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Dankberg Seeks Cheap Bandwidth

Mark Dankberg, the entrepreneurial engineer who founded and heads Carlsbad, Calif.-based ViaSat [VSAT], offered a bold challenge for the satellite industry to double or triple its available broadband bandwidth and...

SES Backing Boosts Orbcomm

The fortunes of Dulles, Va.-based mobile data services provider Orbcomm rose last week when the company completed a $26 million equity financing that included the participation of the world’s largest...

Panero Honored With SN Award

Performance was the secret of success for Washington-based XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] CEO Hugh Panero and the other recipients of the inaugural Satellite News PR & Marketing Awards. Panero won...

The Satellite TV "Innovators" vs. The Followers

Direct broadcast satellite (DBS) services are dominating the development of new applications, products and alliances. That situation is occurring despite major telecom operators delivering an array of services that include...

Digital+ Makes Steady Progress In Spain

Sogecable, the owner of Digital+, is bullish about the prospect for pay-television in Spain. Executives from Sogecable recently gave an upbeat presentation about the prospects for pay-TV in that country....

The Satellite News Financial Ticker

Week of Feb. 13 – 19, 2004 Percentage Change Symbol Feb. 19 Price OneWeek One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.51 (1.6) (12.5) 19.5...