Because it is a private company, Iridium Satellite LLC does not have to publicly announce its subscriber figures. But the success of companies that rely on Iridium technology as part...
News reports from France last week stated that the two remaining consortiums bidding for the contract to build and operate the European Union’s Galileo satellite navigation system have been given...
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Canada’s telecom regulator, approved license applications June 16 from Canadian Satellite Radio Inc. (CSR) and Sirius Canada Inc. to offer subscription-based satellite radio...
The primary strength of satellite technology remains point-to-multipoint applications such as broadcasting, but the use of satellites for point-to-point services is growing as satellite network operators integrate their services with...
The commercial satellite industry generated $97.2 billion in revenues in 2004, up 6.7 percent from the previous year, according to the Satellite Industry Association’s (SIA) “State of the Satellite Industry...
EMS Satcom, a division of EMS Technologies, unveiled an improved ground terminal intended to make search and rescue operations more efficient, the company announced June 9. The medium earth orbit...
Stratos Global Corp., a global provider of Inmarsat mobile satellite services, announced June 8 that it is the first provider to offer the new, higher speed Inmarsat Fleet F77 data...
Raytheon Co. will develop a quick-reaction space optical payload with the potential to spot hidden targets under a U.S. Air Force Contract, Raytheon announced. The ARTEMIS (Advanced Responsive Tactically Effective...
Globecomm Systems Inc., a global provider of end-to-end satellite-based communications services, won multiple contracts from an unnamed existing customer valued at approximately $4.2 million, Globecomm announced June 9. One award,...
Swe-Dish Satellite Systems will develop an Internet protocol (IP)-based, Ku-band satellite network for Malaysian authorities based on its suitcase terminal already in use by other government organizations. The order includes...