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[Satellite TODAY 02-04-10] EchoStar Satellite Services named Mega Hertz Inc. as an official product reseller under EchoStar’s ViP-TV program, the operator announced Feb. 3.     Mega Hertz, a Texas-based IPTV...

[Satellite TODAY 02-04-10] European DTH service provider Sky Italia lost subscribers and operational income in its second fiscal quarter of 2010, the company announced in its financial results, released Feb....

[Satellite TODAY 02-04-10] Technical problems on the W2A satellite have been a major setback for Solaris Mobile, CEO Steve Maine told Satellite News.     Solaris Mobile, a joint venture between...

[Satellite TODAY 02-03-10] Vizada is launching its next-generation Universal Card for maritime crew communications, the company announced Feb. 2.     This prepaid service enables crewmembers to use voice, video and...

[Satellite TODAY 02-03-10] Pace Networks has contracted Sao Paulo-based distributor Visionbyte to roll out the Pace MultiDweller distribution platform in Latin America as a networks approved partner, the company announced...

[Satellite TODAY 02-03-10] A control processor on the Intelsat 4 satellite (IS-4) failed, Intelsat announced Feb. 1.     IS-4, a Boeing 601-model satellite located at 72 degrees East , is...

[Satellite TODAY 02-03-10] Rascomstar-QAF will launch the Rascomstar-QAF1R satellite in May to boost its pan-African connectivity services and replace the Rascomstar-QAF1 spacecraft, expected to stop working by the end of...

[Satellite TODAY 02-03-10] The U.S. Navy has issued a contract to CapRock Government Solutions to provide emergency satellite communications services as part of U.S. military relief efforts in Haiti, the...

[Satellite TODAY 02-03-10] The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is planning to launch a satellite in 2011 that will provide S-band satellite phone services in India, ISRO announced Feb. 2....

[Satellite TODAY 02-03-10] Multiple member states of the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (Eumetsat) have agreed to subscribe to the Jason-3 ocean altimetry satellite program, Eumetsat announced...