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Sportsmanship International AB, a Garmin Ltd. distributor, will supply Saab automotive dealerships in Europe satellite navigation units, Garmin announced July 10. Along with positioning information, the Nuvi 300 navigation units...

Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications Co. signed with the United Nations to supply portable satellite terminals for rescue operations, the United Nations announced July 10. The United Arab Emirates satellite-based company will...

The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded Summation Research Inc. (SRI) a contract to provide components for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) weather satellite system. Under the...

Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) hired Jack Dziak as senior vice president of services and distribution, the company announced. Dziak’s responsibilities will include building MSV’s services portfolio as well as formulating...

Planetlink Communications Inc. will supply 27 GPS receivers to lumber distributor R&R Sales Group, Planetlink announced July 10. R&R signed an agreement in May to use Planetlinks asset tracking service,...

Arabsat awarded a contract to Arianespace for the launch of the BADR-6 satellite in the first half of 2008, Arianespace announced July 7. In June, Arabsat announced EADS Atrium would...

Milsat Services GmbH signed a deal to lease satellite services from Intelsat General Corp., to provide services for a pair of secure military communication satellites for the German Armed Forces,...

Loral Skynet do Brasil, a subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications, signed a contract to provide fixed satellite communications services throughout Chile, Loral announced July 10. Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones...

Satcom Group Holdings plc, a reseller of mobile satellite communications, entered into a conditional agreement to acquire World Communications Center (WCC), a reseller of Iridium services, Satcom company announced July...

Globecomm Systems Inc. received a contract from NATO to provide a GPS-based friendly force tracking system, Globecomm announced July 19. Under the $7.8 million contract, Globecomm and subcontractor EMS Technologies...