Author: JJ McCoy

End II End Communications has appointed Tapan Das Sharma senior advisor for the Indian market. A retired military officer, he currently serves as chairman and managing director of Bravehearts Security...

Peter Scovell has been elected chairman of the board of International Datacasting Corp. effective April 4, the company announced. Longtime Chairman Denzil Doyle will continue as an active director after...

Among available features at www.SatelliteToday.com, your Internet source for business news, market research and competitive analysis for the global satellite-enabled communications market, is a tradeshow blog focusing on the news...

[4/6/07] Lockheed Martin has completed a system design review of the U.S. Air Force’s next-generation GPS Space Segment — GPS Block 3, the company announced April 5. The review —...

Harris Corp. has completed formal testing of its Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) Navy Multiband Terminal prototype system, the company announced April 5. Harris also introduced April 3 its NetPlus...

DirecTV Inc. began delivering local high-definition (HD) programming to four new cities April 4, the company announced. The addition of Albuquerque, N.M.; Buffalo, N.Y.; New Orleans, La.; and Tulsa, Okla.;...

Alliant Techsystems (ATK) will acquire Swales Aerospace, ATK announced April 3. Swales, based in Beltsville, Md., provides satellite components and subsystems, small spacecraft, and engineering services to NASA, the U.S....

The European Commission (EC) has given the green light to the Thales acquisition of Alcatel’s stakes in Alcatel Alenia Space and Telespazio. "This merger creates a complex vertical structure in...

Pending a meeting this week in Ukraine of the Sea Launch Failure Review Oversight Board (FROB), and based on company estimates, the launch provider is anticipating its return to flight...

XM Canada and Rogers Communications reached an agreement to provide XM Canada content across the Rogers wireless, cable and Internet platforms, Rogers announced April 3. The companies will form a...