Author: Staff Writer

Executives at Washington-based XM Satellite Radio today reported that American Honda would expand the number of car models that offer XM radios as standard equipment for the 2005 model year....

Officials at New York-based Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] said today that the company’s radio receivers will be available as a factory-installed option and a dealer-installed accessory on the BMW 2004...

Satlynx CEO Paul Heinerscheid said his company is aiming to sharpen its marketplace focus. The two-way European satellite broadband services provider intends to become a key player in the region’s...

Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI], a New York City-based satellite radio service, today announced the appointment of Tola Murphy-Baran as senior vice president of marketing. Murphy-Baran will be responsible for subscriber...

Networkcar, a Reynolds and Reynolds [REY] company, said today that Maximus [MMS] would be a reseller of Networkcar’s fleet products. Networkcar’s in-vehicle system collects and organizes detailed information from the...

Performance Technologies [PTIX] executives today said mobile satellite communications systems developer Geolink is using PT’s SEGway 1100 SS7/IP Signaling Platform on its OceanCell GSM solution. OceanCell uses maritime satellite links...

KVH Industries [KVHI] says its TracVision LF in-motion satellite TV antenna and its TracVision SF stationary automatic satellite TV antenna will be offered as optional equipment on all new Sportcoach...

Phoenix-based independent television station KTVK bought the skIP Broadband Communications System to combine the technical resources of Production and Satellite Services, a transportable uplink company, and The Spaceconnection, a provider...

News Corp [NWS], the parent organization of DirecTV [DTV]and BSkyB, today announced it would change the company’s place of incorporation to the United States from Australia. The proposed reorganization is...

Princeton, N.J.-based SES Americom, a U.S. satellite operating unit of SES GLOBAL [SESG], received court approval to acquire the assets of Fairfax, Va.-based Verestar for $18.5 million. SES Americom plans...