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Irish Satellite Project
iDirect Technologies, a privately held U.S. company that designs, develops, and markets bi-directional satellite-based broadband access solutions, is working with the South Western Region Authority of Ireland to launch satellite-based […]
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Kullman: Loral Deal Was A ‘Unique Opportunity’
Intelsat’s deal to acquire six of Loral Space & Communications’ North American satellites and rights to the orbital locations is undoubtedly the biggest one in the satellite industry so far […]
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Transponder Monitor
93.5 degreesE: Insat 3A D A new Zee Telefilms multiplex has opened at 4065 MHz vertical, SR 27500. FEC 3/4 containing Zee TV Asia – V160, A80; Zee Cinema Asia […]
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Noteworthy
PBI Media‘s Telecom Marketing Awards are among the industry’s most privileged honors, recognizing the best telecom marketing campaigns and programs of the past year. Winning an award is the most […]
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Mitsui To Distribute Tachyon Broadband Satellite Services
San Diego, Calif.-based Tachyon announced that Mitsui & Co. UK PLC will distribute Tachyon’s enterprise-grade, high-speed broadband satellite services to energy, construction, quarrying and mining and other companies across Europe. […]
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Microspace To Provide Satellite Content Distribution for John Deere
Microspace Communications, a Raleigh, N.C.-based operator of business satellite broadcast networks, has been selected by John Deere‘s [NYSE: DE] Worldwide Commercial and Consumer Equipment division to establish and deliver content […]
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Canadian Government Backs Regulator In Satellite/Cable TV Dispute
Canada’s Governor in Council has upheld a Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) rejection of a Quebecor call to investigate Bell Canada Enterprises [NYSE: BCE] for cross-subsidizing the entry of […]
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DirecTV Teams With Nielsen To Measure Audience
DirecTV, the satellite TV unit of Hughes Electronics [NYSE: GMH], has signed an agreement with Nielsen Media Research tomeasure and publish ratings data for advertiser-supported networks delivered on the DirecTV […]
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Ontario Fire Marshal To Use C-COM iNetVu Mobile Antenna
C-COM Satellite Systems [Toronto: CMI] is supplying its iNetVu Mobile antenna system to the Office of the Fire Marshal (OFM) of the Ontario Government Ministry of Public Safety and Security. […]
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FAA Gives Approval for Satellite Radio in Aircraft
The Federal Aviation Administration has given approval to a satellite radio system for aircraft offered by Sirius Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI], Clarion and Avionics Innovations. A Sirius receiver manufactured by […]
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Canning Named President and CEO of SiRF Technologies
Michael Canning has been named president and chief executive officer at SiRF Technology, a San Jose, Calif.-based provider of GPS-enabled chipsets and software location platforms. Canning joins SiRF from Cirrus […]
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Stratos Launches Inmarsat Fleet F55 for Maritime Communications
Stratos, a Bethesda, Md.-based provider of remote communication solutions and services, has launched worldwide Inmarsat Fleet F55 voice and data satellite communication services for the maritime industry. The Fleet family […]
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Avis Rent A Car To Roll Out Motorola Navigation System Nationwide
Avis Rent A Car System and Motorola [NYSE: MOT] have signed a contract that will make the “Avis Assist” phone-based navigation system available in up to 50 cities across the […]
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Garmin To Acquire UPS Aviation Technologies for $38M
Garmin International, a unit of Garmin [Nasdaq: GRMN], has agreed to acquire UPS Aviation Technologies, a subsidiary of United Parcel Service [NYSE: UPS], for $38 million in cash. UPS Aviation […]
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U.S. Coast Guard Evaluates Inmarsat Fleet F55
The U.S. Coast Guard is evaluating the Fleet F55 service provided by London-basedmobile satellite service company Inmarsat aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Shearwater. The evaluation follows beta testing and launch […]
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TPS Closes In On 1.2 Million Subscribers In France
TPS, the number two satellite pay-TV operator in France, announced that it had 1,192,000 satellite pay-TV subscribers at the end of June 2003. TPS still lags behind market leader Canal […]
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Alcatel Space To Build HOT BIRD 7A for Eutelsat
Alcatel Space, a unit of France’s Alcatel [NYSE: ALA], has received a contract from Paris-based satellite operator Eutelsat to build the HOT BIRD 7A communications satellite to replace the HOT […]
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DBS Turns To Bells For Edge
The two leading direct broadcast satellite (DBS) providers in the United States are responding to competition from cable TV by aligning themselves with the Bell phone companies to provide bundled […]
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Cablevision’s Rainbow Poses Threat
The Rainbow 1 satellite recently launched by International Launch Services for New York-based Cablevision Systems [NYSE: CVC] poses a legitimate threat to existing satellite TV service providers Hughes Electronics’ [NYSE: […]
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Boeing Restructuring Shows Industry Strain
Boeing’s [NYSE: BA] realignment of its launch and satellite businesses last week is another sign of how the industry’s downturn is causing even one of the largest, most diversified companies […]
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Spotlight: Iridium Sees Potential In War-torn Iraq
Iridium Satellite, an Arlington, Va.-based provider of global satellite voice and data communications, now can offer communication services in post-war Iraq. Permission was granted by the U.S.-led Coalition Provisional Authority […]
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Satellite Radio Closes In On Milestone
By Jimmy Schaeffler The overall U.S. satellite radio industry had an estimated 802,000 subscribers by the end of the second quarter. The sector’s rate of growth leaves it within weeks […]
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Intelsat CFO Details Reasons For Loral Purchase
Industry speculation that Intelsat agreed to pay more than market value for the North American satellite assets of Loral Space and Communications [NYSE: LOR] is way off the mark, Intelsat’s […]
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SpaceDev’s Microsatellite Deal
SpaceDev [OTC BB: SPDV.OB] of Poway, Calif., has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to explore the use of microsatellites in national missile defense. In […]
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Digital Angel Expands Overseas
Digital Angel [AMEX: DOC], a St. Paul, Minn.-based GPS tracking device maker, has signed six new exclusive distribution agreements with companies in Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela, the Caribbean, the Dominican Republic […]
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HNS Teams With Grintek Telecom
Hughes Network Systems, a Germantown, Md.-based broadband satellite unit of Hughes Electronics [NYSE: GMH], has selected Grintek Telecom, a South African information and communications technology company, as its representative in […]
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Iberia To Use ARINC Satellites
Spain’s Iberia Airlines has selected ARINC to deliver a package of satellite communications services for the passengers and crew on its entire fleet of long-haul aircraft, including new Airbus A340-600s. […]
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Atlas V To Launch New Horizons
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has chosen the Atlas V expendable launch vehicle provided by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] as the launch system for the proposed Pluto New Horizons […]
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HNS Awarded Thuraya Contract
Hughes Network Systems, a Germantown, Md.-based broadband satellite unit of Hughes Electronics [NYSE: GMH], has signed a contract with UAE- based Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications for the design and supply of […]
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Stratos Signs Oil Services Contract
Stratos, a Bethesda, Md.-based provider of remote communications solutions and services, has been awarded a five-year contract to upgrade and enhance the satellite-based communications infrastructure on the Ramform Banff, a […]