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MTN Gains Oil And Gas Industry Customer
Maritime Telecommunication Networks (MTN), a provider of satellite-based communications, networking and other services to the cruise ship and offshore oil and gas industries, has signed a three-year pact to provide […]
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Intelsat, TVB Launch Hong Kong Pay-TV Service
Intelsat and Television Broadcasts (TVB) will set up a joint venture, Galaxy Satellite Broadcasting, offering pay-TV service for Hong Kong. Intelsat will own a 51 percent stake in the venture, […]
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New Skies Still Bullish On 2003
New Skies Satellites [NYSE: NSK] admitted that it is not likely to meet forecasts of double-digit revenue growth this year. The Netherlands-based satellite operator still expects a strong year, despite […]
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Don’t miss the world’s largest satellite industry conference and exhibition! SATELLITE 2003 February 26-28, 2003 Washington Convention Center Washington, DC http://www.satellite2003.com SATELLITE 2003 is the industry event where you can […]
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Mainstream Data To Provide European Pressphoto Agency With Satellite Platform
Mainstream Data and European Pressphoto Agency have signed an agreement under which Mainstream (Salt Lake City) will provide the agency with satellite communication solutions for delivery of its picture service […]
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SoundWorks Acquires Satellite Up-link Facility
SoundWorks International [OTC: SODW] has acquired White Springs Media, a company formed to own and operate an earth station satellite up-link facility in White Springs, Fla. SoundWorks (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) intends […]
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Comtech Finalizes $23.5M Contract for Army Tracking and Messaging System
Comtech Telecommunications [Nasdaq: CMTL] has finalized a contract with an unidentified U.S. government contractor for satellite-based location tracking and messaging system and services. The $23.5 million contract, which was awarded […]
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MTN To Lease New Skies Capacity For Pacific Ocean
Maritime Telecommunications Network (MTN), a provider of ship-to-shore satellite communications, has signed an agreement to use capacity on New Skies Satellites‘ [NYSE: NSK] NSS-5 satellite over the Pacific Ocean. Through […]
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Orbital Recovery Names PricewaterhouseCoopers As Advisor
Orbital Recovery has selected PricewaterhouseCoopers as its financial advisor, with responsibility for leading the company through its final funding round for its new Geosynch Spacecraft Life Extension System (SLES). In […]
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Final Ariane 4 Launches Intelsat 907 Into Orbit
The last of the Ariane 4 rockets was launched Saturday with the Intelsat 907 satellite onboard. Intelsat ranks as the heaviest user of Arianespace‘s services and has had more than […]
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Sea Launch Breaths Sigh of Relief
The malfunction of a Russian Proton rocket launch last November is unlikely to affect Sea Launch’s procedures and launch schedule, according to a Failure Review Oversight Board (FROB). Sea Launch’s […]
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Investor Sees MTN As Bargain
The $30 million purchase of Maritime Telecommunications Networks (MTN), a Miramir, Fla.-based provider of offshore satellite communication services, offers “very good value” and strong growth potential, said David Moross, chairman […]
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2003: A Satellite Industry Odyssey
By Roger Rusch Planning for 2003 requires an assessment of what the future holds. While prognostication is an inexact science, we can extrapolate certain trends. Present conditions and “external forces” […]
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Spotlight: Boeing Showcases Real-time Flight Information
Boeing’s [BA] Air Traffic Management (ATM) and Connexion by Boeing units last week successfully demonstrated a number of enhancements to the U.S. National Airspace System (NAS). The enhancements are intended […]
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Cable vs. DBS Battle Affects Growth
The U.S. direct broadcast satellite (DBS) industry has had a marked advantage over cable since it was launched in 1994. The DBS providers emerged to deliver better pictures at a […]
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News Corp, Not SBC, Is Likely Buyer Of DirecTV
Any bid Bell giant SBC Communications [SBC] may be exploring to buy U.S. satellite TV provider DirecTV most likely will not reach fruition, Wall Street analysts predicted. Lehman Brothers and […]
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Raytheon Wins Italian Navy Order
Raytheon [RTN] will provide an integrated electronics suite (IES) for the Italian Navy’s multi-purpose vessel program under a foreign military award of $31.8 million equipping the Italian government with the […]
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GS Provides Mozambique Teleport
African satellite services provider GS Telecom has installed a high-rise teleport in Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, to provide telecommunications services throughout the country. GS Telecom is installing a ViaSat […]
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Diebold Uses Satellites For ATMs
Diebold [DBD] has contracted with Spacenet, the U.S. subsidiary of Israel’s Gilat Satellite Networks [GILTF], to become an authorized channel partner of Spacenet’s Connexstar business-grade satellite broadband service. As a […]
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KVH Offers Marine Communications
KVH Industries [KVHI] is launching a satellite communications system designed for maritime use – the Tracphone F55. The Tracphone F55 uses Inmarsat’s satellites to offer leisure and small commercial vessels […]
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New Skies’ 2002 Results Slip
The fourth-quarter and full-year 2002 financial performances for satellite operator New Skies Satellites [NSK] were off compared to 2001, due to a difficult economy, adoption of a new accounting rule […]
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MDA Gets Bangladesh OK
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates [MDA] announced that the $4.45 million Canadian ($2.9 million) second phase of its Environmental Monitoring Information Network (EMIN) in Bangladesh has been approved for implementation. The […]
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GlobeCast On Eutelsat HOT BIRD
Satellite broadcast services provider GlobeCast has launched a digital direct-to-home platform on a Eutelsat HOT BIRD satellite. The France Telecom [FTE] subsidiary’s new proprietary DTH platform will operate on the […]
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The Satellite News Financial Ticker
Week of Feb. 7 – 13, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol Feb. 13 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year toDate Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.78 13.4 6.6 6.6 […]
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Noteworthy
Don’t miss the world’s largest satellite industry conference and exhibition! SATELLITE 2003 February 26-28, 2003 Washington Convention Center Washington, DC http://www.satellite2003.com SATELLITE 2003 is the industry event where you can […]
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Editor’s Note
SATELLITE TODAY will not be published on Monday, Feb. 17, in observance of Presidents’ Day. We will return to our regular daily schedule on Tuesday, Feb. 18.
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ESA Satellites Help With Gorilla Conservation
A joint European Space Agency/United Nations project to protect African gorillas using data from satellites is entering its second phase, an official from a conservation program told an ESA workshop […]
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Tandberg, Raytheon Launch Compact DSNG Transmission Product
Tandberg Television will introduce digital satellite newsgathering technology developed in cooperation with Raytheon [NYSE: RTN]and Vocality International during the National Association of Broadcasters 2003 convention in Las Vegas, April 5-10. […]
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MTV CEO Targets France
MTV Networks Europe CEO Brent Hansen said France could offer the most opportunities for the music and entertainment channel provider in Europe in 2003. He told SATELLITE TODAY: “The market […]
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Arianespace To Try Again With Final Ariane 4 Launch
The final launch of an Ariane 4 rocket could come as soon as early Saturday following three days of weather delays, Arianespace officials said. Conditions late this afternoon EST (after […]