Author: Staff Writer

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. announced June 20 that its U.S. subsidiary, Spacenet Inc., was selected by Ace Hardware Corp. to provide satellite broadband network solutions for its 4,800 independent hardware...

The rise of free-to-air digital services continues to dominate the U.K. pay-TV market, according to the June 10 report on digital television by U.K. communications regulator Ofcom. In the 2005...

ND Satcom is in position to receive a key satellite communications contract from the German armed forces later this year and hopes to use the momentum from that win to...

SIRI & XMSR Satellite radio continues to receive attention as Canadian-based partners of both Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio received licenses to offer satellite radio in Canada using...

Satelites Mexicanos S.A. de C.V. (Satmex) reached an agreement with debt holders who filed an involuntary bankruptcy petition against the company to extend Satmex’s deadline for responding to the petition....

The Odyssey Launch Platform and Sea Launch Commander vessels are en route to Sea Launch’s equatorial launch site for the company’s third mission of the year, the launch of the...

Via Satellite is offering a $75 discount to those who purchase the 2005 Satellite Industry Directory before July 1. The directory provides users with fully updated EIRP maps, operator profiles,...

Arianespace announced June 14 that the Broadcasting Satellite System Corp. of Japan (BSat) awarded Arianespace a contract to launch the BSat-3a spacecraft. The satellite will be launched on an Ariane...

The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced last week that it has saved more than 5,000 people using the international Search and Rescue Satellite-Aided Tracking System (Sarsat). The...

EADS Astrium and Alcatel Space will jointly develop a new platform for next generation communications satellites, the companies announced June 16. The two companies will develop the platform, dubbed Alphabus,...