TELEPIU LOSSES DEEPEN, SUBS UP
Canal Plus-owned Italian pay-TV operator Telepiu is expected to make a loss in 2000 but subscriber figures continue to rise. Canal Plus’ Italian unit incurred losses of Euro187 million in...
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TELENOR OPENS LONDON FACILITY
The UK subsidiary of the Norwegian telecommunication company Telenor has officially opened its new UK headquarters. Telenor (UK) Ltd’s Central London facility is situated close to Russell Square. The rooftop...
ESA'S SCIENCE PROJECTS SHORTLISTED
Six proposals out of 49 submitted will undergo close examination through the next six months as the European Space Agency’s science advisors move toward the selection of flexi- missions for...
IRIDIUM FRANCHISE MOVES TO STOP NEW SUBSCRIPTIONS
Nippon Iridium Corp., a satellite cell phone service operator using the Iridium LLC system, set in motion moves to close its service by applying to the Ministry of Posts and...
ALCATEL SPACE INKS SATELLITE SYSTEMS CONTRACT WITH AIRTV
Alcatel Space inked a contract with Jersey-based AirTV Holdings Ltd. To build a satellite system for the global live television broadcasting network dedicated to the commercial and private aviation markets....
ORBITAL SCIENCES SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES TAURUS ROCKET
Orbital Sciences Corp. [ORB] successfully launched its ground-based Taurus rocket, carrying the U.S. Energy Department’s Multispectral Thermal Imager (MTI) satellite into its targeted orbit in a mission that originated from...
ASTROLINK NAMES ROLAND BOPP VICE PRESIDENT OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Astrolink LLC announced that it has named Roland Bopp vice president of international business development. Bopp will be responsible for assisting in the development and launch of Astrolink in the...
CHELLO SEEKING BROADBAND PARTNER FOR LATIN AMERICA
Netherlands-based chello broadband n.v. a European provider of broadband Internet services to residential and business subscribers is looking for a partner to pursue its planned expansion into Latin America. That...
SECOND ANALYST DOWNGRADES GLOBALSTAR STOCK
Even with the national launch of Globalstar’s service, Wall Street still is showing signs of concern over the satellite telephony provider’s future. Earlier this week, Merrill Lynch downgraded the stock,...
GLOBALSTAR USA LAUNCHES FULL COMMERCIAL AVAILABILITY
Globalstar USA, a subsidiary of Vodafone Airtouch plc [VOD], announced the full commercial availability of mobile satellite services in the United States. The service is available throughout the entire United...