Author: Staff Writer

Georgia has joined a growing list of states and municipalities that are turning to satellite technology to track felons. According to a Jan. 1 Associated Press report, the state launched...

According to a Jan. 3 article on The Scotsman’s Web site, BSkyB could deploy some new technology in its satellite television set-top boxes that would allow viewers to screen out...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) denied The DirecTV Group Inc.’s request to launch and operate two geostationary satellites in the Ka-band. In a Dec. 30, 2004 letter to DirecTV that...

Gilat Satellite Newtorks Ltd. said that beginning Jan. 1, the company will operate under two business units: Gilat Network Solutions and Gilat Network Operations. The company said the division is...

PSSI and Spaceconnection last week announced the formation of skIP Broadband LLC, a communications solutions company that specializes in providing dedicated phone lines, Internet connectivity and high speed data and...

Both Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio reached their respective subscriber goals for 2004, each company announced last week. XM said Dec. 27 that it recently surpassed 3.1 million...

ViaSat Inc. said it won an Engineering Change Proposal modification and corresponding delivery order valued at approximately $60 million for the development of a Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) complaint...

Both Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio reached their respective subscriber goals for 2004, each company an-nounced last week. XM said Dec. 27 that it recently surpassed 3.1 million...

2004 has been one of the most exciting years in the satellite industry for a long time. It will be remembered as the year where the private equity (PE) firms...

Panamsat, according to a Dec. 20, 2004, Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, will be looking to raise $1.12 billion in an initial public offering. The planned...