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Netsystem Adds Astra Transponder
Italy’s Netsystem has signed a long-term agreement to use a second transponder on SES Astra’s satellite at 19.2 degrees East Longitude to provide satellite-based Internet service throughout Italy. This follows […]
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Boeing-SAIC Selects Partners
Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Science Applications International Corp. has selected 15 partners to join the U.S. Army future combat systems (FCS) program. The 15 new partners will lead teams of […]
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Infiniti Offers Satellite Radio
Nissan North America’s Infiniti division will begin offering XM Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: XMSR] and Sirius Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI] equipment as a factory or dealer installed option for its entire […]
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PlanetLink Signs Sales Accord
PlanetLink Communications [OTC BB: PLKC.OB] , a Cumming, Ga.-based provider of satellite-based products and services, has signed a sales and marketing agreement with James J. Vogel, dba Market One Direct, […]
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SBCA Chief Slams Pricing
Andrew Wright, president of the Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association (SBCA), said that the Federal Communications Commission’s Report on 2002 Cable Industry Prices, released last week, “illustrates why consumers continue […]
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Stratos Adds Satellite
Stratos [TSX:SGB], a Bethesda, Md.-based provider of global remote communications, has begun providing Inmarsat leased services through a fifth satellite located at 143.5 degrees East Longitude. This satellite enables global […]
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The Satellite News Financial Ticker
Week of July 7-10, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol July 10 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 3.51 35.5 91.8 190.1 104.1 […]
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SnapTrack Partners with Motorola In China
SnapTrack, a subsidiary of Qualcomm [Nasdaq: QCOM], and Motorola [NYSE: MOT] have agreed to provide CDMA carrier China Unicom [NYSE: CHU] with SnapTrack’s assisted GPS location server platforms. SnapTrack’s position […]
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Herley Receives Contract for GPS-based Missile Tracking Hardware
Lancaster, Pa.-based Herley Industries [Nasdaq: HRLY] received a contract from the U.S. Navy and Air Force‘s Joint Advanced Missile Instrumentation Program to supply GPS-based time space position indicator processor unit. […]
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Trimble Gains Patent for Status Reporting System
GPS device maker Trimble [Nasdaq: TRMB] received a U.S. patent for its automated status reporting of ready-mix concrete trucks. The system allows fleet operators to receive automated status reports of […]
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Anaren Plans To Dispose Of European Operation
Anaren [Nasdaq: ANEN], a Syracuse, N.Y.-based maker of integrated microwave components for satellite and wireless communications, Friday said it plans to dispose of its Anaren Europe operation. “This action is […]
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EMS To Keep Satellite Unit
Atlanta-based EMS Technologies [Nasdaq: ELMG] announced Friday that it plans to keep its startup satellite networks business when it sells off its Montreal-based commercial space division later this year. The […]
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ESA Awards Two Galileo Contracts Worth $113M
The contracts for the first two Galileo satellites were signed on Friday at the European Space Agency‘s research and technology center in Noordwijk, Holland. The contracts are for experimental satellites, […]
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ESA’s MERIS Sensor Completes Testing
The medium resolution imaging spectrometer (MERIS) sensor aboard the Envisat environmental satellite is ready to begin operating, the European Space Agency announced Thursday. A test campaign has validated the software […]
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Boeing-SAIC Team Selects Future Army Combat Systems Partners
Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Science Applications International Corp. has selected 15 partners to join the U.S. Army future combat systems (FCS) program. The 15 new partners will lead teams of […]
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Italy’s Netsystem Adds Second Astra Transponder
Italy’s Netsystem has signed a long-term agreement to use a second transponder on SES Astra‘s satellite at 19.2 degrees East Longitude to provide satellite-based Internet service throughout Italy. This follows […]
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Globecomm Works To Restore Telecommunications in Baghdad
Globecomm Systems [Nasdaq: GCOM], a Hauppauge, N.Y.-based provider of satellite-based communications, announced Thursday that it has been working with an unidentified customer in an effort to restore telecommunication services in […]
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Intelsat To Transmit All-Star Game Abroad
Major League Baseball International, which coordinates network planning and broadcast of Major League Baseball (MLB) games, has chosen Intelsat to broadcast the July 15 All-Star Game to viewers worldwide. Using […]
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Arianespace, Boeing, Mitsubishi To Form Launch Alliance
France’s Arianespace, U.S.-based Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries [PNK: MHVYF.PK] expect to complete a satellite launch alliance by the third quarter, according to Suzanne Chambers, Arianespace director […]
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UN Uses Satellite Images For Development Work
United Nations-led development efforts in some of the poorest and most remote parts of the globe are being guided by images from satellites provided by the European Space Agency. The […]
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SBCA Chief Slams Cable Industry Over Pricing Report
Andrew Wright, president of the Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association (SBCA), said that the Federal Communications Commission’s Report on 2002 Cable Industry Prices, released this week, “illustrates why consumers continue […]
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PlanetLink Communications Signs Sales and Marketing Agreement
PlanetLink Communications [OTC BB: PLKC.OB] , a Cumming, Ga.-based provider of satellite-based products and services, has signed a sales and marketing agreement with James J. Vogel, dba Market One Direct, […]
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Infiniti Offers Satellite Radio As Option on All Vehicles
Nissan North America’s Infiniti division will begin offering XM Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: XMSR] and Sirius Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI] equipment as a factory or dealer installed option for its entire […]
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MSV To Unveil Vision for ATC Deployment in North America
Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) plans to unveil its vision of the controversial deployment of ATC (ancillary terrestrial component) services in North America during the First International Conference on Advanced Satellite […]
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SatLynx Looks To Southern Europe For Broadband Demand
SatLynx, the European two-way broadband service provider, believes markets in southern Europe offer the best opportunities for the company as it bids to make an impact on the European broadband […]
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Mars Probe Finally Launched
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration launched its second Mars probe, “Opportunity,” July 7 aboard a Delta II rocket. The launch, originally scheduled for June 28, was delayed numerous times […]
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LiveTV To Provide First Satellite TV Service in Canada
LiveTV, a unit of JetBlue Airways [Nasdaq: JBLU], has signed an agreement with Canadian low-cost carrier WestJet Airlines [Toronto: WJA.TO] to provide in-flight satellite TV service on the carrier’s fleet […]
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Canadian Court Upholds Signal Piracy Decision
A Canadian federal court has upheld a lower court order to seize satellite equipment and access cards from a number of dealers in Ontario and Quebec. The federal court also […]
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DigitalGlobe Offers Civil Government Customers Imagery Package
DigitalGlobe, a Longmont, Colo.-based satellite imagery firm, is making available to non-military government customers a new color imagery product, as well as a subscription program and a civil government license. […]
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Stratos Adds Satellite for Asia-Pacific Inmarsat Service
Stratos [TSX:SGB], a Bethesda, Md.-based provider of global remote communications, announced that effective immediately it will provide Inmarsat leased services through a fifth satellite located at 143.5 degrees East Longitude. […]