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Swe-Dish Satellite Systems said it has been awarded a $20 million frame contract from the U.S. Defense Department for mobile satellite communications equipment and support services. According to the company,...

Raytheon Co. has announced that it will lead a team in pursuit of the $2 billion Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT) Military Operations System, a program that will provide the...

Tachyon Networks Inc. and Xplornet today said they have formed a strategic partnership to offer broadband satellite services to government, enterprises and small- and medium-sized businesses throughout North America. Xplornet,...

New Skies Satellites B.V. today said G2 Satellite Solutions, a subsidiary of Panamsat focused on government solutions, has selected New Skies’ NSS-7 satellite to launch a new, fully-managed Internet Protocol...

Multi-platform music network Music Choice today announced the launch of its signals on Panamsat‘s Galaxy-5 satellite. The Panamsat bird will carry the signal for the next 15 years. Financial terms...

Celebrating its 28th year of publication, Satellite News is committed to providing the industry with hard- hitting content that keeps industry executives updated on the business changes and advancements in...

Until the cause of the Intelsat Americas-7 (IA-7) failure is determined, questions on when Intelsat should have figured out there was a problem will remain. But even in a catastrophic...

In Europe, DTH platforms continue to perform strongly in the battle against cable television. It is also a pivotal time for many as they look to broaden their service offerings....

The Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) market may be best remembered more for its spectacular failures than any successes, but memories of those failures have not prevented the MSS market from...

The failure of the Intelsat Americas-7 satellite has a few companies stepping up to help reconnect customers of Starband Communications Inc. left stranded without Internet service. Once such company is...