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France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications (FTMSC) is expecting 5 percent revenue growth in 2005 and could see further increases in 2006 with the launch of Inmarsat’s BGAN (Broadband Global Area […]

Beginning Nov. 15, DirecTV Inc. will offer its direct-to-home (DTH) satellite television subscribers access to XM Satellite Radio content. DirecTV will add to its lineup 72 channels of XM Satellite […]

Arianspace said Oct. 13 will be the new launch date for its next Ariane 5 mission. The mission, which will carry French military satellite Syracuse 3A and Panamsat‘s Galaxy 15 […]

Alcatel Alenia Space won a contract from Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) to supply the Amos-3 satellite’s communication payload, as well as a telecommand and ranging system, Alcatel Alenia announced Sept. […]

A Boeing Delta 2 rocket delivered the first modernized GPS Block 2R satellite into orbit for the U.S. Air Force, Boeing and satellite manufacturer Lockheed Martin announced. The launch took […]

Lockheed Martin delivered its second payload for the U.S. Air Force‘s Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) program, the company announced Sept. 28. The Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO 2) payload, built by […]

Panamsat announced Sept. 28 that Direct-on-PC, a Nigeria-based Internet service provider will use the PAS-1R satellite as the foundation for its new hub/earth station. The hub, based on iDirect’s managed […]

Caprock Communications announced Sept. 28 that Indonesia-based mining company PT. Arutmin is extending its contract with Caprock for an additional two years. The relationship with Caprock began in late 2004 […]

Satelinx entered into a distribution agreement with Car-Tel Distribution Inc. intended to increase the availability of Satelinx’s satellite tracking devices, the company announced Sept. 28. Car-Tel’s distribution network includes more […]

2-Track Global Inc. announced Sept. 27 it was selected by the Abuja Development Authority in Nigeria to create a digital mapping network for Abuja, the federal capital of Nigeria, as […]

Intelsat announced Sept. 23 that African Virtual University selected the company to be the strategic communications partner for an initiative to establish a higher education bandwidth consortium to make Internet […]

While many countries around the world discuss the best way to bridge the so-called digital divide, the Australian government has taken the steps to subsidize the rollout of satellite broadband […]

Telenor ASA and Orbital Sciences Corp. announced Sept. 20 that they signed a satellite manufacturing contract for a satellite that will replace Telenor’s Thor 2 spacecraft. It is the third […]

SES Global will broadcast five digital TV channels provided by Polish public broadcaster TVP (Telewizja Polska SA), SES announced Sept. 22. TVP is one of the biggest public television broadcasters […]

Viasat Inc. received an add-on order from the U.S. Navy for the company’s Multifunctional Information Distribution System terminals. The $5.2 million order from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command […]

Globalstar LLC has begun construction of a satellite gateway in Wasilla, Alaska, the company announced. The gateway, which is scheduled to become fully operational in mid 2006, is intended to […]

Satellite Lynx added another radio network broadcast by SES Americom‘s AMC-1 satellite, SES Americom announced. Satellite Lynx delivers transmitter-ready programming to FM radio stations throughout America. The company provides content […]

Noorsat, a new entrant on the Middle East satellite communications landscape, is expecting strong growth in the satellite broadcast market. The company predicts the number of television channels broadcasting to […]

EMS Technologies Inc. said Sept. 21 that the U.S. Department of Defense is equipping ground operators of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in Southeastern Asia with video capabilities from EMS DVB-RCS […]

Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) received a $170 million contract from Spacecom to build the Amos 3 communications satellite, IAI announced. The satellite will be manufactured at IAI’s Systems Missiles & […]

Glowlink introduced its Webaccess product, which uses Internet browser technology to provide a web-based access overlay to the company’s spectrum monitoring system, the company announced. Customers using Webaccess will have […]

Tachyon Networks Inc. said Sept. 21 it is donating secure, carrier-grade broadband satellite services system to the Naval Postgraduate School arm of Joint Task Force Katrina. The system will help […]

Asia Satellite Telecommunicat-ions Co. Ltd. (Asiasat) announced Sept. 20 that it signed an agreement with Airwaves Media (Pvt) Ltd. of Pakistan for the lease of C-band capacity on the Asiasat […]

Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp. announced Sept. 21 they withdrew their filing with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regarding the formation of the United Launch Alliance. The companies […]

Arinc Inc. announced Sept. 20 that Finnair, the national carrier of Finland, has selected Arinc to provide a full suite of satellite communications services. Arinc will provide passenger and cockpit […]

When the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) awarded contracts to build next-generation imagery satellites to Digitalglobe and Orbimage, many industry observers thought it was a foregone conclusion that Space Imaging, […]

Globecomm Systems Inc. announced Sept. 20 it won multiple contracts from Digicel Group (Digicel), a mobile telecommunications company in the Caribbean. Globecomm will design and install satellite infrastructure in Trinidad […]

Canal Digitaal, a satellite pay-TV operator in the Netherlands, is looking to make broadband market inroads but has modest initial expectations for its satellite broadband Internet service, a company official […]

DISH The big news coming from the direct-to-home sector that sent Wall Street analysts buzzing was the announced restructuring of the deal between Echostar Communications Corp. and SBC Communications. SBC […]

Nera‘s DVB-RCS Satlink System is undergoing an unexpected field test in Mississippi, helping provide satellite communications for relief operations related to Hurricane Katrina. Engineers from Telenor Satellite Service‘s teleport in […]