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Intelsat Gets IPO Deadline Extension
Intelsat has received approval from the Federal Communications Commission to extend the date by which the company is required to complete an initial public equity offering from Dec. 31, 2003, […]
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ILS Launches UFO F11 Navy Communications Satellite
Last night, International Launch Services successfully launched the UFO F11 communications satellite for the U.S. Navy from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., at 9:30 p.m. EST aboard a Lockheed […]
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Orbcomm Signs Partnership with Fleet Management
Orbcomm, a Dulles Va.-based satellite communications company, has signed an agreement with Fleet Management Solutions (FMS) to provide wireless data access through its low-earth-orbit satellite network for tracking mobile assets. […]
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Delta II Launch of GPS IIR-10 Set for Sunday
Boeing [NYSE: BA] is set to launch a next-generation GPS satellite for the U.S. Air Force on Dec. 21 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The launch of GPS […]
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iSECUREtrac Signs GPS Agreement With Professional Bail Agents
iSECUREtrac [OTC BB: ISRE], an Omaha, Neb.-based developer of GPS tracking and monitoring devices, has signed an agreement with the Professional Bail Agents of the United States (PBUS) for PBUS […]
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HARDI To Offer Trimble’s Lightbar Guidance Systems
HARDI, a manufacturer of agricultural sprayers and spraying equipment, has signed an agreement with Trimble [Nasdaq: TRMB] to offer its AgGPS family of parallel swathing lightbar guidance systems as part […]
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Call for Entries – Late Deadline Dec. 20
2003 SATELLITE NEWS’ PR & Marketing Awards Presented by PBI Media’s Satellite Group There’s still time to enter SN’s PR & Marketing Awards, which are among the industry’s most privileged […]
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Court Approves Inmarsat Acquisition
London-based mobile satellite operator Inmarsat confirmed Wednesday that it had received court approval for the company’s acquisition by funds advised by Apax Partners and Permira. Shareholder approval was obtained earlier […]
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Arianespace To Launch Eumetsat Weather Satellite
French launch company Arianespace has signed a contract with the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meterological Satellites (Eumetsat) to launch the MSG 3 weather satellite. The launch of MSG […]
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Eutelsat To Operate Winter Olympics Satellite Network
Eutelsat, a Paris-based satellite operators, has signed an agreement with the Turin Organizing Committee of the 2006 Winter Olympics to manage an exclusive satellite network for the Olympic community, representing […]
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Leibovitch Stepping Down As Gilat CFO
Gilat Satellite Network [Nasdaq: GILTF], an Israel-based satellite networking company, announced that Yoav Leibovitch is stepping down as chief financial officer. He will be replaced by Tal Payne, vice president […]
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Rome Research Gets $4.1 Million U.S. Navy Contract
Rome Research, a subsidiary of PAR Technology [NYSE: PTC], was awarded a $4.1 million contract to provide tactical support communication systems and services at the Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station […]
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Amitelo Acquires Sunline Communications
Orlando, Fla.-based Amitelo Communications [OTC: ALOC] has completed its acquisition of Sunline Communications, a Spanish provider of broadband Internet access via satellite and voice over IP for private and corporate […]
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Galileo’s Implementation Set to Boost European GPS Markets
Galileo is expected to bring strategic, commercial and economic benefits to the European markets for GPS and Galileo applications. Recent analysis by Frost & Sullivan pegs annual revenues at up […]
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Call for Entries – Late Deadline Dec. 20
2003 SATELLITE NEWS’ PR & Marketing Awards Presented by PBI Media’s Satellite Group There’s still time to enter SN’s PR & Marketing Awards, which are among the industry’s most privileged […]
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Launch of Navy Communications Satellite Delayed
Yesterday’s Atlas III launch of the U.S. Navy‘s UFO F11 communications satellite from Cape Canaveral, Fla., was scrubbed because of a temperature measurement that fell below the requirement on ground […]
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UDcast To Provide Satellite Broadband For French Digital Divide Project
UDcast, a French provider of software and hardware for broadband Internet access and datacasting over satellite, has been selected by system integrator Genedis to spearhead France’s first large-scale digital divide […]
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European Space Agency, Inmarsat To Collaborate on Satellite Design
The European Space Agency and London-based mobile satellite operator Inmarsat have signed a system engineering agreement that will extend the capabilities of Inmarsat’s new broadband global area network System (BGAN) […]
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Sirius To Carry NFL Games in 2004
Sirius Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI], a New York, N.Y.-based satellite radio provider, has reached a seven-year agreement with the National Football League (NFL) to broadcast all NFL games live nationwide. […]
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Taiwan Buys Integral Systems Remote Sensing Antenna
Integral Systems [Nasdaq: ISYS] a Lanham, Md.-based provider of satellite ground systems, is supplying a 6.1-meter (20-foot) auto tracking X-band antenna system for Taiwan’s Center for Space and Remote Sensing […]
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SES Americom Secures Prison Television Deal
SES Americom, a Princeton, N.J.-based subsidiary of Luxembourg-based SES Global [Luxembourg: SESG], has signed a long-term agreement with Prison Television Network (PTN) to provide Ku-band capacity on AMC-4 to distribute […]
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Satellite Industry Leaders To Gather At Satellite 2004
Top commercial satellite companies, associations and organizations will gather next March for the 23rd PBI Media‘s annual international satellite conference and exhibition – Satellite 2004. The theme is “New Momentum. […]
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Call for Entries – Late Deadline Dec. 20
2003 SATELLITE NEWS’ PR & Marketing Awards Presented by PBI Media’s Satellite Group There’s still time to enter SN’s PR & Marketing Awards, which are among the industry’s most privileged […]
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SES Global Increases Stake In NSAB
Luxembourg-based satellite operator SES Global [Luxembourg: SESG] has agreed to acquire an additional 25 percent stake in Sweden’s Nordic Satellite AB (NSAB) from the Swedish Space Corp., increasing its stake […]
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Iridium Signs Service Provider Agreements in the Middle East
Iridium Satellite, a provider of satellite phone service, has signed agreements with five new service providers to sell Iridium services to customers in the Middle East. The agreements will expand […]
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Digital Angel Selects Allen & Caron as PR Firm
Digital Angel [Amex: DOC], a South St. Paul, Minn.-based provider of GPS tracking devices, has retained Allen & Caro as its corporate communications, investor and media relations agency. Working with […]
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MIPS Supplies Microprocessors For EchoStar Set-top Boxes
Mountain View, Calif.-based MIPS Technologies [Nasdaq: MIPS] is supplying its microprocessing technology for Broadcom‘s [Nasdaq: BRCM] set-top boxes for EchoStar Communications‘ [Nasdaq: DISH] satellite DISH 322 and DISH Player-DVR 522 […]
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Amitelo Begins Trading on OTC Markets
Amitelo Communications [OTC: ALOC.PK], an Orlando, Fla.-based provider of voice-over-IP and broadband via satellite, has begun trading on the over- the-counter markets in the United States under the symbol – […]
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Harris To Provide USAF Anti-Jam GPS Electronics
Melbourne, Fla.-based Harris [NYSE: HRS] has been selected by Boeing [NYSE: BA] to provide anti-jam GPS (AJ GPS) electronics for the U.S. Air Force‘s small diameter bomb (SDB). Harris’ initial […]
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Call for Entries – Late Deadline Dec. 20
2003 SATELLITE NEWS’ PR & Marketing Awards Presented by PBI Media’s Satellite Group There’s still time to enter SN’s PR & Marketing Awards, which are among the industry’s most privileged […]