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The satellite industry is affected dramatically by regulatory decisions about spectrum and the rights to orbital slots. Ambitious plans can fail to reach fruition without regulatory support. Regulations for the […]

Intelsat is banking on a strategic repositioning in the media and broadcasting market place to reap dividends during the next year. The operator, which recently announced it was pulling out […]

The U.K.’s BSkyB is likely to have to accelerate subscriber growth rapidly at the end of 2005 if it wants to have a chance of making its stated target of […]

New Skies Satellite N.V. [NSK], a global satellite operator in The Hague, Netherlands, will use its newly gained license from the Japanese government to provide domestic and international satellite services […]

Houston-based CapRock Com-munications’ South American operation, known as CapRock Com-uncacoes do Brasil Ltda., completed the initial phase of an upgrade to its Latin American facility to allow it to provide […]

After watching the international business opportunities for its Satellite Ground Systems (SGS) group grow substantially during the past year, ViaSat Inc. [VSAT] opened a business-development office in Europe, located near […]

CalAmp, an Oxnard, Calif.-based provider of wireless and content delivery solutions, last week reported an impressive 110-percent jump in revenue and a $1.4 million increase in net income for its […]

Cablevision Systems’ [CVC] planned spin-off of its Rainbow Media Enterprises and its affiliated satellite TV venture, VOOM, is likely to close by year-end, according to Douglas Shapiro, a cable and […]

Conventional wisdom is that New York City-based Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] was savvy to hire shock jock Howard Stern and his entourage for the princely sum of $100 million annually […]

International Launch Services today said the launch of the AMC-15 satellite for SES Americom on board a Russian Proton launch vehicle was successful. The launch took place at 3:23 a.m., […]

The FCC‘s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) is teaming with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to launch and maintain the Rural Wireless Community VISION Program aimed at promoting more broadband wireless […]

Nashville, Tenn.-based Satellite Phone Source [SPHI] said Jon Aldrich, who joined the company’s board of directors earlier this month, has resigned. Aldrich will remain with the company as a consultant. […]

What’s next for the satellite communications industry? Get exclusive insight into the risks and rewards awaiting firms involved in the satellite marketplace. Join Satellite News and financial experts on Nov. […]

Satellite Today has learned that Satmex 5, which provides communications services in Mexico, is experiencing some problems. According to reports, the satellite went into self-protect mode early yesterday, but the […]

London-based Inmarsat, a global provider of mobile satellite communications, has been a 802.11b wireless user since 1999, and it’s now decided to replace its aging wireless LAN at headquarters with […]

Boeing [BA] has begun flight tests on the first of 17 NATO AWACS aircraft upgraded under a $1.3 billion Mid-Term Modernization program. The tests culminate seven years of engineering, manufacturing […]

The devastating hurricanes that blasted through the southeastern United States during recent months have made for compelling imagery that now is available through Longmont, Colo.-based DigitalGlobe. The latest patch of […]

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. signed two more Radarsat-2 pre-launch purchase commitments totaling $3.42 million with the government of Finland and ImageOne Co. Ltd. of Japan. Radarsat-2 will provide satellite […]

Ottawa, Canada-based C-COM Satellite Systems Inc. [CMI], a developer and manufacturer of mobile satellite technology, has adapted its one of its products for Herndon, Va.-based iDirect Technologies. The two companies […]

GlobeCast is part of France Telecom but it gained a Latin accent with its latest deal to provide coverage of the recent soccer match between the United States and El […]

The new 2005 Acura RL will come standard with the AcuraLink satellite communications system that provides drivers with real-time traffic information, including continuously updated accident, construction and — where available […]

Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] today raised approximately $321 million through an offering of common stock and convertible notes. The amount includes net proceeds received as a result of the exercise […]

Tomorrow, representatives of the Bush re-election team and the Kerry campaign team will meet in Washington, D.C., to discuss their candidates’ aerospace platforms. With just 20 days left until the […]

According to the Satellite Users Interference Reduction Group (SUIRG), the continual drive by satellite network operators to cut or control costs is contributing to a rise in radio frequency interference […]

Orland Park, Ill.-based Andrew Corporation, a communications-systems equipment supplier, formed one new product group focused on satellites and a second new group that combines antennas and cable products. The move […]

Foxtel, the Australian pay-TV operator, is targeting a pre-holiday subscriber boost by offering new and existing customers free installation of its digital service, including those who opt for just the […]

Greg Ewertis Iridium Satellite LLC‘s new executive vice president for sales, marketing and business development. Ewert comes to Iridium with 19 years of telecom-industry experience, recently serving as executive vice […]

Iridium Satellite LLC said the U.S. Department of Defense has exercised an option on its airtime contract, giving military personnel and other authorized users unlimited airtime on Iridium’s satellite-based communications […]

The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) is concerned about the rise in illegal satellite-phone usage in that country, and it has asked legitimate satellite service providers like Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications Company […]

XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. [XMSR] announced a quarterly dividend on its 8.25- percent Series B Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock, payable in shares of the company’s Class A Common Stock […]