Author: Staff Writer

Modulus Video Inc., a developer of MPEG-4 AVC compression systems, raised $10 million in venture funding, the company announced Sept. 27. The funding round was led by Thomas Weisel Venture...

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. said its Comtech EF Data Corp. subsidiary received a $1.1 million follow-on order from Satcom Resources for satellite modems. Satcom Resources uses Comtech’s modems to power satellite...

Calian’s Systems Engineering Division received a contract to provide operations and maintenance for the Canadian Space Agency’s (CSA) Satellite Operations Directorate. The two-year contract covers at CSA facilities in Saint-Hubert,...

Roadpost Inc. unveiled Sept. 27 a new pricing schedule for its Iridium satellite prepaid services and introduced an option to extend the expiration period for unused minutes. The company said...

BSkyB rolled out its new My Sky service intended to improve the company’s customer service features offered to its U.K customers. Using the remote control, customers now will be able...

Echostar Communications Corp., which operates the Dish Network direct-to-home satellite television service, announced Sept. 27 that Linda Kinney joined the company as vice president of law and regulation. She comes...

The Intersputnik International Organization of Space Communications plans to establish a full-service, international satellite communications network, the organization announced Sept. 26. Working with regional partners, Intersputnik will offer corporate users...

A Boeing Delta 2 rocket delivered the first modernized GPS Block 2R satellite into orbit for the U.S. Air Force, Boeing and satellite manufacturer Lockheed Martin announced. The launch took...

Echostar Communications Corp. announced Sept. 23 that its Dish Network direct-to-home satellite television service is enhancing its 24-hour hurricane channel to provide information on Hurricane Rita, in addition to the...

The Word Network, an African-American religious channel, announced Sept. 26 it filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Maryland against Sirius Satellite Radio alleging racial...