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Internet Protocol (IP)-based virtual private networks (VPNs) have become more popular as companies realize that when it comes to secure and reliable  networking, owning a dedicated network is not the […]

Iridium Satellite, Arinc, ICG Partner To Supply Satellite Voice Service For Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific Airways of Hong Kong will be the first commercial airline customer to adopt an Iridium-based […]

FTMSC Signs New Emergency Telecoms Deal France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications (FTMSC) signed a new deal with Télécoms Sans Frontieres (TSF) to develop an emergency mobile satellite communications system. The […]

Near Earth Adds Advisory Board Members Near Earth LLC has added three members to its advisory board: Ted Bolton, president of Bolton Research Corp.; Gary Hatch, president and CEO of […]

[2/28/07] Sirius Satellite Radio reported record revenue of $637.2 million in 2006, up from revenue of $242.2 million in 2005, the company announced Feb. 27. For the first time, in […]

Inmarsat posted a 2006 profit of $127.7 million, up 98 percent over 2005, the company announced Feb. 27. Revenues were $500.1 million in 2006, compared to revenues of $491.1 million […]

EchoStar Satellite LLC and DirecTV have settled pending litigation regarding the use of trademarks as keywords to trigger sponsored links on Internet searches such as Google Adwords and similar search […]

Shin Satellite will launch a video-on-demand service in Australia, the company announced. The operator is teaming up with ReelTime Media, an Australian broadband TV company, to offer a variety of […]

NDS will supply conditional access services to Gateway Communications for a new satellite pay-TV service in sub-Saharan Africa. Gateway plans to launch an African-focused, subscription-based service by mid-year. GTV initially […]

Adventech Satellite Networks Inc. has sold a digital video broadcast-return channel satellite system to a NATO Consultation, Command and Control (3C) Agency, Advantech AMT Inc. announced Feb. 27. NATO will […]

XM Satellite Radio brought in revenues of $933 million in 2006, up 67 percent from 2005, XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. announced Feb. 26. XM also added 1.7 million net […]

Ericsson has made an unsolicited offer to acquire Tandberg Television for 9.8 billion Norwegian kroner ($1.6 billion), Ericsson announced Feb. 26. Ericsson has acquired 11.7 percent of the outstanding shares […]

Shin Satellite reported a net loss of 46 million Baht ($1.4 million) in 2006, the company announced Feb. 26. Discounting a 675 million Baht ($20.1 million) write-off of the Thaicom-3 […]

The European Space Agency (ESA) officially opened the construction site of the Soyuz launch base in French Guiana in a ceremony attended by French authorities and representatives of all the […]

GuardianBox will provide security for satellite broadband systems offered by Bentley Walker, a European VSAT distributor, GuardianBox announced Feb. 26. GuardianBox reported that an evaluation of its system resulted in […]

[2/26/07] Relations between BSkyB and Virgin Media (formerly ntl Telewest) seem to have hit an all time low, as Virgin Media issued a statement Feb. 23 saying that by the […]

Mexico’s telecommunications regulator, Federal Commission of Telecommunications (Cofetel), has approved the rules for a Ka-band satellite license auction, the regulator announced Feb. 21. This is Cofetel’s second attempt to auction […]

Hughes Network Systems LLC and Sea Tel Inc., have completed interoperability testing on a VSAT platform for the maritime market, Hughes announced. The platform combines the Hughes HX family of […]

SAT Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Integral Systems Inc. has released two new software options that extend the ability of its product lines to detect and locate the source […]

The European Technical Standards Institute (ETSI) has approved and published the SES SDR standard for satellite digital radio services in Europe, Ondas Media announced. The standard has been developed by […]

Blue Sky Network, a logistics solution provider for two-way linking and managing transportation assets via satellite, announced the expansion to its aviation product line with a carry-on, flight-tracking device, the […]

A week after the unveiling of the proposed merger of Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio, consensus about its prospects and possibilities remained muddled as federal officials prepare to […]

Iran successfully tested a missile that could loft a satellite into space, an official Iranian website announced yesterday, quoting Mohsen Bahrami, head of the Iranian aerospace research center. That is […]

NASA issued a request for proposal for the upper stage of the Ares I launch vehicle, telling contractors that proposals must be submitted by 1 p.m. CT April 13. Ares […]

Alleged Russian fears that a U.S.-provided European ballistic missile defense (BMD) system would threaten Russian intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) are baseless and ludicrous, according to Air Force Lt. Gen. Henry […]

Sea Launch is rebounding from an explosion last month of a Zenit 3SL rocket vehicle carrying an NSS-8 satellite built by The Boeing Co. [BA], Robert Peckham, Sea Launch president […]

Contractors that are to build Galileo, the European global positioning system, have dithered far too long in deciding how their joint company shall be structured, according to Wolfgang Tiefensee, German […]

The TacSat-2 spacecraft is operating well now after initial difficulties were resolved. In the first few days of flight, there were difficulties that the program team resolved rapidly. Orbiting approximately […]

The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) is opposing a move to tighten controls on exports of goods containing sensitive export technologies. Further, the AIA Acquisition Policy group said it is allied […]

Atlantis Crew Whips Through Rehearsal Facing a scheduled March 15 liftoff, the crew of Space Shuttle Atlantis sliced through a full launch dress rehearsal at Kennedy Space Center, Fla., NASA […]