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Equant [NYSE: ENT], a provider of data and IP services for multinational businesses, will deploy an IP virtual private network for EUMETSAT to process weather data gathered from international meteorological...

Toshiba America Electronic Components has launched a single-chip, high-definition digital multimedia decoder device with an integrated 64-bit 200 MHz MIPS-based reduced instruction set computer TX49 central processing unit, an MPEG-2...

Geospatial engineering company I-cubed has developed a satellite image mosaic of the Middle East for use by the media covering the Iraq conflict. The mosaic includes Bahrain, Iraq, Israel/the West...

Globecomm Systems [Nasdaq:GCOM], a Hauppauge, N.Y.-based provider of satellite-based products, landed a $4.2 million turnkey direct-to-home infrastructure contract from an unidentified U.S. customer. Under the terms of the contract, Globecomm...

Week of April 11 – 17, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol April 17 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.33 9.9 (11.9)...

Problems with engine-lining material prompted National Aeronautics and Space Administration managers to postpone the launch of the space infrared telescope facility (SIRTF) satellite aboard a Boeing [NYSE: BA] Delta II...

Satellite communications firm Intelsat has opened a field office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, pushing to 13 its number of customer service centers worldwide. Intelsat UAE, as the office in...

Hughes Electronics [NYSE: GMH] reported one of its strongest recent quarters last week with results that outperformed the expectations of Wall Street analysts across a range of financial metrics. Rising...

The U.S. military’s Global Positioning System (GPS) offers a ready-made satellite constellation that Olathe, Kan.-based Garmin International has been exploiting commercially. The company is supporting a growing number of consumer...

AsiaSat 4 is settling into its geostationary orbital position at 122 degrees East Longitude after a successful April 11 launch from Cape Canaveral, Fla., aboard an Atlas IIIB rocket operated...