Author: Staff Writer

Rockwell Collins has unveiled Tailwind 300, its latest satellite TV offering for business jets. First delivery of the system is expected by mid 2007. Rockwell Collins has partnered with DirecTV...

Pace Micro Technology appointed Ian Sharp as its president for the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) and Asia-Pacific region. Sharp has been with the company since 2005. He initially...

Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), announced that it won a contract to build the Terrestar-2 Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) spacecraft for Terrestar Networks Inc. Terrestar’s two-satellite system, which includes the TerreStar-1 satellite...

Harris Corp. has secured a five-year supplier agreement to supply digital microwave radios for backhaul and access applications in Africa for mobile phone operator MTN Group Harris announced Aug. 15....

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. posted a profit of $2.1 million in the 2006 second quarter, rebounding from a loss of $1.1 million in the same period a year ago, the...

Aircell Inc., an Iridium service provider will launch a new service in conjunction with Medaire Inc. that offers in-flight, on-demand medical assistance from ground-based health experts through the Iridium satellite...

Intelsat Ltd. reported revenues of $310.5 million in the 2006 second quarter, an increase of 7 percent from revenues of $289.8 million in the same period a year ago, the...

Hughes Communications Inc. lost $4.4 million in its 2006 second quarter after taking a charge for the write-off of equipment related to its June decision to shift its primary business...

Arianespace placed a commercial communications satellite and a French military communications satellite into orbit Aug. 11, the launch provider announced. The Ariane 5 rocket lifted off from Kourou, French Guiana,...

BSkyB announced its latest plans in the interactive advertising arena, signing an agreement with Emuse Absolutely, a U.K. independent, cross-platform interactive advertising operator. Under the agreement between Emuse and Sky...