Author: Staff Writer

Global Crossing announced May 24 a new agreement under which Loral Skynet will be able to more easily reach locations outside its satellite network. Using Global Crossing’s iMPLS service, the...

Panamsat‘s QuickSpot service, a bandwidth on demand service that was developed to meet the growing need for flexibility in provisioning satellite services requiring a mobile “pay-as-you-go” model, has expanded. Initially,...

Globecomm Systems Inc. unveiled its lightweight broadband terminal designed to meet airline cabin baggage requirements. The 0.77-meter terminal is contained within a pair of suitcases and can be set up...

Satellite pay-TV operators in Europe reported mixed results for the first quarter of 2005. In the post-holiday market, the rate of growth is traditionally slower and the numbers reflect that...

The U.S. Air Force announced May 23 it selected Lockheed Martin to continue development of the Innovative Space Based Radar Antenna Technology, or ISAT. The contract, valued at $19.5 million,...

Panamsat Holding Corp. continues to rise, ending the 10 trading days leading to our May 26 publication deadline for this issue at a historic high of $19.70 per share since...

dbsXmedia, a subsidiary of Ariel Way Inc., signed a new contract with Virgin Megastores to deliver in-store music and advertising with the Virgin Megastores Radio service into retail stores throughout...

International Launch Services (ILS) placed the DirecTV 8 satellite into orbit May 22 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on a Proton Breeze M rocket. Satellite controllers confirmed that the...

EMS Satcom opened an office in Monterrey, Mexico, that will be the headquarters for the company’s Latin American sales operations. “The opening of this office and our expansion into the...

Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) said the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) authorized the launch and operation of a next-generation L-band satellite at 101 degrees West. This follows the April 5...