XM Satellite Asks Judge To Dismiss Recording Industry Suit
XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. asked a federal judge to throw out a copyright lawsuit filed by the recording industry over a portable radio that also can store recorded music....
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DARPA Clears Falcon 1 For Launch
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has approved the return of the Falcon 1 rocket to flight status, DARPA announced July 18. Space Explorations Technology Corp.‘s (SpaceX) Falcon...
MacDonald Dettwiler Engineers Return To Work
Members of SPATEA (Spar Professional and Allied Technical Employee’s Association) have returned to work at MDA Space Missions, MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) announced July 19. Engineers went on...
Planetlink Signs First Clients Under Karta Technology's OEM Agreement
Planetlink Communications Inc. signed its first three clients under an original equipment manufacturing licensing agreement for a GPS-based fleet management platform, Karta Technologies Inc. announced. The Fleetradar is based on...
XM Satellite Radio Offers Portable Radio for Harley-Davidson Motorcycles
XM Satellite Radio partnered with the Harley-Davidson Motor Co. to offer riders an option of the first portable XM unit, XM announced July 17. The handlebar- mounted Road Tech AL20...
Raytheon Completes Demonstration Of Navigation System
Raytheon Co. completed the preliminary system acceptance test for the GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation-Technology Demonstration System, the company announced July 18. The system checks GPS signals for errors as...
Comsat Buys Gilat Skyedge Hubs, VSATs for Brazilian Lottery Network
Comsat International procured a pair of Skyedge satellite hubs and nearly 5,000 VSAT terminals to offer broadband services for Caixa Economica Federal, one of Brazil’s largest banks, Gilat Satellite Networks...
Lockheed Martin Completes Fifth Modernized GPS Satellite
Lockheed Martin completed the fifth of eight modernized GPS 2R satellites for the U.S. Air Force, the company announced July 18. The satellites offer two new signals, enhanced encryption and...
BSkyB Surprises With Scale of Broadband Ambitions
BSkyB plans to invest 400 million British pounds ($731.7 million) throughout the next three years to develop its broadband business, the company announced July 18. BSkyB will offer three tiers...
Globalstar Files IPO
Globalstar Inc. filed a registration statement July 18 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission outlining a proposed $100 million initial public offering of common stock. The number of shares...