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Lockheed Martin completed the preliminary design review for the U.S. Navy‘s Mobile User Objective System (MUOS), the company announced Oct. 26. The review validated the MUOS design to ensure that […]

SES Astra announced Oct. 26 that South Asian cable and satellite TV provider Sony Entertainment Television will transmit its newly launched Max channel on the Astra 2A satellite, located at […]

SES Americom announced Oct. 26 a five-year agreement with Skyview Satellite Networks that expands an existing agreement to delivery sports radio programming across the United States. Skyview delivers programming for […]

Eutelsat, ISAT.L, PA, NSE, WRSP Eutelsat Communications, after first lowering the price range of its planned initial public offering (IPO), decided to withdraw the IPO altogether Oct. 27. “Despite support […]

Spacedev Inc. will acquire Starsys Research Corp. for $9 million in cash and stock, the companies announced Oct. 26. Spacedev will pay $1.5 million in cash and $7.5 million in […]

The concept of neighborhoods in the satellite industry is not new. In the broadcast world, cable neighborhoods abound, providing homes across multiple satellites for broadcast services. Now, SES Americom and […]

BSkyB‘s acquisition of Easynet could mark a dramatic business shift for the company and could provide a clue for the future direction of the direct-to-home (DTH) satellite industry overall. Customers […]

Scandinavian direct-to-home satellite services provider Viasat, part of the Modern Times Group (MTG), had about 750,000 subscribers at the end of September but sees its future growth being driven by […]

When competition heats up, business plans are modified. Such is the case in Portugal. TV Cabo dominates the pay-TV landscape in Portugal, with about 1.6 million subscribers in a country […]

In an effort to improve the efficiency of its operations, as well as its response to potential emergency situations, the Whatcom Transportation Authority (WTA) recently installed an automatic vehicle location […]

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission sent a second request for information to Lockheed Martin and Boeing Co. regarding the formation of the Untied Launch Alliance (ULA) joint venture. The companies […]

Conditions are right for the ascendancy of high-definition television (HDTV) over its analog counterpart, according to Bryan Burns, vice president, strategic business planning and development at ESPN Productions. Citing statistics […]

Sea Launch Co.‘slaunch platform command ship departed the company’s home port to prepare for the launch of the Inmarsat-4 F2 satellite, Sea Launch announced. The launch is scheduled to take […]

KVH Industries Inc. introduced Oct. 26 its new Tracvision M3 marine satellite TV system for vessels as small as 25 feet in length. The system includes the Tracvision M3 antenna, […]

The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) awarded an additional Cdn. 6 million ($5.1 million) contract to MacDonald Dettwiler (MDA) to complete a weather station for a NASA Mars mission scheduled for […]

Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) demonstrated Oct. 19 that a phone the size of a consumer mobile unit can be used to communicate via satellite as well as existing wireless networks […]

Datapath Inc. announced Oct 17 that the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command awarded the company a $96 million sole source contract to deliver 157 trailer-based satellite terminals to support the Army’s […]

Ten years ago, few would have dubbed a merger between Intelsat and Panamsat as “a marriage made in the heavens,” but no one would have conceived of such a union. […]

SES Astra announced Oct. 17 an agreement with U.K.’s Channel 4 for the lease of a third transponder on the Astra 2A satellite at 28.2 degrees East. Channel 4 will […]

Satellite imagery has received a high-profile media push while aiding recovery efforts following recent disasters such as the hurricanes in the Gulf Coast region or the tsunami in Southeast Asia […]

Transcore unveiled Oct. 16 two new terminals for satellite-based asset tracking the company describes as smaller, faster and more power-efficient. The two new Globalwave terminals, one for basic tracking applications […]

Astro All Asia Networks, which runs Malaysia’s only direct-to-home (DTH) satellite television platform, is confident that it will continue to perform strongly despite the entrance of a new competitor in […]

Telecommunications Systems Inc. (TCS) is integrating Wavestream Corp.’s 25-watt Powerstream Deck Power Amplifier into TCS’ Swiftlink DVM-90 Ku-band VSAT deployable communications system, Wavestream announced. The DVM-90 is a man-portable broadband […]

EADS Astrium announced Oct. 17 that Arianespace will launch a pair of Spirale micro satellites into orbit. The two technology demonstrators will be auxiliary passengers on an Ariane 5 mission […]

BSY.L U.K. direct-to-home satellite television operator BSkyB announced Oct. 21 an agreement to acquire ADSL service provider Easynet for 211 million pounds ($373.6 million), a move in which at least […]

Lockheed Martin performed the final launch of a Titan 4 rocket for the U.S. government, the company announced Oct. 19. The launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., carried a […]

Caprock Communications Corp. continues to boost its presence in the maritime industry, most recently through a new alliance with Seamobile announced Oct. 18. The initial thrust of this service centers […]

DirecTV signed a corporate sponsorship agreement with NASCAR that gives DirecTV exclusive rights among subscription television distributors through 2010 to use the NASCAR brand in marketing and advertising promotions, DirecTV […]

Globecast WorldTV unveiled Oct. 19 “MHz Worldview,” an independent, non-commercial television channel delivering international, educational and arts programming. Based in the United States, MHz Worldview will provide “a positive view […]

Delphi Corp. announced Oct. 19 the availability of the Delphi XM RoadyXT for XM Satellite Radio is available at consumer electronics retailers nationwide for a suggested retail price of $79.95 […]