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FCC Revamps Satellite Licensing System
The Federal Communications Commission has adopted a “first-come, first-served” licensing process for geostationary satellite applications. The FCC, however, decided to retain the existing “processing round” system for non- geostationary satellite […]
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Spotlight: Hybrid Rocket Motor Showcased
A low-cost hybrid rocket propulsion system that would be able to launch micro-satellites for commercial and military applications appears to be moving toward reality. Poway, Calif.-based SpaceDev [OTCBB: SPDV], the […]
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HDTV: The Next Cable vs. Satellite Race?
By Jimmy Schaeffler A battle is brewing over which multi-channel video services provider can best deliver high-definition TV (HDTV). The competition involves virtually every U.S.-based satellite and cable TV operator. […]
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Network Service Provider Finds Profitable Niche
Atlanta-based ILC is finding that a sluggish satellite industry still offers plenty of opportunity to sell network control software and systems. One reason ILC is doing well in the face […]
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FSS Consolidation Appears Unlikely In Short-term
In the near term, the fixed-satellite service (FSS) industry is likely to be characterized by incremental growth rather than by “blockbuster” mergers between operators, according to panelists at a recent […]
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GPS Satellite Shipped To Cape
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has shipped the GPS IIR-10 satellite to the Cape Canaveral, Fla., launch site from its facilities in Valley Forge, Pa. The satellite, scheduled to launch in […]
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FAA OKs Rockwell Collins System
Rockwell Collins’ [NYSE: COL] high-speed satellite communications (satcom) system has received Federal Aviation Administration certification for use on aircraft manufactured by Bombardier Aerospace. The Collins HST-900 system provides in-flight passenger […]
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Delta’s Song To Offer Satellite TV
Delta Air Lines’ [NYSE: DAL] new low-fair airline Song plans in October to begin offering satellite TV service to passengers. Song is partnering with Matsushita Avionics Systems and EchoStar Communications […]
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PHC Poland To Offer DirecWay
Hughes Network Systems Europe (HNSE), a unit of Hughes Network Systems, has agreed to provide its DirecWay broadband satellite service to PHC Poland for resale to small and medium-sized businesses […]
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Medical Images Via Satellite
Columbia, Md.-based Impact Labs and London-based AOS are demonstrating a system for compressing, securing, transmitting, and viewing medical images through the use of satellite terminals at the American Telemedicine Association. […]
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Tyco To Supply Cable For Data
Tyco Telecommunications, a Morristown, N.J.-based business unit of Tyco Electronics, has been selected by a subsidiary of the Norwegian Space Center (NSC) to supply the Svalbard undersea cable system linking […]
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Connexion By Boeing Selects IONA
IONA [Nasdaq: IONA], a Waltham, Mass.-based provider of integration software, and Connexion By Boeing, a business unit of Boeing [NYSE: BA] that provides communication services to aircraft, have announced that […]
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Yukon Selects MetaSwitch
Yukon Telephone, the incumbent provider for the rural Alaskan communities of Whittier, Tanana and Ruby, has selected MetaSwitch’s VP3500 next-generation class 5 switch to replace its existing Mitel and Redcom […]
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The Satellite News Financial Ticker
Week of April 17 – 24, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol April 24 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.29 0.8 (14.0) […]
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Noteworthy
SATELLITE TODAY invites you and your team to join us on Tuesday, April 29, from noon-1:30 PM EST for an exclusive Webinar: “From Broadcast To Broadband: Seizing the Next Satellite […]
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Concentrax Offers New GPS Tracking Software
Concentrax, a Houston-based provider of vehicle monitoring services and technologies, has launched Track-Down 2.0, a Web server application that uses wireless data from GPS tracking devices to track vehicles. The […]
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Specialized Leasing Teams With Iridium Distributor
Tucson, Ariz.-based Specialized Leasing [OTCBB: SPLZ] has signed an agreement to become the exclusive leasing agent for Alternative Air PCS, a distributor of Iridium Satellite’s satellite phones and service. Alt-Air […]
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Proton Lifts Russian Bird Into Orbit
A Proton launch vehicle lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome Thursday at 10:37 a.m. local time (12:23 a.m. EDT), and placed the Russian Cosmos 2397 satellite into geostationary orbit. Separation […]
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ESA Names Fabrizi Director of Launchers
The European Space Agency has appointed Antonio Fabrizi to a four-year term as director of launchers. Since 2000, Fabrizi has been vice president of the Space Business Unit at FiatAvio, […]
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Orbital Sciences Posts 13 Percent Jump in Revenues
satellite manufacturer and launcher Orbital Sciences [NYSE: ORB] reported revenues of $136.7 million for the first quarter, a 13 percent increase compared with $120.7 million reported in the same quarter […]
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SES Americom CEO Sees 2003 As Transition Year
This year will be a transition year for SES Americom, said CEO Dean Olmstead. The satellite operator will try to position itself for the future when the market picks up, […]
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Noteworthy
Don’t miss the International Space University‘s 8th Annual International Symposium: “Satellite Navigation Systems: Policy, Commercial and Technical Interaction” to be held in Strasbourg, France, May 26-28. The symposium will differ […]
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Top Satellite Executives To Participate In PBI Media Webinar
SATELLITE TODAY invites you and your team to join us on Tuesday, April 29, from noon-1:30 PM EST for an exclusive Webinar: “From Broadcast To Broadband: Seizing the Next Satellite […]
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Delta’s Song Airline To Offer In-flight Satellite TV
Delta Air Lines‘ [NYSE: DAL] new low-fair airline Song plans in October to begin offering satellite TV service to passengers. Song is partnering with Matsushita Avionics Systems and EchoStar Communications […]
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Rockwell Collins Gets Certification For Satcom Aircraft System
Rockwell Collins’ [NYSE: COL] high-speed satellite communications (satcom) system has received Federal Aviation Administration certification for use on aircraft manufactured by Bombardier Aerospace. The Collins HST-900 systems provides in-flight passenger […]
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GPS Satellite Shipped to Cape for July Launch
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has shipped the GPS IIR-10 satellite to the Cape Canaveral, Fla., launch site from its facilities in Valley Forge, Pa. The satellite, scheduled to launch in […]
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FCC Approves Overhaul of Satellite Licensing System
The Federal Communications Commission has adopted a “first-come, first-served” licensing process for geostationary satellite applications. The FCC, however, decided to retain the existing “processing round” system for non-geostationary satellite applications. […]
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General Dynamics Gets $39M in Orders For Military Equipment
General Dynamics C4 Systems will deliver GPS-equipped PDAs, along with other hardware and software, to U.S. armed forces under modifications to existing contracts. These contract modifications total $39 million and […]
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Impact Labs, AOS Demonstrate Medical Images Via Satellite
Columbia, Md.-based Impact Labs and London-based AOS are demonstrating a system for compressing, securing, transmitting, and viewing DICOM-compliant medical images through the use of satellite terminals at the American Telemedicine […]
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Study Predicts Interactive TV Households To Hit 10 Million in 2004
Within 18 months, the number of U.S. homes able to receive interactive television through cable and satellite systems will drive an increase in the number of advertisers using interactivity. This […]