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ViaSat Provides Linkstar System To Gulfsat

Gulfsat Communications Co. will use ViaSat‘s Linkstar broadband network to provide shared hub network services, ViaSat announced. Gulfsat will use the Linkstar network to provide networking and Internet services to...

Swe-Dish Wins Middle East News Deal

Swe-Dish Satellite Systems will supply mobile satellite communications equipment to Arabic TV station MBC TV to boost the station’s live news coverage in the Middle East. MBC broadcasting stations will...

iDirect Wins EMEA Broadband Deal

Globecomm Systems Inc. will deploy an iDirect Technologies platform to support customers in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) markets, iDirect announced March 6. The initial deployment will include...

Northrop Grumman Buys Back Stock

Northrop Grumman Corp. agreed to buy back 11.6 million shares of stock from Credit Suisse, for about $750 million, Northrop Grumman announced March 7. Under the accelerated share repurchase agreement,...

Dish Launches Local HD Services In Seven Cities

Echostar Communications Corp. will launch local high-definition (HD) TV channels in seven more cities, the company announced March 6. The addition of Albuquerque, Atlanta, Boston, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, Salt Lake City...