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Germantown, Md.-based Hughes Network Systems (HNS) is teaming up with a Turkish company to expand the international reach of its DirecWay satellite broadband service. The new partner, DEXAR Multimedia ve...

2003 SATELLITE NEWS’ PR & Marketing Awards Presented by PBI Media’s Satellite Group SN’s PR & Marketing Awards are among the industry’s most privileged honors, recognizing the best satellite PR...

2003 Telecom Marketing Awards Presented by PBI Media’s Telecom Group The Telecom Marketing Awards recognizes the best telecom marketing campaigns and programs. Choose from 17 categories to enter including advertising/creative...

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...

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 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...

Trafficmaster [PNK: TRFMF], a Bedfordshire, England- based GPS device retailer, has introduced Smartnav for Isuzu and Subaru vehicles. Smartnav is a satellite navigation system, which will offer Isuzu and Subaru...

NovAtel [Nasdaq: NGPS], a Calgary, Alberta-based precise positioning technology company, has received three preliminary contracts totaling up to $1.3 million from Raytheon [NYSE: RTN] to begin production of a common...

Curious about the business opportunities for satellite companies with the U.S. government? Check out the inaugural issue of Satellite News’ Government Procurement Report at SATELLITE TODAY (https://www.satellitetoday.com). We are excited...

PARIS–The effort to reduce costs by 20 percent at European-based satellite manufacturer EADS Astrium by2005 also is intended to re-engineer its workforce to improve its processes and efficiencies, according to...