Ka-band Hits Radar Screen Again
By Juliette Salvati Considered by many, in the 1990s, to be the next big step in satellite communications, and subsequently rejected at the outset of the tech bubble crash, the...
Author: Staff Writer
New Skies, Intelsat Sign Deal To Expand Atlantic Services
New Skies Satellites (NYSE: NSK) and Intelsat have signed a deal to use their existing orbital and satellite resources at a single orbital location to expand their respective commercial service...
Boeing Sees Bright Future For Connexion
Boeing has high hopes for its Connexion service, an airline in-flight broadband service aimed at providing passengers with better entertainment and Internet access via satellite. Recently, Boeing signed a deal...
Loral Skynet Delivers Satellite Signal To Broadcast Births
Loral Skynet, a subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications [NYSE: LOR], provided in-orbit capacity to assist Discovery Health Network in presenting a live broadcast from inside maternity wards of hospitals...
Study Sees Rising Demand for Satellite Capacity in Africa
The continent of Africa offers some strong growth opportunities for satellite and mobile telecom operators, according to a study by CIT-PriMetrica. CIT-PriMetrica’s “Yearbook of African Telecommunications for 2003,” to be...
Gilat's Equipment Supports GlobalSat-Intelsat Venture in Mexico
Gilat Satellite Networks [Nasdaq: GILTF] is providing broadband satellite communications equipment and services to support an important new joint venture in Mexico between GlobalSat and Intelsat Global Service. GlobalSat is...
ESA Signs Small Launcher Development Contracts
The European Space Agency has signed contracts with the ELV Co. tocomplete the development phase of the Vega European small launcher program and with FiatAvio to develop the P80 advanced...
GlobeCast Extends Fiber Ring From LA To Singapore
GlobeCast, a satellite broadcast subsidiary of France Telecom [NYSE: FTE], has extended its fiber network to Asia with the inauguration of a 45-Mbps transpacific fiber trunk between Singapore and Los...
EchoStar Subscriber Estimates Raised By Merrill Lynch
Merrill Lynch is boosting estimates for EchoStar Communications‘ [Nasdaq: DISH] fourth-quarter subscriber growth by 15,000 due to lower subscriber churn than anticipated. The change brings subscriber estimates for the direct...
MTN Prospects For Oil And Gas Customers
Maritime Telecommunications Network (MTN), a Miramar, Fla.-based provider of ship-to-shore satellite communications, is aggressively exploring its opportunities to serve customers who operate offshore oil and gas rigs. MTN traditionally has...