Author: Staff Writer

Orbital Imaging Corp.‘s OrbView-3 high-resolution Earth imaging satellite was successfully launched into space Thursday at 3:05 p.m. (EDT) aboard an air-launched Pegasus rocket provided by Orbital Sciences [NYSE: ORB] from...

The Senate Commerce Committee approved a measure Thursday that would prohibit the holding of an auction for multichannel video distribution and data service (MVDDS) spectrum in the 12 GHz band....

Trimble [Nasdaq: TRMB], a Sunnyvale, Calif.-based GPS device maker, has secured a new $175 million secured credit facility with a syndicate of nine banks, arranged by Scotia Capital. The new...

Mainstream Data and Airpath Wireless are teaming to offer satellite Internet connectivity for Wi-Fi providers in need of broadband connectivity in remote or cost- prohibitive locations. As part of the...

EADS CASA Espacio has delivered an in-orbit reconfigurable multi-beam antenna (IRMA) to INTA for use in a satellite under construction by Space Systems/Loral for the Spanish Ministry of Defence. The...

Telenor Satellite Services has completed testing of its aeronautical data communications service called Swift Mobile Packet Data Service (MPDS). Based on Inmarsat‘s Swift64 technology, Telenor’s aeronautical MPDS will deliver a...

Gilat Satellite Networks [Nasdaq: GILTF] has signed an agreement with the Bulgarian petroleum company TRANSAT to deploy a Skystar 360E hub and VSAT network with sites throughout Bulgaria. TRANSAT, and...

The Federal Communications Commission is expected to approve an item tomorrow that would expand the use of electronic filing for satellite and earth station applications. The item is the third...

United Airlines [NYSE: UAL] and Verizon Airfone are pairing up to offer a narrowband in-flight messaging and e-mail service that will heighten competition to the proposed Connexion by Boeing satellite...

At the World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC) underway in Geneva this week, delegates reached a tentative agreement to allocate an additional 455 MHz of spectrum in the 5 GHz band for...