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[Satellite TODAY 02-18-10] Verizon Wireless has signed an agreement with Skype to bundle Skype’s VoIP service with Verizon’s high-end 3G handsets models starting in March, Verizon announced Feb. 16.    ...

[Satellite TODAY 02-18-10] A DirecTV injunction to temporarily halt Dish Network’s “Why Pay More” TV advertising campaign has been rejected by the U.S. District Court of Manhattan, N.Y., Dish Network...

[Satellite TODAY 02-18-10] TerreStar promoted President Jeffrey Epstein to CEO, TerreStar announced Feb. 17.     Following promotion, Epstein will remain president of TerreStar — a role he has served in...

[Satellite TODAY 02-18-10] Italian state-owned broadcaster RAI is launching the Yes Italia channel on AsiaSat 5, AsiaSat announced Feb. 17.     The 24-hour channel will be available to Asia Pacific...

[Satellite TODAY 02-18-10] Arabsat believes that its success in 2009 is proof that the Middle East satellite market is resistant to the global economic downturn, CEO Khalid Balkheyour told Satellite...

[Satellite TODAY 02-17-10] Enensys unveiled a DVB-T2 end-to-end solution, demonstrating single frequency network (SFN) and multiple input single output (MISO) abilities, the company announced Feb. 16.     The Enensys solution...

[Satellite TODAY 02-17-10] Norwegian operator Telenor posted an increase in net profits in its 2009 fourth quarter, reporting earnings of $420 million, up from its $332 million in 2008, according...

[Satellite TODAY 02-17-10] Orbcomm signed an agreement with trailer fleet solutions provider GE Transport International Pool (GE TIP) to provide data transmitting services from Orbcomm’s low-Earth orbit satellite network to...

[Satellite TODAY 02-17-10] Korean DTH pay-TV service provider SkyLife has contracted Nagravision to supply its Nagra Media Access conditional access system (CAS) to secure SkyLife’s HD platform, Nagravision announced Feb....

[Satellite TODAY 02-17-10] Madrid-based space company GMV has completed initial testing of the World Space Observatory Ultraviolet mission satellite ground segment, the company announced Feb. 16.     GMV was contracted...