Author: Staff Writer

Digital Angel [AMEX: DOC], a Minneapolis-based provider of GPS-based tracking devices, has been awarded a contract to supply PM Beef with a GPS-based system for tracking livestock and capturing data...

93.5 degreesE: Insat 3A D India’s Doordarshan Maharashtra service has launched on 3960 MHz vertical, SR 5000, FEC 3/4, VPID 1110, APID 1211 in free-to-air MPEG-2. This service is for...

Israel’s Scopus Network Technologies has been selected to upgrade digital broadcasting platforms for Sky Italia, the new name of Italian pay-TV satellite operator Telepiu, which was acquired by News Corp...

Inforetech Wireless Technology [OTC BB: WYRE.OB], a Vancouver, Canada-based supplier of GPS technology for the golf industry, has secured a C$1.5 million (US$1.08 million) line of credit. That amount was...

Xantic, a Dutch satellite communications provider, has signed a $45 million contract to provide maintenance and operational support services for the European Space Agency‘s Perth and New Norcia earth stations...

Hughes Electronics [NYSE: GMH] has reached a settlement agreement with Boeing [NYSE: BA] that resolves the outstanding purchase price adjustment disputes arising from Boeing’s October 2000 acquisition of Hughes’ satellite...

Los Angeles-based Mentat announced Tuesday the availability of SkyX Gateway firmware version 4.0, incorporating Web Prefetch functionality for faster downloads of Web content over satellite links. Benchmark testing demonstrates that...

SpaceDev [OTC BB: SPDV] has been awarded a contract to develop micro- and nano-satellite bus and subsystem designs for the U.S. Air Force. This Air Force Research Laboratory Small Business...

Israel’s Gilat Satellite Networks [Nasdaq: GILTF] has named Bill Gerety as the new CEO of its Spacenet subsidiary. Gerety takes over from Nick Supron, who served as Spacenet’s CEO for...

Europe*Star CEO Yves De La Serre said he expects his company to improve the fill rates on its satellites. De La Serre told SATELLITE TODAY: “We are targeting to increase...