Author: Staff Writer

Iridium Satellite LLC officials today said the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has expanded Iridium’s spectrum with access to an additional 3.1 MHz to meet the increasing demand for Iridium’s satellite...

Networkcar, a Reynolds and Reynolds [REY] company, signed an agreement with Johnson Industries under which Johnson will market Networkcar’s fleet-management system to its customers. Networkcar’s system collects and organizes detailed...

EchoStar Communications [DISH] cut over local programming in three more markets: Quincy, Ill.-Hannibal, Mo.-Keokuk, Iowa; Albany, Ga; and Monroe, La.- El Dorado, Ark. In Quincy, Ill., Dish Network direct-to-home broadcast...

A panel of automotive and telematics technology experts selected Microsoft Connected Car Technology as Best Telematics Solution at Telematics Update Awards 2004. Powered by Windows Automotive technology, the Microsoft package...

General Dynamics yesterday announced its acquisition of TriPoint Global Communications Inc., a private provider of ground-based satellite and wireless communication equipment and integration services for video, voice and data applications...

Dulles, Va.-based ORBIMAGE, global provider of high-resolution Earth imagery products and services, won a multi-year contract from the United States Geological Survey (USGS). ORBIMAGE will use its OrbView-3 high-resolution satellite,...

BSkyB intends to launch a Free-To-Air (FTA) satellite service proposition in the United Kingdom later this year. The offering will comprise 200 TV and radio channels, and interactive services that...

New Skies Satellites N.V. [NSK] officials today announced two new Internet offerings: IPsys Broadband for Asia and IPsys Bandwidth On Demand for Latin America. In Latin America, New Skies launched...

The Satellite Industry Association (SIA), in cooperation with the Satellite Broadcasting & Communications Association (SBCA) and the Global VSAT Forum (GVF), issued a 2003 “State of The Satellite Industry” report...

GlobeCast says its subsidiary GlobeCast WorldTV will offer Pay-Per View (PPV) broadcasts of the European Championship football tournament from Portugal to its U.S. subscribers in June and July. Customers can...