Author: Staff Writer

Xybernaut, TeleType Link Up

Fairfax, Va.-based Xybernaut [Nasdaq: XYBR] has announced that the company is offering GPS receivers from Boston, Mass.-based Teletype as a value-add component for its mobile/wearable computers. Xybernaut said the initial...

ARINC's SKYLink Enters Production

Orlando, Fla.-based ARINC said its SKYLink satellite broadband data system for business aircraft is in production following successful flight trials and final conformance testing. ARINC developed the SKYLink system with...

NASA's ICESat Lasers Online

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) has resumed measurements of the Earth’s polar ice sheets, clouds, mountains and forests with the second of...

Rainbow DBS Chases HDTV Trend

Jericho, N.Y.-based Rainbow DBS, the direct broadcast satellite (DBS) venture of Bethpage, New York-based Cablevision Systems [NYSE: CVC], revealed last week that its fledgling service envisions high-definition television (HDTV) and...

Boeing Braces For Weak Rebound

Boeing [NYSE: BA], the world’s largest satellite manufacturer, is bracing for a weak recovery from the current drought in new satellite orders. The lackluster outlook was offered by Jim Albaugh,...

Optimism Rises For DTH In Latin America

By Stephen A. Blum Cautious optimism has returned to the Latin American direct-to-home (DTH) sector. A year ago, the outlook for the two regional satellite television platforms was cloudy. Political...