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by Gerry Oberst Once again, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) was called on to referee the shenanigans of countries alleged to be taking liberties with the international rules on bringing […]

by Peter J. Brown In a perfect world, all television viewers would be reclining in front of a big screen High Definition Television (HDTV), wearing heads up displays–a device like […]

In many respects, the year 2003 will be remembered as a turning point for the global satellite industry. This past year renewed industry drive, ambition and a will to move […]

Interactive TV (ITV) is just one of many attractive entertainment options for content providers and Direct-to-Home (DTH) and Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) operators alike. Satellite-based ITV opportunities include rich interactive […]

If money were no object, Africa would be leading the world’s hottest satellite services markets. With the exception of some major cities, the continent’s terrestrial communications infrastructure is inadequate at […]

by Owen Kurtin & Michael Flynn Sometimes, you can get too close to what you are examining and lose perspective, like the famous story of the blind man, who, when […]

People BOEING: Makes Executive Changes Phil Condit resigned as chairman and CEO of Boeing. The board named Lewis Platt as non-executive chairman and Harry Stonecipher as president and CEO. Platt […]

GPS Industries Inc. (GPSI) [OTCBB:GPSN], a Vancouver-based developer and provider of global positioning system (GPS) golf course and sports solutions, announced the addition of InforeZone, a high-speed wireless service now […]

Boosted by a growing demand for new air-ground communications and supported by a global satellite marketing strategy, Annapolis, Md.-based ARINC emerged in 2003 as the world’s leading provider of aeronautical […]

Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has delivered a prototype integrated air and space command and control (C2) capability to the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Strategic Command taking the first step […]

U.S.-based SeaDigital has formed an alliance with Telenor Satellite Services to market an integrated calling card solution for the maritime industry. The SeaDigital ONE Card will provide seafarers with worldwide […]

London-based LogicaCMG [LSE: LOG] has won contracts worth 7.5 million euros ($9.3 million) from the European Space Agency (ESA) to design two sets of ground facilities for the Galileo navigation […]

Alcatel Space has been selected to be the prime contractor on the European Union’s Maestro (mobile applications and services based on satellite and terrestrial internetworking) research and development project. The […]

Bethesda, Md.-based Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has selected Northrop Grumman [NYSE: NOC] as a teammate in the competition to develop the space-based radar (SBR) system for the U.S. Air Force. […]

Verestar, a Fairfax, Va.-based provider of managed network solutions via satellite and fiber, has reached an agreement in principle to sell substantially all of its assets to SkyTerra Communications. Under […]

Universal Electronics Inc. (UEI) [Nasdaq: UEIC] has agreed to supply its new remote control platform to France’s La Television Par Satellite (TPS) to control TPS customers’ set-top satellite television receivers […]

Longmont, Colo.-based DigitalGlobe has entered into an agreement with Colorado Springs, Colo.-based Native Communities Development Corp. (NCDC) to provide high- resolution satellite imagery for integration with NCDC’s remote sensing, geographic […]

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates’ (MDA) MD Robotics subsidiary has been awarded an additional C$2.3 million (US$1.7 million) contract by Boeing [NYSE: BA] to provide elements for the Orbital Express program, […]

GlobeCast, a satellite service subsidiary of France Telecom, has added Serbian television channel Pink Plus and radio station Radio Pink to the lineup of international programming on its direct-to-home satellite […]

Competition from high-powered satellite TV services is causing cable TV subscriber levels to stagnate, according to the Federal Communications Commission‘s (FCC) annual study of television competition. However, cable remains the […]

In the Jan. 26 issue of SATELLITE TODAY, the satellite being manufactured by Alcatel Space for China’s Aptsat should have been designated the Apstar VI (not Apstar IV).

U.S., state and local government spending on information technology products and services will recover at a compound annual growth rate of 8 percent from $46 billion in fiscal year 2004 […]

Cypress, Calif.-based Universal Electronics [Nasdaq: UEIC] has entered an agreement with Italian satellite TV provider Sky Italia to supply technology for Sky Italia two-device, universal remote controls to be bundled […]

MCI is providing CSX Technology, a subsidiary of CSX Corp. [NYSE: CSX], with satellite services at railroad remote operating locations across the Eastern United States. In addition, MCI said it […]

Bethesda, Md.-based Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has delivered the first major component of the integrated space command and control (ISC2) system to the U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) and the North […]

Space Imaging has signed an agreement with Antrix Corp., a division of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), to extend its sales and marketing agreement through 2010. The agreement gives […]

A first-of-its-kind conference about the rural use of satellite services was held Tuesday by the Federal Communications Commission that featured the participation of Chairman Michael Powell, four FCC commissioners and […]

Mark C. Wilmoth is moving from Thales Navigation, a California-based provider of GPS technology, where he is chief financial officer, to PennWell Corp., a Tulsa, Okla.-based business-to-business publisher and organizer […]

Bala Cynwyd, Pa.-based Pegasus Communications [Nasdaq: PGTV] announced that its satellite TV subsidiary, Pegasus Satellite Communications, is offering to purchase up to $100 million aggregate principal amount of outstanding debt […]

Longmont, Colo.-based DigitalGlobe and Mountain View, Calif.-based Keyhole have signed a multi-faceted agreement to provide DigitalGlobe’s QuickBird satellite imagery and Keyhole’s Internet-based 3D earth visualization solutions to customers. The agreement […]