AVC Expects 80,000+ Subscribers in 2004
AVC hopes its nationwide consumer satellite broadband service, AVC Broadband, will gain upwards of 80,000 subscribers in its first year of operation in the UK. AVC is launching the service...
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Tachyon Provides U.S. Soldiers With Satellite Broadband Internet Access
Vienna, Va.-based Tachyon, a provider of broadband satellite services for large enterprises and government agencies, is providing 24/7 high-speed Internet access for U.S. soldiers in Iraq. Tachyon’s transportable broadband satellite...
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Week of Oct. 31 – Nov. 6, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol Nov. 6 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.72 24.8...
LaBarge Awarded $6.6M Contract From Lockheed Martin for Atlas V
Bethesda, Md.-based Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] awarded St. Louis-based LaBarge [AMEX: LB] a $6.6 million contract to supply wire harnesses for the Atlas V launch vehicle. LaBarge said it anticipates...
Frequency Electronics Gets $2.3M Government Satellite Contract
Frequency Electronics [AMEX: FEI], of Mitchel Field, N.Y., has been awarded a $2.3 million contract for an integrated ultra stable quartz oscillator and microwave receiver system to be used on...
EMS, Expand Networks Team On Mobile Satellite Product for Aircraft
Expand Networks, Roseland, N.J.-based provider of WAN compression and acceleration appliances, has signed an OEM agreement with EMS Technologies [Nasdaq: ELMG], an Atlanta-based provider of technology solutions to wireless and...
Europe Star Provides Broadband via Satellite In Ireland
Europe Star, a London-based satellite operator, is working with Ireland’s South West Regional Authority to provide rural communities in Ireland with high-speed Internet service via Europe Star 1. The service...
U.S. Government Needs Backup Telecom Plan To Include Satellites
WASHINGTON – The federal government needs to develop a backup plan in case the nation’s communications infrastructure is disabled, warned Joe Wright, president of PanAmSat [Nasdaq: SPOT]. He said that...
FCC's International Bureau Makes Staff Changes
The Federal Communications Commission‘s International Bureau announced a number of personnel changes this week. Jacqueline M. Ponti has been appointed to a new role as associate bureau chief for licensing...
EchoStar Wins $5.5 Million Lawsuit
EchoStar Communications [Nasdaq: DISH], an Englewood, Colo.-based satellite television provider, has won $5.5 million in a lawsuit filed against a former retailer. The court ruled that Sky Cable of Pennsylvania...