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The launch of the second Mars Exploration Rovers, named “Opportunity,” aboard a Boeing [NYSE: BA] Delta II rocket from Cape Canaveral, Fla., has been delayed until July 5 from an […]

Thales Group has signed an agreement with Galileo Industries, the consortium set up to build, deploy and operate the European Galileo satellite navigation system, under which Thales will become the […]

Washington, D.C.-based Intelsat has appointed Doug Triblehorn and Jean-Philippe Gillet to head regional sales efforts for its Media and Entertainment Business Unit in Asia and Europe, Africa and the Middle […]

XM Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: XMSR] is continuing to meet or exceed its promises to Wall Street. The Washington-based satellite radio company beat the expectations of satellite analysts Tuesday when it […]

The International Telecommunication Union‘s World Radiocommunication Conference is heading down the home stretch as it prepares to wrap up a month’s worth of work at the end of this week. […]

New York-based Loral Space & Communications [NYSE: LOR] and Paris-based Alcatel [NYSE: ALA]announced Tuesday that they had reached a settlement resolving all outstanding issues between them, including a contract dispute […]

CitiGroup is one U.S. financial services company that found itself enveloped in a business challenge when the corporation brought together banking, insurance and investment entities under one corporation. With such […]

When one thinks of Club Med’s Columbus Isle Resort in the Bahamas, the words “satellite lifesaver” do not spring to mind. But they should. Satellite communication is the data lifeline […]

Prof•it (prof’-it) n. The advantageous gain received on business when strategic technological investments are made.—Webster’s New College Dictionary Increasing return on investments, maintaining a cutting-edge communication infrastructure and keeping your […]

The Washington-based telecom law firm Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis has entered into an affiliation agreement with Carlos Casasus, former chairman of Mexican telecom regulator Cofetel. Under the agreement, Casasus will […]

Verestar, a provider of satellite integration services, has agreed to sell its General Telecom unit to New Global Telecom for an undisclosed sum. General Telecom is a provider of outsourced […]

The launch of the second Mars Exploration Rovers, named “Opportunity,” aboard a Boeing [NYSE: BA] Delta II rocket from Cape Canaveral, Fla., has been delayed until July 2 from an […]

QuakeFinder successfully launched its QuakeSat satellite Monday from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia. The satellite was placed into a low-Earth polar orbit, approximately 840 kilometers above the earth. QuakeFinder’s objective […]

The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) said Monday that the country’s first space telescope, called MOST (Microvariability & Oscillations of STars) was successfully launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia […]

EchoStar Communications [Nasdaq: DISH] and Hughes Electronics’ [NYSE: GMH] DirecTV unit have filed a lawsuit against North Carolina for enacting a 5 percent sales tax on satellite TV service. This […]

Olof Lundberg has resigned as CEO and chairman of Globalstar [OTC BB: GSTRF.OB], a provider of handheld satellite phone service. Lundberg joined Globalstar in 2001 to help guide the company […]

Connexion by Boeing has yet to collect a dollar from its fledgling commercial in-flight satellite communications service, but the new venture already is facing stiff competition. Verizon Airfone is rolling […]

The successful June 26 launch of the OrbView-3 high-resolution imaging satellite could help the Dulles, Va.-based Orbital Imaging Corp. (Orbimage) turn around its financial fortunes. The satellite imagery provider is […]

As the International Telecommunication Union’s World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC) enters its final week in Geneva, expect a flurry of activity on the spectrum front at the plenary level. Big issues […]

Reston, Va.-based iDirect Technologies has teamed with Technical and Management Services Corp. (TAMSCO) to provide U.S. Army personnel in Iraq with a TDMA satellite network. TAMSCO, an information technology company, […]

By Jose del Rosario In 2004, Shin Satellite (ShinSat) of Thailand will launch a new iPSTAR satellite aimed at providing telecommunications and multimedia services to households, businesses and public organizations. […]

Orbital Sciences’ [NYSE: ORB] success last week launching the long-delayed OrbView-3 satellite for Orbimage should boost its recovery efforts. Orbital also is helping itself by issuing lower-cost debt to replace […]

The European Space Agency and European Union member states have agreed to double spending on space-related activities, from a current level of 6 billion euros (US$6.9 billion) to 12 billion […]

Gilat Satellite Networks [Nasdaq: GILTF] has signed an agreement with the Bulgarian petroleum company TRANSAT to deploy a Skystar 360E hub and VSAT network with sites throughout Bulgaria. TRANSAT, and […]

Telenor Satellite Services has completed testing of its aeronautical data communications service called Swift Mobile Packet Data Service (MPDS). Based on Inmarsat’s Swift64 technology, Telenor’s aeronautical MPDS will deliver cost-effective […]

EADS CASA Espacio has delivered an in-orbit reconfigurable multi-beam antenna (IRMA) to INTA for use in a satellite under construction by Space Systems/Loral for the Spanish Ministry of Defence. The […]

By Tom Watts, SG Cowen Securities Ohio Governor Bob Taft signed into law a bill that will apply a 6 percent sales tax to direct broadcast satellite (DBS) services, but […]

Week of June 20 – 26, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol June 26 One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.30 (22.0) 32.2 51.3 […]

BestNet Communications Corp. [OTC BB: BESC] , a Grand Rapids, Mich.-based provider of Internet-based communications, has opened new European sales office in the United Kingdom. BestNet is an Internet-based provider […]

New Orleans-based AXONN has shipped the first production units of its AXTracker mobile asset tracking device. AXTracker is a battery-operated, telemetry device designed to communicate with the Globalstar satellite constellation […]