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Mobile satellite operators should benefit from a Federal Communications Commission decision to let them add wireless capabilities as ancillary terrestrial component (ATC) services. High-profile business failures by mobile satellite services […]

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 […]

AOL Time Warner this week sold its 8.4 percent stake in Hughes Electronics for around $800 million. AOL sold the stake in Hughes–parent of DirecTV, Hughes Network Systems, and PanAmSat […]

New Skies Satellites [NYSE: NSK] has signed a multi-year, multi-transponder deal with Indian telecom company Reliance Infocomm, enabling Reliance to offer international long-distance telephone services to the United States. The […]

The government of Norway has agreed to purchase $15 million Canadian (US$9.8 million) worth of RADARSAT-2 data. Under the agreement, the first of its kind in Europe, Norway has committed […]

Canada’s Norsat International Inc. [NSAT; NII], a designer and marketer of satellite products for high-speed data transmission, sold a specialized terminal to an unidentified New York-based broadcaster, company officials said. […]

Washington D.C.-based XM Satellite Radio Inc. [Nasdaq: XMSR] took a big step toward gaining the financial breathing room it needed this week by closing on its previously announced $475 million […]

An oversight board convened by International Launch Services (ILS) to investigate the Nov. 26 launch failure of a Proton/Block DM rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan has completed its initial […]

REACH, the joint venture between Australian carrier Telstra and Hong Kong-based PCCW Ltd., is boosting its position in the Asia Pacific region with a slew of recent deals with international […]

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 […]

Interspace’s in-depth study of European satellite activity, compiled by Mike Fallon 83 degreesE: Insat 2E & 3B D The signal from Doordarshan’s DD Telegu on 3910 MHz vertical, SR 5999, […]

The T. Howard Foundation, an organization devoted to helping women and people of color break into the satellite telecommunications industry, will recognize the achievements of AOL Time Warner [AOL] Vice […]

Alcatel Space has signed a contract worth between 50 million and 100 million euros ($53.6 million and $107.3 million) with Russian Satellite Communications Co. (RSCC) to supply the payloads for […]

Integral Systems [Nasdaq: ISYS], a provider of satellite command and control technology and satellite ground systems, is launching its Skylight system using a direct broadcast satellite terminal for remote sensing […]

NDS had an eventful 2002. The conditional access (CA) vendor had numerous lawsuits to contend with from players such as Canal+ Technologies and EchoStar Communications. Despite the publicity, NDS remains […]

Space Imaging (Denver), which provides Earth imagery and related services to commercial and government markets, is offering online purchasing of IKONOS satellite imagery through its Carterra Online Internet portal. The […]

PanAmSat CEO Joe Wright outlined the company’s growth strategy when recently presenting fourth quarter results, but other issues about the direction the company overshadowed the results. It has been reported […]

Kingston inmedia, the satellite-based broadband technology arm of Kingston Communications [London: KCOM], won two contracts this week. One deal involves providing Internet backbone connectivity and VoIP services via satellite to […]

SES Astra, a subsidiary of SES Global, Canal Satellite, Canal+ Technologies, Newtec, STMicroelectronics, and Thomson have signed an agreement to develop a low cost satellite- based response channel for direct-to-home […]

Song, a new, wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines [DAL], will be offering in-flight satellite TV as part of its effort to meet travelers’ needs, company officials said. Song, […]

Nera Telecommunications has signed a memorandum of understanding with Isaiah Verse 65 Foundation in the Philippines for the supply, delivery and implementation of 1,000 Nera satellite communications terminals. The contract […]

Despite withdrawing from the bidding for European satellite operator Eutelsat, PanAmSat [Nasdaq: SPOT] remains interested in expanding its European presence and still could link up with Eutelsat in some form […]

Telenor Satellite Services will provide dedicated capacity on Inmarsat satellites and land earth station services to Comtech to offer its customers real-time asset tracking and messaging services. The agreement is […]

By Piero Muscara Rupert Murdoch is a man of his word. Years ago he claimed that he “would never buy a newspaper” that he couldn’t “understand what’s written in it.” […]

HONOLULU–Asia represents one of the world’s largest markets for satellite products and services, with 67 commercial satellites transmitting to a third of the world’s population. Asian satellite operators “may be […]

Arianespace CEO Jean-Yves Le Gall expects a decision on the launch of the Rosetta scientific satellite to take place in the next three months. Arianespace and the European Space Agency […]

DirecTV Latin America (DLA) expects to know before the end of February whether it will have to enter Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The satellite TV operator announced earlier this month […]

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 […]

Radio Satellite Integrators (RSI), a provider of customized GPS-based vehicle tracking and mobile data solutions, has sold an automatic vehicle location (AVL) system to the Erie County, Pa., Water Authority […]

Jeffrey Crosby has joined Conexant Systems [Nasdaq: CNXT] as vice president of marketing for set-top box (STB) products. Conexant supplies chipsets used in STBs for satellite TV and other uses. […]