Author: Staff Writer

Cabletel Communications Corp. [NYSE: TTV], which distributes broadband, fiber optic equipment and solutions serving the Canadian television and telecommunication industries, has received DirecTV approval for its Stirling Manufacturing unit’s new...

Verestar, a provider of satellite integration services, and Verizon Communications [NYSE: VZ] have received a SPECTRUM contract from theU.S. Department of State to provide satellite and terrestrial communication services for...

Ground Control, a provider of mobile and fixed satelliteInternet access for businesses, and Hughes Network Systems (HNS) have signed an agreement to provide HNS’ DirecWay two-way, high-speed satellitecommunications services to...

Mobile Satellite Ventures, owner and operator of a North American mobile communications network, named satellite and terrestrial wireless systems manufacturer EMS Technologies Inc. [Nasdaq: ELMG] as its latest service provider....

Eagle Broadband Inc. [NYSE: EAG], a supplier ofbroadband products, services and content, has received an initial purchase order from Euro-GSM (Belgium) to provide low-Earth-orbit, satellite-based communications. Known as the “Orb...

In the aftermath of the Dec. 11 Ariane 5 launch failure, Arianespace has set up a panel to decide by Jan. 14 whether to proceed with the next Ariane 5...

General Dynamics Network Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics [NYSE: GD], will provide satellite engineering and flight-operations services for the first of several commercial communications satellites that Tonga-based Friendly...

The U.S. Air Force successfully launched a Titan II booster from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California at 6:19 a.m. on Monday. The joint government and industry project, dubbed “Coriolis,”...

Orbital Recovery Corp. has appointed Kirby Ikin as its senior vice president for risk management. Ikin has extensive experience in the space insurance and risk management sectors, which he will...

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...