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TerreStar Networks Inc. filed a request with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to extend the launch milestone for its TerreStar-1 satellite, the company announced June 11. Satellite manufacturer Space Systems/Loral […]

Astrium Services, a subsidiary of EADS Astrium, signed an agreement to become a value-added reseller of Iridium satellite communication equipment and services, Iridium announced June 11. The deal authorizes Astrium […]

Telenor Satellite Services is developing a broadband communications line of services targeting the maritime industry, Telenor announced June 12. The system, dubbed OceanRoam, will provide vessels with Internet and telephone […]

Northrop Grumman Corp. has begun work on a system development and demonstration contract for an extremely high frequency satellite communications system for the U.S. Air Force’s B-2 stealth bomber, Northrop […]

Shareholders of Stratos Global Corp. have accepted a buyout offer from CIP Canada Investment Inc., the companies announced June 12. CIP Canada will pay 7 Canadian dollars ($6.59) per share […]

Inmarsat has made SatCom Group a full distribution partner for its forthcoming satellite phone services scheduled to be introduced in the third quarter, SatCom announced June 11. Inmarsat’s voice services […]

Vodacom Group, South Africa’s largest cell phone company, and Naspers, the country’s largest media company, have formed a venture to sell satellite television services, the companies announced. Consumers will be […]

Globecomm Systems Inc. has been awarded a $16.1 million contract to install a next-generation media processing center for an unnamed telecommunications services provider in Asia, Globecomm announced. Under a previously […]

Alliant Techsystems (ATK) completed its acquisition of Swales Aerospace, a provider of satellite components and subsystems, small spacecraft and engineering services for NASA, the U.S. Department of Defense and commercial […]

Multichoice, an African direct-to-home operator, has linked up with South African mobile operator Vodacom to try and increase Multichoice’s pay-TV subscriber base. Vodacom will sell a pair of Multichoice’s digital […]

The U.S. Air Force has exercised an option on its Alternate Infrared Satellite System (AIRSS) contract with Northrop Grumman Corp. to accelerate the program to a System Design Review (SDR), […]

ViaSat Inc. has received a $3.7 million award from the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to develop and implement a new enhanced Military UHF satellite communications waveform called the Integrated […]

Raytheon Co. has delivered a hyper-spectral imaging sensor developed to demonstrate and assess military applications from satellites launched on demand, the company announced June 11. The ARTEMIS (Advanced Responsive Tactically […]

Tata Indicom VSAT Services (TIVS), an Indian VSAT service provider, is teaming up with DigiFour Technologies to deliver dynamic digital signage (DDS) services in India. Digifour is behind SCALA, a […]

Neural Technologies, a United Kingdom-based technology vendor, is helping U.S. pay-TV operator DirecTV combat fraud. Neural announced June 11 that it had completed the installation of its latest fraud-management system […]

CIP Canada Investment Inc., a fully owned subsidiary of Communications Investment Partners Ltd., increased its cash offer for Stratos Global Corp. to 7 Canadian dollars ($6.60) per share, increasing the […]

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a June 8 public notice seeking comment on the proposed merger of licensees Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. and XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. The […]

Israel launched an advanced spy satellite into orbit on June 11, Israeli officials said, representing a new intelligence-gathering tool for efforts to collect information on Iran and other regional adversaries. […]

Morgan Stanley Commits $250 Million Term Loan to Sirius Sirius Satellite Radio has obtained a $250 million senior secured term loan commitment from Morgan Stanley Senior Funding Inc., Sirius announced […]

DataPath is on the verge of completing its acquisition of European mobile satellite terminal vendor Swe-Dish Satellite Systems with a deal likely to be announced later in the month, a […]

Arabsat is one of the leading satellite operators in the Middle East and a key bandwidth provider to broadcasters, pay-TV operators and other businesses in the region. The dynamics of […]

DirecTV Latin America (DTVLA) president Bruce Churchill believes telcos will find it tough in terms of developing IPTV strategies in Latin America, but hopes it can work with telcos the […]

The Modern Times Group (MTG), owners of direct-to-home (DTH) platforms in the Nordic and Baltic regions of Europe, has outlined a number of strategic objectives as it looks to consolidate […]

The first of four satellites for Italy’s COSMO-SkyMed constellation was delivered in a June 8 launch aboard a Boeing Delta 2 booster from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, Thales […]

Sea Launch has concluded its failure investigation and expects its return to flight in October with delivery of Thuraya-3 aboard a Zenit 3SL booster, company spokeswoman Paula Korn said June […]

DataPath is on the verge of completing acquisition of European mobile satellite terminal vendor Swe-Dish Satellite Systems with a deal likely to be announced later in the month, Swe-Dish said […]

To better provide the timeliest news and industry analysis amid the changing demands of the digital workplace, June 25 marks the end of the blue sheet version of Satellite News […]

Satelites Mexicanos S.A. de C.V. (SatMex) Mexico’s predominant satellite service provider, announced June 8 that it was suspending its sale process for the company’s capital stock. Luis Rebollar, chairman of […]

DirecTV Latin America (DTVLA) could launch high-definition (HD) services in Latin America as early as this year. The operator, which has more than 4 million subscribers across all the major […]

Arabsat is one of the leading satellite operators in the Middle East and a key bandwidth provider to broadcasters, pay-TV operators and other businesses in the region. The dynamics of […]