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The European Space Agency (ESA) officially opened the construction site of the Soyuz launch base in French Guiana in a ceremony attended by French authorities and representatives of all the […]

GuardianBox will provide security for satellite broadband systems offered by Bentley Walker, a European VSAT distributor, GuardianBox announced Feb. 26. GuardianBox reported that an evaluation of its system resulted in […]

[2/26/07] Relations between BSkyB and Virgin Media (formerly ntl Telewest) seem to have hit an all time low, as Virgin Media issued a statement Feb. 23 saying that by the […]

A week after the unveiling of the proposed merger of Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio, consensus about its prospects and possibilities remained muddled as federal officials prepare to […]

Mexico’s telecommunications regulator, Federal Commission of Telecommunications (Cofetel), has approved the rules for a Ka-band satellite license auction, the regulator announced Feb. 21. This is Cofetel’s second attempt to auction […]

Hughes Network Systems LLC and Sea Tel Inc., have completed interoperability testing on a VSAT platform for the maritime market, Hughes announced. The platform combines the Hughes HX family of […]

SAT Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Integral Systems Inc. has released two new software options that extend the ability of its product lines to detect and locate the source […]

The European Technical Standards Institute (ETSI) has approved and published the SES SDR standard for satellite digital radio services in Europe, Ondas Media announced. The standard has been developed by […]

Blue Sky Network, a logistics solution provider for two-way linking and managing transportation assets via satellite, announced the expansion to its aviation product line with a carry-on, flight-tracking device, the […]

[2/23/07] Arianespace will launch the AMC-21 satellite for SES Americom in the 2008 second quarter aboard an Ariane 5 rocket, the companies announced Feb. 21. The satellite previously had been […]

Eutelsat has announced a significant move as it aims to boost its broadband presence in Europe. It is teaming up with ViaSat to jointly offer an “affordable, high-quality” consumer broadband […]

Boeing Co. has completed on-orbit handover of the MEASAT-3 satellite to MEASAT Satellite Systems, Boeing announced Feb. 19. The transfer of the Boeing 601 satellite to MEASAT followed on-orbit testing […]

SES Global announced its full year results for 2006, which saw its overall revenues increase over 28 percent to 1.6 billion euros ($2.10 billion) for the year compared to 2005. […]

[2/20/07] XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio on Feb. 19 announced a definitive agreement under which the companies would combine in a tax-free, all-stock merger of equals with a […]

DayPort, a content management solution specialist, has signed a fresh deal with U.K. satellite pay-TV operator, BSkyB. Europe’s leading satellite pay-TV operator with over eight million subscribers, BSkyB will use […]

Qinetiq has signed a deal with Sciemus, a U.K.-based space insurance company aiming to increase its standing after a promising start in 2006. The deal will see Qinetiq provide a […]

[2/19/07] SciSys, a software services provider, has signed a contract with EADS Astrium GmbH to develop on-board satellite software for the three-satellite Swarm mission, part in the European Space Agency’s […]

[2/19/07 edition] Iridium Satellite will spend more than $2 billion to build and deploy its second-generation satellite constellation, dubbed Iridium Next, the company announced Feb. 15. Plans call for the […]

[2/19/07 edition] SES Global has agreed to repurchase 103.1 million shares of SES from GE in a transaction valued at 1.2 billion euros ($1.6 billion), SES announced Feb. 14. In […]

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Norsat International Inc. is introducing its miniaturized 8-watt block-up converter, the company announced Feb. 16. The converter is packaged in a 6.5-pound box and is fully operational across the entire […]

Advantech Satellite Networks unveiled its new DVB-RCS starter hub, the SatNet Micro. "The SatNet Micro hub will allow us to target a new and growing market segment that is focused […]

NetSky Holdings Inc. is offering a high-speed, one-way satellite service marketed to small businesses and home-office users. Expected to launch March 1, the one-way Internet satellite service, provided through an […]

Hughes Network Systems and Sea Tel Inc., have completed interoperability testing between the Hughes HX family of Internet protocol satellite broadband modems and Sea Tel’s family of marine stabilized satellite […]

Lyman Bros. Inc., a satellite communications provider, has named Bill Raney as its chief operating officer (COO) effective Feb. 16. Raney joined Lyman Bros. Inc in 1995 and was promoted […]

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International Launch Services (ILS) signed a contract to launch the Ciel-2 satellite on a Proton Breeze-M vehicle in late 2008, the company announced Feb. 15. Ciel-2, built by Alcatel Alenia […]

Ariane 5 production is being increased to meet growing demand in the launch services marketplace, Arianespace announced Feb. 15. In a declaration signed in Bremen, Germany, production of Ariane 5 […]

Eutelsat reported revenues of 415.3 million euros ($545.7 million) for the second half of 2006, the company announced Feb. 15. The revenues represented an increase of 5.2 percent over the […]

TerreStar Networks Inc., a majority-owned subsidiary of Motient Corp., closed on the sale of $500 million in aggregate principal amount of its 15 percent senior secured notes due 2014, TerreStar […]