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XM Announces Joint Venture, Programming Deals
XM Satellite Radio announced July 12 the formation of a joint venture, Network Live, with AEG, America Online and entertainment and technology veteran Kevin Wall. Network Live will be a […]
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Pace Sees Profit Growth
Pace Micro Technology, a supplier of set-top boxes to pay-TV satellite operators, reported an increase in profits before tax for the year ended June 4. The company posted profits before […]
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Mainstream Data Receives Movie Theater Distribution Contract
Mainstream Data signed an agreement with Thomson and its Technicolor Digital Cinema business to provide a high-speed digital satellite network that will distribute content to movie theaters across North America, […]
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Stratos Global Cuts Revenue Forecasts
Stratos Global Corp. reduced its revenue growth and earnings per share estimates for 2005, the company announced July 11. Stratos, which makes mobile and fixed communications systems, expects revenue in […]
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Telenor, Thuraya Ink Satellite Services Agreement
Telenor Satellite Services and Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications Co. announced July 12 that Telenor would begin offering Thuraya products and services throughout Telenor’s global distribution network. Under the terms of the […]
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Chum Files Protest Against Canadian Satellite Radio Awards
Chum Ltd., which received a license from the Canadian government to provide subscription radio services in the country using terrestrial technology, filed a protest over the awarding of similar licenses […]
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Direcway Subscribers Reach 253,000 At End Of Second Quarter
Hughes Network Systems LLC (HNS) said July 12 that the consumer and small business user base for its Direcway satellite broadband service reached 253,000 subscribers at the close of the […]
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Northrop Grumman Names David Ryan Vice President, Payloads and Sensors
Northrop Grumman Corp. named David Ryan vice president of payloads and sensors for its space technology sector. In this position, he will be responsible for all of the space technology […]
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XM Announces Dividend On Series B Preferred Stock
XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. declared a regular quarterly dividend on its 8.25 percent Series B Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock. The dividend is payable in shares of the company’s Class […]
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Datapath Buys ViaSat Technology For Use in Military Communications System
ViaSat Inc. will supply satellite communications networking equipment to Datapath Inc. for use in a mobile military communications system, ViaSat announced July 11. Under the $7 million contract, Carlsbad, Calif.-based […]
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iDirect Technology Approved By Rural Utilities Services
VSAT technology developed by iDirect Technologies received product acceptance from the Rural Utilities Services (RUS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, iDirect announced July 11. This acceptance means the technology […]
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WDC Media, Giant Industries Select HNS’ Direcway
Public relations firm WDC Media announced July 9 it selected Hughes Network Systems’ (HNS) Direcway as its premium satellite broadband provider. “Direcway offers a viable solution to our intranet and […]
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Eutelsat’s New Horizon Deal
Eutelsat signed a capacity agreement with telecom services provider Horizon Satellite Services (HSS), which plans to use the capacity to boost broadband connectivity in the Middle East, Asia and Africa. […]
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BBC Leases Additional Capacity From SES Astra
SES Astra announced July 11 that the BBC leased a transponder aboard the Astra 2A satellite, located at 28.2 degrees East. SES Astra said the BBC would use the additional […]
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Satmex Files To Dismiss Involuntary Chapter 11 Proceeding, Reaches Agreement With Loral
Satelites Mexicanos S.A. de C.V. (Satmex) late last week filed a motion in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York to dismiss an involuntary Chapter 11 […]
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GM, Toyota Jumping On Satellite Radio Bandwagon In Canada
Canada.com reported July 8 that General Motors and Toyota would offer satellite radio receivers as an option on automobiles sold in Canada. Neither automobile manufacturer named specific models that will […]
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India May Host Earth Station For U.S. Satellite Data
The Indian Space Research Organization said it, along with the Indian government and other parties, is looking into setting up an earth station in India to receive data from U.S. […]
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Indian DTH Brand Name Revealed
The Tata/Star joint venture revealed the brand name for its new direct-to-home (DTH) satellite television service in India. The service will be branded under the name T-Sky. The joint venture […]
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DirecTV Adds Three Channels To Puerto Rico Service
DirecTV announced July 7 it added three channels – De Pelicula, Telehit and Ritmoson Latino – to its basic package in Puerto Rico at no additional charge to new and […]
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TDS To Offer Dish Network In Telecom Services Bundle To Its Customers
TDS Telecommunications Corp., which offers telecom and broadband services to rural and suburban communities across the United States, and Echostar Communications Corp. announced July 7 that TDS will offer Echostar’s […]
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Com Dev Nabs Contract From MDA
Com Dev International Ltd. said MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) awarded it a Cdn. $12 million ($9.84 million) to provide information delivery subsystems for the Cassiope multi-purpose information delivery […]
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EADS To Supply Vietnamese Government With Environmental Monitoring System
EADS Defense and Communications Systems signed a 19.3 million euro ($23 million) deal to provide the turnkey provision of a complete environmental and natural resources monitoring system to the Vietnamese […]
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Arianespace Delays Launch Of Ipstar
Arianespace announced July 6 that workers discovered an anomaly with the ground equipment used to prepare the Ariane 5 launcher, resulting in an additional delay of the launch of Shin […]
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The Mobile TV Opportunity For Satellite Pay-TV Operators In Europe
Mobile television is a hot topic in Europe and is gathering significant momentum. Mobile operators across Europe are testing technologies which could ultimately shape a new wave of video services […]
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Military Driving Use Of Satellite Imagery
With efforts to increase the use of commercial satellite imagery by U.S. government civil agencies moving slowly, the U.S. military has now taken the lead. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) […]
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Spotlight: Satellite-Enabled WiMAX In Action
While major operators are starting to take a closer look at deploying hybrid networks that combine wireless technologies such as Wi-Fi and WiMAX, the Canadian government has already deployed a […]
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New Skies CEO Sees Industry Consolidation On Horizon
New Skies Satellite became the second private equity-owned satellite operator this year to launch an initial public offering (IPO) of common stock. And given the stock’s rise on its first […]
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Orbiting Wall Street
ISAT.L Inmarsat Plc has been trading publicly for a little more than two weeks and its share price on the London Stock Exchange has recovered from drops suffered during its […]
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Intelsat Signs With RR Sat
Intelsat Ltd. announced that RR Satellite Communications Ltd. (RR Sat), an Israeli broadcast service provider, selected the operator to provide content distribution services in the United States and Asia. In […]
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BSkyB Steps Up Interactive Plans
U.K. satellite pay-television operator BSkyB stepped up its interactive plans in the country, naming technical partners for its interactive portal slated for launch before the end of 2005. The portal […]