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New anti-jamming capabilities were introduced last week at Satellite 2004 by QinetiQ, a Farnborough, U.K.-based science and technology company with 10,000 employees. The company’s advanced system, called satID, identifies and...

By Kirby Ikin Insurance is not a subject many would consider a driver in the space industry. In fact, few within the space industry give insurance the consideration that it...

Gilat Satellite Networks [GILTF] is looking for a successful 2004. The company has had its trials and tribulations in recent years but armed with a new business strategy, the company...

After one or two delays, Arianespace successfully launched the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Rosetta probe March 2. Rosetta is scheduled to reach the comet Churyumov- Gerasimenko in 2014 after three...

The performance of fixed satellite operators is hamstrung by a lingering overcapacity problem that generally will exceed demand for years to come. That is the view of two industry consultants...

Week of Feb. 27 – March 4, 2004 Percentage Change Symbol March 4 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.44 3.0...

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...

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...

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 choice of “Satellite Executive of the Year” always is open to second-guessing. A safe choice often is the CEO of a large satellite operator that has had a special...