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THE SATELLITE NEWS FINANCIAL TICKER
Weekly Update: Last week we highlighted Orion Network Systems, PanAmSat, and Comsat as stocks that might react favorably to the dramatic increase in satellite usage because of the Princess Diana...
HUGHES FIRMS DEAL TO BUILD THURAYA SATELLITE SYSTEM
Hughes Space and Communications International Inc. [GMH] has signed a contract to build a geostationary mobile satellite system based in the United Arab Emirates. Hughes was selected late last month...
PanAmSat Hosts Regulators at Its POR Teleport for Symposium
PanAmSat Corp. [SPOT] said it recently hosted 22 regulators from developing nations around the world for a training symposium sponsored by the U.S. Telecommunications Training Institute. The symposium, which covered...
AlphaStar To Carry RE/MAX's Business TV Network
Real estate conglomerate RE/MAX has switched its proprietary business TV network to AlphaStar’s [TENXF] satellite following the failure of the Telstar 401 satellite in January, AlphaStar said. RE/MAX will use...
Orbcomm Establishes Korean Distribution Agreement
Orbcomm Global L.P. [ORBI] signed a distribution agreement with Korean networking equipment manufacturer Communications Technology Inc. (CTI) for service provision in Korea. CTI also will explore the possibility of developing...
ALCATEL PLANS UNORTHODOX BAND-SHARING SCHEME FOR SKYBRIDGE
French conglomerate Alcatel Alsthom plans an unorthodox regulatory campaign for SkyBridge LLC, its 64-satellite broadband satellite project, which will be anchored by an unprecedented spectrum-sharing scheme that company officials say...
MITSUBISHI INTRODUCES TWO RF DEVICES FOR DBS HARDWARE
Mitsubishi Electronics America Inc.’s electronic device group introduced two low-noise microwave/RF devices for use in DBS and other receivers. The two devices, MGF4919G and MGF4714CP, are, respectively, for DBS receiver...
COM DEV RECEIVES $3M SATELLITE HARDWARE CONTRACT
Ontario-based Com Dev International Ltd. said Feb. 24 it signed a contract with Hughes Space and Communications Inc. [GMH] for $3 million worth of space-qualified microwave switches for a 12-satellite...