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Satelites Mexicanos S.A. de C.V. (Satmex) late last week filed a motion in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York to dismiss an involuntary Chapter 11 […]

SES Astra announced July 11 that the BBC leased a transponder aboard the Astra 2A satellite, located at 28.2 degrees East. SES Astra said the BBC would use the additional […]

Eutelsat signed a capacity agreement with telecom services provider Horizon Satellite Services (HSS), which plans to use the capacity to boost broadband connectivity in the Middle East, Asia and Africa. […]

Public relations firm WDC Media announced July 9 it selected Hughes Network Systems’ (HNS) Direcway as its premium satellite broadband provider. “Direcway offers a viable solution to our intranet and […]

VSAT technology developed by iDirect Technologies received product acceptance from the Rural Utilities Services (RUS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, iDirect announced July 11. This acceptance means the technology […]

ViaSat Inc. will supply satellite communications networking equipment to Datapath Inc. for use in a mobile military communications system, ViaSat announced July 11. Under the $7 million contract, Carlsbad, Calif.-based […]

XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. declared a regular quarterly dividend on its 8.25 percent Series B Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock. The dividend is payable in shares of the company’s Class […]

Northrop Grumman Corp. named David Ryan vice president of payloads and sensors for its space technology sector. In this position, he will be responsible for all of the space technology […]

Call it a potential case of sibling rivalry. In this case, the rivalry could occur in what is opening up to be a potentially lucrative market: data connectivity for in-flight […]

With Satelites Mexicanos S.A. de C.V. (Satmex) filing last month in Mexico a voluntary concurso mercantil, which is similar to a bankruptcy filing in the United States, the future of […]

Panamsat announced July 5 that Panglobal TV, a joint marketing alliance between Panamsat and Globecast Australia, signed a multi-year agreement with TV Oceania to bring Japan Broadcasting Corp.‘s NHK World […]

Eutelsat signed a contract with Algerie Telecom, a telecommunications provider in Algeria, to support a satellite broadband program that will service public administrations and enterprises throughout the country. Algerie Telecom […]

The Women in Aerospace (WIA) association announced that its 5th Annual Women in Aerospace Golf Tournament will be held Monday, Aug. 8 at 8 a.m. at the East Course at […]

A Lockheed Martin/Northrop Grumman team announced July 6 that it completed a major system design review of the Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSat) space segment program. The system will provide […]

U.K. satellite pay-television operator BSkyB stepped up its interactive plans in the country, naming technical partners for its interactive portal slated for launch before the end of 2005. The portal […]

Intelsat Ltd. announced that RR Satellite Communications Ltd. (RR Sat), an Israeli broadcast service provider, selected the operator to provide content distribution services in the United States and Asia. In […]

ISAT.L Inmarsat Plc has been trading publicly for a little more than two weeks and its share price on the London Stock Exchange has recovered from drops suffered during its […]

New Skies Satellite became the second private equity-owned satellite operator this year to launch an initial public offering (IPO) of common stock. And given the stock’s rise on its first […]

While major operators are starting to take a closer look at deploying hybrid networks that combine wireless technologies such as Wi-Fi and WiMAX, the Canadian government has already deployed a […]

With efforts to increase the use of commercial satellite imagery by U.S. government civil agencies moving slowly, the U.S. military has now taken the lead. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) […]

Mobile television is a hot topic in Europe and is gathering significant momentum. Mobile operators across Europe are testing technologies which could ultimately shape a new wave of video services […]

Arianespace announced July 6 that workers discovered an anomaly with the ground equipment used to prepare the Ariane 5 launcher, resulting in an additional delay of the launch of Shin […]

EADS Defense and Communications Systems signed a 19.3 million euro ($23 million) deal to provide the turnkey provision of a complete environmental and natural resources monitoring system to the Vietnamese […]

Com Dev International Ltd. said MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) awarded it a Cdn. $12 million ($9.84 million) to provide information delivery subsystems for the Cassiope multi-purpose information delivery […]

TDS Telecommunications Corp., which offers telecom and broadband services to rural and suburban communities across the United States, and Echostar Communications Corp. announced July 7 that TDS will offer Echostar’s […]

DirecTV announced July 7 it added three channels – De Pelicula, Telehit and Ritmoson Latino – to its basic package in Puerto Rico at no additional charge to new and […]

The Tata/Star joint venture revealed the brand name for its new direct-to-home (DTH) satellite television service in India. The service will be branded under the name T-Sky. The joint venture […]

The Indian Space Research Organization said it, along with the Indian government and other parties, is looking into setting up an earth station in India to receive data from U.S. […]

Canada.com reported July 8 that General Motors and Toyota would offer satellite radio receivers as an option on automobiles sold in Canada. Neither automobile manufacturer named specific models that will […]

Intelsat Ltd. announced that RR Satellite Communications Ltd. (RR Sat), an Israeli broadcast service provider, selected the operator to provide content distribution services in the United States and Asia. In […]