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A second review panel is assessing the Ariane 5 rocket before it is cleared to launch the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Rosetta scientific satellite. That mission needs to occur by...

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. [GILTF], a satellite networking technology company, reported a “significant increase” in its order backlog when it released its latest quarterly results Jan. 6. The gains are...

Week of Dec. 30 – Jan. 3 2002 Percentage Change Symbol Jan. 2 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.79 9.8...

WildBlue Communications Inc. appears locked in to begin commercial service in 2004 after finalizing a $154 million financing package from key strategic partners. As reported in a front page SATELLITE...

A speedy industry recovery from a dismal 2002 is not expected anytime soon. The outlook is for modest improvement in the economy and in business prospects during the year. Satellite...

Washington-based XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] is sacrificing a big portion of the ownership stake of its existing shareholders in a planned $450 million restructuring that will gain the company about...

Companies increasingly seem open to using alternative technologies to serve their customers. The latest example is Atlanta-based Southern LINC, a wireless communications service from Southern Company [SO]. Southern LINC recently...

Termination of the proposed merger between DirecTV Inc. and EchoStar Communications Corp. [DISH] ended another chapter in the competitive landscape of the U.S. direct broadcast satellite (DBS) industry. Many now...

France-based Arianespace S.A. will need a bit more time before it can shake off the Dec. 11 launch failure of an Ariane 5 that occurred during the first mission of...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released its ninth annual report on competition in the market for the delivery of video programming. The report finds that cable television still is...