Author: Staff Writer

Roadpost Inc. said it dropped pricing on its Iridium service offerings to address growing demand for business continuity/disaster recovery communications. “The recent hurricanes have shown that renting satellite services on...

Mobile Satellite Services provider MVS introduced Nov. 22 a new ship tracking solution that uses the Iridium Satellite LLC satellite constellation for short-burst data transmissions. The system provides real-time vessel...

Australian telco Telstra awarded Beam Communications, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tele-IP for satellite equipment. The contract, valued at Aus. $350,000 ($258,000). covers the replenishment of in-vehicle hands free kits...

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) scrubbed the inaugural launch of its Falcon 1 rocket Nov. 25 and does not expect to perform the mission until December, the company announced. The...

Inmarsat Holdings Ltd. reported a widening net loss for the third quarter 2005 as revenues remained relatively flat. The company’s total revenue for the just finished third quarter was $120...

SES Astra said Nov. 25 it closed a new long-term agreement with MTV Networks Europe for further capacity on an Astra satellite located at 19.2 degrees East, which MTV will...

Loral Space & Communications announced Nov. 22 it officially concluded its reorganization and has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The restructured Loral will consist of two business segments: satellite...

SES Americom said its Americom-23 (AMC-23) satellite is being readied for launch Dec. 6 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. International Launch Services will deliver the satellite to orbit using...

XM Canada Nov. 22 became the first satellite radio service to officially launch service in Canada. The company said the more than 4,500 customers who pre-registered for XM Canada service...

Globecast said Nov. 22 it is broadcasting Arab-language radio station RMC Moyen-Orient, a subsidiary of Radio France Internationale, via its digital platform on the Arabsat 2D satellite operated in partnership...