Author: Staff Writer

EMS Technologies [Nasdaq: ELMG] has signed up NSSL as a master distributor for its suite of Inmarsat satellite products and services. NSSL will provide service to customers worldwide in the...

The Allied Defense Group‘s California-based SeaSpace subsidiary has signed a long-term collaborative agreement with Taiwan’s National Space Program Office (NSPO). Under the agreement, SeaSpace and NSPO will collaborate initially on...

Boeing Integrated Defense Systems has awarded ITT Industries’ [NYSE: ITT] Aerospace/Communication Division (A/CD) a contract with a potential value $31 million to upgrade 12 Global Positioning System (GPS) Block IIF...

Centrality Communications has launched its Atlas processor family, targeted for GPS-enabled handsets, PDAs and telematics systems. By combining up to six chips, Centrality’s Atlas processor family provides reduced system bill...

Japan’s NTT DoCoMo announced Wednesday that it would begin marketing its first GPS–compatible handset, dubbed F661i, on Tuesday. The mobile phone features a one- touch GPS button that lets users...

CSI Wireless [Toronto: CSY], a Canadian manufacturer of wireless and GPS technologies, has received a $3-million purchase order from 3-D Marketing, a U.S. firm, for its MBX-3S differential (DGPS) beacon...

Japanese digital satellite TV provider SKY PerfecTV! has taken a minority stake in Dream Stage Entertainment (DSE), a Los Angeles-based martial arts program provider. In conjunction with the investment, DSE...

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...

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

DigitalGlobe’s QuickBird satellite imagery is being used to support a wildlife observation study in Bristol Bay and the Bering Sea, Alaska. The imagery, purchased by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife...