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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 […]
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T. Howard Foundation Plans To Honor Ted Turner
The T. Howard Foundation, an organization devoted to helping women and people of color break into the satellite telecommunications industry, will recognize the achievements of AOL Time Warner [AOL] Vice […]
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Integral Introduces Skylight Weather System For Military
Integral Systems [Nasdaq: ISYS], a provider of satellite command and control technology and satellite ground systems, is launching its Skylight system using a direct broadcast satellite terminal for remote sensing […]
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Space Imaging Offers Online Purchasing of Satellite Imagery
Space Imaging (Denver), which provides Earth imagery and related services to commercial and government markets, is offering online purchasing of IKONOS satellite imagery through its Carterra Online Internet portal. The […]
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Kingston Secures Two Deals
Kingston inmedia, the satellite-based broadband technology arm of Kingston Communications [London: KCOM], won two contracts this week. One deal involves providing Internet backbone connectivity and VoIP services via satellite to […]
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Delta Startup Carriers Plans To Offer Satellite TV
Song, a new, wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines [DAL], will be offering in-flight satellite TV as part of its effort to meet travelers’ needs, company officials said. Song, […]
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PanAmSat CEO Eyes European Market
Despite withdrawing from the bidding for European satellite operator Eutelsat, PanAmSat [Nasdaq: SPOT] remains interested in expanding its European presence and still could link up with Eutelsat in some form […]
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REACH Expands In Asia
REACH, the joint venture between Australian carrier Telstra and Hong Kong-based PCCW Ltd., is boosting its position in the Asia Pacific region with a slew of recent deals with international […]
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Transponder Monitor
Interspace’s in-depth study of European satellite activity, compiled by Mike Fallon 83 degreesE: Insat 2E & 3B D The signal from Doordarshan’s DD Telegu on 3910 MHz vertical, SR 5999, […]
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Alcatel Space Inks Russian Satellite Deal
Alcatel Space has signed a contract worth between 50 million and 100 million euros ($53.6 million and $107.3 million) with Russian Satellite Communications Co. (RSCC) to supply the payloads for […]
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NDS Hopes To Bounce Back After Tough Year
NDS had an eventful 2002. The conditional access (CA) vendor had numerous lawsuits to contend with from players such as Canal+ Technologies and EchoStar Communications. Despite the publicity, NDS remains […]
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PanAmSat’s Uncertain Future
PanAmSat CEO Joe Wright outlined the company’s growth strategy when recently presenting fourth quarter results, but other issues about the direction the company overshadowed the results. It has been reported […]
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SES Satellite Return Channel
SES Astra, a subsidiary of SES Global, Canal Satellite, Canal+ Technologies, Newtec, STMicroelectronics, and Thomson have signed an agreement to develop a low cost satellite- based response channel for direct-to-home […]
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Nera To Serve Philippines
Nera Telecommunications has signed a memorandum of understanding with Isaiah Verse 65 Foundation in the Philippines for the supply, delivery and implementation of 1,000 Nera satellite communications terminals. The contract […]
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Telenor Inks Comtech Pact
Telenor Satellite Services will provide dedicated capacity on Inmarsat satellites and land earth station services to Comtech to offer its customers real-time asset tracking and messaging services. The agreement is […]
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Welcome to Italy, Signor Murdoch
By Piero Muscara Rupert Murdoch is a man of his word. Years ago he claimed that he “would never buy a newspaper” that he couldn’t “understand what’s written in it.” […]
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Allure of Asia Irresistible
HONOLULU–Asia represents one of the world’s largest markets for satellite products and services, with 67 commercial satellites transmitting to a third of the world’s population. Asian satellite operators “may be […]
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Arianespace Optimistic Despite Rosetta Delay
Arianespace CEO Jean-Yves Le Gall expects a decision on the launch of the Rosetta scientific satellite to take place in the next three months. Arianespace and the European Space Agency […]
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DirecTV LA’s Critical Month
DirecTV Latin America (DLA) expects to know before the end of February whether it will have to enter Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The satellite TV operator announced earlier this month […]
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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 […]
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Water Utility Uses GPS Vehicle Tracking System To Manage Fleet
Radio Satellite Integrators (RSI), a provider of customized GPS-based vehicle tracking and mobile data solutions, has sold an automatic vehicle location (AVL) system to the Erie County, Pa., Water Authority […]
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Crosby Named To Head Conexant’s STB Business
Jeffrey Crosby has joined Conexant Systems [Nasdaq: CNXT] as vice president of marketing for set-top box (STB) products. Conexant supplies chipsets used in STBs for satellite TV and other uses. […]
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Amnis, Hughes Network Systems Sign Satellite Video Agreement
Amnis Systems [OTC: AMNM], a provider of networked streaming video systems, has signed an agreement with Hughes Network Systems (HNS), the broadband satellite unit of Hughes Electronics [NYSE: GMH], to […]
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Nera Telecommunications Will Serve the Philippines
Nera Telecommunications (NeraTel) signed a memorandum of understanding with Isaiah Verse 65 Foundation in the Philippines for the supply, delivery and implementation of 1,000 Nera satellite communications terminals. The contract […]
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C-Com Satellite Serves Minnesota State Patrol
C-Com Satellite Systems is teaming up with the Minnesota State Patrol to provide satellite-based communications. C-Com (Ottawa, Ontario) delivered a number of its iNetVu Mobile satellite-based antenna systems to the […]
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Telenor Satellite Services Inks Pact With Comtech
Telenor Satellite Services will provide dedicated capacity on Inmarsat satellites and land earth station services to Comtech to offer its customers real- time asset tracking and messaging services. The agreement […]
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EchoStar Plans To Offer Latino Television Network
EchoStar Communications [NYSE: DISH] announced that its DISH Network will add Si TV to its “America’s Top 150” programming package when the network launches this summer. Si TV is an […]
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Orbital’s Pegasus Rocket Launches NASA’s SORCE Satellite
Orbital Sciences [NYSE: ORB] announced it launched the National Aeronautics and Space Administration‘s (NASA’s) Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE) satellite into its targeted orbit aboard its Pegasus rocket on […]
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DVB-RCS, DOCSIS Offer Opportunities for Satellite Service, Study Says
Both DVB-RCS and DOCSIS offer varying degrees of viability for interactive satellite services, according to a study by Northern Sky Research. DVB-RCS is already a commercial reality, while DOCSIS over […]
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SES Astra, Partners To Develop Low Cost Satellite Return Channel
SES Astra, a subsidiary of SES Global [Luxembourg: SESG], Canal Satellite, Canal+ Technologies, Newtec, STMicroelectronics, and Thomson have signed an agreement to develop a low cost satellite-based response channel for […]