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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...

By Maury Mechanick This second of two articles on the Federal Communications Commission’s recent order in its satellite licensing proceeding deals with the impact of the agency’s new rules for...

The International Telecommunication Union’s World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC) wrapped up its month of spectrum allocation work on July 4 with key agreements for satellite and terrestrial wireless services. The WRC...

The departure of Satlynx CEO Yves Elsen was “a bit of a blow,” admitted Robert Feierbach, vice president of corporate and direct-to-home (DTH) services. The European satellite broadband venture, however,...

Europe*Star expects a significant increase in its revenues over the next 18 months in light of the recent settlement of litigation problems between owners Alcatel [NYSE: ALA] and Loral Space...

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...

Damaging winds from hurricanes and tropical storms are prompting oilrig platform operators to replace less robust microwave towers with satellite communications. That is the word from Errol Olivier, president of...

By Jimmy Schaeffler Earlier this year, the technology sector was battered, the national economy was weak, and the only two U.S. satellite radio companies – XM Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: XMSR]...

Changes already are occurring in anticipation of the previously announced merger between mobile satellite service (MSS) providers – San Jose, Calif.-based Globalstar [OTCBB: GSTRF.OB] and London-based ICO Global Communications (Holdings)...

Dulles, Va.-based Orbital Sciences [NYSE: ORB] is expected to save more than $10 million in annual interest costs through a $135 million debt financing that it closed last week. Orbital...