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David Sprechman has been appointed CEO of GlobeCast America, the U.S.-based arm of French satellite service provider GlobeCast. Sprechman will be responsible for overall direction and management of GlobeCast’s North […]

Integral Systems [Nasdaq: ISYS] subsidiary RT Logic has won a follow-on contract with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to supply portable universal ground processing units for use in satellite […]

A Boeing [NYSE: BA]-built Delta II rocket deployed a Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite March 31 for the U.S. Air Force. GPS IIR-9 was launched aboard a Delta II launch […]

The European Space Agency’s Maxus 5 sounding rocket mission was launched April 1 at 6:00 GMT from Esrange, north of the Arctic Circle near Kiruna in northern Sweden. The rocket, […]

XM Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: XMSR] has turned meeting expectations into a habit that is welcomed by Wall Street. The Washington-based satellite radio services company did it again last week when […]

L-3 Communications [NYSE: LLL] announced March 31 that its Communication Systems-West division has delivered the first two super-high frequency airborne satellite communication (satcom) terminals, the first airborne wide band data […]

New York-based Loral Space & Communications [NYSE: LOR] appears to have taken more than its share of financial lumps during the 2002 fourth quarter, based on results the company released […]

Week of March 28 – April 3, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol April 3 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.55 1.3 […]

The International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) has launched an initiative to bring broadband via satellite to less developed regions of the globe. ITSO was formed during the privatization of Intelsat […]

Maritime Telecommunications Network (MTN), a Miramar, Fla.-based provider of satellite-based communications to cruise ships and offshore oil rigs, has signed a marketing and distribution agreement with Xantic, a Dutch satellite […]

By Christopher Baugh and John Stevenson, Northern Sky Research Despite all of the turmoil and spectacular collapses within the telecom business sector over the past 18 months, a steady and […]

The struggling satellite industry still managed revenue growth of 10 percent last year, despite clear indications of reduced demand for new satellite orders, according to a survey recently released by […]

A U.S. district court has denied EchoStar Communications’ [Nasdaq: DISH] request for a preliminary injunction against Spanish language TV programming company TV Azteca. The injunction would have prevented Mexico City-based […]

Telenor Satellite Services is offering up to $3,000 of airtime to maritime customers who upgrade their satellite communications from the aging Inmarsat A analog service to the Fleet F77 digital […]

People BOEING: Selects Head Of Satellite Manufacturing Business Boeing selected Dave Ryan to lead Boeing Satellite Systems as the vice president and general manager. Ryan succeeds Randy Brinkley, who announced […]

Malaysia’s Binariang Satellite Systems and Boeing Satellite Systems, a unit of Boeing [NYSE: BA], have signed a contract for the procurement of a high-power commercial communications satellite. The new Boeing […]

Dutch satellite services company New Skies Satellites [NYSE: NSK] has named Jurandir M. Pitsch as sales director for its commercial activities in Brazil and the Mercosur region of Latin America. […]

Giraud International, a truckload carrier based in France, has signed a six-year agreement with Qualcomm [Nasdaq: QCOM]. Under the terms of the agreement, Qualcomm Wireless Business Solutions Europe will provide […]

Discovery Communications has signed a multi-transponder agreement with SES Americom, a unit of SES Global, to lease C-band capacity on AMC-10 and AMC-11, the company’s successor satellites to Satcom C-3 […]

SkyFrames [OTC Bulletin Board: BEYI], a provider of satellite broadband Internet services, has joined forces with Advantage Associates, a firm that specializes in assisting clients in governmental, political and international […]

By Futron Corp.’s Space and Telecommunications Division When the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued its first Ka-band licenses in 1997, it hoped to spur the introduction of satellite broadband access […]

Week of March 21 – 27, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol March 27 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.50 6.4 (4.5) […]

Sagging financial performance at SES Global [Luxembourg: SES], the world’s largest satellite operator, is a clear sign that fixed satellite service (FSS) providers are under mounting pressure. Wall Street analysts […]

Princeton, N.J.-based SES Americom has forged a multi-year service agreement to provide satellite capacity to EchoStar Communications [Nasdaq: DISH], despite SES Americom’s previously expressed willingness to work with EchoStar competitors […]

April 29 12:00 – 1:30 PM EST “From Broadcast to Broadband: Seizing The Next Satellite Business Opportunity?” A Webinar presented by Satellite News Register at http://www.telecomweb.com/satellite/webinar.htm

NBC correspondent David Bloom has been relying on an innovative truck-based satellite antenna to provide live mobile satellite broadcasts from the front lines in Iraq. The system enables Bloom to […]

By Jimmy Schaeffler Key trends in the development of consumer electronics (CE) products are taking shape that will have a significant effect on subscription satellite-based services. Officials from direct broadcast […]

Change seems to be the one constant at Sirius Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI]. The New York-based satellite radio services provider is searching for a new chief financial officer, planning to […]

PanAmSat [Nasdaq: SPOT] secured crucial approval to operate its PAS 9 satellite in Brazil last week from ANATEL, the government agency that regulates Brazilian telecommunications services. The long-anticipated regulatory clearance […]

The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) have signed an agreement expanding their ongoing international space cooperation for peaceful purposes. The agencies said the accord […]