Author: Staff Writer

A recently released report from Northern Sky Research concludes that after an average of 90 satellites were launched annually during 1995-2000, an average of 60 launches a year is expected...

Personal video recording (PVR) devices are the weapon of choice for direct broadcast satellite (DBS) operators, while video-on-demand (VOD) technology is the favored weapon of cable TV in the battle...

Raytheon [NYSE: RTN] has been selected to develop the next-generation militarized GPS system with anti-jam and stealth capabilities for the Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). The...

Canadian firm MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates has been awarded a contract worth several million dollars by the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) to participate in the delivery of...

Due to power outages caused by Hurricane Isabel, SATELLITE TODAY was unable to publish on Friday, Sept. 19. We apologize for any inconvenience. Fred Donovan, Managing Editor

London-based Inmarsat Ventures appears on the verge of gaining new owners after an independent committee of the company’s board accepted a takeover offer of slightly more than $1.4 billion from...

Large satellite operators increasingly are looking to play a key role in the deployment of universal broadband services. With certain governments calling for universal broadband access within five years, satellite...

By Roger Rusch Nearly 20 years ago, mobile telephone service was transformed by the development of cellular networks. Airtime service prices were high, and the telephones were costly and bulky....

Chinese satellite services operator ChinaCast is introducing two-way broadband service by teaming with Germantown, Md.-based Hughes Network Systems. Both companies will jointly market the two-way networking services in China as...

By Jimmy Schaeffler One of the great maxims of the multichannel subscription services industry is that consumers really don’t care about the technology. They just care about the content. That...