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While industry leaders were gathered in San Diego last week discussing the potential of the Internet via satellite Starband Communications Inc. was busy launching its direct-to-home service. StarBand initially will...

Conexion by Boeing, the satellite-based aero-mobile Internet, broadband data and TV system being built by The Boeing Co. [BA], said it will lease 14 transponders on a Brazilian satellite in...

Integral Technologies Inc. [ITKG] of Bellingham, Wash., said the second-generation, flat-panel, dual-satellite antenna developed by its Antek Wireless Inc. subsidiary has been selected by Orbital Communications Corp. (Orbcomm) for use...

TRW Space and Electronics Group within TRW Inc. [TRW] said it has developed a miniature frequency upconverter for the communications payload on the Ka-band satellites it is building as its...

Star TV has been granted Pakistan’s first pay-TV licence. It means Star is able to distribute its full bouquet of pay TV services to viewers in Pakistan. James Murdoch, chairman...

Italian pay-TV operator Stream has reported that losses almost doubled in the first half of 2000 to L302 billion from L152 billion (E78.50m) in the same period last year, despite...

The Astra 2B satellite has entered active service for operator Société Européenne des Satellites (SES) at the Luxembourg-based company’s orbital slot at 28.2 degrees East. SES said Astra 2B features...

Middle East platform Arab Radio & Television (ART) has started to call itself Arab Digital Distribution (ADD) and last week relaunched its Arabic bouquet (Firstnet) with additional channels for ArabSat...

The size and mass of geostationary communications/broadcasting/broadband satellites is increasing sharply over the near term. Thuraya-1’s lift-off mass of 5,108kg might have been the world’s heaviest single payload when it...

Interspace’s in-depth study of European satellite activity, compiled by Mike Fallon Key: D – Digital A – Analogue 90 degreesE: Yamal 102 D – Turkmen TV’s three TV channels and...