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[Satellite Today 07-25-08] The ownership saga of Inmarsat took another twist as Harbinger Capital Partners Funds said it intends to bid on Inmarsat and then combine it with SkyTerra Communications, […]

[Satellite Today 07-24-08] Lockheed Martin delivered the core propulsion module for the third Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications system six months ahead of schedule, the company announced July […]

[Satellite Today 07-24-08] Norsat International Inc. released the first product in its vehicle-mount satellite terminal family and signed contracts with the U.S. military and an Asian broadcasting network to provide […]

[Satellite Today 07-24-08] Canal Digital, the Nordic direct-to-home platform, saw an increase in revenues but a drop in overall profits and subscriber numbers for the quarter ended June 30, parent […]

[Satellite Today 07-24-08] Harmonic Inc. will provide Astra Platform Services with high-definition (HD) encoders and statistical multiplexing for a network upgrade, Harmonic announced July 24.     Astra will install Harmonic’s […]

[Satellite Today 07-24-08] Orbital Sciences Corp. delivered the Measat-3a satellite to Baikonur Cosmodrome in advance of its scheduled Aug. 21 launch on a Land Launch vehicled, Orbital announced July 23. […]

[Satellite Today 07-24-08] Kayser-Threde GmbH received the prime contract from the Space Agency of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) for the TET-1 satellite, the company announced July 24.     Kayser-Threde […]

[Satellite Today 07-24-08] Integral Systems Inc. reported total revenue of $41.8 million in its 2008 third quarter, up 17 percent from the same period a year ago, Integral announced July […]

[Satellite Today 07-24-08] SES Astra TechCom won a lucrative contract to deliver a network operations center for the new Vietnamese satellite system, Vinasat, SES Astra announced July 24.     Vinasat-1, […]

[Satellite News 07-23-08] BSkyB signed an innovative deal with one of the world’s biggest music companies to offer digital music services, BSkyB said July 23.     The satellite pay-TV operator […]

[Satellite Today 07-23-08] Digital Angel’s Sarbe division received Cospas-Sarsat type approval for its Advanced Aircrew Personal Locator Beacon, the company announced     Cospas-Sarsat is a satellite system that provides distress, […]

[Satellite Today 07-23-08] Spot LLC has expanded satellite coverage of its satellite messenger servivce to include all of Alaska, the Aleutian Islands and the surrounding maritime regions, the company announced […]

[Satellite Today 07-23-08] General Dynamics mounted three 18.4-meter satellite antennas on 53-foot-tall pedestals in Wahiawa, Hawaii, in preparation for the deployment of the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS), the company […]

[Satellite News 07-23-08] Viasat, a Modern Times Group (MTG) subsidiary, has seen a decrease in direct-to-home (DTH) subscribers in the Nordic region in the second quarter, the company announced July […]

[Satellite News 07-23-08] Revenues in KVH’s mobile communications business improved 4 percent to $18.3 million in the company’s 2008 second quarter, the company announced July 22. The gains were driven […]

[Satellite Today 07-23-08] Hughes Network Systems LLC has increased the speeds of three of its HughesNet consumer service plans, the company announced July 23.     The Home plan now features […]

[Satellite News 07-23-08] SES New Skies signed another capacity deal for its NSS-7 satellite, the operator said July 23.     SM2 Sports Media Solutions, based in Greenwich, Conn., delivers sports […]

[Satellite 07-22-08] Kenneth Miller, president and one of the founders of Globecomm Systems Inc., died July 20, the company announced.     Miller helped found Globecomm Systems as a satellite systems […]

[Satellite 07-22-08] ViaSat Inc. completed the rollout of its LinkStarS2 satellite networking system to Spain Eliop S.A., ViaSat announced July 21.     ViaSat supplied the complete satellite communication network, including […]

[Satellite 07-22-08] Comtech EF Data Corp. has acquired the network backhaul assets and the NetPerformer and AccessGate product lines of Verso Technologies, Comtech Telecommuications Corp. announced July 21.     The […]

[Satellite Today 07-22-08] C-Com Satellite Systems Inc. reported second quarter revenues of $1.8 million, an increase of 17 percent from the same period in 2007, the company announced July 22. […]

[Satellite News 07-22-08] XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. reported a net loss of $119.6 million in the 2008 second quarter, down from a loss of $175.8 million in the same […]

[Satellite News 07-22-08] Germany’s first satellite-based reconnaissance system has been completed with the launch of the fifth SAR-Lupe satellite, OHB System said July 22.     The fifth reconnaissance satellite was […]

[Satellite News 07-22-08] Arianespace won a launch services contract with Eumetsat (the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites) for the launch of the MSG-4 meteorological observation satellite , […]

[Satellite News 07-21-08] Inmarsat has ended discussions with Harbinger Capital Partners in regard to a possible offer for Inmarsat, the satellite operator said July 21.     Harbinger, which is Inmarsat’s […]

[Satellite Today 07-21-08] DataPath Inc., has been awarded a contract under the SeaPort-Enhanced contract vehicle, the company announced July 21.     The award by the U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center […]

[Satellite News 07-21-08] Crawford Communications will use capacity on SES New Skies’ NSS-7 satellite to provide content aggregation, media, Internet and satellite services for the U.S. military‘s Digital Video and […]

[Satellite News 07-21-08] XM Satellite Radio added 322,000 net subscribers in the 2008 second quarter to bring its total subscriber base to 9.7 million, XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. announced […]

[Satellite Today 07-21-08] DirecTV taken on-orbit delivery of the DirecTV 11 satellite, spacecraft manufacturer Boeing Co. announced July 21.     DirecTV plans to use the satellite, placed in orbit in […]

[Satellite News 07-21-08] AeroAstro, a business unit of Radyne Corp., named Paul Lithgow COO, the company announced July 21.     Lithgow will supervise upper management and oversee current programs and […]