Author: Staff Writer

The International Telecommuni- cation Union’s World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC) 2003 produced positive results for the satellite industry, but no spectacular wins or losses. Rather, it was an unusually pragmatic meeting...

Arianespace succeeded in launching a three-satellite payload aboard its Ariane 5G rocket on Sept. 27 at 8:14 p.m. local time (23:14 GMT, 7:14 p.m. EDT) from the Spaceport in French...

By Roger Rusch Every economic cycle ends with the disposal of ineffective businesses. After funding ends for weak enterprises, new investment can be channeled to the development of promising new...

DirecTV, an El Segundo, Calif.-based satellite TV subsidiary of Hughes Electronics Corp. [NYSE: GMH], has increased its full-year guidance for net subscriber additions and revenues. DirecTV now expects subscriber additions...

Week of Sept. 19 – 25, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol Sept. 25 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.27 (5.4) (16.2)...

CapRock Communications, a Houston, Texas-based satellite communications provider, is leasing capacity on Eutelsat‘s SESAT satellite, positioned at 36 degrees East Longitude, to deliver integrated network solutions to its customers. By...

New York-based satellite radio broadcaster Sirius [Nasdaq: SIRI] has named consumer electronics industry veteran Robert Law as senior vice president of retail operations. Law, who most recently served as senior...

Iridium Satellite, an Arlington, Va.-based provider of global satellite voice and data communications, has signed a partnership agreement with SkyTrac Systems for SkyTrac to resell Iridium data service to the...

Tachyon, a San Diego, Calif.-basedprovider of broadband satellite solution for large enterprises and government agencies, has secured an additional $6 million in capital funding. West River Capital led the investing...

Surrey Satellite Technology, a Guildford, UK-basedsatellite manufacturer,launched three small satellites into low Earth orbit aboard a Kosmos rocket from Plesetsk in northern Russia Sept. 27. Company officials said the satellites...