Author: Staff Writer

Foxtel,the Australian pay-TV operator, is expecting its new digital service will prove to be popular among the country’s consumers. Patrick Delany, Foxtel’s director of digital, said the company’s new offering...

SES Global S.A. [SESG], the world’s largest satellite operator, acquired a 9 percent ownership stake in Orbcomm, a Dulles, Va.-based provider of global satellite data services to industrial, military and...

Week of Feb. 13 – 19, 2004 Percentage Change Symbol Feb. 19 Price OneWeek One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.51 (1.6) (12.5) 19.5...

Global Locate a San Jose, Calif.-based GPS semi-conductor has successfully integrated its IndoorGPS chip set into the Infineon [IFX: FWB] multimedia platform, which supports UMTS, EDGE, and GPRS cellular standards....

Herring Broadcasting a Wilton, Conn.-based provider of the Wealth TV Network, has selected PanAmSat [SPOT] Galaxy 13 to provide satellite delivery of its Wealth TV channel to cable and DBS...

Equant [ENT: EQU], a Paris-based communications company, has agreed to provide satellite access services in Africa, the Middle East and Eastern Europe to the Foreign Ministries of France and the...

VOOM, the first comprehensive high-definition (HD) television service, teamed up with Samsung Electronics, a manufacturer of high-definition television (HDTV) technologies, to provide a free gift to Academy Award presenters. The...

Digital Angel, [DOC], a South St. Paul, Minn.-based provider of advanced technology for location tracking and asset monitoring, announced that its recently-acquired OuterLink subsidiary has secured a major commitment from...

The Isle of Man is positioning itself to become a tax haven for companies involved in space and satellite businesses. A big draw would be a newly announced zero corporate...

The outlook for the commercial remote-sensing sector is brighter than it has been in many years, based on the huge orders it is receiving to serve the U.S. Department of...