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Telesat‘s recent acquisition of The Spaceconnection Inc. represents a significant step to meeting that company’s strategic goal of increasing its presence in the U.S. market. The price of the transaction […]

Motient Corp. last week said the signature of a binding term sheet with Telecom Satellite Ventures Inc. to acquire that company’s interest in Mobile Satellite Ventures LP and its general […]

Stratos Global Corp. executed a definitive agreement to acquire 100 percent of Plenexis from private equity and venture capital company 3i. Stratos also announced the acquisition of a 49 percent […]

A recently uncovered patent filing from XM Satellite Radio could reveal a possible direction the company is looking to go in as the satellite radio market continues to evolve. The […]

Pace Micro Technology, the U.K.-based set top box (STB) manufacturer, is confident it will continue to grow its profits after releasing encouraging results this week. In the 27 weeks to […]

Comtech Communications Corp. said its subsidiary Comtech EF Data Corp. has been awarded a $2.8 million contract to provide satellite communications equipment to an unnamed CMDA network operator in India. […]

Globecomm Systems Inc. announced it has been awarded multiple contracts valued at approximately $4.2 million from two U.S. government prime contractors.

EMS Satellite Networks, a division of EMS Technologies Inc., said it has delivered a DVB-RCS hub to Clear Channel Satellite Services of Centennial, CL. Clear Channel will use the hub […]

Telesat said last week that it acquired The Spaceconnection Inc., a provider of programming-related satellite transmission services to U.S. television net-works and cable programmers. Financial terms of the transaction were […]

SES Astra has completed the 100 percent acquisition of DPC Digital Playout Center from Premiere, the German pay-TV operator. DPC operates a broadcasting center in Unterfohring and offers services comprising […]

Throughout the world, commercial enterprises, individuals and govern-ments are pitching in to aid those who have survived the devastating tsunamis that took the lives of more than 180,000 people on […]

ViaSat Inc. said it won an Engineering Change Proposal modification and corresponding delivery order valued at approximately $60 million for the development of a Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) complaint […]

Although there has been no official confirmation on whether Zeus Holdings Ltd., the company formed by a consortium of private equity firms Apax Partners, Apollo Management, Madison Dearborn Partners and […]

While the numbers may not look large on paper compared to some of the more high profile consumer applications that tend to grab headlines, Telenor Satellite Service‘s announcement that it […]

While satellite services boast their ability to keep users connected where traditional services can’t reach, one typically does not think about the inside of a volcano as a place where […]

Bell Express-Vu is one of the leading pay-TV operators in Canada and has close to 1.5 million subscribers. It is aiming to put the pressure on cable operators. Bell ExpressVu […]

One of the differences between Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] and its rival XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] was that Sirius has been lagging in getting solid deals to have its receivers […]

French satellite pay-TV operator TPS enjoyed a record month in December for adding new subscribers. In December 2004, it added close to 66,000 subscribers, an increase of more than 100 […]

Audiovox Corp. yesterday launched its SkyBox satellite television antenna designed for vehicles such as SUVs, minivans and recreational vehicles. The antenna, designed by RaySat, is described by the company as […]

Radyne ComStream said it received last month an order for $2.3 million to supply DataPath Inc. with its satellite modem. DataPath will use the modems in its DKET and TRACKX […]

Teleport Access Services (TAS) launched a digital television and radio platform aiming to cater to the needs of multicultural audiences in Australia and New Zealand. The DTH platform is being […]

According to a new report, “Real-Time Traffic Systems,” published by research firm ABI Research, the advent of satellite radio to deliver real-time traffic data will not only spur adoption of […]

Recognizing the upstart but growing market for satellite television services delivered to vehicles such as recreational vehicles, SUVs and minivans, DirecTV Inc. announced a new DirecTV Total Choice Mobile package. […]

The French space agency CNES awarded Arianespace a contract to launch two Pleiades Earth observation satellites. The satellite will be launched on board Soyuz rockets from Kourou, French Guiana in […]

In order to measure reduced emissions from diesel trucks and off-road vehicles, the Sacramento Air Quality Management District (SMAQMD) in California signed a five-year contract with Satellite Security Systems (S3) […]

The Boeing Co. said its Dec. 21 Delta 4 Heavy launch placed a demonstration payload into a lower than expected orbit. According to Boeing, preliminary review of the launch data […]

As we look toward 2005 in Latin America, the satellite industry will continue to suffer from the consequences of overcapacity created by “satellite providers and the thousands of miles of […]

People Iridium Satellite Names New Executive Vice President For Sales, Marketing And Business Development Iridium Satellite LLC announced the appointment of Greg Ewert as executive vice president for sales, marketing […]

Both Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio reached their respective subscriber goals for 2004, each company an-nounced last week. XM said Dec. 27 that it recently surpassed 3.1 million […]

2004 has been one of the most exciting years in the satellite industry for a long time. It will be remembered as the year where the private equity (PE) firms […]