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By Peter J. Brown The rapid emergence of Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) solutions has created quite a stir in satellite circles. The timing is remarkable, as IPTV arrives just as […]

By James Careless Talk to many satellite operators in Latin America, and they will tell you the same thing: The Latin American market is not for the faint of heart. […]

By Jason Bates In a short period of time, digital signage networks have evolved beyond the phase where they are viewed as simply a new technology that provides an interesting […]

By Owen D. Kurtin This column has focused extensively over the last two years on the transformation of the satellite sector by private equity purchasers in 2004 and the initial […]

Technology Aeroflex Introduces Equalizer Aeroflex/Inmet indroduced an equalizer that operates within the Ka-band. This development was accelerated as a result of a funded contract for two fully adjustable 10 dB […]

Raytheon Co. completed three testing milestones on an advanced sensor engineering development unit for the U.S. government’s National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS), Raytheon announced. Raytheon Space and Airborne […]

Satellite operator Intelsat Ltd. has delayed indefinitely the release of its 2005 fourth quarter and full year earnings and may not meet the U.S. government’s March 31 deadline for filing […]

EADS Space Services has purchased a 49 percent stake in the London Satellite Exchange, the Exchange announced. The acquisition will strengthen EADS Space Services’ one-stop-shop strategy of providing satellite capacity […]

Russian Satellite Communications Co. (RSCC) will place the Express AM-11 communications satellite, damaged in a collision with space junk, into a disposal orbit, the company announced March 30. Express AM-11, […]

SES Global completed its $1.2 billion acquisition of New Skies Satellites, SES announced March 30. With the addition of the New Skies fleet, SES and its affiliates will operate 43 […]

Globecomm Systems Inc., announced March 28 that the company received a contract modification from a U.S. Government prime contractor increasing the base contract by $3.8 million. Under the contract, Globecomm […]

Lockheed Martin Space Systems won a preliminary design and concept study start-up contract from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory for the Mars Science Laboratory aeroshell system. Lockheed Martin will design and […]

Euronews, announced March 29 that it is now available on the 3G offer of TMN mobile operator in Portugal. The TMN 3G mobile phone users have access to Euronews live […]

Austar, an Australian communications and pay-TV provider, is teaming up with Soul to deliver wireless broadband services in regional Australia. Soul’s Internet Protocol (IP)-based data and voice network will provide […]

Intelsat announced March 29 that the Agency for the Safety of Aerial Navigation in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA) signed a long-term, multi-million dollar contract to expand its use of satellite […]

Loral Space & Communications Inc. lost $74 million in 2005, excluding a gain related to its bankruptcy proceedings, compared to a loss of $177 million in 2004, the company announced […]

EMS Satcom‘s Enfusion AMT-3800 antenna received type approval from Inmarsat, EMS announced March 28. The fuselage-mount high-gain antenna is designed to fit smaller aircraft and provide a smaller, lighter solution […]

Garmin International Inc. introduced March 27 the GPSMAP 378 and GPSMAP 478 — a pair of portable GPS units that come pre-loaded with a comprehensive set of maps and charts. […]

Uplogix, a provider of automated network support solutions, has appointed Paul Strelzick as vice president of worldwide sales. Strelzick will oversee the company’s sales and business development operations and report […]

C-Com Satellite Systems Inc. reported total revenues of $6 million and a net profit of $450,000 for the fiscal year ending November 2005. In the previous year, the company reported […]

Mainstream Data entered into an agreement with Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau (ANP), the national news agency for the Netherlands, to distribute news stories, photographs and graphics files to its newspaper and […]

ND Satcom, targeting a stronger performance in Eastern Europe, has opened a subsidiary in Moscow. ND Satcom Russia is intended to strengthen the company’s activities in Russia and the CIS […]

Telenor Satellite Services announced March 28 the signing of a three-year communications agreement with British Petroleum (BP) for global broadband services over satellite. Approximately 20 vessels are slated to use […]

XM Satellite Radio unveiled March 27 that it will add10 new commercial-free music channels and seven regional news and talk channels to its lineup by the end of summer. On […]

SES Astra added nearly 1 million households in 2005 to reach 16.2 million TV households receiving Astra satellite programming in Germany, the company announced. Nearly 6.3 million homes received digital […]

A fuel leak shut down the main engine of Space Explorations Technology Corp.‘s (SpaceX) Falcon 1 rocket, and the vehicle crashed less than a minute into its inaugural mission March […]

Eagle Broadband Inc. a provider of broadband, Internet Protocol (IP) and communications technology and services, announced that World Communication Center (WCC), a provider of global satellite voice and data communications, […]

Wildblue Communications Inc. announced that it would offer free installation for its high-speed Internet via satellite beginning April 1. Wildblue provides high-speed Internet access via satellite to homes and small […]

DirecTV’s will launch a package of channels tailored for fans of Italian soccer, the satellite operator announced March 23. Calciodirect will offer a trio of soccer channels, GolTV, Fox Soccer […]

Prime manufacturer EADS Astrium has completed the testing of the first Meteorological Operational (MetOp) satellite to Baikonur in advance of its scheduled June launch. MetOp-A, the first in a series […]