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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 […]
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Satellite Deal Of The Day
Peribit Networks and iDirect Technologies entered into a joint technology and marketing partnership. The companies will combine Peribit’s SR-15 Sequence Reducer product with iDirect’s iNFINITI series hub and remote satellite […]
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At Press Time: EchoStar Misses Subscriber Estimate
An important avenue of new subscriber sales for EchoStar Communications [DISH] did not quite meet Wall Street expectations Friday. The satellite television service’s partnership with telecommunications services provider SBC Communications […]
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C-Com Taps Partners For Profit
Ottawa, Canada-based C-Com Satellite Systems Inc. [CMI] found in its eighth year of operation that deploying an innovative and cost-effective technology in the slowly growing satellite broadband market niche ultimately […]
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XM Takes $650 Million Swing
Washington, D.C.-based XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] joined the big leagues of sports-programming rights holders last week when it agreed to spend $650 million to air all the Major League Baseball […]
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Andrew Sharpens Focus With New Product Group
Orland Park, Ill.-based Andrew Corporation [ANDW], a communications systems equipment supplier, earlier this month created a product group focused exclusively on satellites and formed a second group that combines antennas […]
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Spotlight: Loral Skynet Pursues Telecommuters
Telecommuters have a new way to connect to the office through a partnership between Bedminster, N.J.-based Loral Skynet’s SkyReach Service and Remote Work Central, a provider of telecommuting and teleworking […]
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Coalition Urges SHVIA Re-Authorization
A diverse group of organizations that all benefit from the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act (SHVIA) jointly signed a letter urging all 100 U.S. senators to pass a House- approved […]
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Is Ka-Band Finally Coming to America? By Eileen McGowan
Ka-band has finally arrived. The progress has been aided with the Anik F2 deployed and ready to provide Ka-band service for Telesat Canada and WildBlue along with the successful launch […]
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Regulatory Wrap
Who’s Doing What? What To Expect Near-Term What It All Means The U.S. Defense Department (DoD) received Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved to use the 2025-2110 MHz band on a […]
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Sirius Hits Subscriber Milestone
It was an encouraging but not a completely reassuring sign that Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] hit the 700,000-subscriber mark Oct. 18. The milestone suggests that the company ended third-quarter 2004 […]
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SBC-EchoStar Alliance Pays Dividends
Prospective satellite-TV subscribers appear to be responding to the joint efforts of SBC Communications [SBC] and EchoStar Communications [DISH]. The SBC-DISH branded service is gaining new subscribers but it also […]
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Garmin Prospects Rise
Morgan Stanley raised fiscal-year 2005 estimated revenue forecast for Garmin [GRMN] to $900 million from $830 million and EPS (earnings per share) to $2.18 from $2.04 due to stronger than […]
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Orbital Sciences Beats ‘Doldrums’
Orders for commercial satellites are in the “doldrums” but Dulles, Va.-based Orbital Sciences [ORB] still managed to post favorable results for third-quarter 2004, according to a research note from William […]
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Goumy Wins Arthur C. Clarke Award
Claude Goumy, former chief executive of Matra Marconi Space, was honored with the Arthur C. Clarke Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to the development and exploitation of space in […]
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FCC Chairman Pushes Ad Limits
A consent decree issued last week by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Enforcement Bureau led FCC Chairman Michael Powell to draw attention to the responsibility of satellite-TV and cable-TV operators […]
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Ford’s Slow Start Left Sirius Smelling XM’s Fumes
Ford Motor Co. [F] was suffering through hefty losses and restructuring woes when rival General Motors [GM] initially invested in Washington-based XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] and pledged to fund a […]
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SEC Asks Boeing For More Accounting Information
The Boeing Company [BA] says it is complying with a request from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to provide information in connection with an inquiry about its accounting […]