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EMS Signs Up Inmarsat Dealers
EMS Technologies [Nasdaq: ELMG] has signed distribution agreements with EMS SATCOM and an additional group of business partners for the sale of Inmarsat satellite terminals. The new business partners signed […]
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Lawrence Livermore Tasks SkyFrames
SkyFrames [OTC BB: SKYU], a Costa Mesa, Calif.-based provider of satellite broadband Internet services, has signed a contract with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) to provide satellite broadband service for […]
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iDirect Software Boosts Efficiency
iDirect Technologies, a Reston, Va.-based company that develops broadband IP hardware and software, has unveiled its latest software – iDS v.3.2 – providing two-way Internet connections via satellite. The new […]
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Satellites Monitor Rain Forests
The European Space Agency is providing data from its Earth observation satellites to monitor the tropical forests in French Guiana and help the French government meet its obligations under the […]
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Juniper Group To Get $1M
Juniper Group [Nasdaq: JUNI], a Great Neck, N.Y.-based last mile installation service provider for satellite, cable and DSL technologies, said it expects to secure a $1 million investment from private […]
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Soyuz Rocket Lifts Mars Express
The European Mars Express space probe has been placed into a trajectory that will take it to Mars by late December. A Soyuz-Fregat rocket sent the probe, weighing 1,120 kilograms, […]
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Abu Dhabi TV Signs With GlobeCast
GlobeCast, a satellite transmission unit of France Telecom [NYSE: FTE], has signed a long-term agreement with Abu Dhabi TV – the satellite channel of Emirates Media – to provide satellite […]
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The Satellite News Financial Ticker
Week of May 30 – June 5, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol May 5 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.03 9.7 […]
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EMS Supplies Software For Personal Locator Beacon
EMS Technologies [Nasdaq: ELMG] said its SARMaster search-and-rescue (SAR) information system is being used for the first personal locator beacon (PLB) deployment in Vermont on July 1. EMS also will […]
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OpenTV’s PlayJam Launches Interactive Tetris Game on TPS
OpenTV [Nasdaq: OPTV], a San Francisco, Calif-based interactive television firm, announced Friday that its game and entertainment channel, PlayJam, has launched an interactive TV version of its Tetris game on […]
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Satellite Consolidation Likely, Says Goldberg
New Skies Satellites‘ [NYSE: NSK] CEO Dan Goldberg believes there will be consolidation in the satellite industry in the next year or so. Goldberg told SATELLITE TODAY: “I do think […]
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Sea Launch Readies Thuraya-2 Launch
Thuraya-2, the second satellite built by Boeing [NYSE:BA] for Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, is set to launch June 10. The satellite will be lifted into […]
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Bush Spectrum Policy Plan Spurs Pentagon Fears
A Bush White House spectrum policy initiative, unveiled Thursday, is creating serious angst among some officials within the Department of Defense (DoD). President Bush has ordered the Department of Commerce […]
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MSV Files ATC Application With the FCC
Reston, Va.-based Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) filed an application Thursday with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to add an ancillary terrestrial component (ATC) to its L -band mobile satellite service […]
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ESA Providing French Guiana With Satellite Data On Rain Forests
The European Space Agency is providing data from its Earth observation satellites to monitor the tropical forests in French Guiana and help the French government meet its obligations under the […]
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Boeing Delta II Set to Launch NASA’s Mars Rovers
A Boeing [NYSE: Boeing] Delta II rocket is scheduled to launch the first of two Mars Exploration Rover (MER) missions for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on Sunday. The […]
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Telenor Satellite Services Launches New Maritime Communication Services
Telenor [Nasdaq: TELN] Satellite Services said it expects commercial launch of Inmarsat Fleet F55 and Fleet F33 services during the third quarter this year. The new services provide small to […]
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FTMSC Provides Emergency Communications to Algerian Towns Rocked By Earthquakes
In response to the earthquake in Algiers last month, France Telecom [NYSE: FTE] Mobile Satellite Communications subsidiary TDCom has deployed a “telecom center” in Zemouri, one of four towns affected […]
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Marlink Signs Up A Number of Maritime Communication Customers
Marlink, a unit of Norway’s Telenor [Nasdaq: TELN] Satellite Services, this week announced a number of deals to provide maritime satellite communications services to customers. Gas and oil company Royal […]
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DirecTV Plans To Launch New High-Definition Package
New high-definition television (HDTV) programming will be launched July 1 by satellite TV operator DirecTV, a unit of Hughes Electronics [NYSE: GMH]. The programming, priced at $10.99 a month, will […]
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Juniper Group To Get $1M Investment
Juniper Group [Nasdaq: JUNI], a Great Neck, N.Y.-based last mile installation service provider for satellite, cable and DSL technologies, said it expects to secure a $1 million investment from private […]
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iDirect Software Boosts Satellite Bandwidth Efficiencies
iDirect Technologies, a Reston, Va.-based company that develops broadband IP hardware and software, has unveiled its latest software – iDS v.3.2 – providing two-way Internet connections via satellite. The new […]
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Lawrence Livermore Selects SkyFrames Satellite Broadband
SkyFrames [OTC BB: SKYU], a Costa Mesa, Calif.-based provider of satellite broadband Internet services, has signed a contract with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) to provide satellite broadband service for […]
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EMS Signs Inmarsat Terminal Dealers And Distributors
EMS Technologies [Nasdaq: ELMG] has signed distribution agreements with EMS SATCOM and an additional group of business partners for the sale of Inmarsat satellite terminals. The new business partners signed […]
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Sirius Plans Sale of Additional Stock
Sirius Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI] announced Wednesday that it plans to sell an additional 75 million shares of common stock, depending on market conditions. Terms and pricing are to be […]
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New Skies CEO Expects Growth This Year
New Skies Satellites [NYSE: NSK] CEO Dan Goldberg believes his company will grow its revenues this year, despite the continuing tough market conditions. The Dutch satellite operator is targeting high […]
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Transponder Monitor
72 degreesE: PAS 4 D Feed traffic from/to ART’s Beirut bureau uses 11532 MHz vertical, SR 5632, FEC 3/4, VPID 308, APID 256, ID:’ART-BEIRUT’ in encoded MPEG-2. 12727 MHz vertical, […]
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Canal Satellite Takes Next Interactive Step
French satellite pay-TV operator Canal Satellite has stepped up its interactive plans by launching what it claims to be France’s first totally interactive channel – 1,2,3 Sat.TV. The new event […]
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New Skies CEO Mulls More Share Buybacks
It has been a good year so far for New Skies Satellites [NYSE: NSK]. It increased its revenues slightly in the first quarter to $52 million, compared to $51.8 million […]
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Inforetech, Asian GPS Deal
Inforetech Wireless Technology [OTCBB: WYRE], a Vancouver, British Columbia-based supplier of Global Positioning System (GPS) technology for the golf industry, has concluded a five-year distribution agreement with Asian GPS Golf […]