Author: Staff Writer

EchoStar Intros Local Channels In Two Markets

Englewood, Colo.-based EchoStar Communications [DISH] announced today its DISH Network would offer local TV channels through its satellite television service to viewers in Rockford, Ill., and to those in Medford,...

ViaSat Modem Helps Connexion By Boeing

ViaSat [VSAT], based in Carlsbad, Calif., was the provider of a general aviation Internet modem deployed in the launch of the new Connexion by Boeing airborne broadband service. The Boeing...

DirecTV Entitled To Legal Award

El Segundo, Calif.-based DirecTV trumpeted a legal award it won yesterday by issuing a press release calling attention to a federal judge ruling in a courtroom clash with Pegasus Satellite...

Orbcomm, Delphi Team For Global Telematics

Orbcomm officials today said the company is working in tandem with Delphi Corp. [DPH] to offer the technologies needed for low-cost, highly robust telematics applications for a variety of marketplaces...

SES Americom Eyes HDTV With AMC-11

CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla.–The AMC-11 telecommunications satellite successfully lifted into orbit May 19 onboard an Atlas IIAS rocket. The satellite should enhance Princeton, N.J.-based SES Americom’s service to...

Mobile Launch Range Plan Advances

Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] officials said the company recently completed an important milestone in proving its mobile launch range concept, an effort that could ultimately result in cost savings for...

ILS Roars To Fast Start In 2004

By Paul Dykewicz, PBI Media, LLC International Launch Services (ILS), which markets the Atlas and Proton launch vehicles, is picking up the lion’s share of commercial launches so far this...