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The Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp. will combine the production, engineering, test and launch operations associated with U.S. government launches of Boeing Delta and Lockheed Martin Atlas rockets. United […]

Reuters reported May 2 that Florida Governor Jeb Bush signed a law that calls for convicted child sexual predators to be tracked by satellite. The Jessica Lunsford Act requires sentences […]

EchoStar Communications Corp. added two new Italian-language channels to its international programming line-up: Leonardo World and Video Italia. The new channels will be sold to subscribers of EchoStar’s Dish Network […]

SES Astra said Cubavision Internacional is now available on ASTRA 19.2 degrees East in digital free-to-air. The information and documentary channel is operated by the Cuban Institute of Radio and […]

Mobile Satellite Ventures was awarded its fifth hybrid satellite/terrestrial system patent, which covers 34 claims. The award of this patent brings the total number of award claims for MSV-originated ancillary […]

The second-to-last Titan 4 was launched from Cape Canaveral, FL, April 29, carrying a national security payload for the National Reconnaissance Office into orbit. This was the final launch of […]

Hughes Network Systems (HNS) said it is offering a comprehensive range of standard high-speed enterprise broadband service plans in North America. The Direcway Enterprise Service Plans include six primary service […]

SES Americom conducted the last operations on the Satcom C1 satellite, safely de-orbiting the satellite more than 280 km beyond the geosynchronous orbital belt, the company announced May 2. The […]

The DirecTV Group Inc. reported first quarter revenues of $3.15 billion, an increase of 26 percent from first quarter revenues in 2004.The company’s net loss dropped from $639 million to […]

IPTV, or the distribution of a television service over broadband access lines, is slated to take a turn toward full commercial deployment in 2005, and according to "The Business of […]

By Gerry Oberst The U.K. Office of Communications, known as Ofcom, conducted a speedy consultation in February and March this year to examine its procedures for submitting satellite filings to […]

By James Careless There was a time when satellite and terrestrial networks were viewed as incompatible enemies, constant competitors eager to steal each other’s traffic and garner the most marketshare. […]

by Peter J. Brown The satellite broadband sector is poised for a burst of new energy as the launch looms for Ka-band projects in North America like CO-based Wildblue Communications, […]

By James Careless Even though the global satellite industry is performing stronger today than in recent years, the numbers for 1Q 2005 were not as robust as executives would have […]

People Convergent Media Systems Names CEO Convergent Media Systems, a provider of digital media platforms, announced that President and Chief Operating Officer Bryan Allen has been promoted to the position […]

by Owen D. Kurtin Last time out, we started off looking at the series of upcoming initial public offerings (IPOs) by which last year’s private equity purchasers of Fixed Satellite […]

PolarSat Inc. named Regional Director Li Jiang head of the company’s Beijing Representative Office. “Mr. Jiang’s appointment, following so closely the award of a major VSAT contract to PolarSat by […]

Norsat International President and CEO Cameron Hunter has resigned, effective immediately. Hunter had been the CEO of Norsat since August 2003 and an officer of the company since 2002. No […]

WiFi Wireless Inc. and Planetel signed a multiyear agreement with an unnamed international satellite operator under which the technologies of the three companies will be merged to offer high-speed data […]

The Federal Communications Commission April 29 adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that initiates new satellite broadcast carriage requirements to the noncontiguous United States. The NPRM requests comment on […]

Aramiska CEO Philippe Bodart told Satellite Today that he is unsure whether a consumer satellite broadband play will work in Europe. “I have my serious doubts as to whether a […]

Rainbow Media Holdings LLC launched the Voom 21 HD Originals, a suite of 21 high-definition channels May 1. EchoStar Communications Corp. is the first company to offer the suite. Joshua […]

Rainbow Media Holdings LLC launched the Voom 21 HD Originals, a suite of 21 high-definition channels. Rainbow Media named EchoStar Communications Corp. as the first company that will carry the […]

While Globalstar and Iridium have managed to re-emerge from previous high-profile bankruptcies and build successful niche market-focused business, the Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) sector may be on the verge of […]

(Editor’s note: This is the first article in a two-part series that examines the satellite broadband market in Europe. Part two of this feature will appear in the May 11 […]

Following a 68-year stay in Italy, the Axum Obelisk, a national treasure of Ethiopia, was returned to its homeland with the help of Inmarsat‘s Regional Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) […]

A shift is emerging in the teleport business as operators are moving from just offering uplink services to offering more complete solutions to their customers. The shift is highlighted in […]

Spanish satellite pay-TV platform Digital+ is on course to have two million subscribers by the end of the year after closing the 2005 first quarter with 1.7 million subscribers, Digital+ […]

Panamsat Holdings Corp. capped off the two-week period leading up to press time for this issue of Satellite News closing at a two-week high of $17.50 per share. The stock […]

Sea Launch LLC delivered DirecTV‘s Spaceway F1 satellite to orbit April 26, Sea Launch said. A Zenit-3SL delivered the satellite, the heaviest commercial satellite launched to date at 6,080 kg. […]