Intelsat Launches Asian Service
Intelsat and Television Broadcasts (TVB) will set up a joint venture, Galaxy Satellite Broadcasting, offering pay-TV service for Hong Kong. Intelsat will own a 51 percent stake in the venture,...
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SiRF To Acquire Wireless Company
SiRF Technology, of San Jose, Calif., has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Enuvis, a wireless location technology provider. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. SiRF intends to...
Orbital Recovery Names Advisor
Orbital Recovery has selected PricewaterhouseCoopers as its financial advisor, with responsibility for leading the company through its final funding round for its new Geosynch Spacecraft Life Extension System (SLES). PricewaterhouseCoopers...
The Satellite News Financial Ticker
Week of Feb. 14- 20, 2003 PercentageChange Symbol Feb. 20 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.72 7.5 (6.0) 11.0 –...
Arianespace's Challenging Future
The successful launch of the last Ariane 4 rocket not only carried the Intelsat 907 satellite into orbit but also ushered in a new era of dependence by Arianespace on...
Latin Operators In Limbo
Latin America’s satellite and network services sector is reeling from a worldwide economic downturn, and no one expects much improvement anytime soon. Many companies in the region receive revenues in...
Canada Mulls Lifting Foreign Ownership Limits
Canada’s parliament is holding hearings this month to review whether to ease its foreign ownership restrictions in the telecommunications sector. Canadian law requires telecom companies — wireline, wireless and satellite...
Spotlight: British Airways Tests In-flight Broadband
British Airways is trying out the new Connexion by Boeing’s in-flight satellite broadband service onboard one of its daily transatlantic flight between London and New York. The service is designed...
Canadian DBS: The Northern Duopoly
Canada has almost 32 million people and roughly 2.1 million of the country’s 11 million-plus TV households (TVHHs) receive their direct broadcast satellite (DBS) signals either from Star Choice or...
MTN Prospects For Oil And Gas Customers
Maritime Telecommunications Network (MTN), a Miramar, Fla.-based provider of ship-to-shore satellite communications, is aggressively exploring its opportunities to serve customers who operate offshore oil and gas rigs. MTN traditionally has...