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The Center for Remote Imaging, Sensing and Processing (CRISP) of Singapore signed a joint venture agreement with Spot Image S.A. to become a partner in Spot Asia, the regional Spot […]

Orbimage Holdings Inc. announced June 29 that its Orbimage Inc. subsidiary signed an agreement with Microsoft Corp. to supply high-resolution global satellite image data for MSN Virtual Earth, a component […]

Telenor Satellite Services announced June 29 a four-year agreement with British Telecommunications (BT) to provide an Internet protocol (IP) custom network over satellite to 83 European Commission embassies around the […]

ViaSat Inc. said June 30 the U.S. Air Force Cryptologic Systems Group awarded the company a $3.16 million contract to develop cryptographic equipment for the Space Ground Applications in Satellite […]

Alcatel won a key rural telephony contract in Africa that will bring telecommunication services to remote parts of the continent, the company said. Under the deal with RascomStar-QAF, the pan-African […]

Boeing Co.‘s board of directors elected James McNerney Jr. as the company’s new chairman, president and CEO, Boeing officials announced June 30. McNerney joins Boeing after serving as chairman and […]

Satelites Mexicanos S.A. de C.V. (Satmex) filed in Mexico a voluntary concurso mercantil, which is similar to a bankruptcy filing in the United States, the company announced June 29. According […]

Stratos Global Corp. announced June 28 the appointment of Scott Hoyt as senior vice president and chief marketing officer. Hoyt will be responsible for the overall direction, implementation and operation […]

Intelsat Ltd. announced June 28 that William Atkins resigned as the company’s CFO to pursue other interests. The company named Robert Medlin acting CFO and commenced a search for a […]

Symmetricom Inc. received a contract to develop next-generation atomic clocks that could be used on the U.S. Air Force‘s GPS 3 constellation, the company announced June 28. Under the $3.9 […]

Weida Communications Inc. announced June 28 that China’s Shenyang Water Conservancy Bureau awarded the company a $210,000 contract to supply an emergency satellite communications system. Shenyang awarded the contract to […]

Pace Micro Technology announced June 29 a supplier agreement with Modern Times Group Viasat Broadcasting to support the Nordic satellite pay television service provider’s personal video recorder (PVR) rollout in […]

DirecTV Inc. said June 29 it filed a program access complaint with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) against In Demand, a programming service owned by cable service providers Comcast, […]

Shin Satellite Pcl approved the investment of up to $100 million to build a new satellite intended to expand the company’s Ku-band services and coverage, Shin Satellite said in a […]

Nine Canadian organizations have appealed the government’s decision to license satellite radio services in the country. A letter protesting the June 16 decision to award licenses to Canadian companies representing […]

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and the European Space Agency (ESA) signed an agreement June 27 to include three European instruments on India’s first moon mission, Chandrayaan-1, ISRO announced. […]

XM Satellite Radio said June 28 it signed an agreement with Hyatt Hotels Corp. under which the nationwide hotel operator will offer XM satellite radio service free of charge to […]

Sirius Satellite Radio and Multicultural Radio Broadcasting Inc. announced June 28 a multiyear agreement to create and launch Asian language channels on Sirius. The first channel launched as part of […]

EMS Satcom, a division of EMS Technologies Inc., said June 28 that Satcom Direct has integrated EMS Satcom’s Cabin Network Accelerator (CNX) acceleration and compression capability into its communications network. […]

Gilat Satellite Network Ltd. announced June 28 that it signed an agreement with Sputnik Telecommunications Entertainment Co. under which Gilat will deploy its Skyedge hub in Moscow and VSAT terminals […]

French pay-TV operator Canalsat is looking to become more of a factor in the mobile television space, teaming with French mobile operator SFR to launch a new television channel package […]

Loral Skynet signed an agreement with BtnAccess to launch Skyreach communication services in Asia, Loral announced June 27. The Skyreach service will be powered by an iDirect Internet protocol (IP) […]

Worldspace Inc.‘s initial public offering (IPO) will consist of 8.8 million shares with an estimated price range of $16 to $18 per share, according to a June 27 filing with […]

Space Imaging announced June 27 that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded the company a contract to provide Ikonos satellite imagery of Alaska for the USDA’s Natural Resource Inventory […]

Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) posted a $3 million bond required by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to begin development of its next generation satellite system, MSV announced June 27. […]

Iridium Satellite LLC announced June 27 that the 2nd Force Service Group of the U.S. Marines implemented an Iridium satellite-enabled equipment identification and tracking system to provide in-transit visibility and […]

Panamsat and Japan’s JSat Corp. formed a joint venture that will launch a new Ku-band satellite that will serve the U.S. market, Panamsat announced June 27. The joint venture, dubbed […]

The Russian Satellite Communication Co. said June 28 the Russian Express-AM2 satellite was put into operation June 16 at its 80 degrees East orbital slot. The satellite will provide presidential […]

The Galileo Joint Undertaking (GJU) approved a joint bid June 27 from the members of the Eurely and iNavSat consortia to develop the Galileo satellite navigation system. The two consortia […]

Russian News & Information Agency Novosti reported June 23 that Russia plans to build a new military satellite to replace the one that was lost in the June 22 Molniya-M […]