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Analytical Graphics Inc. (AGI) has expanded its seven-year strategic alliance with Science Applications International Corp./Advanced Technology Group (SAIC/ATG) of Huntsville, Ala. AGI will assist SAIC/ATG’s business development efforts to define […]

Increased U.S. government spending on commercial satellite capacity and expected growth in that demand has put Wilton, Conn.-based PanAmSat Corp. [SPOT] on the verge of making an acquisition to pursue […]

Foundation Telecommunications Inc. (FTI) and SES Americom Inc., an SES Global unit, have agreed to a strategic partnership that will enable cable system operators to deliver broadband Internet connectivity. FTI’s […]

LAS VEGAS–At the recent Consumer Electronics Show (CES) here, XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] seemed to have its name on just about every banner, kiosk or bag in sight. However, rival […]

A Boeing [BA] Delta II rocket has successfully launched the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s ICESat (ice, cloud and elevation satellite) and CHIPSat (cosmic hot interstellar plasma spectrometer satellite) from […]

A new investor is recognizing the value of the Globalstar handheld satellite phone service. The investor, New Valley Corp. [NVAL], is preparing to pump money into the financially struggling operation. […]

Globecomm Systems [GCOM], a provider of satellite-based communications, received a $15 million contract to provide satellite infrastructure to a European customer. Under the terms of the contract, Globecomm will modernize […]

The 2003 outlook for Hughes Electronics [GMH] subsidiary DirecTV Inc. is more promising that the company’s conservative guidance would suggest, concluded Karim Zia, the cable and satellite analyst with Deutsche […]

Week of January 13 – 17, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol Jan. 16 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.79 7.2 (3.2) […]

While 2002 revenues slipped, PanAmSat Corp.’s [SPOT] cost-cutting during the past year helped the company to achieve slightly improved profitability, company officials reported Tuesday. The company posted 2002 revenues of […]

Passengers aboard a Lufthansa Boeing 747-400 can now use laptops to gain high-speed connections to the Internet, including full access to their personal or business e-mail accounts and files. As […]

UniTracking VTU, a division of Kabu Concept Marketing, has increased coverage for UniTracking VTU, its Global Positioning System and cellular vehicle tracking and monitoring device. Coverage is now available in […]

After an analysis of its “strategic options” regarding its Commercial Space Systems unit, Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has decided not to sell or close it. “Rather than aligning [the unit] […]

The 2003 outlook for Hughes Electronics [NYSE: GMH] subsidiary DirecTV Inc. is more promising that the company’s conservative guidance would suggest, concluded Karim Zia, the cable and satellite analyst with […]

A new study about planned Ka-band satellite systems projects that 190 transponders will be available to provide broadband services by the end of 2004. The 42 commercial Ka-band transponders in […]

New Valley Corp. [Nasdaq: NVAL], an investment firm primarily focused on the real estate business, has committed to give bankrupt satellite phone service provider Globalstar much-needed debtor-in-possession financing as the […]

The Mexican government and Mexican satellite operator Satelites Mexicanos (Satmex) are holding talks with the Canadian government and Canadian satelliteoperator Telesat Canada to reach a new coordination agreement for fixed […]

Canada’s BSM Technologies Inc. [Toronto: BSM] announced Thursday that it plans to enter the commercial vehicle security and safety market with a line of wireless products and software offerings. BSM’s […]

Inforetech Wireless Technology Inc., a supplier of Global Positioning System technology for the golf industry, announced that Satellite Golf Inc., had acquired distribution rights in Nevada and first rights of […]

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd.’s [Nasdaq: GILTF] subsidiary Spacenet Inc. has signed multiple agreements with global lottery services provider GTECH Corp. to install more than 10,000 Gilat Skystar Advantage broadband satellite […]

Hughes Electronics [NYSE: GMH] satellite TV subsidiary DirecTV Inc. on Thursday began offering local broadcast channels in the Richmond, Va., market to subscribers who request the upgrade. Richmond is the […]

Passengers aboard a Lufthansa [OTC: DLAKY] Boeing 747-400 can use laptops to gain high-speed connections to the Internet, including full access to their personal or business e-mail accounts and files. […]

XM Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: XMSR] will be able to reduce the minimum participation of its existing noteholders in its refinancing plan from 90 percent to 75 percent, following approval of […]

A decision Tuesday to delay the launch of the European Space Agency‘s (ESA) Rosetta scientific satellite will require the selection of another comet for the spacecraft to target for a […]

By Maury Mechanick Juxtaposition of the words “spectrum” and “war” is nothing new. Battles over who gets what spectrum have been waged since the time of Marconi. What is different […]

Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] and General Dynamics [NYSE: GD] have added Boeing Satellite Systems to their team competing to develop the U.S. Navy‘s next generation narrowband tactical satellite communications system, […]

In the end 2002 proved to be a quiet year. Despite endless talk, there was little consolidation, and certainly not any major groundbreaking deals that could be described as a […]

Space Imaging has signed up Raytheon Australia, a unit of U.S.-based Raytheon [NYSE: RTN], as a master reseller of Space Imaging’s products and services including imagery from its earth imaging […]

With BSkyB doing so well in the United Kingdom, its Irish arm is sometimes overlooked. But, the Irish satellite broadcaster is putting pressure on cable TV players and is showing […]

New Skies Satellites [NYSE: NSK] and REACH, a Hong Kong-based international carrier of voice, private line and IP data services, have signed an agreement that will combine the capabilities of […]