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Orbiting Wall Street
NSE In what could be a significant story that likely would not shock anyone in the satellite industry, Intelsat reportedly is in negotiations to purchase New Skies Satellites Holdings Ltd. […]
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Outlining The Opportunity For Satellites In Mobile TV Arena
As satellite service providers continue to look for new ways to increase the bottom line, a recurring theme is offering television to mobile devices such as cell phones and PDAs […]
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Interactive Boost For ITV
ITV will be able to update interactive content on one of its hit shows simultaneously on cable and satellite for the first time. ITV announced that it will use Tamblin‘s […]
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Seaspace Acquires Intellectual Property For Antenna Systems
Seaspace acquired the intellectual property for three antenna systems from LJT & Associates Inc., Seaspace announced. The acquisition of the finished designs for three existing antenna systems will allow Seaspace […]
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Blue Sky Unveils Online Satellite Tracking System For Transportation Assets
Blue Sky Network released its new interactive Web portal intended to provide customers with mapping capabilities to track transportation assets, the company announced. Customers using the Skyrouter system will be […]
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Globecomm Receives U.S. Government Contract
Globecomm Systems Inc. received a contract to provide satellite infrastructure to an unnamed U.S. government customer, the company announced. The $2.2 million order was the third for Globecomm under an […]
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Connexion Appoints Stein To Head Commercial Aviation Business
Lianne Stein has been named vice president, commercial aviation business, for Connexion by Boeing, the company announced. In this position, Stein will be responsible for Connexion’s commercial aviation business, which […]
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Russian, Ukrainian Space Agencies Sign Cooperation Agreement
The Russian Federal Space Agency and the Ukrainian National Space Agency signed an agreement Aug. 18 to cooperate in space exploration, according to press reports. The agreement covers a variety […]
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GOES-N Launch Postponed Until October
The launch of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-N (GOES-N) has been delayed until at least early October after the most recent attempt was scrubbed due to technical issues, Boeing Co. […]
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MSG-2 To Launch Before End Of Year
The European Space Agency said its next Meteosat satellite, MSG-2, will launch before the end of the year. MSG-2, in storage at the Arianespace launch facility in Kourou, French Guiana […]
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Airtel Taps ViaSat For Broadband Satellite Services In India
In its second India-related announcement in as many days, ViaSat Inc. announced Aug. 17 it is supplying a Linkstar broadband network to Airtel Enterprise Services for shared- hub satellite communications […]
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VST International Selects Spacenet To Provide Satellite Network Services
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. announced Aug. 17 that its U.S. subsidiary, Spacenet Inc., was selected by VST International Inc. to provide broadband satellite connectivity for an advanced digital advertising network. […]
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Tariam Launches Managed VSAT Solutions In Europe
U.K.-based satellite communications company Tariam said Aug. 17 it is launching its managed VSAT solutions service in Europe. The launch of the satellite broadband managed services offering will translate into […]
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J.D. Power: Satellite TV Penetration Increases ‘Significantly’
The number of households subscribing to satellite TV has increased dramatically during the past year, according to the J.D. Power and Associates “2005 Residential Cable/Satellite TV Satisfaction Study,” released Aug. […]
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Orbimage Revenues Shrink, Loss Widens For Second Quarter
Orbimage Holdings Inc. reported Aug. 16 revenue of $8.5 million for the second quarter 2005, down from $9.7 million in the second quarter 2004. The company’s net loss widened during […]
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ICO North America Raises $650 Million
ICO Global Communications (Holdings) Ltd. said Aug. 15 its wholly owned subsidiary ICO North America Inc. raised $650 million in a private placement with institutional investors. ICO North America intends […]
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Noorsat Launches In The Middle East
Noorsat recently launched operations in the Middle East with a new platform, which will offer customers voice, video, data and Internet satellite communication solutions. Noorsat aims to put pressure on […]
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HCL Comnet Adopts ViaSat Linkstar For Shared Hub Services In India
ViaSat is supplying a Linkstar broadband network-to-network service provider HCL Comnet Ltd, a subsidiary of HCL Technologies, for shared hub network services in India. The services are targeted at banks, […]
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Comtech Receives $1.8 Million For Blue Force Tracking Equipment
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced Aug. 16 that its Maryland-based subsidiary, Comtech Mobile Datacom Corp., received $1.8 million of orders for its mobile data communications products. The company will provide mobile […]
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XM Satellite Radio, Audible Launch The XM Audible
Audible, a provider of digitally-delivered spoken audio, and XM Satellite Radio, announced Aug. 16 the launch of the XM Audible Store featuring exclusive XM programming available for individual purchase or […]
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Echostar Unveils New Dish Network Ad Campaign
Echostar Communications Corp., on the heels of second quarter financial results, which yielded mixed reaction and diminishing new net subscribers from its telecom partners for its Dish Network direct-to-home satellite […]
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Paradigm, Serco Announce Skynet 5 Tie-Up
Paradigm Services signed a deal with its Skynet 5 partner, Serco, for a new operations building on the Paradigm Services Hawthorn site in the United Kingdom. The operations building is […]
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Consolidation In MSS Sector: Stratos Acquires Xantic
Stratos Global Corp. announced Aug. 15 it signed a letter of intent to purchase Xantic B.V. According to Stratos, the transaction will create the world’s leading provider of advanced remote […]
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Galaxy 14 Launched
Panamsat said its Galaxy 14 satellite was placed into orbit Aug. 13 by a Soyuz-Fregat rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Galaxy 14 is the 24th satellite in the […]
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Lockheed Martin Delivers Hardware For Missile Warning System
Lockheed Martin said Aug. 15 it delivered the spacecraft core structure, including an integrated propulsion subsystem, for the first Space-based Infrared System High (SBIRS High) geosynchronous satellite. The propulsion subsystem […]
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Norsat Revenue Nearly Doubles In 2005 Second Quarter
Revenue for Norsat International Inc. climbed 83 percent in the company’s second quarter 2005 to Cdn. $6.2 million ($5.2 million), the company announced Aug. 12. Satellite Systems accounted for 55 […]
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Latin XM Channel To Focus On Reggaeton
XM Satellite Radio announced Aug. 15 its Latin music hits channel, Alegria, will focus on reggaeton, a Latin hip-hop music genre that recently has been growing in popularity. XM also […]
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CEC Telecom, China Communication, Shenzhen Partner For GPS Phone
Qiao Xing Universal Telephone Inc. said Aug. 15 its CEC Telecom Co. Ltd. subsidiary has partnered with telecom operator China Communications Co. Ltd., and technology supplier Shenzhen Rongine Technology Ltd. […]
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Space And Satellite Market To Exceed $158 Billion By 2010
According to a recent report from the International Space Business Council, worldwide revenues generated from the commercial and government space programs will surpass $158 billion in 2010. Other findings in […]
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After Delay, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Launched
After two delays for a combination of weather and technical reasons, NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter was launched Aug. 12 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The spacecraft was […]