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ViaSat To Provide Communications For All African Games
ViaSat [Nasdaq: VSAT] has won a $4.65 million contract to supply its LINKWAY multi-protocol broadband VSATs to provide communications and video back- haul services for the All African Games to […]
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Qualcomm To Buy Alcatel’s Mobile Satellite Tracking Business
Qualcomm [Nasdaq: QCOM], a San Diego, Calif.-based developer of digital wireless communications products and services, has agreed to buy Mobicom, a European mobile satellite data communications systems and service provider, […]
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Globalstar Extends Service To Middle East
San Jose, Calif.-based Globalstar [OTCBB: GSTRF.OB], a mobile satellite service provider, has extended the availability of its data monitoring service to parts of the Middle East, with full commercial availability […]
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Hughes Unveils New Broadband Terminal
Germantown, Md.-based Hughes Network Systems (HNS) has introduced the DW6000, the latest product in its family of DirecWay broadband terminals. The DW6000 incorporates an advanced, single-board architecture, offering an Ethernet […]
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McGuirk Named SES Americom’s U.S. Satellite Services Business
Bryan A. McGuirk has been named senior vice president of domestic satellite services at SES Americom, a Princeton, N.J.-based subsidiary of Luxembourg-based SES Global [Luxembourg: SESG]. In this role, McGuirk […]
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Aerospace Promotes Walker, Austin
El Segundo, Calif.-based Aerospace Corp. plans to add two new senior executives to its fold. Donald R. Walker will become senior vice president of its Systems Planning and Engineering group, […]
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LAST CHANCE: PBI Media’s Telecom Group Presents 2003 Telecom Marketing Awards
The Telecom Marketing Awards presented by PBI Media’s Telecom Group are among the telecommunications industry’s most privileged honors, recognizing the best telecom marketing campaigns and programs of the past year. […]
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Ariane 5 Blasts Three Spacecraft Into Orbit
Arianespace succeeded in launching a three-satellite payload aboard its Ariane 5G rocket on Sept. 27 at 8:14 p.m. local time (23:14 GMT, 7:14 p.m. EDT) from the Spaceport in French […]
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DirecTV Ups Full-Year Revenue, Subscriber Guidance
DirecTV, an El Segundo, Calif.-based satellite TV subsidiary of Hughes Electronics Corp. [NYSE: GMH], has increased its full-year guidance for net subscriber additions and revenues. DirecTV now expects subscriber additions […]
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CapRock Leases Capacity on Eutelsat Satellite
CapRock Communications, a Houston, Texas-based satellite communications provider, is leasing capacity on Eutelsat‘s SESAT satellite, positioned at 36 degrees East Longitude, to deliver integrated network solutions to its customers. By […]
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Sirius Names Law Senior V.P. Of Retail Operations
New York-based satellite radio broadcaster Sirius [Nasdaq: SIRI] has named consumer electronics industry veteran Robert Law as senior vice president of retail operations. Law, who most recently served as senior […]
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Iridium Signs SkyTrac For Aviation Market
Iridium Satellite, an Arlington, Va.-based provider of global satellite voice and data communications, has signed a partnership agreement with SkyTrac Systems for SkyTrac to resell Iridium data service to the […]
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Tachyon Raises $6 Million To Support Partnerships
Tachyon, a San Diego, Calif.-basedprovider of broadband satellite solution for large enterprises and government agencies, has secured an additional $6 million in capital funding. West River Capital led the investing […]
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First Small Satellite Constellation for Disaster Monitoring Launched
Surrey Satellite Technology, a Guildford, UK-basedsatellite manufacturer,launched three small satellites into low Earth orbit aboard a Kosmos rocket from Plesetsk in northern Russia Sept. 27. Company officials said the satellites […]
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Last Chance: SATELLITE TODAY Hosts ‘Cable vs. Satellite’ Virtual Seminar
The battle for video and high-speed Internet access is here. Find out who is likely to win, who has the greatest challenges, and what opportunities that knowledge will open up […]
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PBI Media’s Telecom Group Presents 2003 Telecom Marketing Awards
The Telecom Marketing Awards presented by PBI Media’s Telecom Group are among the telecommunications industry’s most privileged honors, recognizing the best telecom marketing campaigns and programs of the past year. […]
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Telstar 4 Failure Hits Intelsat
The in-orbit failure of Bedminster, N.J.-based Loral Skynet’s Telstar 4 satellite could pose significant financial consequences. At greatest risk are the satellite’s insurers and satellite operator Intelsat, which agreed to […]
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PanAmSat Catches HDTV Wave
Wilton, Conn.-based PanAmSat [Nasdaq: SPOT] is building a neighborhood of in-orbit satellite capacity to provide potentially lucrative high-definition television (HDTV) services. The first step is the planned launch of the […]
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SBCA Rally Turns Dish Dealers Into Advocates
Satellite dish dealers typically use their powers of persuasion with their customers but last week they came to Washington to win the support of lawmakers in Congress. A first-of-its-kind “Retailer […]
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Spotlight: Intelsat Expands With Mountain Teleport
Intelsat has expanded its terrestrial network by powering up a new mountaintop teleport in Hagerstown, Md. Intelsat’s teleport will provide service to 100 existing customers of GlobalConnex, the operator’s bundled […]
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Satellite’s September Spectrum Search
By Jimmy Schaeffler September typically is a busy time of year for the U.S. direct broadcast satellite (DBS) business. Executives return from summer vacations and there is less daylight (and […]
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Satellite Access in Africa: The Next ‘Big’ Thing
By David Hartshorn Anyone who has traversed Africa – whether by plane, train or beast of burden – knows the continent is vast. Those who recently have traveled there in […]
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Business-like WRC Could Offer Model for Future
The International Telecommuni- cation Union’s World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC) 2003 produced positive results for the satellite industry, but no spectacular wins or losses. Rather, it was an unusually pragmatic meeting […]
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HDTV: The Next Opportunity For Satellite Growth?
By Roger Rusch Every economic cycle ends with the disposal of ineffective businesses. After funding ends for weak enterprises, new investment can be channeled to the development of promising new […]
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The Satellite News Financial Ticker
Week of Sept. 19 – 25, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol Sept. 25 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.27 (5.4) (16.2) […]
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SBCA’s Retailer Rally Wins Good Reviews
Satellite dish dealers visited Congress this week to urge support for market fairness as part of a first-of-its-kind “Retailer Rally,” organized by the Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association. The SBCA […]
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PanAmSat Eyes In-Orbit HDTV Neighborhood
Wilton, Conn.-based PanAmSat [Nasdaq: SPOT] is building up its in-orbit satellite capacity of potentially lucrative high-definition television (HDTV) services. An initial step is the planned launch of the Galaxy XIII/Horizons […]
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Alcatel Space Wins CNES Contract
Alcatel Space, a subsidiary of Paris-based Alcatel [NYSE: ALA], has won a five-year contract worth 19 million euros ($21.8 million) from French space agency CNES (Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales) to […]
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Qantas Offers Satellite-Based In-Flight SMS
Australian airline Qantas [ASX: QAN] said Friday it is offering passengers unlimited use of its new Qantas Short Message Service (SMS) system for a month. The new system allows passengers […]
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FAA OKs Rockwell Collins’ Satellite-Based Aircraft System
With the installation of Rockwell Collins‘ [NYSE: COL] dual transceiver in its satellite communications system, the Falcon 900EX becomes the first business aircraft in the world to operate simultaneous dual […]