Author: Staff Writer

Wildblue Communications Inc. completed a $350 million debt financing round intended to fund the growth of the company’s satellite broadband business, Wildblue announced Aug. 21. The financing round, led by...

UDcast, a provider of solutions enabling full IP over broadcast and satellite media, announced Aug. 21 it would supply 1,500 gateway appliances to Algérie Télécom. Algérie Télécom Satellite, a subsidiary...

Jadoo Power Systems Inc., a supplier of portable fuel cell power systems, announced Aug. 21 that General Atomics Space Power Division has awarded Jadoo a contract to develop an advanced...

Harmonic announced details of the new DiviCom Electra 5400, third generation MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) standard definition (SD) encoder, which it hopes will prove a hit with pay-TV operators worldwide. This...

Hugh Panero, CEO of XM Satellite Radio, has resigned from the board of Vonage Holdings Corp., Vonage announced. Panero joined the board of the Internet telephone company in January, but...

In addition to its high frequency 40 Ghz Bias Tees and DC Blocks, MITEQ has now introduced a new line of low frequency, low cost Bias Tees and DC Blocks....

A strong increase in profits and revenues in the second quarter for Gilat Satellite Networks has given the company’s CEO and financial analysts reason to be optimistic about the satellite...

A technology partnership between H.A.B.I.T. Research Ltd., a Victoria-based company that designs, develops and manufactures technology for wildlife research, and Swiss positioning technology provider u-blox, is making it possible for...

Changes in thinking, along with technology advancements, are helping the U.S. Department of Defense deliver satellite imagery to the units in the field more quickly, helping to improve operations and...

NASA selected Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and Rocketplane Kistler to demonstrate their ability to loft cargo and eventually crew members to the International Space Station (ISS). In the demonstration contracts,...