Author: Staff Writer

Satellite radio service provider WorldSpace has launched a sales unit to take advantage of the growing satellite demand in the government market. This unit will enable government agencies to extend...

Motorola’s [NYSE: MOT] Broadband Communications Sector has acquired technologies of Cadence Design Systems [NYSE: CDN] that are used in direct-to-home multimedia platforms. This acquisition allows Motorola Broadband to add multimedia...

Pace Micro Technology [LSE:PIC], a digital television technology company based in England, has signed a digital TV set-top box (STB) contract with Viasat Broadcasting, a subsidiary of Modern Times Group...

Sirius Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI], a Washington, D.C.-based satellite radio broadcaster, announced its intention to offer $125 million worth of convertible senior notes. Morgan Stanley and UBS Warburg will serve...

SkyFrames [OTC Bulletin Board: SKYU] a Costa Mesa, Calif.-based provider of satellite broadband Internet services, has completed the installation of satellite broadband/WiFi services in the rural community of Golden Valley,...

Boeing [NYSE: BA] has shipped the Thuraya-2 mobile communications satellite from its Boeing Satellite Systems manufacturing facility in El Segundo, Calif., to the Sea Launch home port in Long Beach,...

NEW YORK CITY – Satellite TV subscriber satisfaction and retention are rising on the strength of expanding product offerings, customer service and reasonable pricing, according to a new study. In...

SES Astra, a unit of SES Global [Luxembourg: SESG], has signed two contracts with Greek telecom service provider Hellas Sat to provide services for its recently launched communications satellite. Financial...

FleetBoss Global Positioning Solutions, based in Fern Park, Fla., and Curtis Dyna-Fog are teaming up to develop a spray recording and vehicle monitoring system using Global Positioning System technology. The...

Radio Satellite Integrators (RSI), a Torrance, Calif.-based provider of Global Positioning System-based vehicle tracking and mobile data products, has completed an automatic vehicle location system for the Isabella County Transportation...