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STRATOS ACQUIRES DATACOM

Stratos Global Corp. [SGB] has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of Datacom Inc. for $65 million. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and other undisclosed...

SKYBRIDGE RECEIVES OPERATING LICENSE IN FRANCE

Skybridge LP has received a license in France to deploy its 80 low-Earth-orbiting (LEO) satellite constellation with associated ground segment to provide broadband Internet access and other multimedia services. The...

CHINA BROADBAND SERVICE TO BEGIN IN 15 CITIES

Attention will focus on China Telecom Broadcast Satellite Co. Ltd., China Eastern Telecommunications Co. Ltd., and Xinno Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. in the third quarter when they initiate broadband network...

FIRM RAISES 2000 PRICE TARGETS ON XM RADIO

As the DARS segment of the satellite industry strengthens and pushes forward, financial analysts continue to gain confidence in the sector. “We believe many of XM Radio’s execution risk factors...

TROUBLED TIMES FOR DIGITURK

Turkey’s long-awaited digital platform is set to launch at the end of this month. But the collapse of the partnership between its two principal backers and the failure to secure...

TRANSPONDER MONITOR

Key: D – Digital A – Analogue 80 degrees E:Express-6 D – The new Russian Express-6A was launched successfully in the early hours of March 12 aboard a Proton rocket...

INMARSAT RESULTS

Inmarsat Holdings Ltd. has released its first financial results since becoming a private limited company last April. The company reported total revenues for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1999...