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SES Global CEO Talks Of Company Transformation
SES Global CEO Romain Bausch is confident the company will achieve double-digit revenue growth in 2005 as the operator looks to have a strong year. There are many positive aspects […]
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Orbiting Wall Street
Panamsat Holdings Corp. survived its first reporting of quarterly financial numbers last week, with its stock price fluctuating between $18.02 and $18.45 per share for the last five full trading […]
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B-Sat Formally Awards Satellite Contract To Lockheed Martin
Although it won the authorization to proceed with the satellite design and construction on April 27, Lockheed Martin said it formally signed the contract with Broadcasting Satellite System Corp. of […]
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Boeing Team Submits Bid for Next-Generation Weather And Environmental System
A team led by Boeing, including Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., Harris Corp., Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Inc. and Carr Astronautics, submitted a proposal for the program definition and risk […]
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Connexion By Boeing Broadens Service Offering
Connexion by Boeing celebrated its one-year anniversary on May 17 by announcing the latest evolution of its service offering. Beginning this summer, four television channels will be delivered directly to […]
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XM Passes 4 Million Subscriber Mark
XM Satellite Radio said May 16 that it surpassed 4 million subscribers. “By adding one million new subscribers in less than five months, XM clearly is the fastest growing satellite […]
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Calipso Climatology Satellite En Route To Launch Site
The climatology satellite Calipso (Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations) left Alcatel Space‘s wallson May 18 for transport to the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Launch is scheduled […]
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MSV Receives Sixth ATC Patent
Mobile Satellite Ventures said it received a sixth patent related to its ancillary terrestrial component (ATC) technology for its Mobile Satellite Services. The patent covers systems and methods for coordinating […]
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Premiere Posts Strong Numbers
German pay-TV operator Premiere reported double-digit increases in overall revenues and subscriber numbers. These were two of the highlighted results for the quarter ended March 31. In terms of subscriber […]
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EMS Technologies Announces Two Contract Wins
EMS Technologies Inc. announced that it won a contract from LiveTV to provide Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) antenna systems for Virgin Blue Airlines of Australia. The contract is estimated at […]
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Comtech Receives $1.0 Million Government Award
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced today that its Tempe, Ariz.-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., received a $1.0 million award from the U.S. Government for the deployment of satellite modems and […]
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XM Satellite Radio Opens Studio At Lincoln Center
XM Satellite Radio announced a multi-year agreement for XM to broadcast live daily from its new studios at New York’s Lincoln Center. With this studio addition, XM will expand its […]
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U.S. Customs And Border Protection Tests EMS Satcom For Satellite Services
EMS Satcom, a division of EMS Technologies Inc., said that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Branch of the Department of Homeland Security successfully flight-tested the company’s eNfusion broadband communications […]
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HNS Certifies Arel Solution For Its Direcway Service
Arel Communications and Software said May 17 that Hughes Network Systems LLC (HNS) certified its Spotlight conferencing solution to operate over HNS’ Direcway broadband satellite service. Spotlight is a full-featured […]
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Move Into Retail Pays Dividends For Globalstar
A little more than one year ago, Globalstar LLC was emerging from bankruptcy, a financial state similar to other Mobile Satellite Service providers of the late 1990s. But with new […]
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XM Satellite Radio Opens Studio At Lincoln Center
XM Satellite Radio announced a multi-year agreement for XM to broadcast live daily from its new studios at New York’s Lincoln Center. With this studio addition, XM will expand its […]
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Comtech Receives $1.0 Million Government Award
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced today that its Tempe, Ariz.-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., received a $1.0 million award from the U.S. Government for the deployment of satellite modems and […]
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EMS Technologies Announces Two Contract Wins
EMS Technologies Inc. announced that it won a contract from LiveTV to provide Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) antenna systems for Virgin Blue Airlines of Australia. The contract is estimated at […]
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Calipso Climatology Satellite En Route To Launch Site
The climatology satellite Calipso (Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations) left Alcatel Space‘s wallson May 18 for transport to the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Launch is scheduled […]
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Premiere Posts Strong Numbers
German pay-TV operator Premiere reported double-digit increases in overall revenues and subscriber numbers. These were two of the highlighted results for the quarter ended March 31. In terms of subscriber […]
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Globalstar Reports Growth In Voice, Data Service Users
Globalstar LLC reported May 19 a 45 percent growth year to year in its subscriber base and a 900 percent increase in its simplex, in its first year since being […]
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Wildblue To Offer Service In June
Wildblue Communications Inc. announced it would begin rolling out satellite Internet service, providing high-speed Internet connections to homes and small businesses in communities in the continental United States not currently […]
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Shin Satellite Approves Thaicom 5
Shin Satellite PCL‘s board of directors approved the construction of Thaicom 5, a satellite that will be used to expand its Ku-band channels and satellite coverage in Thailand and neighboring […]
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Space TV Gets Approval To Launch DTH Service In India
Space TV, a joint venture between the Tata Group and News Corp’s Star India, received approval to launch a direct-to-home satellite network in India, Reuters reported. The service is expected […]
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EMS SatNet Appoints New Federal Sales, Selects Sales Agent
EMS Satellite Networks (SatNet), a division of EMS Technologies, appointed Bill Hafner as director of federal sales, effective immediately. SatNet also hired consulting firm Zelinger Associates Inc. as its sales […]
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Boeing Team Submits Bid for Next-Generation Weather And Environmental System
A team led by Boeing, including Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., Harris Corp., Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Inc. and Carr Astronautics, submitted a proposal for the program definition and risk […]
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MSV Receives Sixth ATC Patent
Mobile Satellite Ventures said it received a sixth patent related to its ancillary terrestrial component (ATC) technology for its Mobile Satellite Services. The patent covers systems and methods for coordinating […]
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Panamsat Extends Exchange Offer For Senior Discount Notes
Panamsat Holdings Corp. said it is extending the expiration date for the exchange offer relating to all of its outstanding 10-3/8 percent senior discount notes. Panamsat is looking to exchange […]
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U.S. Customs And Border Protection Tests EMS Satcom For Satellite Services
EMS Satcom, a division of EMS Technologies Inc., said that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Branch of the Department of Homeland Security successfully flight-tested the company’s eNfusion broadband communications […]
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B-Sat Formally Awards Satellite Contract To Lockheed Martin
Although it won the authorization to proceed with the satellite design and construction on April 27, Lockheed Martin said it formally signed the contract with Broadcasting Satellite System Corp. of […]