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Advertising on satellite television took an interactive twist last week when Mercedes-Benz USA gave subscribers of Dish Network, EchoStar Communications Corp.‘s direct-to-home satellite television service, an exclusive first look at […]

President Bush officially named Kevin Martin, a sitting Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner, to the top spot, replacing the departing Michael Powell. This method of naming a current commissioner to […]

Upstart company ProtoStar is looking to leave its mark on the Asia-Pacific direct-to-home (DTH) market with a unique way to serve the needs of customers across the entire region. Rather […]

Upstart company Virtual Connexions is looking to tackle the satellite modem market with a new approach that it believes will provide the foundation for a profitable business: applying the terrestrial […]

Lockheed Martin said the team it is leading in the development of the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) successfully completed the system preliminary design review (PDR) with the U.S. Navy, […]

Telenor Satellite Broadcasting signed a key deal, which will help it provide satellite broadband solutions in hotels across Europe. The deal was signed with Otrum, a provider of interactive TV […]

The Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association (SBCA) introduced an online certification database for the association’s National Standards and Testing Program. This database will offer SBCA members improved ways to manage […]

Geolink announced it is providing Iridium mobile satellite communications services for the Oryx Quest 2005 round-the-world sailboat race, which began in February. The Oryx Quest race pits four multi-hull sailing […]

Americom Government Services said it won a five-year contract from the United States, Caribbean States/Territories and Central American Organization of Air Navigation Services that are coordinated by the regional office […]

New Skies Satellites BV has reached a long-term agreement with Latin American broadband service provider Impsat in Argentina to support a new two-way broadband Internet network using the NSS-7 satellite. […]

Ekwan-X, a Toronto-based mineral exploration company, said it entered into an agreement to purchase 100,000 square kilometers of satellite images from Aster Images Inc. The images cover a vast area […]

CBS selected Intelsat to carry the high-definition broadcasts of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament, commonly referred to as March Madness, which begins March 17. The tournament will be […]

With the recent ruling by the Federal Communications Commission reaffirming its decision to allow satellite operators to integrate ancillary terrestrial components (ATC) to existing Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) systems (SN, […]

Geolink announced yesterday it is providing Iridium mobile satellite communications services for the Oryx Quest 2005 round-the-world sailboat race, which began in February. The Oryx Quest race pits four multi-hull […]

Thrane & Thrane said it would begin marketing its first Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) terminal next week at the SATELLITE 2005 conference and exhibition, being held in Washington, D.C., […]

The Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association (SBCA) introduced an online certification database for the association’s National Standards and Testing Program. This database will offer SBCA members improved ways to manage […]

EchoStar Communications Corp. reported a 25 percent increase in revenues in 2004 to $7.15 billion from $5.74 for the year ended Dec. 31, 2003. However, the company said reported a […]

Telenor Satellite Broadcasting signed a key deal, which will help it provide satellite broadband solutions in hotels across Europe. The deal was signed with Otrum, a provider of interactive TV […]

Lockheed Martin said the team it is leading in the development of the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) successfully completed the system preliminary design review (PDR) with the U.S. Navy, […]

Panamsat Holdings Corp. March 17 began trading shares of common stock as part of an initial public offering (IPO). The 50 million shares were priced at $18.00 per share and […]

President Bush March 16 officially named Kevin Martin the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Martin, currently a commissioner, will replace the departing Michael Powell. This method of naming […]

Intelsat said it was selected by CBS to carry the high-definition broadcasts of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament, commonly referred to as March Madness, which begins March 17. […]

BMW of North America said it is partnering with Sirius Satellite Radio to promote it new 3 Series vehicles. On March 26, BMW will launch a 44-day cross-country tour, named […]

XM Satellite Radio and the PGA Tour announced a long-term broadcasting and marketing agreement, under which XM gains exclusive rights to broadcast PGA Tour events. Beginning this summer, the PGA […]

Ekwan-X, a Toronto-based mineral exploration company, said it entered into an agreement to purchase 100,000 square kilometers of satellite images from Aster Images Inc. The images cover a vast area […]

Virtual Connexions said it would launch its VC-1000 satellite access modem at the upcoming SATELLITE 2005 Conference and Exhibition, being held in Washington, D.C. from March 22-25. Virtual Connexions said […]

New Skies Satellites has reached a long-term agreement with Latin American broadband service provider Impsat in Argentina to support a new two-way broadband Internet network using the NSS-7 satellite. Impsat […]

Americom Government Services said it was awarded a five-year contract from the United States, Caribbean States/Territories and Central American Organization of Air Navigation Services that are coordinated by the regional […]

Dow Jones reported March 15 that German Transport Minister Manfred Stolpe has expressed concern with the transparency of the bidding process for the Galileo concession. Galileo is a satellite-based navigation […]

Sirius Satellite Radio said WSI Corp. would provide it with a full suite of marine weather content for a new service expected to launch later this year. Sirius plans to […]