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Hughes Network Systems LLC introduced the HX System, a new broadband satellite platform, Hughes announced June 20. The system is intended to offer a cost-effective solution for smaller networks that...

Panamsat signed a deal with TVBI Co. Ltd. June 19 to distribute Chinese-language programming throughout the Asia Pacific region, the United States and Europe. The signal uplink from Hong Kong...

The U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Stereo Airfield Collection program awarded Geoeye a $3.7 million contract to collect imagery of 365 airfields and produce mapping databases, Geoeye announced June 21....

DirecTV Inc. will provide a new luxury programming and service package called DirecTV Titanium, the company announced June 20. The package, priced at $7,500 per year, includes unlimited access to...

Inmarsat, which took its Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) service global by expanding the service into North and South America in May, is looking to make a different kind of...

S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia has partnered with Intersputnik International Organization to jointly promote satellite networks to government and private organizations, the companies announced June 20. The networks...

Boeing Co. completed of a series of tests demonstrating the interoperability of the Transformational Satellite Communications (TSAT) Next Generation Processor Router with a government reference ground terminal, Boeing announced June...

SES Astra Techcom and partner Hitec Luxembourg will provide a pair telemetry, tracking and control antenna systems for Europe’s global satellite navigation system, Galileo, SES announced June 19. Under the...

Hughes Network Systems LLC received a contract from BP Corp. North America Inc. to provide Hughesnet managed network services to connect BP’s retail locations with headquarters. The four-year contract includes...

Arianespace will launch Vietnam’s first telecommunications satellite in the first half of 2008, Arianespace announced June 20 Vinasat-1, being built by Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems for Vietnam Posts and...