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DigitalGlobe Provides Satellite Imagery To Marathon Oil
Marathon Oil Co. has joined DigitalGlobe’s Enterprise Partner Program, DigitalGlobe announced. The program streamlines access to geospatial products and provides quick and easy data viewing and ordering in a desktop […]
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Loral Skynet Completes Sale Of Business Television Product Line
Loral Skynet completed the sale of its business television product line to dbsXmedia, part of the Ariel Way Inc. group of companies, for a combination of cash, stock in Ariel […]
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XM Sets Company Record For Net First Quarter Subscriber Adds, Reduces Net Loss
XM Satellite Radio added a record 541,140 net subscribers in its 2005 first quarter , a 68 percent increase over the 321,675 net subscriber additions recorded in the first quarter […]
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Philips Introduces Single Chip Solution For Satellite Set-Top Boxes
Royal Philips Electronics has unveiled its Nexperia One Chip Set-Top Box (STB) Engine for satellite STBs, the company announced. The single chip combines MPEG-2 video decoding, satellite channel decoding, a […]
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B-Sat Authorizes Lockheed Martin To Proceed With Satellite Construction
Broadcasting Satellite System Corp. (B-Sat) of Japan has authorized Lockheed Martin to begin construction of B-Sat’s next geostationary telecommunications satellite, Lockheed Martin said The satellite, designated BSAT-3a, is based on […]
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Com Dev Awarded $4.1 Million Commercial Satellite Contract
Com Dev International Ltd. said it received an order valued at $4.1 million to supply an unnamed customer with the company’s core switch, RF components and multiplexer products. Com Dev […]
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XM Announces New Sports Program Offerings
XM Satellite Radio will launch a24-hour Spanish-language sports channel in partnership with Andres Cantor, the legendary soccer play-by-play announcer and chairman of Futbol de Primera, a syndicator of soccer programming […]
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HNS Unveils Next Generation Broadband Satellite Routers
Hughes Network Systems introduced its DW7000 family of next generation broadband satellite routers. The family initially consists of two products: the DW7700 for high-end enterprise and government applications and the […]
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SS/L Awarded Contract For New ICO Satellite
Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) signed a contract with ICO Satellite Management LLC for the design and construction of a geostationary Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) satellite that, along with a terrestrial ancillary […]
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SES Astra Breaks 100 Million Barrier
The satellite system operated by SES Astra now serves more than 100 million homes, according to research SES Astra commissioned. This represents an increase of 8.3 million households since SES […]
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Weida Communications Under SEC Investigation
Weida Communications Inc. a U.S.-managed company that provides data communications services via satellite to businesses and government agencies in China said it is cooperating with a Securities and Exchange Commission […]
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Spaceway F1 Satellite Successfully Launched
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. […]
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WIA To Host May 3 Keynote Breakfast With NASA Administrator Michael Griffin
Women In Aerospace (WIA) will host a keynote breakfast with National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Administrator Michael Griffin May 3 at the Capitol Hill Club, located at 300 First […]
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KVH Doubles Internet Speeds For Tracphone F77
KVH Industries Inc. has doubled the data rates for the Tracphone F77 Inmarsat-compatible marine satellite communications system to 128 kbps, KVH officials said. F77 users that use KVH’s Velocity Acceleration […]
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MSV Acquires Celsat Patent Portfolio
Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) acquired the patent portfolio of Celsat Inc, which includes 13 granted and two pending patents that cover a hybrid terrestrial/satellite system concept. These patents will join […]
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Sky New Zealand Taps Tandberg For Satellite Network Upgrade
Tandberg Television will upgrade the MPEG-2 video delivery network in New Zealand for Sky Network Television Ltd. in a deal worth more than $4 million, Tandberg company executives said. Tandberg […]
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WildBlue To Launch Satellite Internet Service In June
WildBlue Communications Inc. will introduce its satellite Internet service in June, providing high-speed connections to homes and small businesses in the continental United States, the company said. Initially, the service […]
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Viasat Broadcasting Launches New Sports Channel
Modern Times Group (MTG) subsidiary Viasat Broadcasting is launching a new sports channel in Scandinavia. The channel, Viasat Sport 24, will be available to all Viasat direct- to-home (DTH) Gold […]
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SkyTerra Completes Acquisition Of 50 Percent Of HNS
SkyTerra Communications Inc. completed the acquisition of a 50 percent interest in Hughes Network Systems LLC (HNS) from The DirecTV Group for $50 million in cash and 300,000 shares of […]
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Final Preparations For Spaceway-1 Launch Underway
Sea Launch LLC was in final preparations at press time for the launch of DirecTV’s Spaceway-1 satellite. The 30-minute launch window at Sea Launch’s equatorial launch site opened at 3:31:30 […]
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Westchester County, N.Y. Could Be Next Municipality To Track Sex Offenders Via Satellite
The Associated Press reported April 22 said Westchester County, N.Y. County Executive Andrew Spano (D) urged judges impose the tracking via satellite of all sex offenders that are placed on […]
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KVH Named Exclusive Satellite TV System For Fleetwood
KVH Industries Inc. said recreational vehicle manufacturer Fleetwood Enterprises selected it as its sole source for satellite TV systems for Fleetwood’s 2006 model year vehicles. “We chose KVH as the […]
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RaceWorld TV To Start FTA Service Over Astra 1H
SES Astra said and it inked a deal with RaceWorld TV to allow for the free-to-air (FTA) digital distribution of RaceWorld TV via the Astra 1H satellite, located at 19.2 […]
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SBCA Shifts Focus Toward Education And Certification
The Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association (SBCA) announced a decision by its board of directors to move the association focus toward education and its National Standards and Testing Program certification […]
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Dish, DirecTV Vie For Voom Customers
DirecTV Inc. and EchoStar Communications Corp. have both stepped up efforts to woo Voom customers, who will lose their direct-to-home satellite television service at the end of the month when […]
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NTV-Plus Ready To Play Key Digital Role
NTV-Plus, a Russian satellite pay-TV operator, expects to play a key role in developing the digital television market in Russia. The operator has about 400,000 subscribers and is leading the […]
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Arrowhead Names Dean Olmstead President
Arrowhead Global Solutions said that former SES Americom President and CEO Dean Olmstead will succeed Mary Ann Elliot as the company’s president. Elliot will continue on as Arrowhead chairman. “The […]
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Arrowhead Names Dean Olmstead President
Arrowhead Global Solutions said that former SES Americom President and CEO Dean Olmstead will succeed Mary Ann Elliot as the company’s president. Elliot will continue on as Arrowhead chairman. “The […]
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HDTV, IPTV Take Center Stage At NAB 2005
LAS VEGAS–A quick tour of the exhibit halls at this year’s National Association of Broadcasters annual trade show held last week, revealed that high-definition TV (HDTV) and IPTV (television over […]
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Russian DTH Market Poised For Dramatic Growth
Russia is one of the largest potential markets for pay-TV worldwide. It has a population in excess of 140 million people and with still very low digital television penetration; the […]