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Arizona State University (ASU) is collaborating with Chandler, Ariz.-based OnPoint Systems to develop Global Positioning System-enabled, self-guided walking tours of the school’s campus. The new technology is slated for debut...

By Joseph Pelton A new kind of electronic reality has been created by satellite communications, fiber optics, cybernetics and computer networks. One way of viewing this electronic transformation has been...

Rick Medlock is excited about the challenge facing him upon his arrival at Inmarsat, the London-based mobile satellite giant. Medlock, who currently is CFO of NDS [NDS], will move to...

Jim Blomfield, CEO of Hong Kong-based Galaxy Satellite Broadcasting, resigned last week, citing personal reasons. There now, apparently, are concerns about the future of Galaxy, a joint venture between Intelsat...

AVC Broadband Managing Director Frank Tyler is confident the operator can build a profitable business but it is unlikely to reach the 80,000 subscribers it initially targeted for 2004. The...

Week of Aug. 6 – 12, 2004 Percentage Change Symbol Aug. 12 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.49 (3.9) (13.4)...

Affiliates of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P., The Carlyle Group and Providence Equity Partners Inc. (KKR) appear to be looking to make a serious bid for Intelsat. The KKR...

Kistler Aerospace’s board of directors boosted the bankrupt company’s efforts to raise $500 million to complete the development of a reusable launch vehicle by naming two prominent industry executives to...

Patrick K. Brant has been named president of Loral Skynet, the satellite operating business unit of New York-based Loral Space & Communications, succeeding Terry Hart, who is leaving after seven...

The partnerships between satellite-television service providers and regional telecommunications companies are growing in strength and number. El Segundo, Calif.-based DirecTV, the largest U.S. satellite TV service, became the latest player...