Author: Staff Writer

The struggling satellite industry still managed revenue growth of 10 percent last year, despite clear indications of reduced demand for new satellite orders, according to a survey recently released by...

A U.S. district court has denied EchoStar Communications’ [Nasdaq: DISH] request for a preliminary injunction against Spanish language TV programming company TV Azteca. The injunction would have prevented Mexico City-based...

Telenor Satellite Services is offering up to $3,000 of airtime to maritime customers who upgrade their satellite communications from the aging Inmarsat A analog service to the Fleet F77 digital...

Responding to the growing need in the telecom industry for improved guidance on regulatory and policy issues, PBI Media today launches Telecom Policy Report. This weekly newsletter is tailored to...

NetScout Systems [Nasdaq: NTCT], a provider of network performance management products, announced that Tri-County Metropolitan Transit Agency (TriMet), the public transportation system in the Portland, Ore., area, is using its...

SES Americom, an SES Global [Luxembourg: SESG] unit, has signed a multi-year agreement with Pittsburgh, Pa.-based Cornerstone TeleVision Network to lease C-band capacity on AMC-4 to distribute its religious programming...

Fastrax, a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver developer, and Savox Communications, a telecom accessory product provider, have teamed up to provide a new GPS accessory for TETRA (terrestrial trunked radio)...

PanAmSat [Nasdaq: SPOT] recently expanded its North American operations through long-term and multi-year contracts with Starz Encore, Rigler Deutsch and HDNet. PanAmSat’s contracts with the three companies support the delivery...

Using Intelsat’s satellite capacity and Japan Telecom’s antenna facilities, Japanese broadcaster NHK is delivering programming from the Showa base in Antarctica to households in Japan. NHK has set up its...

RF Industries‘ [Nasdaq:RFIL] Neulink Division introduced the NL6000 wireless transceiver family of radio modems. The NL6000 telemetry applications include data terminals, water management, remote data logging, oil and gas monitoring,...