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The launch campaign for Arianespace Flight 162 has resumed, with a Sept. 27 liftoff date now set for the upcoming Ariane 5 mission that will carry three satellite payloads. The […]

Aliant [TSX: AIT], a Saint John, New Brunswick-based telco, has agreed to sell its 53.2 percent ownership interest in Stratos Global [TSX: SGB], a Bethesda, Md.-bases satellite communications company, for […]

Positioning Solutions, a Cleveland-based manufacturer of Mapopolis-branded GPS systems, has signed a distribution agreement with Natalie HB for the Swedish market. Natalie HB initially will sell Mapopolis software bundled with […]

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Due to power outages caused by Hurricane Isabel, SATELLITE TODAY was unable to publish on Friday, Sept. 19. We apologize for any inconvenience. Fred Donovan, Managing Editor

London-based Inmarsat Ventures appears on the verge of gaining new owners after an independent committee of the company’s board accepted a takeover offer of slightly more than $1.4 billion from […]

Large satellite operators increasingly are looking to play a key role in the deployment of universal broadband services. With certain governments calling for universal broadband access within five years, satellite […]

By Roger Rusch Nearly 20 years ago, mobile telephone service was transformed by the development of cellular networks. Airtime service prices were high, and the telephones were costly and bulky. […]

Chinese satellite services operator ChinaCast is introducing two-way broadband service by teaming with Germantown, Md.-based Hughes Network Systems. Both companies will jointly market the two-way networking services in China as […]

By Jimmy Schaeffler One of the great maxims of the multichannel subscription services industry is that consumers really don’t care about the technology. They just care about the content. That […]

Intelsat’s recent launch of a broadband network in West Africa is part of a broader international broadband push by the satellite operator. Erich Fischer, Intelsat’s senior director of global broadband […]

SES Global [Luxembourg: SESG] posted a respectable performance in its first half year results, despite posting a 10 percent drop in revenues compared to the first six months of 2002. […]

Because of our expanded international coverage, we are no longer carrying brief news items in our Satellite Circuit section. But you can get news briefs every day for free by […]

Dulles, Va.-based Orbital Imaging (ORBIMAGE) is readying plans to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy court protection by the end of October. The remote sensing company, fresh off the successful launch […]

Week of Sept. 12 – 18, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol Sept. 18 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.52 5.9 (6.7) […]

Gilat Satellite Networks [Nasdaq: GILTF] is currently contemplating a purchase of all outstanding shares of common stock of rStar Corp. [Nasdaq: RSTRC] not already owned by Gilat at a price […]

PanAmSat Corp. [Nasdaq: SPOT] has announced the continued expansion of its presence in Washington, D.C., through its G2 Satellite Solutions division (G2) by the acquisition of Esatel Communications, a Virginia/Maryland […]

EMS Technologies [Nasdaq: ELMG] has received an authorization to proceed (ATP) on advanced antennas for a new military program currently in production at European satellite manufacturer Astrium. Full contract signature […]

Globalstar, the U.S.-based provider of handheld satellite telephone service, has established a new European headquarters in Dublin, Ireland. The new headquarters provides dedicated sales and service support to Globalstar dealers […]

Inforetech Wireless Technology, [OTC BB: WYRE], a Canadian-based supplier of GPS-based systems for golf, has been selected by Greg Norman Golf Course Design and Great White Shark Enterprises to be […]

Trimble [Nasdaq: TRMB] has introduced the NetRS reference station GPS receiver. The NetRS features Trimble’s new R-track technology, which includes the capability of tracking the new civil signal (L2C), scheduled […]

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Washington, D.C.-based Intelsat believes the time is right for the satellite operator to make an impact in the broadband arena. Erich Fischer, senior director of global broadband services at Intelsat, […]

Harris [NYSE: HRS] has won a $7.7 million contract from Boeing [NYSE: BA] to provide systems engineering, integration services and satellite communications equipment for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency‘s sea-based […]

London-based mobile satellite services firm Inmarsat Ventures has entered into an agreement with Apax Partners Worldwide LLP and Permira Advisers Limited to work with them exclusively in finalizing terms of […]

French satellite imagery provider Spot Image and the Mexican government have signed an agreement for Spot to provide satellite image data through a new receiving station in Mexico. Financial terms […]

Telenor Satellite Services has unveiled a new satellite-based “e-mail advanced” system that will help cut the cost and improve transmission efficiency through web-based e-mail. The new system helps users reduce […]

ORBCOMM, a Dulles, Va.-basedsatellite communications company, has signed an agreement with ALDATA Software Management to provide data communication services for ALDATA’s on-board truck and heavy equipment computer system, known as […]

Novra Technologies, a provider of broadband technologies for satellite, cable and wireless networks, has named Peter Wintemute to its board of directors and David Wolinsky as board chair. Novra offers […]

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 […]