Author: Staff Writer

Telenor Satellite Services said it is offering reduced calling rates for sailors at sea this holiday season. In conjunction with Inmarsat, Telenor is extending low-cost Super Quiet Time hours around...

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...

The Meteosat Second Generation (MSG-2) satellite will be placed into orbit Dec. 21 for the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (Eumetsat), Arianespace said Nov. 18. The Ariane...

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) said the inaugural launch of its Falcon 1 rocket will take place Nov. 25. The privately developed, liquid-fueled rocket will be launched from Kwajalein Atoll...

ViaSat Inc. announced Nov. 21 it reached an agreement to acquire privately held Efficient Channel Coding Inc. (ECC), a producer of broadband communication integrated circuits and satellite communication systems. This...

BSkyB will no longer enjoy a monopoly over English Premier League soccer rights after its current deal expires, but the satellite pay-TV operator could still retain around 80 percent of...

Iridium Satellite LLC said Nov. 18 it is providing satellite data links to enable e-mail, Internet and intra-ship communications for the passengers and crew of M/V Polar Star, an expedition...

International satellite radio services provider Worldspace Inc. announced Nov. 21 the premiere of “Radio Art of Living,” an exclusive channel with programming aimed at extending the teachings of spiritual leader...