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Boeing [NYSE: BA] is revamping its aviation communications strategy, combining its Connexion by Boeing satellite broadband service with advanced avionics, the company announced during the Paris International Air Show last […]

The International Telecommunication Union’s World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC) wrapped up its second week in Geneva tackling an ambitious agenda of spectrum-related initiatives. Among the list of 48 agenda items is […]

Consumer groups and broadcasters took aim at News Corp’s [NYSE: NWS] proposed acquisition of Hughes Electronics [NYSE: GMH] last week by demanding that restrictions be placed on the combined organization […]

The Inspiration Networks (INSP), a Christian content programmer, has agreed to use PanAmSat [Nasdaq: SPOT] to deliver its message nationwide. The Charlotte, N.C.-based programmer has signed a long-term transponder lease […]

By Jimmy Schaeffler The cable versus satellite battlefield was featured during a panel discussion at the recently held National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) conference in Chicago (see SN, June […]

Princeton, N.J.-based SES Americom officials contend that their aggressive schedule for deploying new and replacement satellites makes good business sense, despite the general industry view that there is excess satellite […]

Alcatel Space received two contracts worth a combined $340 million to build communications satellites based on its Spacebus 3000B3 platform. One order, worth $190 million, was received from Brazilian satellite […]

Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems, a unit of Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT], has been awarded a contract to build two communications satellites for SES Astra, a unit of SES Global […]

France’s Arianespace and Italy’s ELV have signed a collaboration agreement that would enable Vega rocket launches at Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. ELV, as industrial prime contractor, will be […]

Hughes Network Systems (HNS) has signed an agreement to supply TM SAT, a privately owned Russian satellite service provider, with a DirecWay broadband satellite network. That network would include a […]

Satellite telephone usage in post-war Iraq is on the rise as U.S. and coalition forces take control of the country, with thousands of users making more than 1 million calls […]

Canada’s Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection and Emergency Preparedness (OCIPEP) purchased 8,800 square kilometers of one-meter IKONOS satellite imagery for disaster risk assessment and emergency preparedness along the Canada-United States […]

General Dynamics [NYSE: GD] has agreed to buy Veridian Corp. [NYSE: VNX], an Arlington, Va.-based remote sensing and information processing firm, for $35 per share in cash. With the assumption […]

A Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT]-led team has completed an accelerated on-orbit checkout of the last Milstar II secure communications satellite and transferred full operational control of the spacecraft to the […]

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has scheduled an August launch for SciSat, a Canadian scientific satellite. The mission marks the first new Canadian scientific satellite to be launched since […]

Week of June 13 – 19, 2003 Perentage Change Symbol June 19 One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.68 44.9 61.4 74.0 […]

Due to a technical problem, Thursday’s SATELLITE TODAY was not sent out until today. We apologize for the delay.

National Bicycle Industrial, an affiliate of Japan’s Matsushita Electric Industrial [NYSE: MC], has introduced the industry’s first electric bicycle equipped with a Global Positioning System (GPS) device linked to security […]

EMS Technologies [Nasdaq: ELMG], through its Space & Technology/Montreal division, has completed delivery of the last of three Inmarsat-4 L-band antenna feeds to Astrium Ltd. located in Portsmouth, England. These […]

EMS Satellite Networks, a division of EMS Technologies [Nasdaq: ELMG], Nera Broadband Satellite and the Newtec Group have successfully demonstrated DVB-RCS open standard interoperability for their broadband satellite products. Each […]

Orbital Sciences [NYSE: ORB], a Dulles, Va.-based satellite manufacturer, said it expects to report second quarter revenues of between $152 million and $157 million, operating income between $1 million and […]

Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Trimble [Nasdaq: TRMB] has agreed to acquire privately held Applanix, an Ontario, Canada-based Global Positioning System (GPS) device maker, in a stock transaction valued at C$25 million (US$18.6 […]

Alcatel Space and Astrium have signed an agreement for the joint production and marketing of high-powered satellites that will use the European AlphaBus platform developed by the two companies with […]

French launch service provider Arianespace has ordered 30 new Ariane 5 ECA heavy-lift rockets from prime contractor European Aeronautic, Defence and Space Co. (EADS). The two companies announced Friday at […]

Scopus Network Technologies, an Israeli supplier of digital broadcasting platforms to the cable and satellite markets, and Akelia Wireless, a UK-based developer of products for wireless communications applications in the […]

Hughes Network Systems (HNS) has signed an agreement to supply TM SAT, a privately owned Russian satellite service provider, with a DirecWay broadband satellite network. That network would include a […]

France’s Arianespace and Italy’s ELV have signed a collaboration agreement that would allow Vega launches and operations at Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. ELV, as industrial prime contractor, will […]

Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems, a unit of Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT], has been awarded a contract to build two communications satellites for SES Astra, a unit of SES Global […]

SES Astra has high hopes for its SATMODE initiative. The Luxembourg-based company is teaming up with players such as Thomson, STMicroelectronics, Newtec, Canal Satellite in France to develop a low […]

The U.S. and European delegations are close to a compromise on lowering the minimum dish size for fixed satellite services (FSS) in the 13.75-14 GHz band in exchange for power […]