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The launch last week of two satellites aboard an Ariane 5 rocket was a much-needed boost for French launch company Arianespace and the owners of the precious cargo. Arianespace, and […]

France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications and KDDI have signed a partnership that will allow the French operator to offer global coverage to its Inmarsat customers with value-added services in Asia […]

Northrop Grumman [NYSE: NOC] has signed an agreement with Orbcomm, a Dulles, Va.-based satellite communications provider, for Orbcomm to provide data transmission services through its low-orbit satellite network for container […]

The U.S. Army has selected General Dynamics Decision Systems, a unit of Falls Church, Va.-based General Dynamics [NYSE: GD], to integrate a voice and data communications system called the secure […]

International Datacasting [Toronto: IDC] has won a contract to provide satellite datacasting services to Canadian armed forces deployed overseas. The one- year, C$3.6 million (US$2.47 million) contract calls for the […]

CSI Wireless [Toronto: CSY] has reached an agreement to supply aftermarket agricultural GPS-based guidance systems to AGCO [NYSE: AG], a Duluth, Ga.-based manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment. CSI Wireless, […]

Maritime Telecommunications Network (MTN), a Miramar, Fla.-based provider of satellite-based communications to the cruise and offshore oil and gas rigs, has signed an agreement with Holland America Line to provide […]

Space Imaging, a Denver, Colo.-based provider of Earth imagery and related services to commercial and government markets, has signed contracts with four Brazilian companies – Engesat, GisPlan, Infostrata and Threetek […]

Week of April 4 – 10, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol April 10 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.16 (25.2) (26.6) […]

SATELLITE TODAY invites you and your team to join us on Tuesday, April 29, from noon-1:30 PM EDT for an exclusive Webinar: “From Broadcast To Broadband: Seizing the Next Satellite […]

The German Ministry of Foreign Affairs has hired Krefed, Germany-based Triaton to install a satellite-supported very small aperture terminal (VSAT) network between the main office in Berlin office and foreign […]

The U.S. National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)has broken ground on a $61 million satellite operations center that will house $50 million in high-tech equipment. Once completed, NOAA will move […]

Arianespace and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) are expanding their relationship after the successful launch of ISRO’s INSAT-3A communications satellite aboard the Ariane 5 rocket earlier this week. Arianespace […]

French pay TV operator Canal Satellite will launch a concerted TV campaign to promote the benefits of its new Pilotime service being offering to its subscriber base in France. Laurent […]

International Launch Services postponed its launch of the AsiaSat 4 satellite aboard an Atlas III rocket until today at 8:08 p.m. (EDT) because of high winds. ILS had scheduled the […]

CSI Wireless [Toronto: CSY] has reached an agreement to supply aftermarket agricultural GPS-based guidance systems to AGCO [NYSE: AG], a Duluth, Ga.-based manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment. Financial terms […]

On Wednesday evening, the Ariane 5 rocket launched into geosynchronous orbit Galaxy XII, the first of three Orbital Sciences satellites built for Wilton, Conn.-based PanAmSat. The rocket left the Guiana […]

International Datacasting [Toronto: IDC] has won a contract to provide satellite datacasting services to Canadian forces deployed overseas. The one- year, C$3.6 million (US$2.47 million) contract calls for the distribution […]

The U.S. Army has selected General Dynamics Decision Systems, a unit of Falls Church, Va.-based General Dynamics [NYSE: GD], to integrate a voice and data communications system called the secure […]

LAS VEGAS–Satellite-delivered broadband services will gain a U.S. market niche despite fierce competition from regional telephone companies and cable TV system operators, top satellite industry experts said at the National […]

News Corp‘s [NYSE: NWS] much anticipated deal to acquire General Motors [NYSE: GM] subsidiary Hughes Electronics [NYSE: GMH] could stumble over the issue of program access when U.S. regulators review […]

Telesat Canada and Storm Internet Services, an Ottawa, Canada-based subsidiary of International Datacasting [Toronto: IDC], are teaming to provide satellite-based broadband services to rural and remote areas of Canada. The […]

Space Imaging, a Thornton, Colo.-based provider of Earth imagery and related services to commercial and government markets, has signed contracts with four Brazilian companies – Engesat, GisPlan, Infostrata and Threetek […]

Maritime Telecommunications Network (MTN), a Miramar, Fla.-based provider of satellite-based communications to the cruise and offshore oil and gas rigs, has signed an agreement with Holland America Line to provide […]

Canal+ Technologies CEO Francois Carayol expects conditional access and middleware technology vendor to play a key role in industry consolidation. He pointed to Thomson Multimedia’s acquisition of Canal+ Technologies from […]

Northrop Grumman [NYSE: NOC] has signed an agreement with Orbcomm, a Dulles, Va.-based satellite communications provider, for Orbcomm to provide data transmission services through its low-orbit satellite network for container […]

France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications and KDDI have signed a partnership that will allow the French operator to offer global coverage to its Inmarsat customers with value-added services in Asia […]

Arianespace is expected to carry out a dual-payload launch Wednesday evening to lift PanAmSat‘s [Nasdaq: SPOT] Galaxy XII and India’s INSAT 3A satellites into orbit, following a one day delay […]

A = Analogue D = Digital 78.5 degreesE: Thaicom 2&3 D There are now three Christian TV channels within the Tadiran Scopus multiplex at 3550 MHz horizontal, SR 13333, FEC […]

By Chris Baugh, Northern Sky Research DVB-RCS (DVB return channel via satellite) and DOCSIS (data over cable service interface specification) are emerging as viable standards for broadband satellite service. Both […]