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Harris Corp. received a contract from Lockheed Martin to continue development of the flight demonstration system radar payload for the Innovative Space-Based Radar Antenna Technology (ISAT) program, Harris announced June […]

Stellar Satellite Communications announced June 16 the availability of its new DS100 satellite modem. The modem, designed by Stellar and Delphi Electronics & Safety and manufactured by Delphi, is a […]

The London Stock Exchange announced June 17 that Inmarsat Plc launched an initial public offering of common stock. According to Bloomberg, Inmarsat raised 367.5 million pounds ($669 million) through the […]

Karl Classen, CEO of ND Satcom, believes the company will gain a number of benefits from having SES Astra as a bigger shareholder. SES Astra increased its shareholding in ND […]

News reports from France last week stated that the two remaining consortiums bidding for the contract to build and operate the European Union’s Galileo satellite navigation system have been given […]

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Canada’s telecom regulator, approved license applications June 16 from Canadian Satellite Radio Inc. (CSR) and Sirius Canada Inc. to offer subscription-based satellite radio […]

The primary strength of satellite technology remains point-to-multipoint applications such as broadcasting, but the use of satellites for point-to-point services is growing as satellite network operators integrate their services with […]

Raytheon demonstrated its Mobile Enhanced Situational Awareness (MESA) system designed to deliver data over the XM Satellite Radio system at the Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration ’05 (CWID), a homeland security […]

SINGAPORE — Video and broadband applications are leading business growth for satellite-enabled services throughout Southeast Asia, said regional directors and general managers of some of the leading satellite companies in […]

The rise of free-to-air digital services continues to dominate the U.K. pay-TV market, according to the June 10 report on digital television by U.K. communications regulator Ofcom. In the 2005 […]

ND Satcom is in position to receive a key satellite communications contract from the German armed forces later this year and hopes to use the momentum from that win to […]

SIRI & XMSR Satellite radio continues to receive attention as Canadian-based partners of both Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio received licenses to offer satellite radio in Canada using […]

Satelites Mexicanos S.A. de C.V. (Satmex) reached an agreement with debt holders who filed an involuntary bankruptcy petition against the company to extend Satmex’s deadline for responding to the petition. […]

The Odyssey Launch Platform and Sea Launch Commander vessels are en route to Sea Launch’s equatorial launch site for the company’s third mission of the year, the launch of the […]

Arianespace announced June 14 that the Broadcasting Satellite System Corp. of Japan (BSat) awarded Arianespace a contract to launch the BSat-3a spacecraft. The satellite will be launched on an Ariane […]

EADS Astrium and Alcatel Space will jointly develop a new platform for next generation communications satellites, the companies announced June 16. The two companies will develop the platform, dubbed Alphabus, […]

Connexion by Boeing signed an agreement with its first ever maritime customer and added another airline to its satellite Internet service, the business unit of Boeing announced. Teekay Shipping Corp. […]

Telesat appointed Peter Concelmo director of sales for the U.S. broadcast market, the company announced June 16. Concelmo will be based in New York and be responsible for expanding Telesat’s […]

Because it is a private company, Iridium Satellite LLC does not have to publicly announce its subscriber figures. But the success of companies that rely on Iridium technology as part […]

Telesat appointed Peter Concelmo director of sales for the U.S. broadcast market, the company announced June 16. Concelmo will be based in New York and be responsible for expanding Telesat’s […]

France’s HD Forum Association announced the “HD-Ready” label has now been launched in France, which gives consumers a quality sign for the differentiation of display equipment capable of processing and […]

The re-entry module of the Foton-M2 spacecraft returned a batch of experiments to Earth June 16, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced. Foton, launched May 31 from Baikonur Cosmodrome in […]

Caprock Communications launched a satellite communications services program intended for use following natural disasters, the company announced June 15. The DR-250 communications package contains all the equipment needed to provide […]

MB Tech Inc. completed field testing of its flat-panel direct broadcast service antenna and began production tooling, the company announced June 15. The antenna has been able to receive signals […]

Connexion by Boeing signed an agreement with its first ever maritime customer and added another airline to its satellite Internet service, the business unit of Boeing announced. Teekay Shipping Corp. […]

EADS Astrium and Alcatel Space will jointly develop a new platform for next generation communications satellites, the companies announced June 16. The two companies will develop the platform, dubbed Alphabus, […]

The Canadian government awarded licenses to XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio allowing the broadcasters to offer their services in Canada. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission approved June […]

Ecaps received a contract from the Swedish National Space Board (SNSB) to begin development of an environmentally friendly control system for a technology demonstration satellite, Volvo Aero announced June 13. […]

Spacedev was awarded a $100,000 contract by the U.S. Air Force to develop a hybrid propulsion system for nanosatellites, the company announced June 14. Spacedev will define the parameters and […]

Pace Micro Technology signed two new set-top box deals in Asia, including a key PVR (Personal Video Recorder) deal in New Zealand. The company signed a deal with New Zealand’s […]