Author: JJ McCoy

[2/19/07 edition] SES Global has agreed to repurchase 103.1 million shares of SES from GE in a transaction valued at 1.2 billion euros ($1.6 billion), SES announced Feb. 14. In...

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Norsat International Inc. is introducing its miniaturized 8-watt block-up converter, the company announced Feb. 16. The converter is packaged in a 6.5-pound box and is fully operational across the entire...

Advantech Satellite Networks unveiled its new DVB-RCS starter hub, the SatNet Micro. "The SatNet Micro hub will allow us to target a new and growing market segment that is focused...

NetSky Holdings Inc. is offering a high-speed, one-way satellite service marketed to small businesses and home-office users. Expected to launch March 1, the one-way Internet satellite service, provided through an...

Register today for SATELLITE 2007, the premier global event for satellite-enabled communications. Experience the largest exhibit show floor in the satellite communications marketplace, cutting-edge conference sessions and more than 11...

International Launch Services (ILS) signed a contract to launch the Ciel-2 satellite on a Proton Breeze-M vehicle in late 2008, the company announced Feb. 15. Ciel-2, built by Alcatel Alenia...

Ariane 5 production is being increased to meet growing demand in the launch services marketplace, Arianespace announced Feb. 15. In a declaration signed in Bremen, Germany, production of Ariane 5...

Eutelsat reported revenues of 415.3 million euros ($545.7 million) for the second half of 2006, the company announced Feb. 15. The revenues represented an increase of 5.2 percent over the...

TerreStar Networks Inc., a majority-owned subsidiary of Motient Corp., closed on the sale of $500 million in aggregate principal amount of its 15 percent senior secured notes due 2014, TerreStar...