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[Satellite Today 02-13-09] The British wireless chip firm, CSR, has agreed to buy Sirf Technology Holdings for $136 million in stock, CSR announced Feb. 12. The deal, approved by both...

[Satellite Today 02-13-09] Australian Satellite Communications (ASC) has chosen the Evolution platform from iDirect to implement a DVB-S2 network covering Australia and New Zealand, iDirect announced Feb. 12.     ASC...

[Satellite Today 02-13-09] SES has signed a contract for a new high-powered satellite to cover Mexico, North America and Central America, the company announced Feb 11.     Space Systems/Loral (SS/L)...

[Satellite Today 02-13-09] A defunct Russian satellite collided with an Iridium satellite resulting in the destruction of both spacecraft, Iridium announced Feb. 12.     The collision occurred above Siberia at...

[Satellite Today 02-13-09] Irdeto has signed an agreement with ZTE Corp., a telecoms equipment provider, to secure rich media content delivery using its OMA DRM client solutions.      ZTE will...

[Satellite Today 02-13-09] Global Satellite USA has partnered with worldwide crisis response company Global Rescue to provide their clients with medical and security information to assist with emergency evacuations, Global...

[Satellite Today 02-13-09] C-Com Satellite Systems has received an initial order for a number of iNetVu Mobile systems from its reseller, Numix Engineering in Malaysia, C-Com announced Feb. 12.    ...

[Satellite Today 02-13-09] Boeing Co. has won the decision in an international arbitration case filed by a group of insurance underwriters in 2004, the company announced Feb. 12.     The...

[Satellite Today 02-13-09] Satlynx has signed two new contracts with the Polish government, the company announced Feb. 12.     The first deal, worth 6.7 million euros ($8.65 million), is with...

Canal Digital lost 12,000 DTH subscribers in the quarter to the end of December. This was one of the highlights of Telenor’s latest set of results issued Feb. 11. Canal...