Noteworthy
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Author: Staff Writer
Survey Shows Satellite Radio Is Gaining Traction
Satellite radio is showing signs of advancing beyond the “early adopter” stage and achieving robust growth for the remainder of 2003 and beyond, according to a survey by ChangeWave Research,...
Lockheed Adds Partners For New GPS System
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] announced that Raytheon [NYSE: RTN], ITT [NYSE: ITT] and General Dynamics [NYSE: GD] have joined its team to develop the GPS III, the U.S. Air Force‘s...
Merrimac Industries Gets Estimated $4.4M Boeing GPS Contract
Merrimac Industries [AMEX: MRM] has signed a deal with Boeing [NYSE: BA] that could reach a value of $4.4 million to supply its Beamforming Networks and RF/Microwave signal processing components...
Integral Systems Acquires Jackson & Tull Satellite Division
Satellite ground systems provider Integral Systems Inc. [Nasdaq: ISYS] has signed an agreement to acquire the intellectual property rights, inventory and other assets of the former Jackson & Tull Satellite...
Sirius Files $500 Million Shelf Offering
Sirius Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI] has filed a $500 million shelf registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission, but said it has no immediate plans to issue securities. The company...
Globecomm Inks $4.7 Million In New Contracts
Globecomm Systems [Nasdaq: GCOM] has won two satellite infrastructure contracts from repeat customers valued at $4.7 million. Globecomm didn’t reveal the names of the repeat customers. The company will provide...
New Skies Launches IP Platform In West Africa
New Skies Satellites [NYSE: NSK], the Netherlands-based satellite communications company, has established an additional IP transmission platform dedicated to Internet services providers, telecommunications carriers, government agencies and businesses throughout West...
German Broadcasters Renew Astra Distribution Contracts
German broadcasters ARD and ZDF have signed new long-term contracts to continue their partnership with SES Astra, a unit of SES Global [Luxembourg: SESG]. The new contracts allow for a...
Boeing Selects Eutelsat for In-Flight Satellite Connectivity
Connexion by Boeing, a business unit of Chicago-based Boeing [NYSE: BA], has signed a contract with Paris-based satellite operator Eutelsat for satellite transponder capacity for Connexion by Boeing’s mobile broadband...