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The International Telecommunication Union is partnering with London-based Inmarsat to promote rural telecommunication and support emergency communications in developing countries. Inmarsat will make a 105,000 euro ($109,500) contribution toward the...

Digital Angel Corp. [AMEX: DOC] has unveiled the first in a series of miniaturized Global Positioning System (GPS) locator products for mobile connectivity to people, pets and assets. The device...

Cobra Electronics Corp. [Nasdaq: COBR] has inked a product development and licensing agreement with Horizon Navigation to develop Cobra-branded after-market mobile navigation products targeted to begin shipping in early 2004....

CSI Wireless Inc. has signed an agreement to be the exclusive telematics hardware supplier to Directed Electronics, an aftermarket vehicle security and remote- start product manufacturer. CSI (Calgary, Alberta) will...

Automaker Toyota‘sScion model will begin offering satellite radio equipment from XM Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: XMSR] as a factory installed option this June. The Scion will have a MSRP of $16,000...

DirecTV Inc., the satellite TV subsidiary of Hughes Electronics Corp. [NYSE: GMH], unveiled a plan to introduce local broadcast stations in 50 additional U.S. markets by the end of the...

After a “pretty dismal 2002,” both cable and satellite TV stocks should outperform the rest of the market this year, predicted Douglas S. Shapiro, a satellite and cable analyst with...

Globecomm Systems Inc. [GCOM], a provider of satellite-based communications solutions, has extended and expanded its relationship with Agility Recovery Solutions, a provider of on-site recovery and business continuity solutions across...

The French anti-trust authority is looking into a complaint by French pay-TV satellite operator TPS that the recent football rights deal struck between Canal+ and the French football league is...

High-speed, two-way satellite Internet provider StarBand has launched the StarBand 480 Pro, a network-ready satellite modem designed for business use. The modem is designed to provide high-performance service with peak...