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SnapTrack In China

SnapTrack, a subsidiary of Qualcomm [Nasdaq: QCOM], and Motorola [NYSE: MOT] have agreed to provide CDMA carrier China Unicom [NYSE: CHU] with SnapTrack’s assisted GPS location server platforms. SnapTrack’s position...

Satellite TV Is In For A Tough Time

According to a report by Datamonitor, satellite’s days as the largest digital TV platform in Europe are numbered. In a new research report titled “Beyond the STB: new device and...

Berretta: Eutelsat Is Stronger Than Ever

While other satellite operators are showing little, if any, growth, Paris-based Eutelsat is looking forward to posting positive numbers for its fiscal year. When Interspace Senior Editor Mark Holmes spoke...

Transponder Monitor

93.5 degreesE: Insat 3A D India’s Doordarshan Maharashtra service has launched on 3960 MHz vertical, SR 5000, FEC 3/4, VPID 1110, APID 1211 in free-to-air MPEG-2. This service is for...

ESA Awards Contracts

The European Space Agency has awarded contracts for experimental Galileo satellites, forerunners of the satellite navigation system’s in-orbit validation phase. The first satellite is to be launched during the second...

Arianespace Readies Launch

At the end of August, Arianespace is preparing to launch three satellites onboard an Ariane 5 rocket from its Kourou spaceport in French Guiana. The three satellites are the European...

Boeing Makes Critical Scandinavian Connexion

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS)’s deal with Connexion by Boeing, a business unit of Boeing [NYSE: BA] to use Boeing’s satellite-based broadband service on its long-haul flights is further confirmation of the...

Boeing-SAIC Selects Partners

Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Science Applications International Corp. has selected 15 partners to join the U.S. Army future combat systems (FCS) program. The 15 new partners will lead teams of...