Author: Staff Writer

The Intelsat–Panamsat merger took its first step toward completion in late October when Panamsat shareholders approved the deal, Intelsat CEO David McGlade said during a Nov. 10 conference call with...

The European Union (EU) reached an agreement with the Kingdom of Morocco to participate in the Galileo satellite navigation program, the EU announced Nov. 8. The agreement will cover industrial...

Com Dev International Ltd., announced Nov. 10 its will spend up to Cdn. $10 million ($8.4 million) to buy back up to 10 percent of the company’s stock on the...

Iridium Satellite LLC reported that the number of subscribers to its mobile satellite service has grown 30 percent from the beginning of 2005 to Nov. 1. Revenues also are up...

Skyterra Communications Inc., an affiliate of New York-based private equity firm Apollo Management LP, has executed an agreement to acquire the remaining 50 percent of Hughes Network Systems LLC (HNS)...

Due to cost overruns and schedule delays on several major space acquisition programs, the U.S. Congress “is losing confidence in the Pentagon’s current acquisition system,” U.S. Rep. Terry Everett (R-Ala.),...

Intelsat Ltd.‘s revenues grew 10 percent to $293.6 million in the third quarter 2005, though the satellite operator posted a net loss of $54.5 million, Intelsat reported Nov. 10. In...

Iridium Satellite Nov. 9 named Avdata Systems Pty Ltd. and Advanced Global Communications new value-added developers for the Iridium system. Headquartered in Caloundra, Australia, Avdata Systems specializes in the development...

Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (Asiasat) announced Nov. 10 that it has established a new distribution platform. The Multiple Channels per Carrier (MCPC) DVB platform will provide video, audio, data...

Alcatel Alenia Space is teaming up with UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) and the European Space Agency (ESA) for the SpaceForScience program, which provides telecoms and multimedia...