KINDERKANAL GETS NEW NAME
Kinderkanal, the ARD/ZDF children’s television channel, will change its name to KiKa in May. The channel’s youngest viewers commonly use this abbreviation. The channel will also undergo a change of...
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EXIGENT RECEIVES STATE DEPARTMENT NOD TO EXPORT TELECOM TECHNOLOGY
Exigent International Inc. [XGNT] recently announced that its subsidiary Software Technology Inc. has been approved by the U.S. State Department for use by DACOM, one of the largest telecommunications company’s...
UK SATELLITE COMPANIES RECEIVE GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE
British Science Minister Lord Sainsbury announced a GBP 9 million program to help United Kingdom companies exploit opportunities in the satellite communications industry. Under the three year SATCOM program, U.K....
RUSSIA PLANS SUMMER LIFTOFF OF ASTRA 1K
Foreign wire services report that a group of foreign specialists at the Baikonur Cosmodrome will determine the launch date for the Astra 1K satellite. The specialists consist of representatives of...
PENTAGON OUTLINES NEW GPS STRATEGY
Now awaiting White House approval, the Defense Department (DoD) plans a shift in its satellite procurement strategy that would affect both the content and the pace of GPS modernization, in...
NEXT GENERATION LAUNCHERS AND SPACEPORTS: ENTREPRENEURS CONTINUE TO PAVE THE WAY
Driven by the desire to reduce launch costs, industry entrepreneurs are aggressively continuing launch vehicle development plans in hopes of ushering in cheaper, more reliable spacecraft that will enable the...
SSE TELECOM SHIPS MORE IP3 INTERNET GATEWAY UNITS
Fremont, Calif.-based SSE Telecom Inc. [SSET] is shipping additional beta-test systems of its new iP3 broadband satellite Internet gateway platform. The first iP3 beta test systems, shipped by SSET two...
ORBCOMM TO BRING WIRELESS DATA SOLUTIONS TO DECISIONLINK
Orbcomm Global L.P. value-added reseller, Intrex Data Communications Corp., of Vancouver, British Columbia, and Dallas, plans to merge with FiberChem Inc. [FOCS] of Las Vegas, Nevada. Financial details were not...
GLOBALSTAR OPENS GATEWAY IN VENEZUELA
Globalstar L.P. [GSTRF] service partner Telecommunications par Satellites Mobiles (TE.SA.M.) opened the newest Globalstar gateway in Los Velasquez, Venezuela, bringing the total number of fully operational gateways to 13. The...
OMNITRACS WINS DART TRANSIT CONTRACT
St. Paul, Minn.-based Dart Transit Co. will use Qualcomm Inc.’s [QCOM] OmniTracs satellite-based mobile information management system for its fleet. Financial terms were not disclosed, but Dart Transit is purchasing...