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ICO Global Communications, the troubled London-based mobile satellite startup, appears poised to jumpstart its delayed service launch by agreeing to pay $55 million to buy a controlling interest in the...

Gilat Satellite Networks [Nasdaq: GILTF] has been selected by China Telecommunications to provide a large-scale, satellite-based rural telephony network in Tibet. China Telecom will make an initial purchase of a...

The community of Coffman Cove, Alaska, has selected SkyFrames [OTC Bulletin Board: SKYU] to install and coordinate the implementation of a satellite broadband network that will provide a 2-mile broadband...

Maqsat, a Dutch satellite communications provider, has joined the Europe*Star gateway program. The program, consisting of network providers, national telecom providers and independent teleport operations, provides access to Europe*Star’s satellites....

Revenues generated by Canadian firms in providing direct-to-home (DTH) satellite TV and multipoint distribution system (MDS) services have soared since 1998, according to statistics released recently by the Canadian Radio-television...

The rollout of advanced video services is boosting the competitive pressures on cable and satellite TV providers. The advanced services feature enticing high-definition television (HDTV) and digital video recorder (DVR)...

The Federal Communications Commission has adopted a “first-come, first-served” licensing process for geostationary satellite applications. The FCC, however, decided to retain the existing “processing round” system for non- geostationary satellite...

A low-cost hybrid rocket propulsion system that would be able to launch micro-satellites for commercial and military applications appears to be moving toward reality. Poway, Calif.-based SpaceDev [OTCBB: SPDV], the...

By Jimmy Schaeffler A battle is brewing over which multi-channel video services provider can best deliver high-definition TV (HDTV). The competition involves virtually every U.S.-based satellite and cable TV operator....

Atlanta-based ILC is finding that a sluggish satellite industry still offers plenty of opportunity to sell network control software and systems. One reason ILC is doing well in the face...