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CapRock Communications said it signed an alliance agreement with Robotic Satellite Technology Solutions (RST) for the distribution of a new automatically deployable satellite system for mobile communications vehicles. CapRock will […]

EMS Technologies Inc. said it intends to restructure its participation in its satellite networks business. In the coming months, EMS will consider a variety of potential approaches, including joint ventures […]

Eumetsat hopes its recent collaboration with Vito, the Flemish Institute for Technological Research, will result in a formal three-year agreement after a series of successful trials. The two organizations have […]

Northern Sky Research said in a report released March 15 that the total revenue for the satellite industry derived from government and military users is expected to grow to more […]

XM Satellite Radio said it hired Jon Zellner to serve in the newly created position of senior vice president of music programming. Zellner comes to XM from Infinity Broadcasting, where […]

The DirecTV Group Inc. said its subsidiaries, DirecTV Holdings LLC and DirecTV Financing Co. Inc., intend to enter into a new $2 billion senior secured credit facility and issue up […]

Med-Trans Corp., which operates a fleet of Medevac helicopters, said it is installing an Iridium-based flight following satcom system provided by SkyTrac Systems. Financial terms of the deal between Med-Trans […]

Only just more than a quarter of TV operators worldwide, as defined by a recent IMS Research study, “Making Digital TV Pay” are offering HDTV (High-Definition Television services) to subscribers. […]

Start-up company ProtoStar said it secured initial equity funding from private equity investors New Enterprise Associates and Space Vest to support the company’s launch of direct-to-home satellite television and broadband […]

International Launch Services said the March 11 launch of the Inmarsat 4-F1 satellite onboard an Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral, FL, was successful. The satellite was the largest payload […]

In the March 10 edition of Satellite Today, we erroneously misspelled the acronym for a satellite being prepped for shipment by Boeing. The proper acronym for the satellite is GOES-N.

The Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Society of Satellite Professionals International will be hosting a brown bag lunch and briefing on the future of Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) now that the […]

According to a report on People’s Daily Online, China is looking at its southern-most island province of Hainan as the possible home to the country’s fourth satellite launching facility. The […]

Bernama.com reported March 11 that Astro All Asia Network plc and Lippo Group of Indonesia have united in a joint venture, named PT Astro Nusantara, to provide satellite pay-television services […]

XM Satellite Radio said it is broadcasting a series of exclusive live performance, interviews and original specials from this year South by Southwest Music Festival March 16 through March 19. […]

International Launch Services (ILS) will make its second attempt to launch the Inmarsat 4-F1 satellite into orbit on March 11. The satellite is being delivered to orbit onboard an Atlas […]

Iridium Satellite LLC said it expanded its range of ship security alert systems (SSAS) that meet the International Maritime Organization‘s (IMO) carriage requirements. The company said four of its value-added […]

Paul Heinerscheid, CEO of European satellite broadband operator Satlynx, is confident the company will substantially increase revenues in 2005. In terms of revenue projections in 2005, Heinerscheid told Satellite Today, […]

With its Xtar-Eur satellite successfully launched last month by Arianespace and with in-orbit testing near completion, start-up company Xtar LLC can now focus on building business around an ambitious plan […]

After a week of dueling press releases, conflicting Web sites, a changeover in the board of directors and a harshly worded letter (SN, March 7), the Voom saga reached an […]

International Launch Services scrubbed its scheduled launch of the Inmarsat 4-F1 satellite on March 10. According to a recorded message on the company’s launch hotline, the mission was aborted with […]

In the post Sept. 11, 2001 world, many governments are looking for ways to improve emergency response in the event of a terrorist action. Recently, the Ottawa Fire Service in […]

Americom Government Services (AGS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES Americom, last week announced it was awarded a 10-year contract through Lockheed Martin Transportation and Security Services to support the Federal […]

Less than one year ago, Satlynx CEO Paul Heinerscheid told Satellite News talked about his Satlynx’s efforts to refocus the company’s satellite broadband product offering to tackle the small and […]

Pan-European broadcaster SBS Broadcasting is launching three new digital channels in the Dutch digital television market. The first channel is called “Klussen en Wonen” (Do-It-Yourself) and is dedicated to home […]

NDS Group plc said Foxtel of Australia, a provider of direct-to-home satellite and cable television services, launched NDS XTV integrated personal video recorder (PVR) technology to power its iQ PVR […]

DirecTV Inc. said it is carrying CBS Sports‘ high-definition (HD) coverage of 30 of the 56 games of the first three rounds and 37 games in total of the NCAA […]

KVH Industries Inc. said Robert Balog joined the company and will serve as its vice president of engineering for satellite products. He comes to KVH from Automation Services Inc., where […]

EchoStar Communications Corp. reported in a March 9 Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it settled an insurance claim related to the failure of EchoStar 4 […]

Boeing said it is prepping the first of three Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES)-N it manufactured for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration […]