Author: Staff Writer

Japan's OICETS Launched By Dnepr Rocket

ISC Kosmotras launched Japan’s Optical Inter-orbit Communication Engineering Test Satellite (OICETS) Aug. 24. The satellite, which will test inter-orbit communications between satellites, was placed into low earth orbit via a...

Weida Announces New Orders In China

Weida Communications Inc. said Aug. 24 it received three new contracts to provide satellite communications systems for electric power utilities in China. The deals are expected to bring the company...

Wildblue Appoints New CEO

Wildblue Communications Inc. said Aug. 23 David Leonard will take over as the company’s CEO effective Sept. 1. Co-founder and current CEO Tom Moore is stepping down because he has...

Suzuki Taps XM For Satellite Radio

XM Satellite Radio said Aug. 23 its satellite radio receivers will make their debut in Suzuki automobiles in a pair of 2006 models. The Grand Vitara and the XL-7 sport...

iDirect Ships 200th VSAT Hub

iDirect Technologies said Aug. 23 it sold its 200th IP-based hub router solution to Telefonica CTC in Chile. Telefonica CTC will install the hub in Santiago, Chile, in order to...

Pakistan Planning Imagery Satellite Systems

The president of Pakistan has given preliminary approval to a program to develop the nation’s first imagery satellite, according to press reports. The Remote Sensing Satellite System (RSSS) would be...

BT Media, ABS-CBN Extend Deal

BT Media And Broadcast said Aug. 22 it expanded its deal with Filipino broadcaster ABS-CBN to encompass the management of ABS-CBN’s entire European network, including service support, operations and satellite...