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Crew members on the International Space Station (ISS) repaired a faulty oxygen generator that earlier had leaked fumes inside the ISS. Expedition 14 Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin installed new valves […]

Space Shuttle Discovery Set For Rollout Toward Launch Pad Space Shuttle Discovery is set to roll out of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at Kennedy Space Center at 7 a.m. […]

Cingular Wireless LLC and XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. announced a partnership Nov. 2 to stream 25 XM music channels to Cingular handsets. Beginning Nov. 6, Cingular Wireless customers may […]

Globalstar Inc. priced its initial public offering at $17 per share, the company announced Nov. 2. The company has also added 1 million shares to the offering, bringing the total […]

Orange UK will launch a GPS navigation system for corporate customers that will be powered by Webraska, a provider of mobile GPS navigation systems and geospatial software for wireless carriers […]

Launch preparation is underway in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, for the launch of BADR-4, a Eurostar E2000+ satellite built by Astrium for the Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat). Liftoff on a Proton […]

Apax Partners has completed the acquisition of France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications (FTMSC), a deal commenced in July. Apax also recently announced its acquisition of Telenor Satellite Services, bolstering its […]

International Datacasting Corp. and SES Americom announced Nov. 2 the integration of IDC’s next-generation DVB-S2 satellite receivers aboard the IP-Prime IPTV service. As part of the agreement, IDC will be […]

Patriot Antenna Systems unveiled Nov. 2 its 1-meter Back-Pack Flyaway Antenna system. The system provides transmit-and-receive operation in Ku- or Ka-band frequencies and is designed for frequent travel. The antenna […]

The People’s Republic of China has started to build its own satellite navigation system, Xinhua reported Nov. 2. The planned network, Compass — or Beidou, in Chinese — reportedly will […]

Qinetiq announced Nov. 1 it is launching a European satellite interference geolocation service intended to deter malicious or accidental disruption of satellite communications services while allowing customers to identify and […]

The demand for commercial C- and Ku-band capacity will grow globally at an average annual rate of 3.2 percent, Northern Sky Research (NSR) announced Oct. 31. Between 2005 and 2011, […]

The commercial geostationary satellite transponder market produced total revenues of $708.5 billion in Latin America in 2005, and that figure will reach more than $1 trillion by 2012, Frost & […]

The World Teleport Association (WTA) announced Nov. 1 its rankings of the Top Teleport Operators of 2006 in three categories. The Global Top 20 includes satellite and fiber carriers operating […]

Datapath Inc., a provider of satellite and wireless communications networks, announced Nov. 1 the appointment of David Helfgott as president and COO, effective Nov. 15. A 20-year industry veteran, Helfgott […]

As we were going press, developments within the global satellite community were at an all-time high. Business strategies were advancing and financial community interest in satellite-enabled services was gaining momentum […]

By Gerry Oberst European satellite operators are complaining that new regulatory structures being establish in the old country are recreating the "landing rights" system that supposedly has been abolished. Landing […]

Broadcasters around the globe are covering more live events, sports and spot news in order to respond to the needs of their customers. At the same time, the owners and […]

By Peter J. Brown The number of satellite dishes found in the vast region stretching from the Mediterranean Sea to the Bay of Bengal has exploded throughout the past decade, […]

Telcos are seeking new ways to deliver satellite data directly to customers. A wide variety of information such as GPS coordinates, satellite imagery and maps is making its way to […]

By Owen Kurtin During my career, and specifically this year, I examined the chronic overcapacity of satellite operators, manufacturers and launch service providers in the industry. I wrote a series […]

Technology ICG Introduces Cabin Telecommunications Unit For Business Jets International Communications Group (ICG) introduced its Aerocom 1100 cabin telecommunications unit, which provides an automated integrated package of telephone, fax and […]

Keeping a global company’s information technology infrastructure efficient, up to date and secure while adhering to a fixed budget is a constant struggle. Simply maintaining the status quo is not […]

Someone once described drilling for oil as standing on a 6-foot ladder, holding a fishing line with a needle attached to the end, and trying to drill through a 2-by-4 […]

Located some 6,000 miles from the United Kingdom and 1,750 miles from Cape Town, South Africa (whence the islanders receive their sea-snail mail through the vagaries of ship schedules), Tristan […]

XM Satellite Radio and Sea Launch announced the Oct. 30 launch of the XM-4 satellite. Early data indicate the spacecraft is accurately positioned and in excellent condition. XM-4, built by […]

MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. signed a strategic long-term agreement with Rocketplane Kistler to participate in the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program, MacDonald Dettwiler announced Oct. 31. Rocketplane Kistler […]

NDS, a supplier of middleware and conditional access services to direct-to-home operators, posted a 14 percent increase in revenues to $164 million in the third quarter, the company announced. Operating […]

Iridium Satellite has announced two new initiatives aimed toward the U.S. military market. The company has approval to provide its 9601 data modem to the U.S. Department of Defense and […]