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Asian commercial satellite operator Shin Satellite PCL has reached an agreement with China Satellite Communications Corp. (China Satcom) to launch IPStar broadband services in China. The first gateway in Beijing […]

Andrew Corp. profit slipped on the 2006 second quarter as revenues remained flat, the company announced April 27. Second quarter income was $3.6 million in the 2006 second quarter, down […]

XMSR The stock of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. took a small stumble after the company posted a wider first quarter loss and reveled that the U.S. government is investigating […]

A House Armed Services Committee subcommittee approved $51.5 billion for the U.S. Department of Defense‘s space and missile defense programs for fiscal 2007, shifting some dollars away from high-risk systems […]

BY RAY NELSON The first intercept of an air launch target missile from a military cargo plane, currently scheduled for 2008, could slip another year due to funding and mission […]

BY RAY NELSON The first intercept of an air launch target missile from a military cargo plane, currently scheduled for 2008, could slip another year due to funding and mission […]

BY RICHARD MULLEN A House subcommittee approved, without fanfare, a mark-up for a $51.1 billion fiscal 2007 authorization bill for defense programs pertaining to ballistic missile defense and several related […]

Two National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) satellites were launched Friday from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., on missions to reveal the inner secrets of clouds and aerosols, tiny particles […]

Alcatel Alenia Space announced last week that it has signed a contract to build a new powerful telecommunication satellite for U.S.-based SES Americom, an SES Global company. Beginning in mid-2008, […]

The Thaicom 5 communications satellite, built by Alcatel Alenia Space, arrived at the Kourou, French Guiana launch site on April 22. The launch by an Ariane 5 ECA is slated […]

BY SCOTT NANCE A reorganization of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) management within the Army is just a sign of an expected "explosion" in Army acquisition and use of the flying […]

BY RICHARD MULLEN The Bush administration’s proposed defense budget for fiscal 2007 has raised worries among House members concerning the routine day-to-day readying and equipping of the armed services. The […]

ITT Industries Systems Division, Cape Canaveral, Fla., is being awarded a $6.5 million contract modification. This action definitizes the Western Range (WR) network red slaving effort authorized and placed on […]

Agiosat Global Communications announced its latest satellite-based communications solution ideal for SNG, BGAN Broadcast. BGAN Broadcast from Agiosat is communications system built around the new satellite network providing broadcast journalists […]

The acquisition closure by Infosat Communications Inc. (Infosat) a satellite communications service provider, of Able Communications Inc. (Able) a company providing turn key wireless communications solutions to the petroleum industry, […]

Tandberg Television announced it launched a high-definition (HD) digital satellite and electronic newsgathering solution Company executives claim that its new offering provides news gatherers bandwidth savings of up to 50 […]

Globecast and Neotion formed a strategic agreement to offer turnkey MPEG-4 AVC satellite distribution platforms. The primary objective is to enable transmission for broadcasters. Globecast anticipates the roll out from […]

French satellite pay-TV operator, TPS is teaming up with France Telecom (FT) to offer IPTV subscribers HD (High-Definition) content at the beginning of June. Customers will be able to see […]

Philippines broadcaster GMA7 will take a flyaway from Advent Communications up Mount Everest to cover the first Philippines Mount Everest Expedition. GMA is purchasing a Mantis 190 antenna for C-band […]

Streambox Inc., a supplier of real time video transport for broadcasting, satellite and cable announced it has partnered with Inmarsat to facilitate the transmission and delivery of low latency, real […]

Hispasat, the Spanish-based satellite operator, has almost doubled its profits in 2005, as well as reduce its net debt significantly in 2005. These were two of the highlights of its […]

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. announced April 26 it has delivered a SkyEdge broadband VSAT satellite network to the Telecommunications Cooperative of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (COTAS), Bolivia’s second-largest telecommunication […]

Globecomm announced April 26 an expansion of its Broadcast Lab, a test facility for leading-edge video applications established in 2001, to integrate test capabilities for the many technologies involved in […]

New Skies Satellites, an SES Global company announced April 26 that Rede Cancao Nova, a Brazilian Catholic broadcaster, has chosen its NSS-806 Latin American satellite to distribute its free-to-air international […]

Satlynx SA announced the signing of an agreement for the acquisition of Spaceline, the satellite communications division of HP, for an undisclosed amount. Following the acquisition by Satlynx of Xantic […]

Radyne Corp. reported April 24 sales for the first quarter of 2006 of $31.2 million compared to first quarter 2005 sales of $13.7 million. The company said the increase resulted […]

Datapath Inc., a global solution provider for mission-critical communications, and Konan Digital Inc., a developer of media asset management solutions, have formed an OEM partnership that offers Datapath’s commercial and […]

International Datacasting Corp. announced that it has received an order for 400 DVB-S2 receivers from Access Integrated Technologies Inc. (AccessIT), a provider of digital cinema software and services. In conjunction […]

Wildblue Communications, Inc. announced that it will extend its free installation offer for Wildblue high speed Internet via satellite through the end of May. The company offers Internet service in […]

Globecomm Systems Inc., a global provider of end-to-end satellite-based communications solutions, announced that it has been selected by ImaginAsian TV (iaTV), an Asian-American television network, to provide complete satellite distribution […]