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It now is widely recognized that access to information and knowledge through affordable communications provides a significant opportunity for social and economic development, regional cooperation and integration, and increased participation […]

For government operations, satellite technology has empowered local and multinational African organizations to establish a significant foothold in today’s communication’s arena. Moving forward, expanding applications will predominantly drive Africa’s satellite-enabled […]

Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) communications systems are cost-saving additions to most enterprise businesses. Throughout recent years, communication systems via satellite have come down in price. But size of network […]

Subaru of America will offer both U.S.-based satellite radio services as options in some of its 2007 models, the companies announced Feb. 9. Subaru will offer XM Satellite Radio on […]

Radyne Corp. reported record sales for the year and the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2005 of $103.3 million and $36.8 million respectively. Sales for the full year of 2005 […]

Shareholders of New Skies Satellites Holdings Ltd. approved the acquisition of the company by SES Holdings Ltd., New Skies announced Feb. 10. Antitrust reviews in the United States and Germany […]

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) released a solicitation for proposals to provide commercial satellite communications solutions to the U.S. government, the agency announced Feb. 10. The GSA will award […]

Sea Launch delayed the Feb. 12 launch of a direct broadcast satellite for Echostar Communications Corp. for undisclosed reasons. This was the second launch delay for Echostar 10, which originally […]

Arabsat has teamed up with Cetel Germany, a provider of teleport and satellite services, to launch a satellite broadband initiative in the Middle East and Africa. The new service, which […]

Eutelsat subsidiary Skylogic Italia won a contract to provide satellite broadband access to public administrators in Tuscany, Italy. Under the contract awarded by the region of Tuscany, Skylogic will provide […]

Alcatel Alenia Space will provide the Defense User Ground Segment for the Cosmo-Skymed earth observation program to the French Ministry of Defense, Alcatel announced. The 32 million Euro ($38.3 million) […]

Telenor Satellite Services and Addvalue Technologies announced that the two companies have entered into a strategic business agreement to provide satellite communications services for the terrestrial, maritime and aeronautical markets. […]

IMS Research estimates that by the end of 2005, more than 2.6 million households in Europe were using a digital video recorder (DVR). By 2010, this market is forecast to […]

XM Satellite Radio signed an three-year, $55 million agreement to carry content provided by Oprah Winfrey’s radio company, XM announced Feb. 9. Under the agreement with Harpo Radio Inc., XM […]

From Feb. 6-9 in Washington, D.C., The SATELLITE 2006 Conference and Exhibition played host to more than 7,400 attendees and 245 exhibiting companies. Held annually by Via Satellite magazine and […]

It looks as if the telecom/dot.com depression that weighed down the satellite industry is over, and 2006 is looking good for attracting additional private equity (PE) and public market investment. […]

The advent of Internet protocol (IP) TV promises more choices for consumers in terms of both content and convenience and more business for satellite operators, industry officials said. The advent […]

The U.S. Defense Department has made commercial satellites as its number one option for military in-theater communications. "In the past, [military satellite communications] was our first-in choice," U.S. Air Force […]

The European Space Agency (ESA) has begun working with several large multinational businesses to integrate satellite data into the companies’ corporate sustainable development (CSD) efforts, ESA announced. The practice of […]

Impending consolidations will create massive global Fixed Satellite Service operators that will dwarf their regional competitors. But sheer size alone will not bring the largest operators competitive advantages, and the […]

DirecTV Group Inc. earned $336 million in 2005 as revenues improved 16 percent to 13.2 billion, the company reported Feb. 8. In 2004, DirecTV lost $1.9 billion on revenues $11.3 […]

As broadcasters rush to introduce new ways for people to access the world’s fast-growing supply of video content, they are depending heavily on satellite-television and cable providers to pave the […]

Eutelsat subsidiary Skylogic Italia won a contract to provide satellite broadband access to public administrators in Tuscany, Italy. Under the contract awarded by the region of Tuscany, Skylogic will provide […]

Alcatel Alenia Space will provide the Defense User Ground Segment for the Cosmo-Skymed earth observation program to the French Ministry of Defense, Alcatel announced. The 32 million Euro ($38.3 million) […]

International Datacasting Corp. announced yesterday at the SATELLITE 2006 Conference and Exhibition in Washington, D.C., that ProfLine B.V., their wholly owned subsidiary and base of operations in Europe, received a […]

Globecomm Systems Inc., a global provider of end-to-end satellite-based communications solutions, announced the company’s fiscal 2006 second quarter increased 2.3 percent to a record $29.9 million, compared to $29.2 million […]

NTU, the Ukrainian public broadcaster, has become a shareholder in EuroNews. It has become the 20th shareholder of EuroNews with its acquisition of 1 percent of share capital in SECEMIE […]

BSkyB, the U.K. satellite pay-TV operator, has restructured some key management roles as it targets 10 million DTH customers in 2010. The new roles have been created as Sky looks […]

Chellomedia appointed Jeroen Oerlemans, general manager of the digital TV channel Sport1 in the Netherlands, which was launched earlier this month. Sport1 is a new, 24-hour sports channel in the […]

DRS Codem Systems announced its new X-Band Satellite Communications-On-The-Move (XOTM) Antenna Subsystem at the SATELLITE 2006 Conference & Exhibition this week. According to the company, the XOTM Antenna Subsystem is […]