MDA Wins Military Contract
Canada’s MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates [TSX: MDA] has been awarded the first phase of a multi-million dollar contract by an unidentified prime contractor in the United States to work on...
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Stratos, Satcom Direct Partner To Serve Government, Aviation Markets
Stratos, a Bethesda, Md.-based provider of satellite communications, has formed a partnership with Satcom Direct to provide Inmarsat Swift64 to the U.S. and Canadian governments and the business aviation market....
XM Satellite Radio Prices $175M Debt Offering
XM Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: XMSR] has priced a $175 million high-yield offering of 12 percent senior secured notes due 2010 guaranteed by the parent company, XM Satellite Radio Holdings. The...
Mounties Get Their Satellite Pirates
Following two eight-month investigations, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Greater Toronto Area Federal Enforcement Section this week charged 23 persons and eight business locations of Huworks TV with conspiracy charges...
Ariane 5 Boosts Loral-Built Optus and Defence C1 Bird
The Ariane 5 rocket lifted the Optus and Defence C1 communications satellite into orbit at 6:38 p.m. EDT June 11 from Arianespace‘s spaceport at Kourou, French Guiana. The combination civilian...
Integrated Solutions, Market Consolidation Offer Growth Avenues
Struggling with flat demand, intense competition and uncertainty due to industry consolidation, fixed satellite service (FSS) operators can expect growth and expansion beyond 2004 as the market restructures itself through...
ARINC Launches New Satellite Broadband Operation
ARINC has set up a business unit to pursue opportunities in providing aeronautical satellite voice, narrowband and broadband data services for the commercial airline, government/military and business aviation markets. The...
Intelsat Sees Benefits Of Link-Up With Hong Kong's TVB
Intelsat believes its relationship with Hong Kong-based Television Broadcasts Ltd (TVB) is a key one for the company on a number of levels. In February this year, Intelsat announced a...
WRC Wraps Up First Week With Ambitious Agenda
The International Telecommunication Union‘s World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC) wrapped up its first week in Geneva with an ambitious agenda of spectrum-related initiatives. Among the list of 48 agenda items is...
CSA Awards C$3M To Spur Earth Observation Applications
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has awarded more than C$3 million (US$2.2 million) in contracts to nine Canadian companies to develop uses for satellite-based Earth Observation data and applications. The...