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Intelsat Launch A Success
International Launch Services (ILS) reported the Intelsat IS-10-02 satellite was launched into orbit successfully from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan yesterday at 6:27 p.m. EDT on a Proton M launch […]
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BAE Wins $20 Million Contract
BAE Systems garnered a $20 million contract from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to design a new atmospheric-sounding/coastal water- imaging instrument. The company is one of three enterprises […]
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Tariam Improves VPN-Over-Satellite Offering
Tariam resolved some issues it was having running VPN over its DVB-S satellite offerings. The new, as- yet-unnamed product allows companies and remote users to use Tariam’s entry-level satellite services […]
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EchoStar Offers Local Channels In Toledo, Augusta
According to EchoStar Communications [DISH] executives, subscribers to its DISH Network direct-to-home satellite television service in Toledo, Ohio and Augusta, Ga., will be able to receive local channels in their […]
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PanAmSat Exec Is Confident About HD’s Future
PanAmSat [SPOT] is confident that high-definition TV (HDTV) will continue to be a major growth opportunity for the company. The operator already is a strong player in the HD arena, […]
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BSkyB Adds Non-Exec Board Members
U.K. satellite pay-TV operator BSkyB made two key changes at its board level. It appointed Nicholas Ferguson as an independent, non-executive director of the company, effective June 15, and Andy […]
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ViaSat Expands Internet Access In Malaysian Schools
ViaSat Inc. [VSAT] officials said the company is supplying a LinkStar broadband satellite communications network to Smart Digital Communications Bhd in Malaysia to provide high-speed Internet Access to more than […]
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Telikom Papua New Guinea Plans Massive Rural Network
Telikom Papua New Guinea tapped Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. [GILTF] to provide a hub and 500 DialAw@y IP VSATs for rural telephony services across the island country. The network can […]
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Regency Conversions Offers TracVision A5 Satellite-TV System
Regency Conversions, a truck, van and sport utility vehicle custom conversion company, is offering KVH Industries‘ [KVHI] TracVision A5 low- profile satellite TV antenna for many of its new vehicles. […]
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Loral Skynet Taps Integral Systems For Epoch Expansion
Integral Systems Inc. [ISYS] signed a contract with Loral Skynet to support the expansion of Skynet’s existing Integral-provided Epoch IPS (integrated product suite) satellite control system to support the Telstar […]
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ORBIMAGE Announces Plans For SEC Registration
Dulles, Va.-based ORBIMAGE finally will register with the Securities And Exchange Commission (SEC) in the next few months, which will make accessing the company’s financial information a bit easier. According […]
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SIA Board Names Cavossa Executive Director
The board of directors of the Satellite Industry Association (SIA) named David Cavossa its new executive director, effective June 14. Cavossa has served as SIA’s director of external relations for […]
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Vigil Unveils Maritime GPS System
Vigil Locating Systems Corp. launched a new GPS tracking system tailored for the marine industry. The unit is water-resistant, and it self-reports intrusion alarms and non-authorized movement of the boat […]
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Reidford Joins KVH Industries
Robert Reidford has joined KVH Industries Inc. [KVHI] as director of business development for satellite products. He most recently served as sales manager for global diesel and commercial vehicle electronics […]
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Anik F2 Preps For Launch
Arianespace said the Anik F2 satellite has arrived at the company’s spaceport in French Guiana, and it is undergoing initial checkout in preparation for its scheduled July 9 launch. The […]
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Acacia Files Multi-Party Patent-Infringement Suit
Officials from Acacia Research Corp. [ACTG, CBMX] today said the company’s Acacia Media Technologies Corp. subsidiary filed suit a lawsuit in the District Court for the Northern District of California, […]
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Top Up TV CEO Hopes To Benefit From BSkyB’s Freesat Move
Top Up TV, the U.K.-based pay-TV operator, is unconcerned about BSkyB’s potential entrance into the low end of the U.K. digital-TV market. In fact, Top Up TV’s CEO Ian West […]
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Globalstar Retains Access To Allocated Frequencies
Globalstar LLC officials today said the Federal Communications Commission adopted a Report and Order with new rules for “Big LEO” mobile satellite systems that will allow Globalstar to continue using […]
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Korean Co. Taps Gilat For VSAT Services
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. [GILTF] entered into an agreement with Korean management and control company Taewang E&C Co. Ltd. for the supply of a Skystar 360E satellite hub and remote […]
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HBO, Loral Skynet Renew Distribution Pact
Loral Skynet and HBO Pacific Partners V.O.F. renewed their deal that has Loral distributing HBO Asia content across Asia via the Telstar 10 satellite. Specific details on the agreement, including […]
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Canal Digital CEO Believes Content Advantage Is Key
Canal Digital, the largest satellite pay-TV operator in the Nordic region, is confident it can maintain its leading position in the market. In terms of why it is at the […]
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XM Satellite Tops 2 Million Subs
Meanwhile, XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] recently surpassed two million subscribers to its satellite radio service. The company launched its nationwide offering in November 2001, and it reached one million subscribers […]
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DISH Network Passes 10 Million-Customer Milestone
EchoStar Communications Corp. [DISH] officials today announced the company surpassed the 10 million-subscriber mark for its DISH Network direct-to- home satellite television service. To celebrate the milestone, 1,000 existing customers […]
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Telenor Does Well By Doing Good
The need for 100,000 humanitarian- and reconstruction-aid workers worldwide to manage and communicate information and data quickly from remote parts of the world spurred a former refugee coordinator to start […]
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Rainbow DBS Adds Vital Capacity
Jericho, N.Y.-based Rainbow DBS, Cablevision System’s [CVC] capacity-constrained satellite TV division, increased its in-orbit capabilities last week by agreeing to lease 16 transponders during the next 10 years from Princeton, […]
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New Skies’ Sale Was The Right Move
By Paul Dykewicz, Senior Analyst/Senior Editor The chance to sell New Skies Satellites N.V. [NSK] for a whopping $956 million to affiliates of the Blackstone Group last week was too […]
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Spotlight: Military Families Share Distant Graduations
Tachyon Networks is joining in the celebration of graduating high-school students by donating the company’s bandwidth and remote-access satellite equipment to let their parents serving in the military in Iraq […]
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Broadband Via Satellite: A Huge Business Opportunity
By D.K. Sachdev, SpaceTel Consultancy Even a cursory look at the overall financial performance of the satellite industry during the last few years makes it obvious that the future for […]
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New Skies CEO: “Business As Usual”
New Skies Satellites [NSK] CEO Dan Goldberg fully expects the company’s management team to remain in place after the company’s announcement of its sale last week. His comments came in […]
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Ya.com Targets 10,000 Broadband Subscribers
Ya.com Internet Factory’s CEO believes his company’s foray into the satellite broadband market in Spain is crucial if it wants to put pressure on rival Telefonica in its home market. […]