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Navicom Unveils Battery-Powered Unit
A new portable Global Positioning System (GPS) unit with as much as 300 percent more battery power will be available commercially this month through Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Automotive Capital Group Inc. […]
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Honeywell Intros Space-Based IC Gear
Honeywell [HON] rolled out a 150-nanometer, 15-million-gate integrated circuit (IC) technology it says exponentially increases speed and bandwidth capabilities for processing and transmitting data in aerospace systems, including space satellites […]
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Sirius Goes Full Tilt For Subscriber Gains
Wall Street can be fickle in picking the financial performance measures it uses to evaluate publicly traded companies. For satellite radio companies, the focus right now is on notching subscriber […]
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Frost & Sullivan Lauds Lockheed Martin’s A2100…Again
The Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] A2100 telecommunications satellite series received an award for reliability for the second consecutive year from research group Frost & Sullivan, which said the satellite series […]
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Arabsat Confident Of Revenue Growth
Arabsat, one of the largest satellite operators in the Middle East, could report double-digit percentage revenue growth this year. Arabsat’s Director General Khalid Balkheyour told Satellite Today, “In 2003, our […]
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India Doctors Watch U.S. 3-D Surgery Via Satellite
Shades of the 1950s and “The Creature from the Black Lagoon!” Next Tuesday, a real-time, 3-D transmission of a surgical procedure will be broadcast via satellite from Henry Ford Hospital […]
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Move Over Neiman Marcus: RoadPost Has ‘The’ Holiday Gift
Those going somewhere off the beaten path for the holidays have an option for staying in touch. Roadpost, a Canadian vendor that sells satellite and cellular services, has reduced the […]
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Satellite Deals Of The Day
Pembroke, Bermuda-based Intelsat Ltd. just completed its acquisition of the customer contracts and other assets of end-to-end communications services integrator Comsat General Corporation for approximately $90 million in cash. The […]
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Orbimage Defends $500 Million NextView Award
Dulles, Va.-based Orbimage Inc. plans to vigorously defend its recent award of a $500 million NextView imagery contract from the U.S. government, in response to protest filed by a business […]
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Pre-Election Day, EchoStar Offers PPV Political Documentaries
EchoStar Communications Corporation [DISH] and its DISH Network [DISH] satellite TV service will broadcast separate documentaries favorable to both front-running U.S. presidential candidates. “George W. Bush: Faith in the White […]
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Industry Group Names New Board Members
The Satellite Users Interference Reduction Group named new officers and directors for 2004-05, selecting R. James Budden, vice president of operations at New Skies Satellites NV, as chairman. Key priorities […]
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TF1 Ups Advertising Growth Guidance
Advertising revenues appear to be on the upswing in France. French Broadcasting giant the TF1 Group, which has a stake in the direct-to-home (DTH) platform TPS, says its latest financial […]
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Satellite Deal Of The Day
Sky Television in New Zealand signed a deal with Telecom New Zealand to offer an online movie rental service, called “DVD Unlimited.” The deal is an indication of Sky Television’s […]
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DART Launch Postponed
Orbital Sciences Corp. [ORB] and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration postponed the launch of the Demonstration of Autonomous Rendezvous Technology (DART) spacecraft yesterday after the mission’s target satellite, the […]
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Satellites To Continue Critical Role In Military, Commercial Markets
NEW YORK– Satellite technology will continue to play a crucial role in defense applications, broadcasting infrastructure and the fast-growing enterprise segment of the marketplace. “In television, satellites are a critical […]
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Tandberg Hires New Execs
Tandberg Television made some new executive appointments as it looks to strengthen its presence in the North American broadband and cable sector. The company, which provides solutions in digital television […]
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Automakers Get ‘Sirius’ About Satellite Radio
BMW Of North America LLC will make available Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] equipment as a factory installed option on the 2006 model year BMW 3 Series sedans, starting next summer. […]
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Satellite Deals Of The Day
Irdeto Access secured a key deal with Philippine broadcasting giant ABS-CBN, which cements a relationship first started in 1999. As part of the deal, ABS-CBN will use Irdeto to secure […]
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Quarterly Financials
Lockheed Martin [LMT] reported net earnings increases of 41 percent to $307 million during the third quarter of 2004, compared with $217 million in net earnings reported during the third […]
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Military Spending On Commercial Satellite Capacity To Remain Constant
NEW YORK–Military use of commercial satellite capacity will continue at a substantial pace for at least the next five years, even as the U.S Department of Defense races to develop […]
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Space Imaging Unit Protests NextView Award To Orbimage
Thornton, Colo.-based Space Imaging is protesting the $500 million contract for commercial remote sensing imagery recently awarded to Dulles, Va.-based Orbimage by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). The Sept. 30 […]
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GPS Satellite Launch Delayed Again
Satellite Today has learned the launch of a Delta 2 rocket carrying a GPS satellite scheduled for launch this weekend has been delayed again due to unspecified problems. This launch […]
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New European HD Forecasts
IMS Research unveiled its latest forecasts for High-Definition TV (HDTV) in Europe, predicting a significant upsurge in HD takeup. Ian Weightman, senior vice president at IMS Research, said, “We are […]
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Iridium Names New VP
Iridium Satellite LLC named Greg Ewert executive vice president for sales, marketing and business development. He comes to Iridium with more than 19 years of experience in the global telecom […]
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Satellite Deals of The Day
Australian telco Optus signed a key deal with the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs (DFAT) to manage satellite communication links from Canberra to Australian embassies and high commissions throughout the […]
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BT Claims Satellite Technology Breakthrough
BT hopes a new technology development could help companies maximize their use of satellite capacity. It has developed a satellite modulation technology, which it states can triple the capacity of […]
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FCC Investigates TV Trigger Of Satellite Rescue System
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) reportedly is looking into an incident in which a Toshiba television triggered an international search and rescue signal Oct. 4. The federal agency is looking […]
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Bad Weather Doesn’t Deter Sat-TV Subs
A recent survey of more than 600 current satellite television subscribers reveals that while they are concerned with a loss of signal, also known as rain fade, that occurs during […]
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XM Satellite Nominated For Billboard Awards
XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] was included on the list of finalists in a number of categories in the first annual Billboard Digital Entertainment Awards. XM CEO Hugh Panero is in […]
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Chinese Sat-TV Provider Readies For Second Stock Listing
According to company officials, the Hunan Satellite Television in China may list a part of its operation on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, although they did not provide any potential […]