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BAE Systems signed a memorandum of agreement with U.K.-based Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) to market the technology firm’s small satellite technology and processes to customers in the United States, […]

Boeing‘s Orbital Express system completed a pair of test milestones, Boeing announced April 4. Boeing completed its baseline integrated system test of the Autonomous Space Transport Robotic Operations spacecraft and […]

Alcatel Alenia Space will begin studying the design of Globalstar’s next-generation satellite constellation, Globalstar announced April 4. Under the agreement, Alcatel Alenia Space will perform an analysis of future requirements […]

Boeing awarded ViaSat Inc. a contract valued at about $57 million to develop the ground-based beam-forming system for the new Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) communications network, Boeing announced April 4. […]

Direct 8, a new entertainment channel launched March 31, has concluded an agreement to broadcast its signal via Eutelsat Communications satellites, Eutelsat announced April 3. Under the five-year contract, Eutelsat […]

Spacedev‘s Starsys division has been awarded two contracts from the U.S. Air Force to continue the development of deployable boom structures for satellites, Spacedev announced April 4. Deployable booms are […]

General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems was awarded an $8.3 million contract to provide development, analysis, operations and support of the GPS Interference And Navigation Tool (GIANT). GIANT, a simulation tool […]

SES Americom has launched a competition for college studens designed to identify commercially viable ideas and concepts that show promise of advancing communications satellite technology and services, the company announced […]

Orbimage Holdings Inc., which does business under the name Geoeye, will amend its second and third quarter 2005 financial statements, the company announced March 30. The changes to the quarters […]

Alcatel and Lucent Technologies have entered into a definitive merger agreement that will create a global communications powerhouse, the companies announced April 2. The announcement did not address what may […]

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. announced April 3 that Six Continents Hotels Inc. has extended its enterprise network services contract with Gilat subsidiary Spacenet Inc. through 2008. In addition to the […]

XM Satellite Radio added more than 568,000 net new subscribers during the first quarter of 2006, bringing its total number of subscribers to more than 6.5 million, the company announced […]

SES Atra has appointed Wolfgang Keuntje managing director of a new subsidiary tasked with establishing a digital infrastructure in Germany, the company announced. The company will offer broadcasters expanded services […]

EMS Technologies Inc. Defense & Space Systems Division announced April 3 the addition of new staff to oversee the development of technology solutions for U.S. government laboratories and airborne and […]

LORL Loral Space & Communications Inc. lost $74 million in 2005, excluding a gain related to its bankruptcy proceedings, compared to a loss of $177 million in 2004, the company […]

The global melting of glaciers continues to take center stage as growing impact of greenhouse on the world’s icecaps continues to make news. In the forefront of the research rest […]

Digiturk plans to launch a high capacity personal video recorder (PVR) in Turkey in 2007 as the direct-to-home operator bids to bring leading edge technologies to the Turkish digital television […]

Sea Launch‘s Odyssey launch platform and the Sea Launch Commander departed the company’s port in Long Beach, Calif., in advance of the scheduled launch of the JCSAT-9 communications satellite for […]

Hatice Memiguven, COO of Turkish direct-to-home operator Digiturk, believes the major challenge for the company as it rolls out new offerings is to convince households in Turkey the value of […]

Tandberg Television announced March 30 that it would launch a pair of high-definition (HD) digital satellite and electronic newsgathering solutions (DSNG and DENG) based on its advanced compression engine. Tandberg […]

Trimble plans to launch its new Trimble VRS Now service for Great Britain in May, the company announced March 29. VRS Now, using data provided by the nationwide GPS network […]

Mobile Satellite Ventures LP (MSV) has hired James Corry to lead the company’s system solutions for all federal, state and local government needs, as well as the solutions for emergency […]

Technology Aeroflex Introduces Equalizer Aeroflex/Inmet indroduced an equalizer that operates within the Ka-band. This development was accelerated as a result of a funded contract for two fully adjustable 10 dB […]

By Owen D. Kurtin This column has focused extensively over the last two years on the transformation of the satellite sector by private equity purchasers in 2004 and the initial […]

By Jason Bates In a short period of time, digital signage networks have evolved beyond the phase where they are viewed as simply a new technology that provides an interesting […]

By James Careless Talk to many satellite operators in Latin America, and they will tell you the same thing: The Latin American market is not for the faint of heart. […]

By Peter J. Brown The rapid emergence of Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) solutions has created quite a stir in satellite circles. The timing is remarkable, as IPTV arrives just as […]

By Peter J. Brown With IPTV, maintaining quality of experience brings its own set of challenges and a greater degree of emphasis on IP network management, operations support systems and […]

By Gerry Oberst Combining one of the world’s largest untapped markets for satellite broadcasting with national instincts for bureaucracy and home-grown solutions, the Indian direct-to-home (DTH) market presents both a […]

By Nick Mitsis Even though much discussion surrounding Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) has spurred interest among satellite service providers, consumers may not respond to satellite-enabled offerings, once they hit the […]