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United Technologies Completes Acquisition Of Rocketdyne
With no objections from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), United Technologies Corp. completed its $700 million purchase of The Boeing Co.‘s Rocketdyne unit, both Boeing and United Technologies announced […]
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Spotlight: Efficiently Deploying Emergency Response Vehicles
When it comes to getting fire or rescue vehicles to an emergency site, time is of the essence. To aid in its response times, Hillsborough County Fire Rescue (HCFR) in […]
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Executive Q&A: Inmarsat CEO Happy With IPO Performance
Inmarsat is set to look back at 2005 as a momentous year. In June, the operator performed a successful initial public offering (IPO), and later this year it is set […]
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Lease Revenues For Commercial Capacity To Hit $7.3 Billion In 2010
The total number of leased C- and Ku-band transponders should exceed 4,950 in 2010, up from 4,125 at the end of 2004, according to Northern Sky Research. While demand for […]
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Provident TapsHNS Europe For Broadband Solution
Hughes Network Systems Europe (HNS Europe) received a contract to be the sole supplier of satellite broadband services to Provident International, a personal credit company. Provident required broadband connectivity from […]
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Sirius Available In New Toyota And Lexus Models
The demand for satellite-enabled hardware for automotive manufacturers continues to grow. Sirius Satellite Radio announced that its hardware is available as both a dealer and post-production option for the 2005 […]
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XM Inks Broadcasting Deal With New York Times
The New York Times Co. and XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. said Aug. 3 they signed an agreement for the satellite radio company to carry content from the recently created […]
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Starz To End C-Band Analog Satellite Feed By Dec. 31
Starz Entertainment Group LLC (SEG), which provides premium movie content to cable and satellite television service providers across the United States, announced Aug. 2 that it would cease transmission of […]
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First Galileo Satellite Shipped To Test Site In Netherlands
The first satellite that will be part of Europe’s Galileo global satellite navigation system has been transferred to the Netherlands for testing. The European Space Agency announced that one of […]
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Spacenet Unveils New Connexstar EP Service
Spacenet Inc. earlier this week said it extended its services portfolio with the new Connexstar Enterprise Partition (EP) service, which provides a partitioned central hub infrastructure and dedicated network bandwidth […]
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ITT Nabs ContractFor Satellite Support For U.S. Air Base
ITT Industries said it received a one-year base contract from Telos Corp. to provide operations and maintenance support for the AN/GSC-39D Standardized Tactical Entry Point (STEP) facility at Al Udeid […]
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Orbiting Wall Street
WRSP Worldspace Inc., a provider of subscription satellite radio services to subscribers outside the United States, joined the satellite operator IPO Class of 2005 Aug. 4 when it’s the company’s […]
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HNS Purchases Capacity To Meet Subscriber Growth
Hughes Network Systems LLC (HNS) has leased “multiple” transponders aboard the Intelsat Americas-8 (IA-8) satellite, capacity that was purchased prior to the satellite’s June launch, in order to meet expected […]
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New Skies Revenue Grows In Second Quarter
New Skies Satellites Holdings Ltd. reported revenue of $59.7 million in its second quarter 2005, the company said Aug. 4. The net loss in the second quarter 2005 was $13.2 […]
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DirecTV Post Second Quarter Profit
DirecTV Group Inc. earned $162 million in its second quarter 2005, rebounding from a net loss of $13 million in the same period a year ago, DirecTV reported Aug. 4. […]
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Worldspace Gains In First Day On Stock Market
Worldspace Inc. closed its first day of trading on the Nasdaq market at $22.36. Worldspace’s debuted on the Nasdaq market Aug. 4 under the symbol WRSP with an initial public […]
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Asiasat Launches Kashmiri Channel
Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (Asiasat) launched a new Kashmiri channel aboard Asiasat 2 in conjunction with Azad Jammu and Kashmir Television Station, Asiasat announced Aug. 4. AJK TV is […]
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Global Lease Revenues For Commercial Satellite Capacity to Hit $7.3 Billion In 2010
The total number of leased C- and Ku-band transponders should exceed 4,950 in 2010, up from 4,125 at the end of 2004, according to Northern Sky Research. While demand for […]
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Russian Satellite Launch Postponed
The launch of Russia’s latest remote Earth-sensing satellite, Monitor-E, was postponed until Aug. 26 due to a problem with the satellite’s navigation system, according to reports from Itar-Tass. The launch […]
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XM Expands News York Times Co. Agreement
The New York Times Co. and XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. said Aug. 3 they signed an agreement for the satellite radio company to carry content from the recently created […]
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Sirius Available In New Toyota and Lexus Models
The demand for satellite-enabled hardware for automotive manufacturers continues to grow. Sirius Satellite Radio announced that its hardware is available as both a dealer and post-production option for the 2005 […]
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Provident International Taps HNS Europe For Satellite Broadband Solution
Hughes Network Systems Europe (HNS Europe) received a contract to be the sole supplier of satellite broadband services to Provident International, a personal credit company. Provident required broadband connectivity from […]
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BSkyB Closes In On 8 Million Figure
U.K. satellite pay-TV operator BSkyB is closing in on its target of 8 million subscribers by the end of 2005. The operator announced Aug. 3 that it added 83,000 subscribers […]
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Telesat Canada Reports Record Second Quarter Revenues, Earnings
Telesat Canada, a wholly owned subsidiary of BCE Inc., set quarterly records for revenue and earnings, the company reported. Operating revenues for the second quarter 2005 were Cdn. $137.3 million […]
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Gilat Revenue Down, Losses Shrink In Second Quarter
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. lost $500,000 on revenue of $51.4 million in its second quarter 2005, the company reported Aug. 3. In the same period a year ago, Gilat lost […]
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Boeing Completes Sale of Rocketdyne To United Technologies
Boeing Co. completed the sale of its Rocketdyne Propulsion & Power business to United Technologies Corp., effective Aug. 2. Rocketdyne builds engines for the space shuttle and Boeing’s Delta family […]
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Americom, Astra Get Into Mobile Television Business
With many mobile telecom operators having begun trials (or in the case of TU Media in Korea, launched commercial service), SES Global subsidiaries SES Americom and SES Astra entered the […]
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Starz To End C-Band Analog Satellite Feed by Dec. 31
Starz Entertainment Group LLC (SEG), which provides premium movie content to cable and satellite television service providers across the United States, announced Aug. 2 that it would cease transmission of […]
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Report: Optus To Delay Satellite Launches
Optus has pushed back until 2006 the launch of two satellites – D1 and D2 – which would have replaced its aging B Series satellites, according to an Aug. 2 […]
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Intelsat Deploys Glowlink Technology At Additional Teleports
Glowlink Communications Technology Inc. said it received an order for additional Glowlink Model 1000 Satellite Monitoring Systems to be used in three Intelsat teleports. The Model 1000 monitoring product is […]