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Helius officials said today that the company’s Strategic Alliance Program has added Savant Technology Group. Savant brings with it an innovative integrated platform for interactive distance learning, Helius officials said. […]

U.K. cable operator Telewest has laid down the gauntlet to other broadband players in the U.K. market by significantly upgrading close to half a million broadband connections with faster speeds. […]

Officials from high-speed, two-way satellite Internet provider StarBand said that their company would team up with NomadISP to offer the NomadISP AH-1 “Anywhere Hotspot.” The Anywhere Hotspot would allow remote, […]

Korean Air today became the latest non-U.S. carrier to select Connexion by Boeing to provide in-flight, high-speed Internet communications. The agreement calls for the first installation of the Connexion by […]

The cost-cutting and restructuring that sometimes follows Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) acquisitions instead may be replaced by a cautious growth strategy upon completion of its planned purchase of […]

LAS VEGAS–Long-time National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) President Edward Fritts used his powerful trade group’s annual meeting here last week to accuse the U.S. satellite radio operators of illegally offering […]

By Paul Dykewicz, PBI Media LLC LAS VEGAS–The annual National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) conference is a good barometer of emerging hot trends and technological advances that will impact the […]

Radio Vaticana, the voice of the Vatican, is the latest radio broadcaster to follow the ongoing trend to initiate a switch from analog to higher-quality digital transmissions. Radio Vaticana programs […]

By Jimmy Schaeffler, The Carmel Group The North American multichannel market place has been a remarkably different place since DirecTV launched its first satellite on Dec. 17, 1993, and when […]

New Skies Satellites [NSK] CEO Dan Goldberg was named chairman of the European Satellite Operators Association (ESOA) earlier this month, and soon thereafter he gave an exclusive interview to Satellite […]

Week of April 16 – 22, 2004 Percentage Change   Symbol April 22 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year toDate Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.67 (13.5) (20.5) […]

Annapolis, Md.-based TeleCommunication Systems [TSYS] named former Oracle [ORCL] executive Michael D. Bristol as vice president for its Network Solutions Group. TCS provides professional services and secure wireless solutions to […]

Parvus Corp. unveiled the OrbiTrak 8R integrated GPS board for mobile and vehicular PC/104 embedded computer systems. Supporting both NMEA 0183 and TAIP ASCII protocols as well as binary TSIP […]

Raytheon Co. [RTN] won a contract from prime contractor Boeing [BA] to work on the next-generation MILSATCOM risk-reduction and system-definition program. The value to Raytheon potentially is $19.3 million during […]

KVH Industries Inc.’s [KVHI] new TracVision A5 low-profile satellite antenna is now available. The TracVision A5 uses KVH’s hybrid phased-array antenna technology to create a 5-in.-high system that offers in-motion […]

Shares of SiRF Technology Holdings Inc.‘s [SIRF] common stock closed at $15.30 yesterday after its first day of trading, and shares were selling for about $16 per share at our […]

Inmarsat Group Ltd. today reported that for the year ending Dec. 31, 2003, revenues increased 8.9 percent to $504.5 million, up from $463.1 million in 2002. In a statement released […]

SkyTerra Communications [SKYT] purchased a majority interest in AfriHUB LLC for $1.5 million. Oakton, Va.-based AfriHUB intends to provide satellite-based broadband Internet access along with domestic and international calling services […]

EchoStar Communications’ [DISH] Dish Network satellite television service now will offer local channels in Duluth, Minn. Included are affiliates of ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC and PBS. According to company executives, […]

KVH Industries [KVHI], a provider of mobile satellite communications products, and defense-related navigation and guidance systems, today reported revenue for the first quarter of 2004 was $18 million, up 37 […]

Sigma Designs [SIGM] officials report that Wegener Corp. [WGNR] launched its iPump 615 streaming media decoder that is based on Sigma’s media processor. The Wegener iPump 615 is a peripheral […]

Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] reached an agreement with STMicroelectronics to produce and integrate Sirius’ next-generation chipset for its satellite radios. The new chipset, which was designed by Sirius in conjunction […]

Orbital Sciences [ORB] overcame weakness in its launch-vehicles segment by achieving strong performance in other areas, reporting improved first- quarter 2004 financial results compared with the same quarter last year. […]

Sea Launch Company LLC’s Odyssey Launch Platform and the Sea Launch Commander departed the Sea Launch Home Port in Long Beach, Calif., this week for an equatorial launch site in […]

XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. [XMSR] said its XM Satellite Radio Inc. subsidiary completed a $200 million offering of senior, secured, floating-rate notes due 2009.

Intelsat and TIBA formed a strategic partnership under which TIBA will act as the primary sales channel for long-term Intelsat video services provided by the IS- 805 bird, located at […]

V-One Corp. [VONE] officials said today their company will introduce its “on demand” VPN-over-satellite service through the via its broadband satellite resellers. According to V-One, the service is built around […]

Harris [HRS], a communications equipment provider, rolled out a new plug-and-play module to support video-over-IP for rich-media- content distributors that range from satellite to telecom service providers. The NetVX Gigabit […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] said the Gravity Probe B that it built for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration was launched into space from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California yesterday. […]

Alcatel Space plans to install a new acoustic chamber for satellite environment tests, and it should be operational in May 2005. The company decided to build this new test facility […]