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The proposed merger of Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio is likely to pass “on merits” unless political pressures hold sway against federal regulators, Bear Stearns said in a...

Along with helping save lives in an emergency, satellite systems also can play an essential role in preventing some crises, according to a study by Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF). A...

Inmarsat has forged a partnership to bring satellite-based communications solutions to 1,000 islands off the coast of Brazil, hoping to showcase the impact its Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) technology...

Comtech Will Provide Cellular Backhaul Equipment For Middle East Network Comtech EF Data Corp. received an order to deliver satellite infrastructure equipment that will be used in a cellular backhaul...

A would-be player in the proposed merger of Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio is making a new pitch for an old plan, even though he has little confidence...

Competition for the direct-to-home (DTH) market in Africa is warming up with MultiChoice Africa’s pre-eminence in the region likely to come under threat from Gateway Broadcast Services as the latter...

Revenues among mobile satellite services (MSS) manufacturers will increase by slightly more than 50 percent by 2012, analyst Tim Farrar forecast in a report released July 9.   Revenues will...

Romtelecom, a telecommunications provider in Romania, is looking to have a strong impact in the nascent satellite pay-TV market there, and could offer a template for other telcos in the...

If Sea Launch suffered like a wallflower through last month’s Paris Air Show while fellow launch providers Arianespace and International Launch Services (ILS) took turns announcing contractual pas de deux...

Irdeto Acquires IDWay Irdeto, a provider of conditional access services to direct-to-home operators, has acquired IDWay, Irdeto announced July 6. The companies began working together in 2006, and the acquisition...