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France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications is set for a busy year with the launch of BGAN (Broadband Global Area Network) services, Erik Ceuppens, the company’s CEO, said. Inmarsat selected the...

Globalstar LLC has begun construction of a satellite gateway in Wasilla, Alaska, the company announced. The gateway, which is scheduled to become fully operational in mid 2006, is intended to...

Satellite Lynx added another radio network broadcast by SES Americom‘s AMC-1 satellite, SES Americom announced. Satellite Lynx delivers transmitter-ready programming to FM radio stations throughout America. The company provides content...

Paul Guyardo has been named executive vice president and chief marketing officer of DirecTV effective Oct. 17, the company announced Sept. 22. Guyardo will be responsible for all aspects of...

Tachyon Networks Inc. said Sept. 21 it is donating secure, carrier-grade broadband satellite services system to the Naval Postgraduate School arm of Joint Task Force Katrina. The system will help...

Digitalglobe announced Sept. 21 that Thomas Henning was named the company’s new senior director of U.S. defense business development. Henning will interact with senior U.S. Department of Defense and intelligence...

Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp. announced Sept. 21 they withdrew their filing with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regarding the formation of the United Launch Alliance. The companies...

SBC Communications and Echostar Communications Corp. agreed to continue marketing co-branded SBC/Dish Network direct-to-home (DTH) satellite television services but modified the original agreement signed in July 2003. Under the new...

Noorsat, a new entrant on the Middle East satellite communications landscape, is expecting strong growth in the satellite broadcast market. The company predicts the number of television channels broadcasting to...

EMS Technologies Inc. said Sept. 21 that the U.S. Department of Defense is equipping ground operators of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in Southeastern Asia with video capabilities from EMS DVB-RCS...