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Satlynx SA and Excelerate Technology Ltd. announced a partnership to provide mobile satellite broadband solutions across Europe. As part of the partnership, Excelerate will deliver fixed and transportable VSAT services...

Viasat Broadcasting, a subsidiary of the Modern Times Group (MTG), will see three of its channels distributed on Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) in Sweden. This is thanks to a three-year...

Orbital Sciences Corp. said it has completed the design, manufacturing and testing process for the Telkom 2 C-band satellite for PT Telkomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (PT Telkom), Indonesia’s state-owned telecommunications company....

Alcatel said it has signed a $150 million contract with Brazilian satellite operator Star One for the construction of the telecommunications satellite Star One C2. It will be the second...

Although Sirius Satellite Radio hit its subscriber goals in 2004 and has more than 1.24 million customers today, the company’s adjusted loss from operations increased by $126.1 million to a...

The Satellite Industry Association welcomed The DirecTV Group Inc. and Stratos Global Corp. as associate members in 2005. As associate members, the two companies have an opportunity to participate in...

Telenor Satellite Services acquired Neratek AS, a Norwegian provider of land mobile and maritime satellite communications equipment and services. Telenor said it plans to incorporate Neratek’s operations with the operations...

New Zealand pay-TV operator Sky Televisionis hoping to boost the tsunami relief effort by offering digital subscribers the opportunity to contribute through a special interactive screening of the Waveaid concert...

iDirect Technologies has signed an agreement with Pronto Networks to incorporate the company’s operations support system (OSS) into its product offering to deliver last mile wireless connectivity via satellite. The...

Eurely, the consortium formed by Alcatel, Finmeccanica, AENA and Hispasat, said it handed out its final proposal Jan. 25 to the European Commission, providing further details and binding commitments to...