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BOSTON — The Department of Defense has earmarked $17 billion to overhaul how the U.S. military communicates, with satellites being an integral part of this effort. A MilCom 2003 panel...

BOSTON — The Department of Defense is spending $15 million to develop a new generation of microsatellites that would perform tactical roles for the battlefield. The program, called TACSAT I,...

Dulles, Va.-based Orbital Sciences [NYSE: ORB] reported a 2003 third-quarter loss of $30.2 million, or 64 cents a share, compared to a profit of $1.6 million, or 4 cents per...

Beijing-based and state-owned China Satellite Communications and Denver, Colo.-based China Wireless Communications [OTC: CWLC] announced plans to build several phone cafés in Beijing. The companies are finalizing negotiations to connect...

Hauppauge, N.Y.-based satellite communications provider Globecomm Systems [Nasdaq: GCOM] has won two follow-on contracts from existing customers that have an aggregate value of $2.5 million. In July, the company inked...

2003 Telecom Marketing Awards Presented by PBI Media’s Telecom Group The Telecom Marketing Awards are among the telecommunications industry’s most privileged honors, recognizing the best telecom marketing campaigns and programs...

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A rower planning to travel across the Pacific and Atlantic oceans will be tracked by Global Positioning System capabilities. Satamatics Ltd., a U.K. operator of global satellite-based telematics information services,...

XM Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: XMSR] has introduced the XMCommander, a XM receiver that works with any AM/FM car stereo. The Washington, D.C.-based company has selected antenna manufacturer Terk Technologies to...

Proxim Corp., a Sunnyvale, Calif.-based wireless network equipment provider, and Hughes Network Systems have signed an agreement for Proxim to provide its ORiNOCO access points to Hughes. Financial terms of...