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By Futron Corp.’s Space and Telecommunications Division When the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued its first Ka-band licenses in 1997, it hoped to spur the introduction of satellite broadband access...

L-3 Communications [NYSE: LLL] announced Monday that its Communication Systems-West division has delivered the first two super-high frequency airborne satellite communication (satcom) terminals, the first airborne wide band data link...

Week of March 21 – 27, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol March 27 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.50 6.4 (4.5)...

Navman USA is offering discounts for its all-in-one mapping and navigation solutions GPS 3420 and GPSm series of devices. After a $50 mail-in rebate, the Navman GPS 3420 now costs...

Fastrax, a developer of satellite navigation products, has inked a new sales representation and distribution agreement with electronic component distributor ACTE, a part of the Swedish Lagercrantz Group. Under the...

Navigation systems and software developer Trimble Navigation [Nasdaq: TRMB] and camera and imaging technology vendor Nikon [Tokyo: Nikon 7731] have agreed to form a 50/50 joint venture in Japan, Nikon-Trimble,...

After a year in operation, Sirius Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI] is struggling to stay afloat. On Friday, the company reported a large net loss and disappointing revenues for the 2002...

NBC correspondent David Bloom has been relying on a truck-based satellite antenna to provide live mobile satellite broadcasts from the front lines in Iraq. The system enables Bloom to broadcast...

Boeing [NYSE: BA] is restructuring its Boeing Launch Services unit by combining strategic planning, business development and sales for government and commercial customers under one integrated organization. In making the...

Sony Corp. [NYSE: SNE] plans to incorporate Gemstar-TV Guide International‘s [Nasdaq: GMSTE] G-GUIDE interactive program guide (IPG) technology into its Blu-Ray Disc recordable DVD receiver (BDZ-S77) in Japan. Sony has...