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The sale of Rocketdyne helped Boeing Co.‘s Launch and Orbital Systems post an operating profit of $633 million in the third quarter 2005 despite a revenue decline of 19 percent, […]

Iridium Satellite LLC announced Oct. 24 a 35 percent discount on crew calls placed with prepaid scratch cards on major holidays, as well as the first day of each month […]

Sirius Satellite Radio will launch Nov. 1 a channel dedicated to the music of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. The channel will feature music from the entire Springsteen […]

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission sent a second request for information to Lockheed Martin and Boeing Co. regarding the formation of the Untied Launch Alliance (ULA) joint venture. The companies […]

New Skies Satellites BV announced Oct. 25 an expanded, multi-satellite agreement with Services Sound and Vision Corp. (SSVC), under which the organizations would create a new multi-channel television service designed […]

SES Americom said Oct. 25 it launched IPConnect, a centralized distribution platform designed to serve enterprise markets with satellite-delivered Internet protocol (IP)-based voice, video and data solutions. The company unveiled […]

Northrop Grumman Space Technology posted sales of $842 million in the third quarter 2005, up from sales of $823 million a year ago, the company announced Oct. 25. Operating profit […]

Lockheed Martin‘s Space Systems segment posted a sales increase of 17 percent in the third quarter 2005, while operating profit jumped 36 percent, the company announced Oct. 25. Space Systems […]

Eutelsat Communications is lowering the indicative price range for its initial public offering of common stock to 12 euros to 13.80 euros ($14.52 to $16.70), the company announced Oct. 25. […]

Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) announced Oct. 24 that Reed Burkhart and Synette Tom have joined the organization as sales and marketing directors. Burkhart will be responsible for clients in North America […]

Blue Sky Network said Oct. 24 the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) awarded the company a five-year GSA Schedule Contract, under which government agencies can easily acquire and deploy Blue […]

World Communications Center (WCC) said Oct. 24 the state of Alaska renewed its contract with WCC to supply satellite communications services for state government and agencies. WCC said it received […]

Israel’s ECI Telecom received a contract from Intelsat to provide components for a communications backbone in the Washington, D.C. area, ECI announced Oct. 24. ECI will provide its XDM Multi-Service […]

Encore Networks received a contract from Satellite Communication Technology Ltd. (SCT) to provide satellite connectivity at construction sites, Encore announced Oct. 24. SCT deployed Encore’s VSR-30 router for European construction […]

Path 1 Network Technologies Inc. will launch a pair of new products to support its strategy for using the public Internet infrastructure for broadcast video contribution. The Vx8000 2.0, a […]

Two major pay-TV operators in Australia said that subscription television will be 100 percent digital in the country in less than two years. Austar CEO John Porter and Foxtel CEO […]

Conditions are right for the ascendancy of high-definition television (HDTV) over its analog counterpart, according to Bryan Burns, vice president, strategic business planning and development at ESPN Productions. Citing statistics […]

Caprock Communications Corp. continues to boost its presence in the maritime industry, most recently through a new alliance with Seamobile announced Oct. 18. The initial thrust of this service centers […]

BSY.L U.K. direct-to-home satellite television operator BSkyB announced Oct. 21 an agreement to acquire ADSL service provider Easynet for 211 million pounds ($373.6 million), a move in which at least […]

Telecommunications Systems Inc. (TCS) is integrating Wavestream Corp.’s 25-watt Powerstream Deck Power Amplifier into TCS’ Swiftlink DVM-90 Ku-band VSAT deployable communications system, Wavestream announced. The DVM-90 is a man-portable broadband […]

Transcore unveiled Oct. 16 two new terminals for satellite-based asset tracking the company describes as smaller, faster and more power-efficient. The two new Globalwave terminals, one for basic tracking applications […]

SES Astra announced Oct. 17 an agreement with U.K.’s Channel 4 for the lease of a third transponder on the Astra 2A satellite at 28.2 degrees East. Channel 4 will […]

Datapath Inc. announced Oct 17 that the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command awarded the company a $96 million sole source contract to deliver 157 trailer-based satellite terminals to support the Army’s […]

Direct-to-home satellite television services provider DirecTV announced Oct. 18, in association with Sur Corp., the launching of Sur Mexico, a new channel offering regional network programming from Mexico. Sur Mexico, […]

EMS Satellite Networks announced Oct. 18 that DVB-RCS standardization organization Satlabs Group issued EMS a DVB-RCS certificate of compliance. The certificate verifies that EMS broadband satellite terminals comply with the […]

Arrowhead Global Solutions and Norsat International Inc. announced Oct. 18 they will jointly deliver Norsat’s portable broadband satellite system to U.S. military forces in the field. Under the agreement, Arrowhead […]

Americom Government Services (AGS) received a contract from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for shipboard terminals and satellite service, AGS announced Oct. 18. AGS will install network […]

L-3 Communications Electron Technologies Inc. (L-3 ETI) received a contract from Space Systems/Loral to provide S-band traveling wave tube amplifiers for a pair communications satellites being built for ICO Satellite […]

Worldspace Inc. announced Oct. 19 it plans to expand its program line up with Flava, a channel that will offer the latest hip hop and urban music from around the […]

LG Electronics has started production of high-definition television (HDTV) set-top boxes for DirecTV, LG announced Oct. 19. The boxes, being sold under the DirecTV brand name, feature DirecTV’s advanced program […]