UK Urges Restraint On Space-Related Spending
The U.K. government has identified a number of problems with the Green Paper on European Space Policy issued jointly by the European Space Agency and the European Union, particularly the...
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Robust DirecTV Puts Pressure On Cable
By Jimmy Schaeffler Hughes Electronics [NYSE: GMH] and its satellite TV unit DirecTV are proving the validity of their newest subscriber-based business model that focuses on better, rather than more,...
Intelsat's Results Show Elusiveness Of FSS Recovery
Hamilton, Bermuda-based satellite operator Intelsat’s 44 percent drop in net income for the second quarter, compared with the same quarter a year ago, highlights the plight of fixed satellite service...
Inforetech Wireless Retires C$2.4 Million In Debt
Inforetech Wireless Technology [OTC BB: WYRE.OB], a Vancouver, Canada-based supplier of GPS technology for the golf industry, announced that it has retired C$2.4 million (US$1.7 million) in outstanding debt obligations....
Trimble Reports Rising Revenues, Net Income
Trimble [Nasdaq: TRMB], a Sunnyvale, Calif.-based supplier of GPS products, reported second quarter revenues of approximately $138.1 million, versus $123.3 million in the second quarter of 2002. For the third...
Telesat Canada Posts Increase In Revenue, Earnings
Telesat Canada, a satellite operating subsidiary of BCE [NYSE: BCE], posted C$82.4 million (US$58.9 million) in second quarter revenue and net earnings of C$21.2 million (US$15.2 million), compared with C$77.8...
Air Force, Boeing Delay Launch of Military Communications Satellite
The U.S. Air Force and Boeing [NYSE: BA] officials are delaying the launch of a Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS III B6) spacecraft aboard a Delta IV rocket from Cape...
Regulatory Review: Balancing Technology--The Pitfalls Of Playing Favorites
by Gerry Oberst A guiding principle of the telecom field in recent years has been that regulation and infrastructure funding decisions should be "technologically neutral." This approach runs the risk,...
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Multimedia Matters: Satellite Broadband For Business--Making Headway
by Douglas Graham In the race for acceptance, digital subscriber lines, frame relay and other wireline technologies have captured the lion’s share of corporate communications spending in the United States....
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Performance Enhancers: Striving For End-To-End Solutions
By Peter J. Brown There are subtle advances in technology that are often overlooked. As the satellite industry marches on, customers and service providers alike are able to select from...