital, moved a step closer when Telefonica and Sogecable agreed to comply with […]

  • New KVH Tracphone F55 Offers Marine Communications

    KVH Industries [Nasdaq: KVHI] is launching a satellite communications system designed for maritime use–the Tracphone F55. The Tracphone F55 uses Inmarsat’s satellites to offer leisure and small commercial vessels voice […]

  • Galileo, Rosetta Futures Loom Large For ESA

    So far, it has been a difficult year for the European Space Agency (ESA). Problems with the launch of the Rosetta scientific mission as well as continuing questions over the […]

  • Diebold To Use Spacenet’s Connexstar Satellite Connectivity For ATMs

    Diebold [NYSE: DBD] has contracted with Spacenet, the U.S. subsidiary of Israel’s Gilat Satellite Networks [Nasdaq: GILTF], to become an authorized channel partner of Spacenet’s Connexstar business-grade satellite broadband service. […]

  • Eutelsat Sale Delay Proves Costly

    France Telecom’s decision to sell its stake in Eutelsat to the French investment company Eurazeo has cost the French telco more than 100 million euros ($108 million), compared to the […]