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Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co. delivered the latest U.S. Department of Defense weather satellite to Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., Lockheed Martin announced June 13. The Defense Meteorological Satellite Program...

Gilat Satellite Networks delivered its Skyedge satellite hub station and more than 1,500 VSAT terminals to Indian satellite communications provider HCL Comnet Systems & Services Ltd., Gilat announced June 9....

Irish telecommunications company Smart Telecom awarded Eutelsat a contract to help provide high-speed Internet access to schools across Ireland, Eutelsat announced June 9. Eutelsat will provide its D-Star satellite broadband...

New Skies Satellites said June 13 it signed an agreement with Malaysia’s Smart Digital Communications to deliver two-way broadband Internet transmissions in Southeast Asia via the NSS-6 satellite. Using an...

Stratos Global Corp. will move its Regional Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) service to the Inmarsat-4 F1 satellite July 9, Stratos announced. The move will provide customers with data speeds...

The Korea Herald reported June 10 that more than 50,000 customers signed up for the mobile satellite television service offered by TU Media Corp. during its first month of commercial...

XM Satellite Radio said its Navtraffic service will be expanded to include Orlando, Fla., and Tampa, Fla., beginning June 15, bringing the total number of cities served to 22. The...

BT Media and Broadcast said June 13 the Tennis Channel expanded and extended its transmission agreement with the company. The Tennis Channel renewed its commitment for an additional two years...

EMS Technologies said June 13 that Atlas Telecom Services was awarded a $2.5 million contract to supply EMS’ Enfusion broadband satellite communication system to the U.S. Army in support of...

Swe-Dish Satellite Systems signed a cooperation agreement with Australia-based Anitcom, which could enable Swe-dish to boost revenues in the Asia-Pacific region. Anitcom provides mobile network solutions for the Australian defense...