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Boeing Co. completed tests on the structural design and mechanical integrity of the first of three Wideband Gapfiller Satellites the company is manufacturing for the U.S. Air Force, Boeing announced […]

Orbital Sciences Corp. received an order from Orbcomm for six data communications payloads, Orbital Sciences announced June 1. Orbital is scheduled to deliver the six payload sets by mid 2007, […]

National, state and local government officials will be crossing their fingers and praying for a calm hurricane season, which started June 1. After all, little has been done to advance […]

The next World Radiocommunication Conference will be held by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) from late October to early November 2007. Preparation for WRC-07 already is in full swing, and […]

With the exception of the frequent Proton launches at Baikonur, Central Asia does not often draw much attention in terms of satellite activities. In Kazakhstan, the countdown should soon begin […]

By Peter J. Brown In the Asian Pacific region, there are new opportunities for direct-to-home (DTH) service providers and other entrepreneurs. High-definition television (HDTV) is coming to the region slowly, […]

By Nick Mitsis Terrestrial networks such as Ancillary Terrestrial Components (ATC) can enhance availability, efficiency and economic viability of Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) by reusing at least some of the […]

By Jason Bates The factors that led some of the largest fixed satellite service operators to abandon satellite insurance providers and rely more on self insurance look to be easing, […]

Has the small satellite wave crested? Despite many predictions of industry trending to smaller, lighter, cheaper, more standardized, off-the-shelf space segment components, both fixed satellite service (FSS) and mobile satellite […]

Technology Swe-Dish Launches FA150K Two-In-One Concept Swe-Dish Satellite Systems introduced a new concept by combining two of the company’s products available on the market. The Two-In-One concept consists of the […]

Mobile Satellite Ventures LP (MSV) received two more patents from the U.S. Patent Office, the company announced May 31. The patents are part of an extensive ancillary terrestrial component patent […]

Hughes Network Systems LLC completed delivery of 12,000 broadband satellite terminals to GTech Corp., Hughes announced May 30. Hughes delivered more than 50,000 terminals to GTech, a provider of lottery, […]

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced May 31 its Arizona-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., received a $1.1 million order from a major telecommunication provider from Latin America. The service provider ordered […]

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. announced May 31 it would provide Angola Telecom, one of the largest operators in sub-Saharan Africa, with communications equipment and services. The equipment includes satellite modems […]

Worldspace Satellite Radio announced May 31 it would commission a new satellite uplink facility in Dubai under an agreement with Sama Communications Co. Ltd. (Samacom). The facility will allow Worldspace […]

Qinetiq, a U.K.-based technology company, will provide services and hardware for testing Europe’s proposed Galileo satellite navigation system under a contract with the Galileo Inreach Consortium, Qinetiq announced May 31. […]

Saint Joseph Seminary College, a small Roman Catholic undergraduate institution in St. Benedict, La., celebrated its 115th commencement this year. But for its communications infrastructure, it was like opening day. […]

Such is the case of Atlanta-based Orkin Inc. The 105-year-old pest control company launched Orkin TV, an interactive satellite television communications network that links the company’s 8,000 employees through first-of-its-kind […]

Communications challenges exist in every company today, ranging from the simple need to share information, to the more complex tasks of interactive communication and content management. To combat these challenges, […]

DirecTV Inc. named John Shelton senior vice president of sales and distribution, the company announced May 30. His responsibilities include management of DirecTV distribution network and the development of sales […]

Caprock Communications named Britt Carina Horncastle vice president of corporate development May 30. Horncastle will be in charge of managing Caprock’s long-term growth strategy, which includes its presence in emerging […]

The boards of Eltek ASA and Nera ASA have agreed to merge, creating a Norwegian telecom giant, the companies announced. The combined company will have leading positions in transmission, telecom […]

Space tourism company Space Adventures Ltd. will acquire California-based Space Launch Corp., giving Space Adventures a technology development capability and access to space system intellectual property, the company announced May […]

ATK received contracts from Northrop Grumman to provide additional components and subsystems for NASA‘s James Webb Space Telescope, ATK announced May 30. ATK will provide graphite fiber structures to support […]

The Kompas-2 satellite is suffering from an equipment malfunction and has not yet reached full power, Interfax reported May 29. The satellite, designed to study atmospheric, volcanic and seismic phenomena, […]

Pace Micro Technology has introduced its first pan-European high definition (HD) set-top box for receiving free-to-air satellite signals, the company announced May 30. The DS810XE will allows users to access […]

Satellite broadband provider Wildblue Communications Inc. has signed an agreement with a Kentucky coalition that wants to provide broadband access throughout the state, Wildblue announced. The agreement with Connectkentucky, a […]

SES Global announced that it has contracted with Sea Launch Co. for a mission on its Land Launch system to send the AMC-21 spacecraft into orbit in 2008. Land Launch […]

Arianespace placed Satmex 6 and Thaicom 5 into orbit May 27, the company announced. The mission, carried out by an Ariane 5 ECA launcher from Kourou, French Guiana, was the […]

By John Robinson Boeing [BA], which last year was harshly penalized for its performance as the prime contractor on the ground based missile defense (GMD) system, has made great strides […]