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Middle East satellite operator Nilesat is judging bids to manufacture its new 201 satellite and expects to make a decision “imminently,” possibly before the end of August. “We still have […]

ViaSat Inc. has agreed to acquire mobile satellite antenna manufacturer Jast Antenna Systems, ViaSat announced July 24. Jast, based in Lausanne, Switzerland, develops microwave circuits and antennas for satellite and […]

Lockheed Martin Corp. reported second quarter 2007 earnings of $778 million, a 34 percent increase over profits of  $580 million for the same period of 2006, the company announced July […]

Mobile Satellite Ventures LP (MSV) named Ray Baxter vice president for federal sales, the company announced July 24. Baxter has more than 34 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, […]

WSI Corp. has released a cockpit weather system, which will provide pilots and passengers with weather content as well as Sirius Satellite Radio programming, WSI announced July 23. The AV-350 […]

Delphi Corp. has shipped more than 15 million satellite receivers to retailers and vehicle manufacturers, the company announced July 24. Delphi introduced factory-installed satellite radio receivers to the automotive market […]

Antenna Technology Communications Inc. (ATCi) completed a contract to design, integrate and install a complete flyaway uplink system for Spanish-language channel Radio Televisión Guatemala, ATCi announced July 24. ATCi provided […]

Australia’s Geoimage Pty Ltd. has been named a distribution partner for DigitalGlobe, the imagery satellite operator announced July 23. Geoimage will resell DigitalGlobe’s high-resolution satellite imagery throughout Australia, New Zealand, […]

Juniper Networks Inc. has provided its Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) routing software for the processor/router for the Transformational Satellite Communications (TSAT) bid being developed by Lockheed Martin and Northrop […]

Modern Times Group reported slow subscriber growth for its direct-to-home operations in Scandinavia, as subsidiary Viasat Broadcasting ended June with 709,000 subscribers, up just 1,000 compared to the end of […]

Pace Micro Technology saw a return to profitability thanks to a strong full year’s results, with overall revenues more than doubling for the 12 months ending June 2, the company […]

Lockheed Martin Corp. reported second qarter 2007 earnings of $778 million, a 34 percent increase over profits of  $580 million for the same period of 2006, the company announced July […]

XM Satellite Radio CEO Hugh Panero, one of the company’s founders, will leave the company in August, XM announced July 24. Nate Davis, XM’s president and COO, will serve as […]

The payload for Lockheed Martin’s first Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous (GEO) spacecraft has completed thermal vacuum testing, the company announced July 23. The test, performed by payload subcontractor Northrop […]

Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio are pledging to offer a pair of a la carte programming options as well as six other plans if their merger is allowed […]

Bentley Walker, a U.K.-based satellite solutions provider, has purchased an HX System Network Operations Center as a compact satellite solution for smaller networks, Hughes Networks Systems announced July 23. The […]

In preparation for an October launch of the Thuraya 3 satellite, Sea Launch is awaiting delivery of the replacement for a gas, or flame, deflector for its Odyssey Launch Platform, […]

EADS Astrium won a contract from the German Aerospace Center (DLR) to develop concepts for a new upper stage of Europe’s Vega rocket, EADS Astrium announced July 23. Vega, a […]

SES Americom and partner Hiwire have launched a test of a digital video broadcast-handheld (DVB-H) mobile TV service they claim will deliver twice the channels and higher-quality pictures than other […]

Spacenet Inc. has named Michael Hughes CFO, the company announced July 23. A certified public accountant, Hughes previously has served as a senior manager for FinSol LLC, senior vice president […]

Orbital Sciences Corp. has been awarded a $9 million contract to install a vehicle management system for tracking the fleet of buses operated by Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, Orbital announced […]

EMS Technologies Inc. has completed delivery of anti-jamming hardware to Northrop Grumman for installation on the payloads for the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (EHF) satellites, EMS announced July 23. EMS […]

RRSat Global Communications Network Ltd. will broadcast the Soundtrack Channel to the United States, RRSat announced July 19. The content will be delivered over the RRSat Global Network using Intelsat’s […]

Conditional access and middleware vendor Irdeto is offering a prepaid solution to its customers under a partnership with Brand-ID Europe, Irdeto announced July 20. The companies have integrated Irdeto’s content […]

Emerging Markets Communications (EMC) will launch an Internet Protocol (IP) trunking DVB-S2 platform service in September for the African market, the company announced July 20. EMC will provide the service […]

A Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) spacecraft has been flown for the first time without using navigation gyros, the U.S. Air Force announced July 19. DMSP F15, launched in December […]

Virgin America airline and EchoStar Communications Corp. will offer an 18-channel programming package starting Aug. 8 to afford passengers live, in-flight satellite entertainment, the companies announced July 20. Programming will […]

BT is rolling out a sports-content package which promises customers a low-cost option for watching Premiership soccer. BT hopes its offering will tap into a market unwilling to pay more […]

Analyst: Satellite Industry Could Find Opportunity In Working With WiMax While many in the satellite industry fear the potential loss of some C-band spectrum to terrestrial providers, by working together […]

German pay-TV operator Premiere reported revenues of 229.1 million euros ($316.1 million) down nearly 15 percent compared to the previous quarter, the company announced July 19. Premiere blamed the decrease […]