Author: Staff Writer

Englewood, Colo.-based EchoStar Communications [DISH] announced its DISH Network would begin offering local TV channels by satellite television to the Tri-Cities area of Virginia and Tennesee. For the first time,...

NovAtel [NGPS], a Calgary, Alberta-based Global Positioning System (GPS) provider, has reached an agreement with Swiss Leica Geosystems [LGSN] to provide GPS capability on Leica’s new System 1200. Financial terms...

NeoMagic [NMGC], a Santa Clara, Calif.-based reseller of mobile phones and communication devices, agreed to let Mobile Broadcast Company (MBC) use its MiMagic 6 for MBC’s MBCO satellite. Financial terms...

Paris-based GlobeCast, an international satellite services provider, agreed to deliver the Italian TV channel Telepace to Europe on the HOT BIRD satellite and to North America via the Telstar 5...

Frost & Sullivan, an international consulting firm, is looking to grow its satellite and space consulting practice. To do so, the firm launched a Space & Communications Group. The unit...

GPS Industries [GPSN], a Vancouver, B.C.-based developer of GPS golf courses, chose Don Adamson as its vice president of golf operations. Adamson, founder of LTS Leaderboard and widely regarded as...

Digital Angel [DOC], a South St. Paul, Minn.-based communications company that deploys Global Positioning System (GPS) services to track and locate livestock, named Scott Silverman as its new chairman. Silverman...

Petah Tikva, Israel-based Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. [GILTF] agreed to supply Australia’s second largest telecommunications company, SingTel – Optus, with an additional 2,500 Skystar 360E Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSATs)...

XM Satellite Radio [XMSR], America’s largest satellite radio service, will be a standard feature on Volkswagen of America‘s limited-edition 2004 Volkswagen “Satellite Blue” New Beetle vehicle, which will be available...

Intelsat signed a five-year contract with Telespazio to provide satellite capacity for cellular telephone services Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM) will make available to passengers on Costa Crociere cruise ships in...