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Hughes Network Systems, a subsidiary of Hughes Electronics [NYSE: GMH], has signed a three-year agreement with Canadian satellite operator Telesat to provide technical support for Telesat’s telecommunications and broadcasting services […]

Week of Sept. 5 – 11, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol Sept. 5 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.46 (18.8) (5.4) […]

Representatives from the U.S.-based Satellite Industry Association and the European Satellite Operators Association met earlier this week in Paris to discuss how the organizations could cooperate to bridge the international […]

Eutelsat has awarded a contract toEuropean satellite manufacturer EADS Astrium to build the Hot Bird 8 broadcast satellite for the Paris-based satellite operator. Hot Bird 8, which is scheduled for […]

Intelsat has signed a deal with Connexion by Boeing to provide satellite capacity for Boeing’s in-flight broadband Internet and data services for passengers on trans-Atlantic airliners starting in 2004. Financial […]

Washington, D.C.-based satellite radio provider XM Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: XMSR] has named D. Scott Karnedy as senior vice president of sales and marketing solutions. Karnedy previously was senior vice president […]

BBC Technology has inked a five-year contract with Paris-based satellite services provider Globecast to provide Globecast with access to BBC Technology’s London media gateway, a fully resilient fiber ring that […]

ND SatCom, a European provider of satellite network equipment and ground stations, has introduced its new SkyWAN Compact VSAT terminal. The SkyWAN Compact combines SkyWAN IDU 2000 with a low […]

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 […]

The limited political clout of the direct broadcast satellite (DBS) industry in Washington was evident Wednesday when the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted rules for the manufacture of digital “plug […]

Luxembourg-based satellite operator SES Astra has signed five new contracts to expand the provision of Astra one-way satellite broadband service to additional territories in Europe and North Africa. The company […]

SkyFrames [OTC: SKYU] has signed an agreement with ComGuard CTS to provide high-end VSAT equipment and broadband Internet services to ComGuard’s operations in remote areas of Canada. Financial terms of […]

XM Satellite Radio Holdings [Nasdaq: XMSR] has completed its public offering of 11.3 million shares of its Class A common stock for sale to Baltimore- based institutional investors Legg Mason […]

Boeing (NYSE: BA) has selected Alcatel Space, a unit of Paris-based Alcatel [NYSE: ALA] to supply a multi-million payload for a satellite Boeing is build for XM Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: […]

M2sat has introduced a new portfolio of 384 Kbps mobile broadband services available through a Thuraya satellite using small and portable TakeAway terminals. These services will provide broadcasters, as well […]

New Skies Satellites [NYSE: NSK], a Netherlands-based satellite services provider, has signed an agreement with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to provide full-time satellite capacity and special events transmission services […]

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 […]

Hughes Network Systems, a subsidiary of Hughes Electronics [NYSE: GMH], has signed a three-year agreement with Canadian satellite operator Telesat to provide technical support for Telesat’s telecommunications and broadcasting services […]

Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] Commercial Space Systems (LMCSS) has won a contract from EchoStar Communications [Nasdaq: DISH] to build an A2100 geosynchronous satellite for the satellite TV company. The satellite, […]

Paris-based satellite operator Eutelsat agreed to work with Locatel, a French integrator of audiovisual technology services, to offer digital delivery of video rental films to hotels. The deal calls for […]

Hughes Network Systems, a broadband satellite subsidiary of Hughes Electronics [NYSE: GMH], has joined the Wi-Fi Alliance, a non-profit organization formed to certify interoperability of IEEE 802.11 products and to […]

SES Astra, a Luxembourg-based satellite operator, has signed a partnership agreement with News Equipe, a Dutch-German provider of satellite news gathering services. As part of the agreement, SES Astra will […]

Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT], the contractor in charge of construction and testing of the NOAA-N Prime satellite, is working with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the National […]

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 […]

New Skies Satellites [NYSE: NSK] has completed its share buy back program, buying back over 13 million shares. The completion of the program was announced on Sept. 3. Andrew Browne, […]

Telenor Satellite Services (TSS) CEO Tore Hilde believes the land mobile arena will offer the satellite operator numerous opportunities in the coming years. While maritime will continue to be the […]

By Maury Mechanick Having recently returned from the International Satellite & Communications Exchange Conference and Expo held in Long Beach, Calif., in late August, I was struck by the positive […]

By Bharadwaj Ramesh, Industry Analyst, and Patrick French, Strategic Analyst, Frost & Sullivan (Editor’s Note: This article was written before EchoStar [Nasdaq: DISH] made an informal offer for Loral Space […]

AsiaSat has had a tough first six months of 2003. It saw its profits and revenue drop compared to the first six months of 2002. However, despite tough market conditions, […]

Commercial opportunities for satellite imagery and manufacturing should arise from the international effort to coordinate and integrate information on the Earth’s environment. World governments are likely to need images and […]