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[Satellite TODAY 08-12-09] International Launch Services (ILS) has successfully launched the AsiaSat 5 satellite for AsiaSat, ILS announced Aug. 12.     The Proton rocket carrying the spacecraft lifted of at […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-12-09] Iridium Satellite reported growth in subscribers, revenue, operational EBITDA and net income in its 2009 second quarter, the company announced Aug. 11.     The MSS operator reported […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-12-09] Latin American DTH service provider Sky Brasil has rolled out its new HDTV service based on a MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) digital video delivery solution from Harmonic, Sky […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-12-09] Gilat Satellite Networks’ second-quarter revenues fell to $56 million, compared to $65.6 million for the same period of 2008, according to the company’s financial reports released Aug. […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-12-09] Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (SingTel) has selected Comtrend Corp.’s Power Grid 902 adapter, based on DS2‘s Aitana powerline communication chipset, to create a secure home network to deliver […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-12-09] The JCSAT-12 satellite will be launched Aug. 22, Sky Perfect JSAT announced Aug. 11.     The satellite will be launched by Arianespace on an Ariane 5 rocket […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-11-09] Pay-TV operators in Asia have gained close to 6 million new subscribers in the first half of the year, according to research by Media Partners Asia (MPA) […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-11-09] Norsat International Inc. appointed Amiee Chan, Norsat’s president and CEO, to its board, the company announced Aug. 6.     “On behalf of the board, I believe this […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-11-09] Dish Network Corp.’s second-quarter earnings dropped 81 percent, with net income falling from $336 million in 2008 to $63 million and revenues dipping 0.4 percent to remain […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-11-09] Keystone Enterprise Services has been contracted by the Channel One News network to supply turnkey satellite network and support services for its school news broadcast, which reaches […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-11-09] EchoStar Corp. more than doubled its profits in the second quarter of 2009, earning $101.8 million compared with $47.8 million in the same period in 2008, according […]

[Satellite News 08-11-09] A new wave of second-generation IP networking products has entered the market over the past six months, with a focus on integrating multiple features to meet the […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-10-09] Companies under the umbrella of Greek telecom OTE reported strong second quarter results this week, according to company reports.     RomTelecom, based in Romania, reported it had […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-10-09] KVH Industries has activated its mini-VSAT Broadband service in the Asia-Pacific maritime region, the company announced Aug. 6.     KVH is working in collaboration with Sky Perfect […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-10-09] DirecTV’s second-quarter profits dropped 11 percent in the second quarter of 2009, as the company spent more money on customer acquisition, which offset revenue growth, according to […]

[Satellite News 08-11-09] GlobeCast Asia is targeting India in its efforts to get on more platforms across the region, CEO Darby Sanchez told Satellite News. “We have big plans for […]

[Satellite News 08-11-09] China DB Sat is in the middle of a transformation to leverage its position within China, embarking on an aggressive capital expenditure plan for new satellites, Huang […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-10-09] Telespazio signed a 30 million euro ($43 million) contract with the Polish Ministry of Defense to provide Poland’s military with Italian Sicral 1B space capacity in the […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-10-09] Spacenet Rural Communications (SRC) has deployed a Gilat SkyEdge 2 broadband satellite communications network at more than 1,300 sites for the Colombian Ministry of Communications, Gilat announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-07-09] The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) and the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) have partnered to create a common marketplace for commercial satellite communication acquisitions, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-07-09] Sirius XM Radio’s net loss grew from $83.9 million a year ago to $157 million in the 2009 second quarter, according to financial reports released Aug. 6. […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-07-09] Inmarsat reported a 5 percent increase in revenues to $508.7 million, driven by strong growth in the company’s maritime business, Inmarsat announced in its 2009 first half […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-07-09] Stratos Global Corp. was awarded a contract from maritime transportation company Stolt Tankers to provide a high-speed satellite-based communications network for a fleet of 75 ships, Stratos […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-07-09] Integral Systems CEO John Higginbotham has resigned, effective immediately, the company’s board of directors announced Aug. 6.     Paul Casner, a board member of the company since […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-07-09] Dutch language channel BVN-TV expanded its contract with RRsat following the launch of services over Asia, Africa and Australia in 2007, RRsat announced Aug. 6.     BVN-TV, […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-07-09] Comcast Corp., the largest cable operator in the United States, lost 214,000 basic video subscribers in the first quarter of 2009, sending its total customer base below […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-07-09] Alliant Techsystems (ATK) space systems division sales declined by 11 percent to $364 million compared from $407 million in the previous year, according to the company’s 2010 […]

[Satellite News 08-10-09] The U.S. General Services Administration’s (GSA) take-over of the management of $5 billion in commercial satellite service acquisitions for all federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-06-09] Satellite technology is playing a key role in boosting emergency services for Australian regional governments, said Australian Senator Stephen Conroy, the Minister for broadband, communications and the […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-06-09] Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) named Marv Vander Weg Vice President of the company’s EELV customer office, the company announced Aug. 5.     Vander Weg will be responsible […]