Author: Staff Writer

SES Astra, a European satellite-operating unit of SES Global [SESG], signed a long-term agreement with Orf to lease additional Astra satellite transponder capacity to Austria’s largest public broadcaster. The new...

Encore Networks signed a reseller agreement with Australian satellite broadband operator NewSat under which NewSat will add Encore’s complete line of IP-only and IP+Legacy virtual private network (VPN) security appliances...

The unexpected departure of innovative and aggressive SES Americom President and CEO Dean Olmstead from the company, announced late last week, should not slow the company’s drive to pursue its...

El Segundo, Calif.-based DirecTV Group’s [DTV] decision last week to provide high-definition (HD) satellite TV services via its two Spaceway satellites and two other spacecraft it plans to launch by...

The DirecTV 10 and 11 satellites will be built by The Boeing Co. [BA] and launched in 2007. The two orbiters will be among the largest and most powerful Ka-...

Two industry leaders are counting down the days until one of them wins what is believed to be the biggest military pact available to satellite manufacturers for the next two...

By Paul Dykewicz For sports fans, satellite radio is an increasingly enticing low-cost alternative to the much higher priced satellite and cable TV services.For sports fans, satellite radio is an...

South Windsor, Conn.-based Pioneer Aerospace Corporation, the modest-sized company that provided the parachute and the corresponding pyrotechnic device intended to safely cushion the dissent of the costly Genesis scientific satellite,...

Building a successful business in the satellite broadband arena is no easy task. While it’s easy to talk about the size of markets not covered by DSL and cable, it’s...

Week of Sept. 3 – 9, 2004 Percentage Change Symbol Sept. 9 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.54 8.5 4.1...