Viaccess Ready To Fight Back
Viaccess CEO Jean-Pierre Coustel is in a belligerent mood. The French conditional access (CA) vendor has had a tough few months that culminated in one of its leading customers, satellite...
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Smith Micro Supplies QuickLink Mobile Kits to Thuraya for Satellite Phones
Smith Micro Software [Nasdaq: SMSI], a Aliso Viejo, Calif. -based developer of software and service communications for the wireless market, has agreed to supply data connectivity accessory kits to Thuraya...
Globalstar Restructures In Canada
Globalstar Canada Satellite, the Mississauga, Ontario, Ca. – based provider of global mobile satellite telecommunication services in Canada, has acquired all shares of Globalstar Canada Holding from Shaw Communications [NYSE:SJR]....
Integral Systems To Develop Diagnostics for Missile Defense Satellites
Integral Systems [Nasdaq: ISYS] has been awarded a contract from Northrop Grumman Space Systems in Azusa, Calif., to develop the SBIRS- High Payload Diagnostic System, a high-Earth orbiting component of...
Wall Street Likes EchoStar's Subscriber Numbers
EchoStar Communications [Nasdaq: DISH] first quarter subscriber levels impressed analysts on Wall Street. The company’s strong subscriber growth momentum versus cable and rival DirecTV earned a positive review from Karim...
New Skies Notches First Quarter Earnings
New Skies Satellites [NYSE: NSK] reported first quarter net income of $3.6 million, rebounding from a net loss of $17 million during the same quarter last year. The big difference...
Transponder Monitor
90 degreesE: Yamal 102 D Evrasija TV [Eurasia TV] has been replaced by Oblastnoe TV from Ekaterinburg on 3600 MHz LHCP, SR 4285, FEC 3/4, VPID 308, APID 256. Several...
Italian Pay-TV Merger Completed After Regulatory OK
After receiving European Commission approval in early April, the sale of Italian pay-TV satellite operator Telepiu has been completed. As a result, Vivendi Universal [NYSE: V] has raised some much...
Inmarsat CEO Ponders Future After War
The clock is ticking for Inmarsat. The mobile satellite operator faces a June 30 deadline set by the U.S. Congress in the ORBIT Act to hold an initial public offering....
Maqsat Joins Europe*Star
Maqsat, a Dutch satellite communications provider, has joined the Europe*Star gateway program. The program, consisting of network providers, national telecom providers and independent teleport operations, provides access to Europe*Star’s satellites....