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Editor’s Note
Dear Subscribers, I just wanted to let you know that you’ll be getting the insightful satellite industry coverage you come to depend on from Interspace every week. Interspace’s top-notch coverage […]
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Transponder Monitor
78.5ºE: Thaicom 2&3 D Indiavision is testing intermittently on 3686 MHz horizontal, SR 3333, FEC 3/4, VPID 1160, APID 1120. Occasional feed traffic for TVT Channel 11 can be found […]
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Pace Gets Key Foothold In Germany
Pace Micro Technology is set to become a key player in the German pay-TV market after signing a number of agreements with satellite pay-TV provider Premiere. In one agreement, Pace […]
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ARINC, Telenor Form Aeronautical Services Alliance
ARINC and Telenor Satellite Services [Nasdaq: TELN] have signed an agreement that creates what the companies characterize as the world’s largest alliance of aeronautical service providers. Under the agreement, Telenor […]
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Arianespace To Launch Astra 1KR Satellite
French launch services firm Arianespace has signed a contract with SES Astra to launch the Astra 1KR telecommunications satellite. Financial terms of the deal weren’t released. The launch of Astra […]
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ILS To Launch Amazonas Satellite
International Launch Services (ILS) has signed an agreement to launch the Amazonas satellite covering Latin America for Spanish satellite operator Hispasat of Spain on a Proton/Breeze M rocket next year. […]
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ANA Signs Deal For Boeing In-flight Service
Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Boeing [NYSE:BA] have signed a letter of intent signaling the air carrier’s plan to install the Connexion by Boeing satellite Internet service on its […]
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Intelsat, TVNZ Launch New Video Service
Intelsat Global Sales & Marketing and TVNZ Satellite Services have agreed tojoin forces in the occasional use broadcast services business. This alliance is designed to leverage the strengths of each […]
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Lockheed Martin-Built Titan IV Rocket Launches NRO Satellite
A Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT]-built Titan IV B rocket lifted off Tuesday morning at 12:29 a.m. EDT carrying a classified payload for the U.S. Air Force and the National Reconnaissance […]
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XM To Raise $150M In Share Offering
XM Satellite Radio Holdings [Nasdaq: XMSR] plans to issue 11.3 million shares of its Class A common stock for sale to Baltimore-based institutional investors Legg Mason Funds Management, Legg Mason […]
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ViaSat, VSE Ink $1.5 Million Terminal Deal
Carlsbad, Calif.-based ViaSat‘s LINKWAY satellite terminals will be used by U.S. military camera crews to securely transmit video and still imagery from combat positions to headquarters, to command locations in […]
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ILS, SES Americom Sets 2004 Launch Date
International Launch Services (ILS) and SES Americom have set the launch of the AMC-15 satellite for the second half of 2004 on a Proton launch vehicle. The companies made the […]
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New Skies To Distribute Entertainment To British Forces Via Satellite
New Skies Satellites [NYSE: NSK], a Netherlands-based satellite communications company, has signed a long-term agreement with the Services Sound and Vision Corp. (SSVC), a registered charity set up to entertain […]
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SkyFrames, Broadband Wireless Exchange Partner For Communications To U.S. Troops in Iraq
SkyFrames [OTC BB: SKYU.OB], a Costa Mesa, Calif.-based provider of satellite broadband Internet services, has signed an agreement with The Broadband Wireless Exchange to provide secure communications between U.S. troops […]
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Citroen To Offer Satellite Navigation Using Trafficmaster
French car maker Citroen has announced that it is offering Trafficmaster‘slatest satellite navigation system, Smartnav, as an approved accessory on all vehicle models in the United Kingdom. Smartnav will be […]
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Noteworthy
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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Remote Sensing Policy Stirs Debate
Commercial remote sensing companies would benefit from modifications to a new White House policy intended to aid federal civil agencies in acquiring data and imagery from space, industry representatives said. […]
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EchoStar Uses DVRs To Gain Edge
EchoStar Communications [Nasdaq: DISH] is raising the stakes in its bid to entice new subscribers by becoming the first pay-TV services provider to offer digital video recorders (DVRs) at no […]
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Canadian Government Goes After Pirates
The Canadian government is working on legislation that would clamp down on individuals and companies who steal satellite TV signals as well as those who make devices designed to illegally […]
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Spotlight: Sirius Extends Reach Into RV Market
New York-based Sirius Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI], one of two satellite radio services operating in the United States, is arranging to offer its units in an array of 2004 model […]
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DBS Rolls Past 20-million Subscriber Mark
By Jimmy Schaeffler Since its inception in mid-1994, the U.S. direct broadcast satellite (DBS) industry has undergone a remarkable consolidation. The playing field has winnowed from almost three- dozen entrants […]
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Survey Shows Satellite Radio Is Building Momentum
Satellite radio, which is advancing beyond the “early adopter” stage, is expected to achieve robust growth for the rest of 2003 and beyond, according to a survey by ChangeWave Research, […]
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DirecTV, EchoStar Team For Washington Battles
Hughes Electronics’ [NYSE: GMH] DirecTV unit and EchoStar Communications [Nasdaq: DISH], the two high-powered U.S. satellite TV service providers, are joining forces in trying to fend off two threats that […]
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Loral Skynet Inks Rede TV Deal
Loral Skynet do Brasil, a subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications [OTC: LRLSO], has signed an agreement with Brazilian television network Rede TV to provide satellite capacity on Telstar 12 […]
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Sirius, Antex Unveil Receiver
Sirius Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI] and equipment manufacturer Antex Electronics have introduced what they say is the world’s first satellite radio specifically designed for use in multi-room, multi-zone audio systems. […]
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EchoStar Redeems Senior Notes
EchoStar Communications [Nasdaq: DISH] confirmed that effective Sept. 3, 2003, its subsidiary, EchoStar DBS Corp., completed the redemption of $245 million principal amount of its 9 1/8 percent senior notes […]
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Frost Named VP at GlobeCast
Satellite broadcast provider GlobeCast America has appointed Mary Frost as senior vice president of sales. In her new position, Frost will be responsible for overseeing both domestic and international sales […]
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Alaska Station Buys Norsat Units
Alaska’s largest TV station and Anchorage’s NBC affiliate KTUU has purchased Norsat International’s NewsLink portable satellite terminal. With this purchase, KTUU ends a three- year search to find satellite technology […]
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Lockheed Adds GPS Partners
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] announced that Raytheon [NYSE: RTN], ITT [NYSE: ITT] and General Dynamics [NYSE: GD] have joined its team to develop the GPS III, the U.S. Air Force’s […]
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Merrimac Gets Boeing GPS Order
Merrimac Industries [AMEX: MRM] has signed a deal with Boeing [NYSE: BA] that could reach a value of $4.4 million to supply its Beamforming Networks and RF/Microwave signal processing components […]