Gilat Signs Bulgarian Accord
Gilat Satellite Networks [Nasdaq: GILTF] has signed an agreement with the Bulgarian petroleum company TRANSAT to deploy a Skystar 360E hub and VSAT network with sites throughout Bulgaria. TRANSAT, and...
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Telenor Completes Testing
Telenor Satellite Services has completed testing of its aeronautical data communications service called Swift Mobile Packet Data Service (MPDS). Based on Inmarsat’s Swift64 technology, Telenor’s aeronautical MPDS will deliver cost-effective...
Spanish Antenna Delivered
EADS CASA Espacio has delivered an in-orbit reconfigurable multi-beam antenna (IRMA) to INTA for use in a satellite under construction by Space Systems/Loral for the Spanish Ministry of Defence. The...
Wall Street Analysis
By Tom Watts, SG Cowen Securities Ohio Governor Bob Taft signed into law a bill that will apply a 6 percent sales tax to direct broadcast satellite (DBS) services, but...
The Satellite News Financial Ticker
Week of June 20 – 26, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol June 26 One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.30 (22.0) 32.2 51.3...
Competition Rises For Connexion
Connexion by Boeing has yet to collect a dollar from its fledgling commercial in-flight satellite communications service, but the new venture already is facing stiff competition. Verizon Airfone is rolling...
OrbView-3 Gives Orbimage Life
The successful June 26 launch of the OrbView-3 high-resolution imaging satellite could help the Dulles, Va.-based Orbital Imaging Corp. (Orbimage) turn around its financial fortunes. The satellite imagery provider is...
WRC Deals Come Fast and Furiously
As the International Telecommunication Union’s World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC) enters its final week in Geneva, expect a flurry of activity on the spectrum front at the plenary level. Big issues...
Spotlight: U.S. Army Deploys TDMA Satellite Network
Reston, Va.-based iDirect Technologies has teamed with Technical and Management Services Corp. (TAMSCO) to provide U.S. Army personnel in Iraq with a TDMA satellite network. TAMSCO, an information technology company,...
Can iPSTAR Revive Broadband?
By Jose del Rosario In 2004, Shin Satellite (ShinSat) of Thailand will launch a new iPSTAR satellite aimed at providing telecommunications and multimedia services to households, businesses and public organizations....