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By James Careless Historically, it has been a challenge for satellite executives to profitably expand their business in Africa, despite the fact that satellite footprints blanket the continent. Add Africa’s […]

By Mick Mitsis The year 2004 will be marked in the industry history books as the year the satellite communications business truly began to resurface out of its economic challenges […]

By Peter J. Brown Much development in the satellite remote sensing industry has occurred since the 1990s and new government and commercial applications continue to emerge on the arena. Today, […]

At U.K.-based Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL), a number of earth observation (EO) projects are underway. The largest involves five microsatellites for the $100 million Rapideye constellation being constructed for […]

People DirecTV Board Goes To 11 With Saban Election The DirecTV Group elected Haim Saban, chairman and CEO of Saban Capital Group Inc., to its board of directors. The appointment […]

By Owen D. Kurtin, Brown Raysman Millstein Felder & Steiner LLP* In a two-article series last year, this column examined the potential positive and negative influences on the satellite industry […]

Russian News Agency Novosti reported Jan. 31 that a recent satellite purchased from Russia for $132 million will be used for civilian purposes, specifically telecommunications and earth observation. The satellite, […]

Russian News Agency Novosti reported Jan. 31 that Kazakhstan is planning to launch its first satellite, named KazSat, in December from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The satellite will be […]

CapRock Communications named James Davis as the company’s new chief financial officer. He will manage the company’s financial strategy as well as a growing portfolio of global assets. “With our […]

Spectrum Signal Processing Inc. launched its flexComm SDR-2000 SRDP, a satellite communications rapid-prototyping and development platform. According to the company, this commercial off-the-shelf software defined radio platform is designed for […]

According to a note on Aljazeera.com, the Qatari government is considering privatizing the Al Jazeera satellite television network and has been in discussions for the past 15 months on the […]

XM Satellite Radio signed an agreement with Nissan North America Inc. to supply the auto manufacturer with satellite-delivered data and telematics services, such as in-vehicle messaging and XM NavTraffic. Nissan […]

According to new research released by Autobytel Inc.‘s Automotive Information Center, the number of vehicles offering satellite radio as an option has more than tripled throughout the past three years. […]

EchoStar Communications Corp. said Jan. 31 that its Dish Network direct-to-home satellite television service has passed the 11 million-subscriber milestone. The company passed the 10 million-subscriber mark in June 2004. […]

PolarSat said that is has shipped 15.8 tons of VSAT equipment to the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China. The shipment is the first delivery on a contract that, […]

Orbit Satellite Television and Radio Network, the Middle East pay-TV operator is confident it will have a strong year in 2005. The operator, which offers digital television services across 23 […]

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said a satellite that will make the first map of the boundary between the Solar System and interstellar space will be launched in […]

SES Americom said Roberts Broadcasting has tapped its SignalSAT service to share a full schedule of syndicated and network broadcasting across three UPN affiliate television stations. SignalSAT service offers a […]

An undisclosed North American satellite broadcaster awarded Tandberg Television the first announced MPEG-4 AVC HDTV video headend contract valued at $9 million. The contract also includes Tandberg’s EN5990 encoder in […]

Stratos Global Corp. said it launched the implementation of an IP network enhancement project designed to provide the platform for a new generation of IP service offerings and improved network […]

ND SatCom won a key European defence contract. It signed a deal with the Swedish Armed Forces to aid them in their future communication needs. ND Satcom will supply them […]

International Launch Services revealed the details of the AMC-12 satellite launch scheduled for Feb. 2. The launch window will open at 9:27 p.m. EST. The launch will take place at […]

New Skies Satellites Holding Ltd. became the second private equity-owned satellite operator to file for an initial public offering (IPO) of stock with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in […]

Alcatel and Finmeccanica announced Jan. 28 that the two companies have signed an agreement to merge their respective space activities through the creation of two joint venture companies, to which […]

Intelsat announced the successful closing of the amalgamation under Bermuda law of Intelsat and a subsidiary of Zeus Holdings Ltd. (“Zeus”) late last Friday. As a result of the closing […]

New Skies Satellites Holding Ltd. became the second private equity-owned satellite operator to file for an initial public offering (IPO) of stock with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in […]

Alcatel and Finmeccanica announced Jan. 28 that the two companies have signed an agreement to merge their respective space activities through the creation of two joint venture companies, to which […]

United Kingdom-based research firm Airclaims Ltd. said, based on launch industry history, there is a high chance of failure for the upcoming Ariane 5 ECA launch next month. Arianespace, however, […]

For members of the media who do not have access through the National Football League to cover Super Bowl XXXIX and the pre-game festivities leading up to the big game […]

Middle East satellite operator Orbit Satellite Television and Radio Network is getting ready to roll out a satellite broadband service more expansively across the region. It already offers a two-way […]