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XM Satellite Radio announced Oct. 3 that it added more than 617,000 new net subscribers during the third quarter 2005, a 48 percent increase compared to the more than 415,000 […]

Canadian Satellite Radio (CSR) announced Oct. 3 that Colin Bettam was appointed senior vice president of marketing and sales. Bettam will be responsible for overseeing all sales and marketing functions […]

Path 1 Network Technologies Inc. unveiled Oct. 3 its new Professional Services Group, which is designed to support to customers adding Internet protocol (IP)- based digital TV platforms and content […]

Spacehab Inc., a provider of commercial space services, announced that its Astrotech Space Operations subsidiary was awarded a new contract by NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to provide payload-processing services Under […]

Scrambling after the fact, U.S. federal agencies began deploying mobile satellite-enabled communications services to the battered U.S. Gulf Coast to fill gaps in existing commercial, federal and public safety communications […]

By Gerry Oberst The European Commission earlier this year adopted the goal of encouraging member states to achieve the transition from analog to digital television by 2012. The Commission seeks […]

by Peter J. Brown There is the triple play – voice, video and data, all on one bill – and then there is The Texas Triple Play. First of all, […]

By Sam Silverstein Nearly three decades after the mobile satellite business took to the skies with Inmarsat’s pioneering emergency communications network for ships at sea, officials across the industry are […]

By Jason Bates The more than 20 countries that make up the Middle East are thirsting for more satellite bandwidth in order to provide a wide variety of military and […]

By Peter J. Brown The use of Ka-band is gaining momentum. Throughout the next year, the broadband over satellite sector in particular will know if the overall business model is […]

by Owen D. Kurtin The June launch of Wildblue Communication’s broadband service preceded by only a few weeks a major legal milestone that promises to preserve broadband from burdensome regulation […]

People Astrotech Spacehab Subsidiary Announces Management Changes Spacehab Inc. said that John Satrom, senior vice president and general manager of its Astrotech Space Operations subsidiary, decided to leave the company […]

The Modern Times Group (MTG), owner of the Viasat direct-to-home television operation, signed an agreement to acquire 50 percent of GES Media Holding (GMH) in the Czech Republic from GES […]

International Datacasting Corp. of Canada entered into a non-binding agreement to acquire Profline BV for cash and stock, International Datacasting announced Sept. 29. Profline, based in the Netherlands, provides network […]

STMicroelectronics said Sept. 30 it has shipped about 10.5 million XM Satellite Radio baseband decoders to XM’s radio manufacturers. The decoders integrate all the specific functions needed to manufacture an […]

Norsat International Inc. said Sept. 29 it has fulfilled an $800,000 order to supply portable satellite systems to the 1st Calvary Division of the U.S. Army. 1st Calvary troops use […]

Encore Networks and Orbital Data Net teamed to develop a secure satellite broadband communications network for the Parks Division of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, the companies announced Sept. […]

Garmin International Inc. said Sept. 29 it is now a tier-one automotive original equipment manufacturer (OEM) supplier with its newly developed modular GPS navigation system being used on the 2006 […]

XM Satellite Radio announced that Duke University Head Basketball Coach Mike Krzyzewski would host a program carried exclusively by the subscription radio service provider. The program, “Basketball and Beyond With […]

Inmarsat plc announced Sept. 27 it filed a petition with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission seeking authorization to provide mobile satellite services (MSS) by 2010 using a spacecraft that will […]

In looking at the written testimony submitted by Satellite Industry Association Chairman Tony Trujillo for a Sept. 29 Congressional hearing on the lessons learned in the aftermath of Katrina, the […]

Satellite pay-TV operators are facing more pressure than ever before in digital television markets across the world. While cable operators may still be seen as the natural enemy, other platforms […]

One of the major causes of congestion on roadways is cars stopping to pay tolls. While services such as EZPass in the United States, which employs RFID technology, helps to […]

New television services delivered via broadband will be a key part of BSkyB‘s strategy throughout the next year, as the operator looks to add other services to complement its existing […]

France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications (FTMSC) is expecting 5 percent revenue growth in 2005 and could see further increases in 2006 with the launch of Inmarsat’s BGAN (Broadband Global Area […]

Arianspace said Oct. 13 will be the new launch date for its next Ariane 5 mission. The mission, which will carry French military satellite Syracuse 3A and Panamsat‘s Galaxy 15 […]

Alcatel Alenia Space won a contract from Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) to supply the Amos-3 satellite’s communication payload, as well as a telecommand and ranging system, Alcatel Alenia announced Sept. […]

A Boeing Delta 2 rocket delivered the first modernized GPS Block 2R satellite into orbit for the U.S. Air Force, Boeing and satellite manufacturer Lockheed Martin announced. The launch took […]

Lockheed Martin delivered its second payload for the U.S. Air Force‘s Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) program, the company announced Sept. 28. The Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO 2) payload, built by […]

Panamsat announced Sept. 28 that Direct-on-PC, a Nigeria-based Internet service provider will use the PAS-1R satellite as the foundation for its new hub/earth station. The hub, based on iDirect’s managed […]