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iDirect Partnership Offers Hybrid Network

Herndon, Va.-based iDirect wants to capitalize on a new threesome forged with satellite services operator Intelsat and communications networking provider Equant by tapping into what its management considers to be...

Spotlight: New GPS Software Aids Farmers

NavCom Technology, a unit of Deere & Company [DE], is targeting the agricultural industry by pushing Global Positioning System (GPS) services into the untraditional role of helping farmers plow their...

In France: DTT? Mais Qui!

With close to 30 million households now subscribing to some form of digital television (DTV), France is the only major European market to support two satellite pay-TV operators, Canal Satellite...

Arianespace Wins AirTV Launch Deal

New York City-based AirTV’s search for funding did not stop the startup from signing a launch services agreement with Arianespace last week, with the first launch scheduled for 2007. The...

Sirius Defends Higher Pricing

Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI], the higher priced of two U.S.-based satellite radio services, took the unusual step of issuing a press release last week to put a positive spin on...

New Financial Investors Bring Discipline

The top officers of large FSS operators who spoke at Euroconsult’s 8th World Summit For Satellite Financing in Paris voiced no surprise with forecasts of much tougher capital- expenditure parameters...