Pilotime Ready For Take-Off
Canal Satellite, the French satellite pay-TV operator, is raising the stakes in the personal video recorder (VCR) arena by deploying Pilotime, a next-generation set-top box (STB) designed by Thomson, with...
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Transponder Monitor
A = Analogue D = Digital 78.5 degreesE: Thaicom 2&3 D There are now three Christian TV channels within the Tadiran Scopus multiplex at 3550 MHz horizontal, SR 13333, FEC...
Europe: Leading The Pack For Satellite Standards
By Chris Baugh, Northern Sky Research DVB-RCS (DVB return channel via satellite) and DOCSIS (data over cable service interface specification) are emerging as viable standards for broadband satellite service. Both...
Satellite Sector Revenues Jump 10 Percent In 2002
The struggling satellite industry still managed revenue growth of 10 percent last year, despite clear indications of reduced demand for new satellite orders, according to a survey recently released by...
U.S. Court Denies Injunction
A U.S. district court has denied EchoStar Communications’ [Nasdaq: DISH] request for a preliminary injunction against Spanish language TV programming company TV Azteca. The injunction would have prevented Mexico City-based...
Telenor Encourages Digital Switch
Telenor Satellite Services is offering up to $3,000 of airtime to maritime customers who upgrade their satellite communications from the aging Inmarsat A analog service to the Fleet F77 digital...
TriMet Uses GPS Tracking
NetScout Systems [Nasdaq: NTCT], a provider of network performance management products, announced that Tri-County Metropolitan Transit Agency (TriMet), the public transportation system in the Portland, Ore., area, is using its...
Fastrax, Savox Team On GPS
Fastrax, a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver developer, and Savox Communications, a telecom accessory product provider, have teamed up to provide a new GPS accessory for TETRA (terrestrial trunked radio)...
Intelsat's Antarctica Expedition
Using Intelsat’s satellite capacity and Japan Telecom’s antenna facilities, Japanese broadcaster NHK is delivering programming from the Showa base in Antarctica to households in Japan. NHK has set up its...
Lagardere Named EADS Chairman
Arnaud Lagardere has been named co-chairman of European aerospace giant EADS. He will replace Jean-Luc Lagardere, who died on March 14. French holding company Sogeade (which includes French high-tech firm...