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PanAmSat Corp. [SPOT], SES Americom and Intelsat Ltd. have positioned themselves to tap into the U.S. government’s demand for satellite services, one of the few segments that is showing growth […]

Stratos, a provider of remote communications solutions and services, agreed to provide Shell UK Exploration and Production with a satellite communications network for its Goldeneye Platform, due to be deployed […]

By Roger Rusch At one time elementary students were warned about upsetting the balance of nature. We were told about foolish people who introduced alien species to remove a pestilence. […]

Week of March 6 – 13, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol March 13 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.43 (10.6) (19.7) […]

Distance learning is earning high marks in Latin America. Phoenix-based Antenna Technology Communications (ATCi), a provider of commercial satellite communications systems, has signed a $2.8 million contract with the Mexican […]

EchoStar Communications [DISH] is back on the acquisition prowl. A recent indication came from a March 4 conference call that revealed an unusually positive set of numbers for year-end 2002. […]

WASHINGTON, DC — Launch industry officials and analysts offered little hope for a quick turnaround in the beleaguered launch sector because of drastically curtailed demand, according to a March 11 […]

Gilat Satellite Networks [GILTF] last week announced the resignations of its co-founders, Chairman and CEO Yoel Gat and President Amiram Levinberg. The resignations will take effect at the April meeting […]

GlobeCast, the satellite services unit of France Telecom [FTE], said China’s national broadcaster CCTV-9 is now available on its digital DTH Hot Bird platform as part of French satellite bouquet […]

Hughes Network Systems Europe (HNSE) has signed a multi-year contract with Virtual Music Stores (VMS) for DirecWay broadband satellite services. VMS will use DirecWay to distribute music content to its […]

The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. is eliminating 1,700 jobs at its Space Division. The division reported a loss of 268 million euros ($296 million) in 2002 because of […]

Canada’s CLC-Camint is using DigitalGlobe’s QuickBird satellite imagery to identify individual tree crowns in forest areas. With the ability to delineate and classify tree crowns, forestry professionals will have a […]

InterWAVE Communications International [IWAV] has received a $1.6 million order from Vodacom Congo for a GSM network with an advanced satellite compression capabilities. InterWAVE said the network expects to provide […]

The Canadian government is investing $75 million over five years that will allow the Meteorological Service of Canada (MSC) to improve the quality of its forecasts and its service to […]

U.K. antenna supplier Sarantel has launched a surface mount version of its GeoHelix miniature Global Positioning System antenna. Sarantel’s GeoHelix-S can be mounted directly onto GPS circuit boards, simplifying production […]

Premiere, the German satellite pay-TV operator, continues to show positive signs in its bid to become profitable in Germany. In its 2002 results announced Feb. 26, the operator said it […]

WASHINGTON, DC — Eutelsat CEO Giuliano Berretta is sceptical about the wisdom of large-scale mergers in the fixed-satellite services (FSS) sector. His view is intriguing, given the recent attempts by […]

A = Analogue D = Digital 105.5 degreesE: Asiasat 3S D Sahara Rajasthan and Sahara Madhya have joined the Mumbai/Delhi-based Sahara Television Network package on 4020 MHz vertical, SR 27250, […]

Alcatel Space CEO Pascale Sourisse told journalists at Satellite 2003 that there could be as few as 12 commercial satellite orders this year. Sourisse gave an estimate of 12-15 commercial […]

WASHINGTON, DC – Despite an oversupply of capacity in the market, many operators still are convinced that the Asian market offers rich pickings. This was one of the main conclusions […]

Both Sogecable and Telefonica have announced its full year results for 2002, which again showed how tough it is to operate in the Spanish pay-TV market, with subscribers for Sogecable’s […]

By Maury Mechanick In January, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ruled on one of the major satellite-related matters on its docket, the ability of licensed mobile satellite service (MSS) operators […]

WASHINGTON, DC — The success of XM Radio in the United States indicates that satellite radio is here to stay. But Global Radio in Europe has a long way to […]

Stratos, a provider of remote communications solutions and services, agreed to provide Shell UK Exploration and Production with a satellite communications network for its Goldeneye Platform, due to be deployed […]

The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. is eliminating 1,700 jobs at its Space Division. The division reported a loss of 268 million euros ($296 million) in 2002 because of […]

Gilat Satellite Networks has announced the resignations of its co-founders, Chairman and CEO Yoel Gat and President Amiram Levinberg. The resignations will take effect at the April meeting of a […]

WASHINGTON, DC – After much talk over recent years, it appears as though time is now right for Ka-band to play a pivotal role for satellite operators. On a panel […]

WASHINGTON, DC – Latin America continues to be the most difficult region for satellite operators right now. With a worsening economy, it does not look as though things will change […]

M2sat Ltd. and Thuraya Satellite Telecommunication Co. are teaming up to offer mobile broadband services at speeds of 192 Kbps to the international broadcasting industry and other high capacity users […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – “Meet your milestones.” That was the message the Federal Communications Commission’s Thomas Tycz conveyed to executives from companies planning to offer Ka- band broadband satellite services at […]