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[Satellite Today  07-03-07] China has made progress on the development of its Long March 5 rocket, citing development of the rocket engine and the building of a production plant, according […]

[Satellite Today  07-03-07] ND SatCom received a contract from Internet Solutions of South Africa to set up a VSAT network, ND SatCom announced.     Internet Solutions will use ND SatCom’s […]

[Satellite Today  07-03-07] The Galileo In-Orbit Validation Element (GIOVE-B) satellite has completed in-orbit testing, prime contractor Astrium announced July 3.     The European Space Agency confirmed the conclusion of the […]

[Satellite Today  07-03-07] Orbcomm Inc. reported net additions of more than 40,000 billable subscriber communicators, the company announced July 2. The gains included about 32,400 satellite and 8,100 terrestrial subscriber. […]

[Satellite Today  07-03-07] OmniGlobe Networks Inc. signed an agreement with the city of Kingston, Ontario, to enhance the telecommunications infrastructure in unserved areas of the region, the company announced July […]

[Satellite Today  7-02-08] Arianespace is scheduled to loft the ProtoStar 1 and Badr-6 satellites into orbit July 7.     ProtoStar I is based on Space Systems/Loral’s 1300 platform and is […]

[Satellite Today  07-03-07] Italian satellite operator Telespazio unveiled the details of a demonstration of a satellite-based system designed to manage humanitarian rescue operations in the case of natural disasters.     […]

[Satellite Today  07-03-07] A bill introduced in the Ohio House of Representatives would end the state’s satellite TV tax.     House Bill 599, the "Ohio Video Tax Fairness Act," would […]

[Satellite Today – 7-02-08] WorldSpace Satellite Radio reached an agreement with four of its creditors to defer debt payments for the second time in less than a month, WorldSpace announced […]

[Satellite Today – 7-02-08] ASC Signal Corp. will supply commercial-off-the-shelf antenna products to an unnamed customers under a subcontract from Globecomm Systems Inc., ASC announced July 1.     Under the […]

[Satellite Today – 7-02-08]  Taide Network, a member of the Vizada Group, has rebranded itself Vizada Networks, the company announced .     Formed in September, Vizada incorporated the former Telenor […]

[Satellite Today – 7-02-08]  Arqiva has secured a five-year contract with France’s Multi7 to manage the broadcaster’s multiplex platform, delivering a digital terrestrial television (DTT) service, Arqiva announced July 1. […]

[Satellite Today – 7-02-08]  Asiasat has been contracted by Eurovision to supply multiple transponders on the Asiasat 2 satellite during the Beijing Olympic Games in August, Asiasat announced July 1. […]

[Satellite Today – 7-02-08] Measat Satellite Systems signed a capacity deal with Fox International Channels, Measat announced July 2.     Under the agreement, Fox International Channels, a fully-owned business unit […]

[Satellite Today – 7-02-08] BT Latam Colombia has chosen VT iDirect Inc. to support a high-speed IP satellite network that will enable the Colombian government to improve the collection and […]

[Satellite News – 7-1-08] A proposed deal that could see News Corp. give up its majority ownership of conditional access and middleware vendor NDS could be the first step that […]

 [Satellite Today – 7-01-08] Research and consulting firm CFI Group has found that customers who have called satellite TV companies for help rate their satisfaction with cable and satellite service […]

[Satellite Today – 7-01-08] Satlynx has completed a 300-site supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) network for Electrictie De France (EDF) Energy Networks in the United Kingdom, Satlynx announced June […]

[Satellite Today – 7-01-08] The Internet Routing in Space (IRIS) payload has passed its critical design review, and interfaces have been verified for initial assembly and integration with the spacecraft […]

[Satellite Today – 7-01-08] International Launch Services (ILS) is aiming for an August. 14 launch of its Proton-M, the company’s first mission since a March launch failure, ILS announced July […]

[Satellite Today – 7-01-08] The European Commission reopened the procurement process for the Galileo satellite navigation systems, The European Space Agency (ESA) announced July 1.     The program, initially envisioned […]

[Satellite Today – 7-01-08]  Comtech Mobile Datacom Corp. will supply satellite network bandwidth, network operations management, program management and technical support services to the U.S. Army, Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced […]

[Satellite Today – 7-01-08] SES New Skies signed a capacity deal with one of India’s largest media companies, SES New Skies said July 1.     SES New Skies signed a […]

[Satellite Today – 7-01-08] Intelsat confirmed that its Galaxy 26 satellite suffered a partial failure June 29, losing 15 watts out of its possible 37-watt capacity.     Slightly more than […]

A gathering of the main players in the mobile satellite services (MSS) market featured more realism than the same event a year ago, but the switch from the unbridled optimism […]

After a very active tenure in the satellite industry, Joseph Wright resigned as chairman and director of Intelsat Ltd. and has moved on to a different business, but his impact […]

The European Commission has acted as an observer at committees and conferences of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) since 1988. Now a proposal is on the table for Europe to […]

I have discussed the basic business models for direct-to-home (DTH) broadcasting (wholesale and retail) and the implications of these models for the structure of the organization that provides them. I […]

Satellite technology has played a key role in the globalization of sports and entertainment, as formerly regional events have been elevated to global status. Now with consumers demanding more and […]