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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 […]

Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] reported 351,663 subscribers as of March 31, a net increase of 90,602 during the quarter and a 138-percent increase compared with net subscribers during the same […]

BT Broadcast Services (BTBS) launched what it said was the industry’s first end-to-end, high-definition (HD) solution that fully integrates fiber and satellite. The new service aims to increase revenue opportunities […]

LAS VEGAS–High-definition television services (HDTV) offer an opportunity for satellite operators to fill part of their excess capacity during the next few years, said Robert Hedinger, Loral Skynet’s executive vice […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] officials was awarded a contract to build a second A2100AX geostationary telecommunications satellite for JSAT Corporation of Japan. The bird, designated JCSAT-10, will provide communications services throughout […]

A Soyuz TMA-4 spacecraft carrying three astronauts is heading to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of an 11-day mission. The Delta mission lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome […]

LAS VEGAS–National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) President and CEO Edward Fritts verbally bashed satellite TV and radio providers at the group’s annual conference here yesterday. On the television front, Fritts […]

Officials from PanAmSat Corp. [SPOT] and its 80.5-percent shareholder The DirecTV Group [DTV] today said they signed a definitive transaction agreement with affiliates of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) […]

GlobeXplorer, a subsidiary of Stewart Information Services [STC], a Walnut Creek, Calif.-based geographic data and publishing company that provides satellite images via the Internet, is using Dell [DELL] server technology […]

PanAmSat [SPOT] launched PASport, a global on-the-spot broadcasting service for the transmission of live breaking news. This new service gives broadcasters and video-content producers access to PanAmSat’s global hybrid network […]

Eutelsat, the U.S. subsidiary of satellite operator Eutelsat S.A., inked a deal between its parent company and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to deliver occasional-use capacity on three Eutelsat satellites […]

Officials from Mercedes-Benz USA and Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] said today the satellite radio service will be available in most Mercedes- Benz models starting this year and moving forward as […]

Russian Satellite Communications Co. said its communications and broadcasting Express-AM11 satellite will be launched into geostationary orbit at 96.5 degrees East on April 27. The bird will be delivered into […]