Author: Staff Writer

PlanetSky Ltd. said it signed a long-term agreement for the use of capacity on Gascom‘s Yamal 200 satellite located at 49 degrees East. PlanetSky said it intends to load up...

BSkyB has taken another significant step toward its launch of High-Definition TV (HDTV) services in the United Kingdom. It announced that it is working with Thomson as the initial Set-Top...

Lockheed Martin said it achieved a milestone with the completion and delivery of a sophisticated, high-performance communications subsystem integral to the infrared payload of the first Space-based Infrared System High...

Intelsat reported an increase in revenues for 2004 compared to 2003, but the company also reported a net loss for the year. For 2004, the company reported revenues of $1.04...

In testimony before the House Committee on Government Reform, Michael Cook, senior vice president of Hughes Network Systems, told committee members March 3 that the government should include satellite technologies...

Telenor subsidiary GMPCS said it opened its first international office in London. The office will serve all of GMPCS’ existing and new clients that use the United Kingdom as a...

Modulus Video introduced its new ME6000 real-time, full-resolution high-definition (HD) MPEG-4 AVC encoder for broadcast and other quality driven video applications. According to Modulus, the new system will enable satellite,...

NDS Group won a key contract renewal in Asia with leading Korean pay-TV operator SkyLife. The two parties signed a new five-year contract, which sees the operator use NDS’ VideoGuard...

A March 2 report on CNN‘s Web site quotes Sirius Satellite Radio Mel Karmazin as saying, at a Bear Stearns media conference that day, that the company is considering a...

Orbital Sciences Corp. reported an increase in revenues and net income for 2004. The company earned $675.9 million in total revenues in 2004, up from $581.5 million earned in 2003....