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Qualcomm Inc. [QCOM] of San Diego has joined the SkyBridge LP group of companies planning to build an 80-satellite low-Earth-orbit system for high-speed Internet connections. It will contribute its code […]

Eutelsat, the European satellite operator, announced that the W1 satellite, which was launched on September 6 by Ariane V132, has gone into full commercial service at 10 degrees East. Traffic […]

Kirch Group intends to turn the women-focused entertainment channel TM3 into a music and comedy channel for young viewers early next year, probably under the new name Sun TV. According […]

DC Sat.Net has completed the first series of commercial IP streaming transmissions using the Astra BBI News feed system. The live transmissions were carried out for DC’s client Escape TV, […]

Arnav Systems Inc has signed an agreement with Globalstar to provide satellite-based voice and data communication for the Arnav Aeronautical Network (AAN). Serving the general aviation market, which includes regional […]

Vivendi SA has agreed to sell its 23 per cent stake in British Sky Broadcasting Group, Europe’s second- largest pay-TV company, to secure European regulatory approval for its $44 billion […]

The N-SAT-110 telecommunications satellite, designed and built for Space Communications Corporation (SCC) and JSAT Corporation of Tokyo, Japan by Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems, was launched successfully from Kourou, French […]

PanAmSat Corporation’s latest spacecraft, the PAS-1R Atlantic Ocean Region satellite, has arrived in Kourou, French Guiana in preparation for its ‘historic’ lift-off in mid November. “The deployment of PAS-1R marks […]

EchoStar Communications Corporation and Geocast Network Systems Inc have reached an agreement to deliver personalised broadband services to PC users via EchoStar’s DISH Network satellite TV service. Under the terms […]

ONdigital, the interactive digital TV service reports it had 896,000 customers signed up, as of October 16. The figure for the quarter ended 30 September, 2000 was 878,000 – more […]

Interspace’s in-depth study of European satellite activity, compiled by Mike Fallon Key: D – Digital A – Analogue E: 80 degreesE: Express-6A D – Three Russian radio stations have started […]

Italian pay-TV operator Stream has appointed Giancarlo Guastini as its new director general, a post previously occupied by Giovanni Minoli. Guastini, who was previously in charge of fiction at Mediaset […]

PanAmSat Corporation reported its third quarter and nine months results ended September 30, 2000 – with a 3Q downturn occurring due to a one-off payment incurred by a venture in […]

The launch of the first satellite for the UAE-based Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications Company, called Thuraya-1, is scheduled for tomorrow morning (October 19). The satellite will be launched by Sea Launch […]

Caltiger.com, a leading ISP in India, will use Loral CyberStar’s high-speed, satellite-based WorldCast Premier Internet access service to speed up Internet content delivery to its end users. The contract will […]

Pro Sieben intends to relaunch its promotion service for the six channel audio system Dolby Digital 5.1, in which the German general interest channel has been airing selected movies since […]

Hughes Space and Communications Co. [GMH] named three senior executives to new positions as The Boeing Co. [BA] completed the purchase of the satellite manufacturing operations for $3.75 billion in […]

Eutelsat has arranged a $484.33 million multicurrency, revolving credit facility to a establish more flexible line of credit in anticipation of its privatization next July “and its likely IPO within […]

Launch managers at Orbital Sciences Corp. [ORB] were all smiles Oct. 9 when its Pegasus rocket successfully launched NASA’s High Energy Transient Explorer 2 (HETE 2) satellite into its targeted […]

By Theresa Foley The satellite manufacturing segment of the commercial satellite business has always held a significant role in the industry’s identity. One of the first things people visualize when […]

By David Hartshorn This time last year, they said it couldn’t be done. The idea seemed simple enough: Draw upon the combined resources of the Global VSAT Forum membership–nearly 100 […]

By Peter J. Brown The 1990s are finally over, and Asia is breathing a sigh of relief. The economic indicators are all pointing to a continuing rebound, although some concern […]

By Rob Fernandez Few would dispute that the Internet has swept up the satellite industry as it has everything else within its broad reach. While the nature of satellite technology […]

By Gerry Oberst In August, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) released on its Web site a thoughtful report on the ethics of space policy. The document […]

By Marc Crossman And Aileen Chen Even after reporting second quarter results that showed improvement from a disappointing first quarter, the stock of Loral Space and Communications still trades more […]

By Katie McConnell The Canadian satellite industry has changed a great deal over the years. Gone are the days of large prime contractors funded by government projects. Today, the Canadian […]

Telesat Canada is a company that was originally formed as a domestic satellite organization to provide basic services to all Canadians. In 1969, when the company was formed, the government […]

By Theresa Foley The coming wave of new broadband satellites would be useless without comparable advances in user terminals, and earth station developers have a number of impressive advanced antenna […]

InSight Telecommunications Corp. of Boston has agreed to sell, schedule and service the 24 Ku-band transponders on the GE 2 satellite that previously was used by Primestar. The agreement for […]

StarBand Communications Inc., formerly Gilat-To-Home, which is building a DBS Internet service, will supply its users with e-mail and messaging through and agreement with Commtouch Software Ltd. [CTCH] of Mountain […]