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Continuing economic uncertainty has dampened demand for broadband satellite services in the Asia-Pacific region. Since 1997, the Asia-Pacific region has experienced downturns and recoveries in short cycles that have hampered...

SES Astra has had a busy month. It has concluded a deal with the BBC for two additional transponders on the ASTRA 2D satellite at 28.2 degrees East and has...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...