Author: Staff Writer

The first satellite that will be part of Europe’s Galileo global satellite navigation system has been transferred to the Netherlands for testing. The European Space Agency announced that one of...

Sirius Satellite Radio reported record revenues for its second quarter 2005, driven by increased subscriber numbers and low churn. However, the company also reported a widening net loss due to...

Connexion By Boeing said Aug. 1 its in-flight wireless Internet service became the first to be verified through Intel Corp.‘s Wireless Verification Program, which measures the compatibility of Connexion by...

XM Satellite Radio and the United States Tennis Association (USTA) announced Aug. 1 a new broadcasting and marketing partnership under which XM will broadcast live the 2005 U.S. Open men’s...

Ford Motor Co. and Sirius Satellite Radio jointly announced Aug. 1 that Ford and Lincoln Mercury will begin offering Sirius satellite radio receivers as a factory-installed option on four 2006...

Satelinx International Inc. and Virtual Wave Inc., both providers of GPS tracking and location-based services, announced Aug. 1 they signed a letter of intent to merge in an all-stock transaction....

Nera Satcom announced its second order for broadband satellite terminals for Inmarsat’s BGAN (Broadband Global Area Network) service in a matter of days. The MVS Group ordered 1,000 broadband satellite...

Iridium Satellite LLC had about 127,000 voice and data subscribers as of June 30, a 20 percent increase compared to its number of subscribers at the same time last year...

Certain creditors seeking to force Satelites Mexicanos S.A. de C.V. (Satmex) to file for bankruptcy in the United States have agreed to withdraw their petition for an involuntary Chapter 11...

The launch of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-N (GOES-N) has been delayed indefinitely due to an unnamed issue with the satellite, NASA announced July 28. When rescheduled, the satellite will...