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Telcos across the world aim to be serious players in the pay-TV business with Internet protocol television (IPTV) offerings. The technology provides both threats and opportunities to satellite pay-TV platforms...

In a series of moves designed to maintain its momentum in the military sector, systems integrator Datapath Inc. acquired the assets of M&C Systems Inc., a provider of satellite communications...

Similar to an arrangement it made with IBM [IBM] last fall, Boeing [BA] June 8 said it signed a non-exclusive, 10-year strategic alliance with Internet networking technology provider Cisco Corp....

SIRI & XMSR This week, Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio offered what appeared to be positive announcements related to their respective businesses. While the news was well received...

There is little evidence that U.S.-built launch vehicles can recapture commercial market share lost to international competitors, industry analyst Futron Corp. said in a white paper released June 8. U.S....

The Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association (SBCA) said it trained and certified more than 4,000 technicians during the first quarter of 2005, an increase of almost 50 percent compared to...

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...