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New Skies' Indian Deal

New Skies Satellites [NSK] has signed a multi-year, multi-transponder deal with Indian telecom company Reliance Infocomm, enabling Reliance to offer international long-distance telephone services to the United States. The bundled...

Delta Startup Offers Satellite TV

Song, a new owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines [DAL], will be offering in-flight satellite TV as part of its effort to meet travelers’ needs, company officials said. Song is...

Kingston Secures Two Deals

Kingston inmedia, the satellite-based broadband technology arm of Kingston Communications, won two contracts last week. One deal involves providing Internet backbone connectivity and VoIP services via satellite to the engineering-oriented...

Space Imaging's Online Shopping

Space Imaging, which provides Earth imagery and related services to commercial and government markets, is offering online purchasing of IKONOS satellite imagery through its Carterra Online Internet portal. The IKONOS...

Skylight Weather Info For Military

Integral Systems [ISYS], a provider of satellite command and control technology and satellite ground systems, is launching its Skylight system using a direct broadcast satellite terminal for remote sensing of...

Telenor Inks Pact With Comtech

Telenor Satellite Services will provide dedicated capacity on Inmarsat satellites and land earth station services to Comtech to offer its customers real-time asset tracking and messaging services. The agreement is...

PanAmSat Cautious On Broadband

Joseph Wright, the president and CEO of Wilton, Conn.-based satellite operator PanAmSat Corp. [SPOT], has laid out a growth strategy for his company that entails entering the broadband market later...

FCC Ruling Lifts MSS Prospects

Mobile satellite operators will enjoy expanded opportunities to develop viable businesses and to meet consumer needs following a landmark decision by the Federal Communications Commission last week allowing mobile satellite...