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[11-02-07 – Satellite Today]  Alliant Techsystems (ATK) reported Launch Systems Group sales increased by 21.3 percent for the third quarter, the company announced Nov. 1.     ATK reported sales of […]

[11-02-07 – Satellite Today]  Andrews Space Inc. completed the acquisition of Automated Controlled Environments Inc., (ACEi), Andrews announced Nov. 1.     ACEi develops fault-tolerant aerospace avionics and advanced control systems. […]

[11-02-07 – Satellite Today] BSkyB closed September with 8.7 million subscribers in the United Kingdom and Ireland, adding 83,000 subscribers in its most recent quarter, the company announced Nov. 2. […]

[11-02-07 – Satellite Today] RRSat Global Communications Network Ltd. third quarter revenues improved by nearly 30 percent, the company announced Nov. 1.     Revenues for the quarter ending Sept. 30 […]

[11-02-07 – Satellite Today] TeleCommunications Systems Inc. posted record revenues of $37.6 million in the 2007 third quarter, up 22 percent from the same period a year ago, the company […]

[11-02-07 – Satellite Today] HNS Europe, a European operating company of Hughes Network Systems LLC, will supply Czech telecommunications provider GiTy with its latest generation broadband satellite system, Hughes announced […]

[11-02-07 – Satellite Today]  Globalcom Satellite Communications has introduced a new satellite messenger with a satellite GPS personal locator, the company announced Nov. 1.     The Spot Satellite Messenger weighs […]

[11-01-07 – Satellite Today] PlanetSky Ltd. signed an agreement with ProtoStar Ltd. for C-band capacity on ProtoStar’s first satellite, ProtoStar announced Nov. 1.     The agreement provides PlanetSky with five […]

[11-01-07 – Satellite Today] Measat Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. and Antrix Corp. Ltd. signed an agreement for the lease of Ku-band capacity on the Measat-3 satellite, Measat announced Nov. 1. […]

 [11-01-07 – Satellite Today] Sea Launch’s Odyssey launch platform set sail carrying the Thuraya-3 satellite for the first mission since the company’s January launch failure, Sea Launch announced Nov. 1. […]

[11-01-07 – Satellite Today] The third of Germany’s SAR-Lupe satellites has been launched from the Plesetsk space center by a Russian Cosmos-3M rocket.     The third of five satellites in […]

[11-01-07 – Satellite Today]  SpaceDev has been awarded a $100,000 contract to develop a new radiator technology for satellite thermal control, the company announced Nov. 1.     SpaceDev will collaborate […]

[11-01-07 – Satellite Today] Telespazio has acquired 85 percent of Fileas, a satellite broadcasting company, from Agence France Presse, Telespazio announced Oct. 31.     Telespazio said the acquisition extends its […]

[11-01-07 – Satellite Today]  Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) will operate two Gulf States Mutual Aid Radio Talkgroups (GSMART), the company announced Nov. 1.     The groups, which will enable communications […]

[11-01-07 – Satellite Today]  Norsat International Inc. will receive a patent for its frequency selective surface waveguide filter, the company announced Oct. 30.     The European Patent Office notified the […]

[11-01-07 – Satellite Today]  TeleCommunication Systems Inc. (TCS) has named Timothy Lorello to lead commercial sales, the company announced Nov. 1.     Lorello will oversee the firm’s sale of messaging, […]

[11-01-07 – Satellite Today] SatelliteTODAY.com, the Internet’s leading source for business news, market research and competitive analysis for the global satellite enabled communications market, has created a special web-exclusive editorial […]

The mobile satellite services (MSS) sector has a definite role to play in the future of communications as the reach of terrestrial telecommunications services providers only extends so far. However, […]

It may sound cliché, but it’s hard to believe that November already has arrived and 2007 is nearly over. For the Via Satellite team that means that preparations for SATELLITE […]

Globalstar has made its share of headlines throughout the past year, though not always for reasons the company would prefer. In December, the satellite operator awarded a contract to Thales […]

In the second half of 2007, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued a batch of consultations and regulations that affect the burgeoning satellite broadcasting industry in India. […]

Fixed satellite services (FSS) companies abandoned some traditional forms of satellite insurance in the early 2000s due to high premiums and insurance rates, relying instead on self-insurance through the use […]

This is the last installment in our review of key “demand triggers” for IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) takeup. Since IPTV is widely touted as the principal driver of fixed satellite […]

STM Consortium  To Improve DVB-RCS STM Group’s research and development center is leading a consortium to evaluate, prototype and test advanced modem technologies for the European Space Agency (ESA).     […]

Stratos Global Introduces FleetBroadband Stratos Global Corp. introduced its maritime broadband satellite communications solution based on Inmarsat’s FleetBroadband. The service is expected to be commercially available this month.     FleetBroadband, […]

  Comtech Receives Government Order Comtech EF Data Corp., a subsidiary of Comtech Telecommunications Corp., received a contract to provide satellite communications equipment to support an unnamed U.S. government agency’s […]

Eutelsat Names CFO Catherine Guillouard has joined   Eutelsat as CFO and a member of the group executive committee.     Guillouard joined Air France in 1997 and served most recently at […]

[10-31-07 – Satellite News] GENEVA — During the first week of the World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-07), administrations from Asia, Africa, and Latin America made clear their broad and deep support […]

[10-31-07 – Satellite Today] Spanish industrial group Abertis has reached an agreement to acquire a 28.4 percent stake in satellite operator Hispasat, Abertis announced Oct. 31.     Abertis subsidiary Abertis […]

[10-31-07 – Satellite Today] Aruba Networks Inc. and iDirect Inc. have completed integration testing of a wireless local area network (WLAN)-to-satellite connection, Aruba announced Oct. 31.     The two companies […]