Author: Staff Writer

VSAT technology developed by iDirect Technologies received product acceptance from the Rural Utilities Services (RUS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, iDirect announced July 11. This acceptance means the technology...

Public relations firm WDC Media announced July 9 it selected Hughes Network Systems’ (HNS) Direcway as its premium satellite broadband provider. “Direcway offers a viable solution to our intranet and...

While major operators are starting to take a closer look at deploying hybrid networks that combine wireless technologies such as Wi-Fi and WiMAX, the Canadian government has already deployed a...

New Skies Satellite became the second private equity-owned satellite operator this year to launch an initial public offering (IPO) of common stock. And given the stock’s rise on its first...

ISAT.L Inmarsat Plc has been trading publicly for a little more than two weeks and its share price on the London Stock Exchange has recovered from drops suffered during its...

Intelsat Ltd. announced that RR Satellite Communications Ltd. (RR Sat), an Israeli broadcast service provider, selected the operator to provide content distribution services in the United States and Asia. In...

U.K. satellite pay-television operator BSkyB stepped up its interactive plans in the country, naming technical partners for its interactive portal slated for launch before the end of 2005. The portal...

A Lockheed Martin/Northrop Grumman team announced July 6 that it completed a major system design review of the Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSat) space segment program. The system will provide...

Canada.com reported July 8 that General Motors and Toyota would offer satellite radio receivers as an option on automobiles sold in Canada. Neither automobile manufacturer named specific models that will...

The Women in Aerospace (WIA) association announced that its 5th Annual Women in Aerospace Golf Tournament will be held Monday, Aug. 8 at 8 a.m. at the East Course at...