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Roadpost Inc. unveiled Sept. 27 a new pricing schedule for its Iridium satellite prepaid services and introduced an option to extend the expiration period for unused minutes. The company said […]

BSkyB rolled out its new My Sky service intended to improve the company’s customer service features offered to its U.K customers. Using the remote control, customers now will be able […]

Echostar Communications Corp., which operates the Dish Network direct-to-home satellite television service, announced Sept. 27 that Linda Kinney joined the company as vice president of law and regulation. She comes […]

Arianespace announced Sept. 23 it was delaying the launch of the Syracuse 3A and Galaxy 15 satellites because “an anomaly was found on an element of the Ariane 5 launch […]

Intelsat announced Sept. 23 that African Virtual University selected the company to be the strategic communications partner for an initiative to establish a higher education bandwidth consortium to make Internet […]

The Intersputnik International Organization of Space Communications plans to establish a full-service, international satellite communications network, the organization announced Sept. 26. Working with regional partners, Intersputnik will offer corporate users […]

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 […]

Echostar Communications Corp. announced Sept. 23 that its Dish Network direct-to-home satellite television service is enhancing its 24-hour hurricane channel to provide information on Hurricane Rita, in addition to the […]

The Word Network, an African-American religious channel, announced Sept. 26 it filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Maryland against Sirius Satellite Radio alleging racial […]

Iridium Satellite LLC named Tallahassee Technologies Inc. as a value-added manufacturer and Global Marine Networks and Global Technology Ltd. as value-added developers, Iridium announced Sept. 26. Iridium value-added manufacturers provide […]

According to press reports in the Middle East, Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications is investigating the possibility of going public, with a decision likely to be made in 2006. The reports cite […]

EMS Technologies Inc. received a contract from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to design and manufacture components for NASA’s next-generation space telescope, EMS and the CSA announced Sept. 26. Under […]

Orbital Sciences Corp. said Sept. 23 it launched a satellite for the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency aboard a Minotaur 1 rocket. The rocket was launched Sept. 22 from […]

Skyterra Communications Inc. announced Sept. 22 it plans to separate into two publicly owned companies by early 2006, with a group of companies led by Motient Corp. set to acquire […]

Orbimage Inc. said Sept. 22 it received new orders totaling $6.1 million under its Clearview contract with the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). These new orders represent an increase in […]

Panamsat announced Sept. 22 it formed an emergency response team (ERT) focused on quickly restoring telecommunications services to government agencies and private industry affected by natural and man-made disasters. The […]

BSkyB is launching a new entertainment channel, Sky Three, which will reach about 13 million households in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Sky Three will be available to Sky satellite […]

Echostar Communications Corp. announced Sept. 22 an agreement with Disney and ESPN Media Networks to add ESPNU, a 24-hour channel dedicated to college sports, to the America’s Top 180 programming […]

Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp. announced Sept. 21 they withdrew their filing with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regarding the formation of the United Launch Alliance. The companies […]

When the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) awarded contracts to build next-generation imagery satellites to Digitalglobe and Orbimage, many industry observers thought it was a foregone conclusion that Space Imaging, […]

Canal Digitaal, a satellite pay-TV operator in the Netherlands, is looking to make broadband market inroads but has modest initial expectations for its satellite broadband Internet service, a company official […]

Nera‘s DVB-RCS Satlink System is undergoing an unexpected field test in Mississippi, helping provide satellite communications for relief operations related to Hurricane Katrina. Engineers from Telenor Satellite Service‘s teleport in […]

While many countries around the world discuss the best way to bridge the so-called digital divide, the Australian government has taken the steps to subsidize the rollout of satellite broadband […]

Telenor ASA and Orbital Sciences Corp. announced Sept. 20 that they signed a satellite manufacturing contract for a satellite that will replace Telenor’s Thor 2 spacecraft. It is the third […]

SES Global will broadcast five digital TV channels provided by Polish public broadcaster TVP (Telewizja Polska SA), SES announced Sept. 22. TVP is one of the biggest public television broadcasters […]

Viasat Inc. received an add-on order from the U.S. Navy for the company’s Multifunctional Information Distribution System terminals. The $5.2 million order from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command […]

Globalstar LLC has begun construction of a satellite gateway in Wasilla, Alaska, the company announced. The gateway, which is scheduled to become fully operational in mid 2006, is intended to […]

Satellite Lynx added another radio network broadcast by SES Americom‘s AMC-1 satellite, SES Americom announced. Satellite Lynx delivers transmitter-ready programming to FM radio stations throughout America. The company provides content […]

Noorsat, a new entrant on the Middle East satellite communications landscape, is expecting strong growth in the satellite broadcast market. The company predicts the number of television channels broadcasting to […]

EMS Technologies Inc. said Sept. 21 that the U.S. Department of Defense is equipping ground operators of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in Southeastern Asia with video capabilities from EMS DVB-RCS […]