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Independent market research firm Northern Sky Research is expecting growth in the satellite broadband market in 2005. According to the group’s just-released fourth update to its “Broadband Satellite Markets” study, […]

Harris Corp. said Lockheed Martin Space and Strategic Missiles selected it for a risk reduction design development program to provide unfurlable mesh reflectors for the U.S. Defense Department’s Mobile User […]

Sirius Satellite Radio said it will broadcast the National Basketball Association regular season games, the playoffs and the finals as part of a non-exclusive multi-year extension agreement. Financial terms of […]

The Dominion Post (New Zealand) reported Jan. 24 that Nzlsat has submitted an application with the New Zealand Economic Development Ministry to launch a new satellite that would be located […]

Latens Systems signed a key content protection deal with Swedish Space Corporation (SSC). SSC will use Latens next generation content and protection systems for its content distribution business. Latens provides […]

The Securities and Exchange Commission asked The DirecTV Group Inc. to provide more information on the accounting details surrounding agreements on Pegasus Communications Corp., the National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative and […]

The Space Dept. of research firm Airclaims Ltd. said that 2004 was the worst year since 1961 for the number of space launches. According to the company’s SpaceTrack database, launch […]

Patriot Antenna Systems has released a new mount that enables a more practical Azimuth Fine Tune adjustment. The mount meets positioning requirements of VSAT antenna systems, specifically the Ka-band VSAT […]

Inmarsat announced that it will begin operating its Inmarsat Aanalog voice and data service over its Indian Ocean-East satellite located at 109 degrees East beginning Feb. 19. Service in the […]

Direct broadcast satellite services will dominate capacity usage by the end of the decade, according to a recently released white paper from Futron Corp. In the report, Futron predicts that […]

French satellite pay-TV operator, CanalSatellite has passed the three million subscribers mark. The operator had a strong 2004 year adding 240,000 subscribers. The operator competes in the vibrant French pay-TV […]

Cablevision Systems Corp. announced that its Rainbow DBS Co. LLC will sell its direct broadcast satellite (DBS) and certain other related assets to a subsidiary of EchoStar Communications Corp. for […]

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell announced Jan. 21 that he is planning to resign in March after four years in a position marked by strong government efforts to increasingly […]

Federal Communications Com-mission sources confirmed Jan. 21 that Chairman Michael Powell is planning to resign after four years in a position marked by strong government efforts to increasingly deregulate telecom […]

Although Zeus Holdings Ltd. has the right to terminate its acquisition of Intelsat following the recent failure of the IS-804 satellite, industry observers believe the transaction will go through, but […]

HONOLULU–Private equity companies’ investments in global satellite operators will be good for system operators in the short term and signals a confidence by the market in the fundamentals of the […]

Telesat last week said that it, in partnership with the Canadian national government, has launched broadband communications services in 30 aboriginal communities in Northern Ontario, named the Northern Indigenous Community […]

The United Kingdom digital television market has entered a new phase this week with the news that the two major cable operators, ntl and Telewest Broadband, launched Video-on-Demand (VoD) services. […]

When thinking about satellite services that do not involve satellite phones, most envision receiving the data from a stationary satellite dish. However, General Dynamics C4 Systems recently demonstrated for the […]

Cablevision Systems Corp. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement for its Rainbow DBS Co. LLC unit to sell its direct broadcast satellite (DBS) and certain other related […]

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. said it signed an agreement with Turkey-based IsNet to supply it with SkyEdge network, including two hubs and 1,500 VSAT terminal sites. The satellite-based remote sites […]

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. said its Comtech Mobile Datacom Corp. has received a letter contract not to exceed $13.6 million, with initial funding of $6.7 million, for mobile data communications services […]

Globecomm Systems Inc. received a letter of award and purchase order valued at $5.7 million, with $1.4 million in follow-on provisions, from an unnamed direct-to-home video services provider in the […]

GlobeCast said it signed a deal with BettingCorp for the satellite delivery of its PlayMonteCarlo interactive gaming channel on the BSkyB platform. The channel will be broadcast over the Eurobird […]

General Dynamics C4 Systems received a boost with the news that Europe*Star approved three Ku-band antennas from its Prodelin product line for ground-based use with its satellites. Europe*Star is a […]

JSAT Corp. said its JCSAT-1B satellite experienced an anomaly on Jan. 17 with one of the spacecraft’s thrusters. According to the report, the satellite is dark, with no channels on […]

Merrimac Industries Inc. said it received a $1.3 million order from The Boeing Co. to supply its Integrated Defense Systems division with beamforming networks and RF/microwave signal processing components for […]

Globalstar announced the commercial availability of its Quick Locate service, which enables businesses and individuals to track assets that are remotely located or in areas not traditionally covered by terrestrial […]

XM Satellite Radio said Jan. 18 that it acquired Effanel Music Inc., a company specializing in live music, remote and mobile recording. “Bringing Effanel into the XM family is a […]

HONOLULU–Commercial satellite companies that do business in the Asia-Pacific region, the third-largest customer region for the industry, must continue to focus on applications that highlight the core strengths of satellite-based […]