Author: Staff Writer

Rejecting an effort by the Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association to overturn an earlier decision, the Federal Communications Commission last week reaffirmed its 2002 order allowing wireless cable operators to...

Verdisys, a Houston-based provider of patented lateral drilling oil services and satellite communications to the energy industry, and Reconstruction Data Group [OTCBB: RDGI] have signed a definitive agreement to merge...

Star One, which provides satellites services in Latin America, has expanded by nearly 50 percent the amount of capacity it leases on Dutch satellite firm New Skies Satellite‘s [NYSE: NSK]...

Satellite TV provider EchoStar Communications [Nasdaq: DISH] announced that it plans to offer local TV channels in 42 additional markets, provided that retransmission agreements with local TV stations can be...

The Federal Aviation Administration is moving forward with a Global Positioning System (GPS)-based landing-guidance system that will improve aircraft safety during airport approaches and landings. The agency has awarded the...

A merger between French rival direct-to-home (DTH) satellite platforms Canal Satellite and TPS is unlikely, according to TPSDeputy Managing Director Guillaume de Posch. Deals to merge platforms in Spain and...

BCE Inc. [NYSE: BCE] subsidiary Telesat Canada achieved a rare distinction for a satellite operator during the first quarter by posting growth in net income and revenue. In a period...

Gilat Satellite Networks [Nasdaq: GILTF] has been selected by China Telecommunications to provide a large-scale, satellite-based rural telephony network in Tibet. China Telecom will make an initial purchase of a...

by Gerry Oberst Comments are being submitted in response to two consultations on space policy in Europe, one from the European Commission and another from the British National Space Centre...

Latin America has attracted major investments in the satellite markets throughout the years. The region encompasses South America, Central America, Mexico and all the Caribbean islands. Roughly 531 million people...