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Loral, Mitsubishi Complete Testing

The Optus C1 communications satellite, built by Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) for SingTel Optus and the Australian Department of Defence under a contract with Mitsubishi Electric, has successfully completed a complex...

Star Choice Unveils Receiver

Star Choice Communications has unveiled a high-definition (HD) satellite receiver, the Motorola DSR500 HD, to serve the Canadian satellite TV market. Star Choice will be adding three new high-definition channels...

Frequency Electronics Secures Pact

Frequency Electronics [AMEX: FEI] has been awarded a contract to develop a new family of frequency reference sources for multiple on-board satellite applications. Under the development contract, FEI will adapt...

EMS To Supply Advanced Antenna

EMS Technologies [Nasdaq: ELMG] has received an authorization to proceed (ATP) on a navigation antenna for the Anik F1R spacecraft, currently in production at European manufacturer Astrium. A contract is...

Alpha Spacecom Teams Up

Alpha Spacecom [OTC BB: ASPC] has signed an agreement with China Film Group (CFG) to create a satellite digital cinema and home distribution platform for major Western and domestic motion...

Victory Sports To Use AMC-4

SES Americom, the U.S. subsidiary of SES Global [Luxembourg: SESG], announced that Minneapolis-based Victory Sports has signed a multi-year agreement for C- band satellite bandwidth on AMC-4 for the distribution...

Intelsat, Ascent Import Russian TV

Ascent Media Network Services (AMNS), a division of Ascent Media Group, is teaming up with Intelsat to deliver Channel One Russia Worldwide Network (formerly known as Public Russian Television) from...

Norsat's New CEO Plans Changes

Norsat International [Nasdaq: NSAT], a provider of satellite products for high-speed data transmission, faces the same financial challenges that many satellite companies confront. One difference, however, is that the company...

StarBand's Revamping Raises Hope

McLean, Va.-based StarBand Communications, a high-speed, two-way satellite Internet provider, has undergone a revamping as it prepares to emerge from Chapter 11-bankruptcy court protection by year-end. The company recently filed...