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  • TRANSPONDER MONITOR

    Key: D – Digital A – Analogue 80 degrees E:Express-6 D – The new Russian Express-6A was launched successfully in the early hours of March 12 aboard a Proton rocket […]

  • INMARSAT RESULTS

    Inmarsat Holdings Ltd. has released its first financial results since becoming a private limited company last April. The company reported total revenues for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1999 […]

  • ALCATEL GETS AIRCRAFT DEAL

    Alcatel Space has contracted with Jersey-based AirTV Holdings Ltd to build satellites to deliver live TV programming to aircraft passengers. Alcatel Space’s operating arm, Spacecom, will be a strategic partner […]

  • PUBCASTERS TO LAUNCH CULTURAL CHANNEL

    Radio Television Espanola (RTVE), France Télévision and RAI plan to launch a new thematic channel on arts and lifestyle in the Mediterranean. It will also offer programming on travel, cuisine, […]

  • NEWS BYTES

    * Satellite Media Services (SMS) is now offering Internet access speeds of up to 155Mbps over satellite. SMS is using IP over SONET rather than ATM in order to reduce […]

  • Satellite Manufacturing: Betting on a Better Bird

    By Theresa Foley Satellite manufacturing capacity around the world is about twice the amount required to meet demand for the next few years. Demand is pegged at about 25 to […]

  • Satellite Industry Software: Improving Code and Increasing Profits

    by Peter J. Brown What does 21st century software have in store for the global satellite industry? As the next waves of software start emerging some important trends can be […]

  • Global Bandwidth: Too Much of a Good Thing?

    By Theresa Foley Where is the global bandwidth business headed in the next few years? Global traffic patterns are changing as the Internet grows in usage and data overtakes voice […]

  • Dollars And Sense: Hughes Continues its Transformation

    by Marc Crossman and Anh Steininger Hughes continues to transform into a pure-play satellite services company. Hughes kicks off the year with three strategic moves that are sure to unleash […]

  • Regulatory Review:

    by Gerald E. Oberst Jr. Regulators on both sides of the Atlantic are working on the licensing structure for the next generation of interactive satellite terminals. These terminals promise to […]

  • VSAT Update: Markets on the Move

    By Robustiano Fernandez With all the excitement and attention the new LEO MSS and developing Ka-band satellite systems have been generating, it is easy to overlook the traditional, time-tested technology […]

  • ASTROLINK NAMES ROLAND BOPP VICE PRESIDENT OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

    Astrolink LLC announced that it has named Roland Bopp vice president of international business development. Bopp will be responsible for assisting in the development and launch of Astrolink in the […]

  • ESA’S SCIENCE PROJECTS SHORTLISTED

    Six proposals out of 49 submitted will undergo close examination through the next six months as the European Space Agency’s science advisors move toward the selection of flexi- missions for […]

  • IRIDIUM FRANCHISE MOVES TO STOP NEW SUBSCRIPTIONS

    Nippon Iridium Corp., a satellite cell phone service operator using the Iridium LLC system, set in motion moves to close its service by applying to the Ministry of Posts and […]

  • ALCATEL SPACE INKS SATELLITE SYSTEMS CONTRACT WITH AIRTV

    Alcatel Space inked a contract with Jersey-based AirTV Holdings Ltd. To build a satellite system for the global live television broadcasting network dedicated to the commercial and private aviation markets. […]

  • ORBITAL SCIENCES SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES TAURUS ROCKET

    Orbital Sciences Corp. [ORB] successfully launched its ground-based Taurus rocket, carrying the U.S. Energy Department’s Multispectral Thermal Imager (MTI) satellite into its targeted orbit in a mission that originated from […]

  • SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO, ATX PARTNER TO OFFER IN-VEHICLE E-COMMERCE AND TELEMATICS

    Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] and ATX Technologies Inc. announced an alliance aimed at integrating ATX’s two-way cellular communications and location-based technologies with Sirius Radio’s satellite audio entertainment to offer a […]

  • CHELLO SEEKING BROADBAND PARTNER FOR LATIN AMERICA

    Netherlands-based chello broadband n.v. a European provider of broadband Internet services to residential and business subscribers is looking for a partner to pursue its planned expansion into Latin America. That […]

  • SECOND ANALYST DOWNGRADES GLOBALSTAR STOCK

    Even with the national launch of Globalstar’s service, Wall Street still is showing signs of concern over the satellite telephony provider’s future. Earlier this week, Merrill Lynch downgraded the stock, […]

  • GLOBALSTAR USA LAUNCHES FULL COMMERCIAL AVAILABILITY

    Globalstar USA, a subsidiary of Vodafone Airtouch plc [VOD], announced the full commercial availability of mobile satellite services in the United States. The service is available throughout the entire United […]

  • …OUTLOOK (MOSTLY) POSITIVE FOR SATELLITE INVESTMENTS

    McCaw certainly has proven his investment and visionary prowess in the world of wireless. Time will tell if he can extend his magic touch to satellites, but he appears well […]

  • GLOBALSTAR IN AMERICA

    MSS operator Globalstar has announced the full commercial availability of its mobile satellite phone service in North America. In the USA, Globalstar is targeting employees of industries in remote locations, […]

  • FOX KIDS REPORTS STRONG GROWTH

    In its first set of results as a public company, Netherlands-based Fox Kids Europe has announced half year revenues of $52.3 million for the six months to November 30 1999, […]

  • NEW GERMAN RADIO SATELLITE CHANNELS TO LAUNCH

    Two new radio stations will soon extend the already broad variety of German broadcasters using a satellite feed to reach DTH homes. Chart Radio, the pop and rock channel from […]

  • CJDS-DAL SPREADS ITS WINGS

    Last year the former Drake Automation Limited (DAL) decided to move into operations, offering fully managed solutions with its own staff on site. It set up a unit called Digital […]

  • BLOOMBERG GERMANY CHANGES ASTRA TRANSPONDER

    Bloomberg TV’s German-language service will move to another analogue transponder on the Astra satellite system (19.2 degrees East). From April 10, 0500 CET, the Frankfurt-based financial news channel will be […]

  • CECCHI GORI SUES STREAM PARTNERS

    Vittorio Cecchi Gori is moving ahead with legal action against Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. and Telecom Italia, claiming they manoeuvred to oust him as their partner in pay-TV operator Stream […]

  • NDS TEAMS WITH MICROSOFT

    NDS has decided to adopt Microsoft’s enhanced television solution based on open standards. Microsoft, in a statement, said the link with NDS would also be targeted at the current generation […]

  • KINDERKANAL GETS NEW NAME

    Kinderkanal, the ARD/ZDF children’s television channel, will change its name to KiKa in May. The channel’s youngest viewers commonly use this abbreviation. The channel will also undergo a change of […]

  • SKYPERFECTV WINS DIRECTV

    Japan’s DirecTV Japan Inc has confirmed it is in talks with arch-rivals SkyPerfecTV to merge “and integrate” its operations. If the deal is concluded SkyPerfecTV, an operation of Japan Digital […]