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TCS, Thrane & Thrane Partner To Offer Secure, Deployable Broadband Solutions
Telecommunication Systems Inc., (TCS) a provider of wireless communications, announced Oct. 25 a strategic partnership with ground systems manufacturer Thrane & Thrane Inc. to develop a portable broadband system for […]
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Scopus Systems To Deliver Integrated Multimedia Solutions For Retailers In Brazil
Scopus Video Networks has been chosen by a consortium formed by Embratel, Star One and Bull to provide a compressed digital video distribution solution for Boticario, one of the largest […]
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Lockheed Martin Completes MUOS Preliminary Design Review Phase
Lockheed Martin completed the preliminary design review for the U.S. Navy‘s Mobile User Objective System (MUOS), the company announced Oct. 26. The review validated the MUOS design to ensure that […]
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Sony Adds Second U.K. Channel On Astra
SES Astra announced Oct. 26 that South Asian cable and satellite TV provider Sony Entertainment Television will transmit its newly launched Max channel on the Astra 2A satellite, located at […]
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SES Americom Announces Radio Distribution Deal, Launches IPConnect
SES Americom announced Oct. 26 a five-year agreement with Skyview Satellite Networks that expands an existing agreement to delivery sports radio programming across the United States. Skyview delivers programming for […]
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Orbiting Wall Street
Eutelsat, ISAT.L, PA, NSE, WRSP Eutelsat Communications, after first lowering the price range of its planned initial public offering (IPO), decided to withdraw the IPO altogether Oct. 27. “Despite support […]
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SES Americom, DMG Bring Neighborhood Concept To Enterprises
The concept of neighborhoods in the satellite industry is not new. In the broadcast world, cable neighborhoods abound, providing homes across multiple satellites for broadcast services. Now, SES Americom and […]
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Eutelsat Withdraws IPO
Eutelsat Communications Group withdrew its initial public offering due to “adverse market conditions,” the company announced Oct. 27. Eutelsat said the offering was oversubscribed, but the company was “concerned that […]
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XM Loss Grows In Third Quarter
XM Satellite Radio lost $131.9 million in the third quarter 2005, up from a loss of $118 million in the same period in 2004, the company reported Oct. 27. The […]
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Spacedev, Starsys Sign Merger Agreement
Spacedev Inc. will acquire Starsys Research Corp. for $9 million in cash and stock, the companies announced Oct. 26. SpaceDev will pay $1.5 million in cash and $7.5 million in […]
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Russia Rocket Launches Student-Built Satellite, Iran’s First Spacecraft
A Russian Kosmos 3M rocket launched multiple satellites Oct. 27, including a pair of imaging microsateilltes, a spacecraft built by European students and Iran’s first satellite, according to the European […]
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KVH Unveils The Tracvision M3 Stabilized Marine Satellite TV System
KVH Industries Inc. introduced Oct. 26 its new Tracvision M3 marine satellite TV system for vessels as small as 25 feet in length. The system includes the Tracvision M3 antenna, […]
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MDA Receives Additional Funding To Complete Mars Instrument
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) awarded an additional Cdn. 6 million ($5.1 million) contract to MacDonald Dettwiler (MDA) to complete a weather station for a NASA Mars mission scheduled for […]
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Rocketdyne Sale Propels Boeing Space Operations In Third Quarter
The sale of Rocketdyne helped Boeing Co.‘s Launch and Orbital Systems post an operating profit of $633 million in the third quarter 2005 despite a revenue decline of 19 percent, […]
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Inmarsat-4 F2 Begins Journey To Sea Launch Equatorial Launch Site
Sea Launch Co.‘slaunch platform command ship departed the company’s home port to prepare for the launch of the Inmarsat-4 F2 satellite, Sea Launch announced. The launch is scheduled to take […]
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TCS, Thrane & Thrane Partner To Offer Secure, Deployable Broadband Solutions
Telecommunication Systems Inc., (TCS) a provider of wireless communications, announced Oct. 25 a strategic partnership with ground systems manufacturer Thrane & Thrane Inc. to develop a portable broadband system for […]
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Scopus Systems To Deliver Integrated Multimedia Solutions For Retailers In Brazil
Scopus Video Networks has been chosen by a consortium formed by Embratel, Star One and Bull to provide a compressed digital video distribution solution for Boticario, one of the largest […]
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Lockheed Martin Completes MUOS Preliminary Design Review Phase
Lockheed Martin completed the preliminary design review for the U.S. Navy‘s Mobile User Objective System (MUOS), the company announced Oct. 26. The review validated the MUOS design to ensure that […]
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Sony Adds Second U.K. Channel On Astra
SES Astra announced Oct. 26 that South Asian cable and satellite TV provider Sony Entertainment Television will transmit its newly launched Max channel on the Astra 2A satellite, located at […]
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SES Americom Announces Radio Distribution Deal, Business TV Alliance
SES Americom announced Oct. 26 a five-year agreement with Skyview Satellite Networks that expands an existing agreement to delivery sports radio programming across the United States. Skyview delivers programming for […]
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GM To Install 1.55 Million XM Receivers In 2006
General Motors (GM) plans to build 1.55 million vehicles with factory-installed XM Satellite Radios in 2006, up from 1.4 million in 2005 and 1.17 million in 2004, the company announced […]
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Eutelsat Lowers IPO Price Range
Eutelsat Communications is lowering the indicative price range for its initial public offering of common stock to 12 euros to 13.80 euros ($14.52 to $16.70), the company announced Oct. 25. […]
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Government Satellite Business Spurs Lockheed Martin Space Systems Gains
Lockheed Martin‘s Space Systems segment posted a sales increase of 17 percent in the third quarter 2005, while operating profit jumped 36 percent, the company announced Oct. 25. Space Systems […]
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Northrop Grumman Space Technology Post Gains on Government Satellite, Classified Work
Northrop Grumman Space Technology posted sales of $842 million in the third quarter 2005, up from sales of $823 million a year ago, the company announced Oct. 25. Operating profit […]
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SES Americom Launches IPConnect
SES Americom said Oct. 25 it launched IPConnect, a centralized distribution platform designed to serve enterprise markets with satellite-delivered Internet protocol (IP)-based voice, video and data solutions. The company unveiled […]
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New Skies, SSVC To Provide TV To Royal Navy
New Skies Satellites BV announced Oct. 25 an expanded, multi-satellite agreement with Services Sound and Vision Corp. (SSVC), under which the organizations would create a new multi-channel television service designed […]
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FTC Asks For More Info On Launch Alliance
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission sent a second request for information to Lockheed Martin and Boeing Co. regarding the formation of the Untied Launch Alliance (ULA) joint venture. The companies […]
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Sirius Goes Live On E Street
Sirius Satellite Radio will launch Nov. 1 a channel dedicated to the music of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. The channel will feature music from the entire Springsteen […]
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Iridium Drops Crew Calling Prices For Holiday Season
Iridium Satellite LLC announced Oct. 24 a 35 percent discount on crew calls placed with prepaid scratch cards on major holidays, as well as the first day of each month […]
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ESPN: Dramatic Growth in HDTV Adoption Outweighs Added Costs
Conditions are right for the ascendancy of high-definition television (HDTV) over its analog counterpart, according to Bryan Burns, vice president, strategic business planning and development at ESPN Productions. Citing statistics […]