Author: Staff Writer

Canal+ Gets Leg Up With Deal

By | July 2, 2003
Canal+ Technologies deal to provide middleware to U.S. satellite pay-TV operator DirecTV places further pressure on its U.S. competitors OpenTV and Liberate Technologies. The deal, which was announced in mid-June,...

U.S. Satellite Licensing - Dawn of a New Era?

By | July 2, 2003
By Maury Mechanick On May 19, the satellite industry’s wait ended, with the issuance (26 days after having been announced) of the Federal Communications Commission’s order revamping its satellite licensing...

Asianet USA Joins GlobeCast DTH Platform

By | July 2, 2003
Direct-to-home provider GlobeCast and Intelsat jointly announced that Malayalam-language television channel Asianet USA has joined the GlobeCast DTH platform using the Telstar 5 satellite. GlobeCast’s platform on Telstar 5 is...

ITU's WRC Nears End

By | July 2, 2003
The International Telecommunication Union’s World Radiocommunication Conference is heading down the home stretch as it prepares to wrap up a month’s worth of work at the end of this week....

WRC Gives Final Approval to WLAN Allocation

By | July 2, 2003
In a late-afternoon plenary session Wednesday at the World Radiocommunication Conference, delegates gave final approval to an allocation of 455 megahertz of spectrum in the 5 gigahertz spectrum band for...

Growth Ahead For Asia-Pacific Satellite Services

By | July 2, 2003
Continuing economic uncertainty has dampened demand for broadband satellite services in the Asia-Pacific region. Since 1997, the Asia-Pacific region has experienced downturns and recoveries in short cycles that have hampered...

Gilat Puts In Place Corporate Restructuring Plan

By | July 2, 2003
Israel-based Gilat Satellite Networks [Nasdaq: GILTF] has put in place a financial restructuring program aimed at increasing efficiency and cutting corporate expenses. The program includes a variety of measures, including...

SES Astra Is Busy With Deals

By | July 2, 2003
SES Astra has had a busy month. It has concluded a deal with the BBC for two additional transponders on the ASTRA 2D satellite at 28.2 degrees East and has...