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Intelsat received a pair of multiyear contracts from Connexion by Boeing to support the launch of a new high-speed Internet maritime service, Intelsat announced Feb. 2. Connexion by Boeing will […]

Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has begun construction of Telstar 11N, a new multi-region Ku-band communications satellite, for Loral Skynet. Both companies are subsidiaries of Loral Space & Communications. Scheduled to begin […]

ViaSat (www.viasat.com) said it is supplying its Surfbeam broadband satellite network to Telesat (www.telesat.ca), enabling Telesat customers in Colombia to provide Internet access to schools and other projects. Telesat customers […]

Bernard Schwartz, chairman and CEO of Loral Space & Communications Inc., will retire effective March 1, the company announced. Loral spokeswoman Jeanette Clonan said a replacement would be announced Feb. […]

Eutelsat Communications awarded a contract to build the W2M communication satellite to a partnership of EADS Astrium and the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), Eutelsat announced Feb. 1. W2M will […]

U.K. satellite pay-TV operator, BSkyB ended 2006 with slightly less than 8.1 million subscribers, with net subscriber growth of 215,000 in the fourth quarter, the company announced. BSkyB has also […]

Echostar Communications Corp. and Lifetime Entertainment Services announced Feb. 1 that they have reached a multi-year agreement that will return Lifetime Television and Lifetime Movie Network to the Dish Network. […]

Intersat, the Brazil-based partner of Digitalglobe, has provided satellite imagery to South America’s largest telecommunications operator, Digitalglobe announced Feb. 1. Telemar will use the high-resolution imagery from Digitalglobe’s Quickbird satellite […]

Mobile Satellite Services provider MVS (www.mvsusa.com) introduced a new ship tracking solution that uses the Iridium Satellite LLC satellite constellation for short-burst data transmissions. The system provides real-time vessel monitoring […]

Delphi Corp. (www.delphi.com) delivered the first shipment of the new DS300 satellite transceiver modem to Stellar Satellite Communications. The modem, aimed at the asset-tracking market, delivers data via the Orbcomm […]

Blue Sky Network (www.blueskynetwork.com) announced a new satellite-based panel-mounted control head for aircraft. The ACH1000 offers cockpit integrated voice capabilities and short code messaging to its D1000-series global satellite flight […]

Weida Communications Inc. (www.weida.com) received three new contracts to provide satellite communications systems for electric power utilities in China. The first contract is with the Fuxin Electric Power Bureau, which […]

Seamobile, Inc. (www.seamobile.com), a global provider of advanced at-sea wireless voice and data communications services, signed an agreement with Silversea Cruises, a luxury cruise line, to provide communication solutions for […]

Prime Satcom Consulting Ltd. (www.primesatcom.com) activated a motorized, transportable satellite terminal on Gloucestershire Fire & Rescue’s Incident Command Vehicle. The service uses Skylogic’s hub based in Turin, Italy. Likewise, the […]

Loral Skynet do Brasil (www.loralskynetdobrasil.com.br) received a contract from Universidade de Santo Amaro to provide Ku-band services for a distance-learning initiative. The Sao Paulo, Brazil-based university will use Skynet’s Estrela […]

Iridium Satellite LLC (www.iridium.com) is providing satellite data links to enable e-mail, Internet and intraship communications for the passengers and crew of M/V Polar Star, an expedition cruise ship that […]

Great Circle Shipping (www.preciousshipping.com), a Bangkok-based ship management company, is fitting 34 of its bulk cargo carriers with Thrane & Thrane’s maritime Iridium terminals under a service contract with Singapore […]

EMS Satcom (www.emssatcom.com), a division of EMS Technologies Inc., said that Venezuela’s Insituto National de Aviacion Civil awarded EMS Satcom a $2.9 million contract for the company’s search and rescue […]

Thrane & Thrane Inc. (www.tt.dk) unveiled its Sailor VMS Systems, which provides global connectivity for commercial fisherman on Inmarsat-C, a network for safety at sea and global maritime communications. Thrane […]

Digitalglobe (www.digitalglobe.com) and Valtus Imagery Services (www.valtusimagery.com), a division of Northwest Geomatics Ltd., entered into a three-year data distribution partnership to offer Digitalglobe’s high-resolution commercial satellite imagery to Valtus customers. […]

Sea Launch‘s Odyssey Launch Platform and Sea Launch Commander departed the company’s home port in Long Beach, Calif., for Sea Launch’s first mission of the year. Sea Launch is scheduled […]

BSkyB, the U.K. satellite pay-TV operator, will invest 1 million British pounds ($1.7 billion) in a partnership with conservation group the National Trust, including developing a series of high-definition (HD) […]

Lockheed Martin received a contract from the U.S. Air Force to build a third spacecraft for the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (EHF) satellite constellation. Advanced EHF satellites, the successor to […]

XM Satellite Radio will add nine U.S. metro markets to its Navtraffic satellite navigation feature in the first quarter of 2006, bringing the total number of cities covered by the […]

Seakey, a provider of in-boat safety, security and information services using the GPS satellite network and enhanced wireless technology, unveiled its next-generation satellite communications product with enhanced features aimed at […]

Technology Blue Sky Network Unveils Cockpit Integrated Satellite Voice Capabilities Blue Sky Network announced a new satellite-based panel-mounted control head for aircraft. The ACH1000 offers cockpit integrated voice capabilities and […]

By Owen D. Kurtin The announcement Dec. 14 that SES Global agreed to acquire New Skies Satellites for approximately $1.16 billion in cash and assumed debt capped a transformative year […]

By Nick Mitsis and Mark Holmes The year 2005 certainly was a busy year for investors with five satellite operators – Panamsat, New Skies, Inmarsat, Worldspace and Eutelsat – launching […]

By Peter J. Brown Consumers want more control over their time and their content. Broadcasters are responding by making their content available on demand using a variety of distribution channels […]

By Jason Bates The first deregulation efforts in Africa helped establish VSAT networks as one of the leading communications solutions across the continent. Companies such as Gilat and Hughes Network […]