Author: Staff Writer

Pace Micro Technology is set to become a key player in the German pay-TV market after signing a number of agreements with satellite pay-TV provider Premiere. In one agreement, Pace...

Hughes Network Systems, a subsidiary of Hughes Electronics [NYSE: GMH], has signed a three-year agreement with Canadian satellite operator Telesat to provide technical support for Telesat’s telecommunications and broadcasting services...

Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] Commercial Space Systems (LMCSS) has won a contract from EchoStar Communications [Nasdaq: DISH] to build an A2100 geosynchronous satellite for the satellite TV company. The satellite,...

Paris-based satellite operator Eutelsat agreed to work with Locatel, a French integrator of audiovisual technology services, to offer digital delivery of video rental films to hotels. The deal calls for...

Hughes Network Systems, a broadband satellite subsidiary of Hughes Electronics [NYSE: GMH], has joined the Wi-Fi Alliance, a non-profit organization formed to certify interoperability of IEEE 802.11 products and to...

SES Astra, a Luxembourg-based satellite operator, has signed a partnership agreement with News Equipe, a Dutch-German provider of satellite news gathering services. As part of the agreement, SES Astra will...

Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT], the contractor in charge of construction and testing of the NOAA-N Prime satellite, is working with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the National...

The battle for video and high-speed Internet access is here. Find out who is likely to win, who has the greatest challenges, and what opportunities that knowledge will open up...

New Skies Satellites [NYSE: NSK] has completed its share buy back program, buying back over 13 million shares. The completion of the program was announced on Sept. 3. Andrew Browne,...

Telenor Satellite Services (TSS) CEO Tore Hilde believes the land mobile arena will offer the satellite operator numerous opportunities in the coming years. While maritime will continue to be the...