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By Peter J. Brown The use of Ka-band is gaining momentum. Throughout the next year, the broadband over satellite sector in particular will know if the overall business model is […]

By Jason Bates The more than 20 countries that make up the Middle East are thirsting for more satellite bandwidth in order to provide a wide variety of military and […]

By Sam Silverstein Nearly three decades after the mobile satellite business took to the skies with Inmarsat’s pioneering emergency communications network for ships at sea, officials across the industry are […]

by Peter J. Brown There is the triple play – voice, video and data, all on one bill – and then there is The Texas Triple Play. First of all, […]

By Gerry Oberst The European Commission earlier this year adopted the goal of encouraging member states to achieve the transition from analog to digital television by 2012. The Commission seeks […]

Scrambling after the fact, U.S. federal agencies began deploying mobile satellite-enabled communications services to the battered U.S. Gulf Coast to fill gaps in existing commercial, federal and public safety communications […]

MCL introduced its MT4400 weather-resistant, antenna mount traveling wave tube amplifier, the company announced Sept. 29. The amplifier is designed for use with DBS-band applications at 750 and 500 watts […]

Tiger Telematics Inc., has filed the necessary paperwork with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in preparation for the company’s listing on the NASDAQ stock exchange. When approved, this […]

Lockheed Martin has completed the first phase of qualification testing of the second- and third-stage solid rocket motor for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency‘s (MDA’s) Boost Vehicle-Plus program, Lockheed Martin […]

DirecTV Inc. will begin broadcasting music, children’s and talk programming provided by XM Satellite Radio beginning Nov. 15, the companies announced Sept. 29. The XM channel will nearly double the […]

Alcatel Alenia Space won a contract from Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) to supply Amos-3 communications satellite’s payload, as well as a telecommand and ranging system, Alcatel Alenia announced Sept. 29. […]

XM Satellite Radio announced Sept. 28 that hip-hop recording artist Chris Bridges, who performs under the moniker “Ludacris,” will host a weekly music show exclusively on XM. The show, named […]

The Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) recently led raids in the Philippines targeting pirate pay-TV operators there. There were police raids on cable companies in Mindanao on […]

2-Track Global Inc. announced Sept. 27 it was selected by the Abuja Development Authority in Nigeria to create a digital mapping network for Abuja, the federal capital of Nigeria, as […]

Satelinx entered into a distribution agreement with Car-Tel Distribution Inc. intended to increase the availability of Satelinx’s satellite tracking devices, the company announced Sept. 28. Car-Tel’s distribution network includes more […]

Caprock Communications announced Sept. 28 that Indonesia-based mining company PT. Arutmin is extending its contract with Caprock for an additional two years. The relationship with Caprock began in late 2004 […]

Panamsat announced Sept. 28 that Direct-on-PC, a Nigeria-based Internet service provider (ISP) will use the PAS-1R satellite as the foundation for its new hub/earth station. The hub, based on iDirect’s […]

Lockheed Martin delivered its second payload for the U.S. Air Force‘s Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) program, the company announced Sept. 28. The Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO 2) payload, built by […]

Inmarsat plc announced Sept. 27 it filed a petition with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission seeking authorization to provide mobile satellite services (MSS) by 2010 using a spacecraft that will […]

Arianspace said Oct. 13 will be the new launch date for its next Ariane 5 launch. The mission, which will carry French military satellite Syracuse 3A and Panamsat‘s Galaxy 15 […]

Echostar Communications Corp., which operates the Dish Network direct-to-home satellite television service, announced Sept. 27 that Linda Kinney joined the company as vice president of law and regulation. She comes […]

BSkyB rolled out its new My Sky service intended to improve the company’s customer service features offered to its U.K customers. Using the remote control, customers now will be able […]

Roadpost Inc. unveiled Sept. 27 a new pricing schedule for its Iridium satellite prepaid services and introduced an option to extend the expiration period for unused minutes. The company said […]

Calian’s Systems Engineering Division received a contract to provide operations and maintenance for the Canadian Space Agency’s (CSA) Satellite Operations Directorate. The two-year contract covers at CSA facilities in Saint-Hubert, […]

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. said its Comtech EF Data Corp. subsidiary received a $1.1 million follow-on order from Satcom Resources for satellite modems. Satcom Resources uses Comtech’s modems to power satellite […]

Modulus Video Inc., a developer of MPEG-4 AVC compression systems, raised $10 million in venture funding, the company announced Sept. 27. The funding round was led by Thomas Weisel Venture […]

The Word Network (TWN), a broadcaster of religious programming and gospel music, is calling on the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to investigate whether Sirius Satellite Radio‘s decision to drop […]

XM Satellite Radio announced Sept. 27 it topped the 5 million-subscriber mark and is expecting to finish strong in 2005. “We are on track to have more than 6 million […]

EMS Technologies Inc. received a contract from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to design and manufacture components for NASA’s next-generation space telescope, EMS and the CSA announced Sept. 26. Under […]

According to press reports in the Middle East, Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications is investigating the possibility of going public, with a decision likely to be made in 2006. The reports cite […]