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Loral Skynet, Remote Work Central Team Up For Telecommuters
Bedminster, N.J.-based Loral Skynet and Remote Work Central, a provider of telecommuting and teleworking solutions, agreed to provide secure telecommuting and remote access connectivity services to small and medium enterprises […]
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China Launches Weather Satellite
Satellite Today has learned that China yesterday successfully launched a meteorological satellite that will be used to monitor natural disasters. The No. 2 Fengyun C satellite was launched into orbit […]
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Frost & Sullivan Honors Lockheed Martin With Reliability Award
Frost & Sullivan has given its 2004 Satellite Reliability Award to Lockheed Martin [LMT] for the lowest rate of anomalies resulting in insurance claims per percentage of satellites in service […]
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C-Com Launches New Mobile High-bandwidth Service
Ottawa, Canada-based C-COM Satellite Systems Inc. [CMI], has teamed with fellow Ottawa company RAMTelecom to deliver high-speed, satellite- based mobile Internet services using the LinkStar equipment of Carlsbad, Calif.-based Viasat […]
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Best Month Ever For Sirius Subscriber Additions
Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] said today that it has surpassed the 700,000-subscriber mark and had its best month ever for new subscribers in September, with the addition of 69,000 subs. […]
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SBCA Files Comments With FCC About Blocking Violent Programs From Children
Alexandria, Va.-based Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association (SBCA) filed comments last Friday with the FCC about the commission’s Notice of Inquiry (NOI) on violent television programming and its impact on […]
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NASA To Launch DART Later This Month
NASA late yesterday said its DART, or Demonstration of Autonomous Rendezvous Technology, spacecraft will launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Oct. 26 at 2:13 p.m. EDT. DART […]
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Satellite Deal Of The Day
Hughes Network Systems Inc. has inked a deal with Ukrainian-based information technology and telecommunications company Datasat to extend Datasat’s existing satellite business network. Under the contract, Hughes will supply Datasat […]
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Andrew Corp. Realignment Boosts CEO’s Focus on Satellite Opportunities
Paul Cox, president of the Andrew Corporation‘s newly formed Satellite Communications Group, said in an exclusive interview that the company’s recent realignment of its business units would allow heightened focus […]
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Ford Plans To Begin Factory-installation of Sirius Radio Units In 2006
Detroit-based Ford Motor Co. [F] today announced that it is expanding the availability of Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] significantly by committing to make it a factory-installed option on up to […]
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EchoStar To Offer Unique Election Coverage
EchoStar Communications Corp. [DISH], operators of the DISH Network direct-to-home satellite television service, will be offering its subscribers free of charge a unique way to follow coverage of the U.S. […]
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Yankee Group: Satellite Providers Need New Business Model
According to a new study released by The Yankee Group, the new broadband satellite providers need to change their business models if they are to succeed. The Boston- based market […]
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Satellite Deal Of The Day
Spacenet Inc., Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. [GILTF] U.S.-based subsidiary, has expanded its Connexstar channel partner program with the addition of Enterprise Satellite Solutions LLC and the two will, as their […]
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At Press Time: Loral Creditors Okay Reorganization Plan
Loral Space & Communi-cations Ltd. [LRLSQ] is likely to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection under its current management during the first quarter of next year. The process advanced when […]
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Why DirecTV Is Investing Heavily In Latin-American Pay-TV
The DirecTV Group [DTV] is embarking on an aggressive strategy in Latin America that involves buying out its only satellite TV rival in the market and planning a competitive against […]
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Stern Contract Could Resurrect Pay-Radio Indecency Debate
Political pressure to apply the same indecency restrictions currently faced by traditional broadcasters to cable and satellite broadcasters is growing, and it may rise further once controversial shock jock Howard […]
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GlobeCast Adapts To Changing Video Trends
GlobeCast America, the U.S. unit of Paris-based GlobeCast, is part of France Telecom but it is focused on video rather than telecommunications. In America, the company owns and operates digital […]
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Navigating International Radio Regulations
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 […]
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Intelsat Ready To Get ‘Aggressive’ In Media Space
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 […]
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BSkyB Targets Non-Sports Subs With Marketing
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 […]
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Update: New Skies Races Ahead In Japan
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 […]
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Capstone Eyes Brazil For Growth
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 […]
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ViaSat Opens Office In Spain
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 […]
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Fledgling CalAmp Revs DBS Growth
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 […]
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VOOM Viewed As Drag On Cablevision
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 […]
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How Sirius Is Writing Stern’s Check
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 […]
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ILS Touts Another Successful Launch
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., […]
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Want Rural Broadband? WTB, USDA Has Cash
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 […]
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Satellite Phone Source Shuffles Board
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. […]
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Satellite Business Opportunities For 2005 And Beyond
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. […]