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Sometimes, the gamble pays off. That’s what Xtar’s investors must be thinking now that this commercial X-band operator has signed another distribution deal with a government satellite services provider. To […]

Awareness of XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio among people 12 and older has reached 61 percent, according to a study by Arbitron Inc. and Edison Media Research. Nearly […]

Hughes Communications Inc. raised $450 million through an offering of notes by its wholly owned subsidiaries, Hughes Network Systems LLC (HNS) and HNS Finance Corp., Hughes announced April 13. The […]

Sirius Satellite Radio and Kia Motors America announced April 13 that Kia will exclusively offer Sirius as factory standard equipment in all of its vehicles. The agreement runs through 2014, […]

Iridium Satellite announced April 13 that its value-added reseller Sky Connect sold 75 Iridium satellite communication systems to Era Helicopters LLC. The contract with Era, a major Gulf Coast provider […]

JSAT Corp.‘s JCSAT-9 satellite was lofted into orbit April 12 aboard a Sea Launch Zenit-3SL rocket. Lift-off occurred at 7:30 p.m. EDT and early data indicate the spacecraft is accurately […]

XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and XM Satellite Radio Inc. completed a refinancing transaction intended to replace higher interest rate debt with new lower interest rate debt, XM announced April […]

Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. (CSR) reported revenue of $1.1 million for its 2006 second quarter, the company announced April 12. The company, which offers satellite radio services under the […]

Sirius Satellite Radio‘s Web site received hits from 1.9 million unique visitors in March, up from 666,000 unique visitors in March 2005, an increase of 188 percent, according to Nielsen//Netratings, […]

Norsat International, a manufacturer of portable satellite systems, has granted a U.S.-based satellite communications systems integrator rights to resell Norsat’s Globetrekker ethnology, Norsat announced. Under a memorandum of understanding, Norsat […]

MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. was awarded a contract by the government of Ontario to provide an information solution covering large portions of Canada, the company announced April 13. Under […]

Intelsat has introduced a new satellite-based content delivery and management service targeting telcos looking to enter the Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) markets, the company announced April 12. Dubbed Ampiage, the […]

SES Astra signed a capacity deal to provide direct-to-home provider UPC Direct a fifth digital transponder at the orbital position 19.2 degrees East, SES Astra announced April 12. UPC Direct […]

EMS Technologies Inc.‘s Defense and Space Systems division received a contract from an undisclosed U.S. prime contractor to build electronics for the U.S. Department of Defense, EMS announced April 12. […]

Stanley Deal has been named the new president of Connexion By Boeing, Boeing announced April 12. Deal, currently leading sales and marketing operations at Boeing Commercial Airplanes, will assume the […]

Lexus, the luxury division of Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc., will offer XM Satellite Radio as standard, factory-installed equipment, XM announced April 12. Lexus will offer the service on the […]

DirecTV announced April 11 it will add three Korean-language networks to its international programming platform. MBC, YTN and Christian Television Systems (CTS) will join the WorldDirect service, which also offers […]

SES Astra has acquired all minority shareholdings in European satellite broadband operator Satlynx, bringing SES Astra’s ownership from 77 percent to 100 percent. Satlynx, a joint venture between Israel-based satellite […]

The JCSAT-9 telecommunications satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin for Japan’s JSAT Corp., is on track for an April 12 launch aboard a Zenit 3-SL rocket, Sea Launch announced. […]

China Satellite Communications Corp. (China Satcom) completed its deployment of about 1,000 Gilat Skyedge VSATs, Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. announced April 11. The VSATs will provide rural telephony services in […]

ViaSat Inc. received a contract from DirecTV Inc. to supply four antenna systems to for use with high-definition TV services, ViaSat announced. ViaSat will provide four 9.1-meter Ka-band earth station […]

World Communication Center (WCC), a provider of global satellite voice and data communications, announced April 10 the addition of three business experts to its board of directors Ed Gorman, founder […]

Ultra Electronics-DNE Technologies released its new secure digital voice order wire interface option module for the CV-MCU product line, the company announced April 11. The new module, dubbed the CV-FOM-D/OW, […]

Arianespace received a contract from Mitsubishi Electric Corp. to launch the Superbird-7 communications satellite in the first quarter of 2008, Arianespace announced April 10. Superbird-7 is being built by Mitsubishi […]

Arrowhead Global Solutions Inc. signed a master service contract with Xtar LLC to market and lease X-band capacity to U.S. and allied government agencies, Xtar announced April 10. Xtar, a […]

Wildblue Communications added five additional value-added resellers to its list of providers in the enterprise market, Wildblue announced April 10. Dove Digital Services, based in Louisiana; Horizon Technical Services Inc. […]

Sweden’s Saab Ericsson Space and Austria’s Austrian Aerospace have been selected to develop and manufacture onboard equipment for the first four satellites for Europe’s Galileo satellite navigation system, the companies […]

SES Global added New Skies CEO Dan Goldberg to its executive committee, SES Global announced. The move follows the completion of SES Global’s acquisition of New Skies in March. Goldberg, […]

Hughes Network Systems LLC unveiled April 10 its HughesNet High Availability Networks, the first new offering under the company’s recently announced HughesNet Managed Network Services. The service, targeted for enterprise-level […]

GMPCS Personal Communications, a subsidiary of Telenor Satellite Services, announced April 10 that it has begun supplying the Hughes 9201 broadband satellite IP terminals to customers. Inmarsat hasgiven the terminal […]