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The Voom saga reached its conclusion as this issue was going to press when Cablevision formally said it would shut down its struggling Rainbow DBS direct-to-home satellite television service, which...

Panamsat Corp. said Group W-Com, a Group Pegaso company, selected the company to support a new satellite-based broadband Internet service. Pegaso Banda Ancha will provide direct-to-home service providers, local telcos...

In the Asian region marred with pricing pressures and oversupply of capacity, maintaining stable revenues can be a challenge. But Asi aSat has done that and, with the help of...

France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications (FTMSC) has stepped up its pursuit of more revenues in the Asia Pacific region by opening a sales office in Hong Kong, which will serve...

AsiaSat and SES Astra will be entering the market looking for new satellites. AsiaSat is preparing a request for proposal (RFP) for a new satellite, AsiaSat 5, which will act...

Last week, Maxwell Technologies Inc. announced that Northrop Grumman Space Technology selected its SCS750 single board computer for spacecraft control and payload data management for the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental...

A system that would allow airline passengers to use GSM wireless phones moved a step closer to reality last week when Arinc and Telenor, two companies partnered to deploy such...

Iridium Satellite LLC recently provided global satellite communications equipment and services for a benefit drive around the world to help keep the nine volunteers that took part in the effort...

While the direct-to-home (DTH) satellite television service providers currently are benefiting between the telecom service providers and cable television operators, they may need to seek out their own partners or...

Satellite News named the winners of its 2004 Golden Orbiter Marketing and PR Awards. Golden Orbiters are given out in four categories honoring the best marketing public relations efforts within...