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GlobeTrac Closes $750,000 Financing Deal
GlobeTrac [OTCBB:GBTR], a London-based supplier of telematics and tracking services, has completed a non-brokered private placement that raised $750,000 at $1.00 per unit. Each unit consists of one share of […]
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Loral Skynet Inks Deal With Rede TV
Loral Skynet do Brasil Ltd., a subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications [OTC: LRLSO], has signed an agreement with Brazilian television network Rede TV to provide satellite capacity on Telstar […]
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Orbital Selected For Military Launch Vehicle Contract
Orbital Sciences [NYSE: ORB] landed a contract from the U.S. Air Force‘s Space and Missile Systems Center Detachment 12 for a suborbital rocket that will test an advanced penetrator. The […]
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Sirius, Antex Electronics Unveil New Receiver
Sirius [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. The companies […]
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EchoStar Completes Redemption of 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 Senior VP of Sales at GlobeCast America
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’s Largest TV Station Purchases Norsat Satellite Terminals
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 that […]
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Survey Shows Satellite Radio Is Gaining Traction
Satellite radio is showing signs of advancing beyond the “early adopter” stage and achieving robust growth for the remainder of 2003 and beyond, according to a survey by ChangeWave Research, […]
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Lockheed Adds Partners For New GPS System
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 Industries Gets Estimated $4.4M Boeing GPS Contract
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 […]
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New Skies Completes $54M Share Buy Back Program
New Skies Satellites [NYSE: NSK], the Netherlands-based global satellite communications company, has completed its share repurchase program, acquiring a total of 13,057,024 ordinary shares at a cost of approximately $54.0 […]
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Gilat Inks Network Deal With Valero Energy
Spacenet, a U.S. subsidiary of Gilat Satellite Networks [Nasdaq: GILTF], has signed a deal with Valero Energy [NYSE: VLO] to provide a broadband satellite communications network for the company’s 4,000 […]
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C-COM Launches Two-way Internet For Residential Customers
C-COM Satellite Systems [Toronto: CMI], an Ottawa, Canada-based satellite Internet provider, has introduced a new high-speed Internet service intended for residential customers in Canada. The new residential service will allow […]
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Integral Systems Acquires Jackson & Tull Satellite Division
Satellite ground systems provider Integral Systems Inc. [Nasdaq: ISYS] has signed an agreement to acquire the intellectual property rights, inventory and other assets of the former Jackson & Tull Satellite […]
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Sirius Files $500 Million Shelf Offering
Sirius Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI] has filed a $500 million shelf registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission, but said it has no immediate plans to issue securities. The company […]
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Globecomm Inks $4.7 Million In New Contracts
Globecomm Systems [Nasdaq: GCOM] has won two satellite infrastructure contracts from repeat customers valued at $4.7 million. Globecomm didn’t reveal the names of the repeat customers. The company will provide […]
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New Skies Launches IP Platform In West Africa
New Skies Satellites [NYSE: NSK], the Netherlands-based satellite communications company, has established an additional IP transmission platform dedicated to Internet services providers, telecommunications carriers, government agencies and businesses throughout West […]
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German Broadcasters Renew Astra Distribution Contracts
German broadcasters ARD and ZDF have signed new long-term contracts to continue their partnership with SES Astra, a unit of SES Global [Luxembourg: SESG]. The new contracts allow for a […]
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Boeing Selects Eutelsat for In-Flight Satellite Connectivity
Connexion by Boeing, a business unit of Chicago-based Boeing [NYSE: BA], has signed a contract with Paris-based satellite operator Eutelsat for satellite transponder capacity for Connexion by Boeing’s mobile broadband […]
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Regulatory Review: Europe’s Satellite Action Plan Plenary
by Gerry Oberst This past July, the European Commission (EC) sponsored a plenary meeting in Brussels regarding the longstanding EC Satellite Action Plan (SAP). The EC initiated the SAP in […]
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Connectivity
Europe And SNG: What Broadcasters Need And What SNG Providers Are Offering
Like their North American counterparts, European satellite news gathering (SNG) crews are furiously busy these days. Whether it is covering breaking news such as the recent Iraq War, political events […]
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European Broadcasters: New Opportunities Emerge
By Mark Holmes Industry executives increasing their portfolios with Euros and British Pounds witnessed dramatic changes in the European broadcasting arena, a phenomenon that may result in major ramifications for […]
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Data Broadcasting: The Changing Landscape
By Peter J. Brown The data broadcasting market is no easy thing to define these days. Can you blame it on the growing number of Gigabit Ethernet routers? Not exactly, […]
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Dollars And Sense: How Good A Satcom Customer Is The DoD?
by Carissa Bryce Christensen The U.S. Defense Department (DoD) continues to become a bigger customer for commercial satellite communication services. Since September 11, 2001, DoD has increased its use of […]
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Industry At Large
People GILAT: Names New Spacenet CEO Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. named Bill Gerety as the new CEO of its Spacenet subsidiary. Prior to joining Spacenet, Gerety served as acting CEO […]
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FCC FOCUS: FCC Adopts Further Measures To Streamline Satellite Licensing
By John Quale, Brian Weimer and John Beahn Seeking to further expedite the review of satellite and earth station applications, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in July 2003 released yet […]