Author: Staff Writer

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...

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 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...

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, 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...

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...

Digital broadcast platformsupplier Scopus Network Technologies has signed a pact to supply a complete head-end digital broadcasting system to Television and Radio Broadcasting Services Australia Pty. Ltd. (TARBS). TARBS’ new...

Week of Feb. 14- 20, 2003 PercentageChange Symbol Feb. 20 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.72 7.5 (6.0) 11.0 –...

Helius, a provider of satellite broadband routing systems, is making it easier for its customers to finance their purchases of new routers by forging an alliance with Canopy Capital. Multiple...

Ramu Potarazu, president and chief operating officer of Intelsat Global Service, will be promoted to president and COO of the parent company Intelsat Ltd. next month, the company announced today....