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Scopus Video Networks has been chosen by a consortium formed by Embratel, Star One and Bull to provide a compressed digital video distribution solution for Boticario, one of the largest...

src=”nav01rt.gif”> IPStar New Zealand announced Oct. 27 it has approved National Communications Corp. Ltd. (Natcom) to begin selling products and services that use the IPStar (Thaicom 4) satellite. Natcom offers...

Lockheed Martin completed the preliminary design review for the U.S. Navy‘s Mobile User Objective System (MUOS), the company announced Oct. 26. The review validated the MUOS design to ensure that...

src=”nav01rt.gif”> National Technical Systems Inc., unveiled several new specialized tests for satellite and launch vehicle systems and components, the company announced Oct. 28. The launch simulation tests combine extremely high-level...

SES Astra announced Oct. 26 that South Asian cable and satellite TV provider Sony Entertainment Television will transmit its newly launched Max channel on the Astra 2A satellite, located at...

Eutelsat Communications Group withdrew its initial public offering due to “adverse market conditions,” the company announced Oct. 27. Eutelsat said the offering was oversubscribed, but the company was “concerned that...

XM Satellite Radio lost $131.9 million in the third quarter 2005, up from a loss of $118 million in the same period in 2004, the company reported Oct. 27. The...

Spacedev Inc. will acquire Starsys Research Corp. for $9 million in cash and stock, the companies announced Oct. 26. SpaceDev will pay $1.5 million in cash and $7.5 million in...

A Russian Kosmos 3M rocket launched multiple satellites Oct. 27, including a pair of imaging microsateilltes, a spacecraft built by European students and Iran’s first satellite, according to the European...

KVH Industries Inc. introduced Oct. 26 its new Tracvision M3 marine satellite TV system for vessels as small as 25 feet in length. The system includes the Tracvision M3 antenna,...