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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GS Provides Mozambique Teleport
African satellite services provider GS Telecom has installed a high-rise teleport in Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, to provide telecommunications services throughout the country. GS Telecom is installing a ViaSat...
Diebold Uses Satellites For ATMs
Diebold [DBD] has contracted with Spacenet, the U.S. subsidiary of Israel’s Gilat Satellite Networks [GILTF], to become an authorized channel partner of Spacenet’s Connexstar business-grade satellite broadband service. As a...
KVH Offers Marine Communications
KVH Industries [KVHI] is launching a satellite communications system designed for maritime use – the Tracphone F55. The Tracphone F55 uses Inmarsat’s satellites to offer leisure and small commercial vessels...
New Skies' 2002 Results Slip
The fourth-quarter and full-year 2002 financial performances for satellite operator New Skies Satellites [NSK] were off compared to 2001, due to a difficult economy, adoption of a new accounting rule...
MDA Gets Bangladesh OK
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates [MDA] announced that the $4.45 million Canadian ($2.9 million) second phase of its Environmental Monitoring Information Network (EMIN) in Bangladesh has been approved for implementation. The...
GlobeCast On Eutelsat HOT BIRD
Satellite broadcast services provider GlobeCast has launched a digital direct-to-home platform on a Eutelsat HOT BIRD satellite. The France Telecom [FTE] subsidiary’s new proprietary DTH platform will operate on the...
The Satellite News Financial Ticker
Week of Feb. 7 – 13, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol Feb. 13 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year toDate Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.78 13.4 6.6 6.6...
Sea Launch Breaths Sigh of Relief
The malfunction of a Russian Proton rocket launch last November is unlikely to affect Sea Launch’s procedures and launch schedule, according to a Failure Review Oversight Board (FROB). Sea Launch’s...
Investor Sees MTN As Bargain
The $30 million purchase of Maritime Telecommunications Networks (MTN), a Miramir, Fla.-based provider of offshore satellite communication services, offers “very good value” and strong growth potential, said David Moross, chairman...