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A multi-beam antenna design that simultaneously communicates with as many as 20 satellites – compared with one antenna for one satellite in conventional systems — was awarded the 2004 “Industry […]

By Roger Rusch The transfer of technology is a legitimate concern of every advanced country. This situation is especially true if the developments have been funded through public resources. Intellectual […]

Luxsat hopes to revolutionize Video-on-Demand (VOD) markets across Europe. The company, based in Luxembourg, aims to help satellite, cable and terrestrial players to bring a rich VOD service to consumers. […]

SatLynx, a two-way, European, satellite broadband joint venture, lost its second key executive in less than a year. In this latest departure, Robert Feierbach left to become the executive director […]

Week of March 4 – 11, 2004 Percentage Change Symbol March 11 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.10 (13.6) (17.3) […]

Sun Microsystems [SUNW], a Santa Clara, Calif.-based provider of Java technology, has been chosen by Inmarsat to provide its Sun Java Enterprise System as the business support infrastructure for a […]

General Dynamics C4 Systems (GDC4) received a $6.7 million order for a baseband node (BBN) large extension node (LEN) configuration and a BBN-LEN configuration from the Fort Monmouth, N.J.-based U.S. […]

A new report from IMS Research estimates the sales of iDTVs (integrated digital televisions) will start to increase significantly from 2005 onwards. IMS predicts there will be more than 115 […]

iSECUREtrac [ISRE] signed a deal with the U.S. Pretrial Services Office for the western district of Washington to provide GPS-based tracking and monitoring services. Specific terms of the deal were […]

Denver-based Space Imaging received bad news from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) of Bethesda, Md., in a March 10 letter informing the company negotiations for the possible award of a […]

Segovia, a Herndon, Va.-based global voice and data provider, appointed Mark Moore as executive vice president and COO. Moore will oversee day-to-day operations for engineering, network operations, program management and […]

Intuicom, a Boulder, Colo.-based wireless-networking company, and Emeryville, Calif.-based NextBus entered into a strategic relationship to pursue projects in mass transit. Intuicom brings its GPS-enabled wireless communication to the table, […]

Magellan Aerospace, a Winnipeg, Canada-based space company, received a $1.5 million contract for the preliminary design of a generic small satellite platform to meet the future needs of the Canadian […]

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) formally approved a request to transfer control of Globalstar’s operating license and regulatory authorizations to a new Globalstar operating company majority-owned by Thermo Capital Partners. […]

International Launch Services (ILS) delayed the launch of the MBSAT satellite on an Atlas III rocket, AC-202, for one day. It now is scheduled for 12:40 a.m. EST Saturday. ILS […]

A 15-day extension for filing its annual report could be requested by EchoStar Communications [DISH] to report its 2003 full-year and fourth quarter results, after the company disclosed the Securities […]

Englewood, Colo.-based satellite TV service provider EchoStar Communications [DISH] managed to reach a settlement with New York City-based programming giant Viacom [VIA] late Wednesday to restore carriage of the broadcaster’s […]

El Segundo, Calif.-based DirecTV has entered into an agreement with the National Basketball Association to offer a four-hour block of High-Definition (HD) programming from NBA TV, the league’s 24-hour television […]

Dan Fawcett has joined DirecTV‘s executive team as executive vice president and general counsel to oversee all legal and business affairs of the domestic DirecTV business. “The breadth of Dan’s […]

Flash Automotive Acceptance [FAAC], a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based automotive holding company, has acquired another Scottsdale company, Navicom, a GPS tracking device company. Navicom GPS devices are can be used for any […]

XM Satellite Radio [XMSR], a Washington D.C.-based provider of satellite radio and Heads Up Technology of the aviation industry have announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has certified the XM […]

Visteon [VC] won a contract from Nissan Motor Co. to supply that car manufacturer with satellite radio systems for future Nissan models. Visteon said the system would accommodate either Washington, […]

Hughes Network Systems signed three new contracts with Gtech [GTK] worth more than $34 million to deliver and install two new DirecWay hubs. The hubs will be located in Austin, […]

Norcross, Ga.-based ViaSat [VSAT] recently supplied a LinkStar broadband satellite communications system for Velconet S.A., a privately owned Argentine company. Velconet will use the LinkStar networking platform to expand the […]

Nera expects broadband revenues to show steady progress during the next couple of years. The company recently signed a deal with Telenor Satellite Broadcasting for the delivery of a broadband […]

Analytical Graphics hired David Finkleman, a “leading authority on military space systems and strategic defense resources,” to join its Center for Space Standards and Innovation (CSSI). Finkleman will serve as […]

Eutelsat has boosted its executive team by appointing Robert Feierbach executive director of its wholly owned IP services affiliate, Skylogic Italia. Feierbach will be responsible for the company’s overall commercial, […]

Atmel [ATML], a San Jose, Calif.-based manufacturer of chipsets, has placed its technology in a new Global Positioning System (GPS) product to improve navigation accuracy and integrity as well as […]

Emcore [EMKR] has been selected to provide Boeing [BA] with advanced triple-junction high-efficiency solar cells and panels for use on Boeing’s latest model 702 satellite. Boeing also has an option […]

Wilton, Conn.-based PanAmSat Corp. [SPOT] signed a 15-year transponder deal for the satellite delivery of the Starz Encore Group‘s Encore HD high definition premium movie channel via PanAmSat’s Galaxy 13/Horizon-1 […]