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OHB-System AG of Germany signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop a European Small Geostationary Satellite platform for telecommunication missions, the organizations announced March 28. The […]

[3/28/07] Raytheon Co. has earned an $11.1 million, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, the U.S. Department of Defense announced March 27. Contracted by the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division in China Lake, […]

Russia-based Sitronics has signed an agreement with the China-based ZTE to establish a joint enterprise for the production of navigational equipment using the Russian GLONASS satellite system, according to the […]

Globalstar Inc., a provider of mobile satellite voice and data services to businesses, governments and individuals, has started to receive shipments of the new GSP-1720 satellite data and voice module […]

SpaceDev has been awarded a Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) contract in response to the Operationally Responsive Space Payload Technology broad agency announcement, SpaceDev announced March 27. The award is for […]

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) has signed an order with the Federal State Unitary Enterprise to supply satellite platform equipment and services for the Kanopus Low Earth Orbit spacecraft. The […]

Telenor Satellite Services and Verso Technologies have been selected by NASA to provide digital voice and data satellite communications equipment and service to all of NASA’s  Trans-Atlantic landing sites. The […]

Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) will deploy what is touted as the first integrated 4G and satellite broadband trial powered by Nortel mobile WiMax and IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) technologies. The […]

China Space Mobile Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (China Spacecom) is planning to open an Iridium gateway Earth station by the end of the year, Iridium announced March 27. Iridium Satellite […]

[3/27/07] EuroNews, a pan-European news channel, will offer widespread coverage across Africa. It has launched on MultiChoice’s DTH platform, DStv. MultiChoice expects to carry the channel to more than 1 […]

Gary S. Howard has been named to the board of directors of WildBlue Communications. The retired executive vice president, COO and director of Liberty Media Corp. has more than 20 […]

RT Logic, a wholly owned subsidiary of Integral Systems Inc., announced availability of a low-cost and rugged modem system, the DTR104. Designed to meet requirements for both legacy modem replacement […]

Faria WatchDog Inc. has chosen Quake Global Inc.’s Q9612 modem to provide two-way satellite communications for its vessel monitoring system (VMS), Quake Global announced March 26. Faria WatchDog was recently […]

GlobeCast has equipped 113 of France Telecom/Orange’s sales boutiques with its digital signage system, GlobeCast Captive Audience. The system will allow France Telecom to remotely aggregate content, create and manage […]

GlobeCast has equipped 113 of France Telecom/Orange’s sales boutiques with its digital signage system, GlobeCast Captive Audience. The system will allow France Telecom to remotely aggregate content, create and manage […]

Eutelsat Communications and Russian business channel RBC-TV have agreed to a five-year contract for leasing capacity on the HotBird-6 satellite for free-to-air broadcasting over Europe, the Middle East and North […]

[3/26/07] Eagle Broadband Inc., a national provider of broadband, Internet protocol (IP) and digital communications technology and services, has acquired the commercial satellite division of Alliance Maintenance & Services Inc., […]

Newtec has released a modulator with hopes it will boost its prospects in the burgeoning Chinese satellite market.  The company is launching a professional modulator compatible with the ABS-S (Advanced […]

Satellite platforms from Space Systems/Loral and MicroSat Systems Inc. have been added to NASA’s Rapid Spacecraft Development Office (RSDO) catalog, the agency announced March 22. The Rapid 2 catalog provides […]

[3/26/07] The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) filed a lawsuit against XM Satellite Radio for refusing to acknowledge the rights of or pay compensation to music publishers and songwriters for […]

If Fleet Street rumors prove correct, BSkyB is headed for a four-way battle for Pipex Communications, a major player among the United Kingdom’s telecoms market. With nearly 1.1 million fixed […]

The March 19 announcement that CIP Canada Investment Inc. would acquire Stratos Global Corp., the largest distributor of Inmarsat services, in a deal funded in part by Inmarsat, has clouded […]

Even though the second demonstration flight of Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX)’s Falcon 1 failed to reach orbit and was presumed lost at sea only moments after its launch from Kwajalein […]

According to a newly published study, NASA satellites have revealed that Amazon forests are neither evergreen nor dependent on constant rain, and are capable of manufacturing their seasons. A team […]

While not out of the woods yet, the Galileo project took significant steps forward last week with signatures being attained from all the companies for the setting up of the […]

MacDonald Dettwiler MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) has taken a controlling interest in Orbital Optics Ltd., MDA announced March 20. MDA will pay 900,000 British pounds ($1.7 million) to […]

The news that Ofcom has decided to investigate the U.K. pay-TV market has come as a little surprise given the ramping-up of pressure by players such as Virgin Media, however, […]

The Air Force is weighing how to defend U.S. space assets against anti-satellite weapon attacks, and wishes to discuss that with Congress, Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne said. Is it […]

Key congressional lawmakers voiced fears that space assets face multiple threats, including the danger of destruction by anti-satellite weapons or an electromagnetic field. Their comments in a hearing of the […]

Radars at sea successfully tracked a long-range target missile, according to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). Tracking the target were the Sea-Based X-band (SBX) radar and two Aegis Ballistic Missile […]