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SES Astra and Dutch service provider Canaldigital announced an agreement for the provision of broadband Internet services via the Astra satellite system. Canaldigital, which has than 600,000 homes subscribers to […]

The U.S. Air Force is completing the worldwide deployment of more than 280 tactical meteorological data collection systems that provide mission-critical weather data to war planners and decision makers via […]

Sprint announced Sept. 13 that its wireless customers will be able to listen to Sirius Satellite Radio programming via their mobile phones. The offer delivers 20 commercial-free music channels, plus […]

During the initial recovery efforts for the most devastating hurricane to batter the U.S., cellular and landline phone networks failed to carry signals, and many first responders and others turned […]

Goldberg, Godles, Wiener & Wright announced that Thomas Tycz would become the firm’s senior policy advisor, effective Sept. 19. He will be advising clients on a wide variety of domestic […]

Intelsat General Corp. announced Sept. 12 that Richard DalBello will be the company’s new vice president of government relations. DalBello will be responsible for informing and educating policy and decision […]

Advantech AMT, a manufacturer of satellite and terrestrial wireless communication equipment, announced Sept. 9 that it reached an agreement with Powerwave Technologies to purchase Powerwave’s Microwave operation in Gothenberg, Sweden. […]

Swe-Dish Satellite Systems announced it upgraded its Suitcase terminal power with a 35-watt amplifier from the previous 25-watt version. According to company executives, the user will benefit from a 30 […]

XM Satellite Radio and the National Hockey League (NHL) announced Sept. 12 a 10-year, $100 million agreement that will make XM the exclusive satellite radio network of the NHL beginning […]

E! Networks has enlisted the help of satellite operator Globecast to improve the delivery of its international channels. The two companies have created a customized Store & Broadcast channel delivery […]

ND Satcom introduced Sept. 12 two new products, the Automatic Pointing System and the Automatic Pointing Assistant. The Automatic Pointing System points motorized antennas at any location within a few […]

Canadian government officials upheld the decision by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to permit Canadian Satellite Radio (CSR) and Sirius Canada to operate satellite radio subscription services and […]

Communication network equipment provider iDirect Technologies Inc. agreed to be acquired by Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd. for $165 million in cash. “This business acquisition will help us in many different […]

PA & NSE Intelsat threw the satellite industry a curveball when it announced that it agreed to acquire Panamsat for $3.2 billion to create the world’s largest Fixed Satellite Services […]

Echostar Communications Corp. said Sept. 6 it is launching a service that will allow viewers of certain college football games on its Dish Network direct-to-home satellite television service to choose […]

Vista Satellite Communications Inc. named Jason Land the company’s new vice president of global services. He comes to Vista with more than 10 years of experience in global satellite communications, […]

Multiband Corp. and DirecTV. Inc. announced Sept. 6 a new, exclusive multiyear agreement under which Multiband will offer multi-dwelling unit residents a bundle of services that include voice, data and […]

Sky Television New Zealand, the satellite pay-TV operator in New Zealand, signed a deal with NDS, which will enable to launch PVR (personal video recorder) services across the country. Sky […]

Panamsat said Sept. 7 it signed a multiyear agreement the Mexican Department of Transportation and Communications to expand the e-Mexico program, an initiative aimed at delivering high-speed digital technology and […]

Nera Satcom said earlier this week it received the Satlabs Certificate of Compliance, verifying that Nera’s broadband satellite terminals comply with the DVB-RCS standard and can interoperate with other DVB-RCS-based […]

GlobeCast WorldTV, an international direct-to-home satellite television provider, is growing the channel line-up of its platform with new channels targeting South Asian residents in the United States with the addition […]

EMS Satellite Networks, a division of EMS Technologies Inc., unveiled Sept. 8 the SatNet Mini, the company’s new mini hub. The SatNet Mini hub is designed to provide full DVB-RCS […]

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. announced earlier this week it was selected by Tatanet India to provide two Skyedge hubs and “thousands” of Skyedge Internet protocol VSAT terminals. The Skyedge systems […]

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Weather Service awarded Raytheon Co. a contract to provide operations and maintenance for the Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS), a nationwide operational […]

SES Americom announced Sept. 8 that its Washington International Teleport (WIT) earth station and HD-Prime neighborhood aboard the AMC-10 and AMC-11 satellites have been selected to monitor and distribute all […]

Arianespace announced Sept. 6 it signed an agreement with Shin Satellite Plc to launch the Thaicom 5 satellite. Thaicom 5 will be launched on an Ariane 5 rocket from Arianespace’s […]

International Launch Services (ILS) announced Sept. 6 it signed a launch agreement with DirecTV. ILS will launch the satellite on a Proton/Breeze M rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan […]

Sea Launch Co. said Sept. 6 it signed an agreement with Panamsat for the launch of the Horizons-2 satellite using the Land Launch system. It is the second Land Launch […]

PARIS—The number of commercial transponders leased for military satellite communications services will dip slightly beginning in the 2006-2007 timeframe as new U.S. military systems become operational. But the demand will […]

PARIS–Loral Space and Communications expects to emerge from bankruptcy Oct. 1, Bernard Schwartz, the company’s chairman and CEO, said Sept. 7. The last remaining hurdle for Loral is to file […]