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SES Global is set to undergo a transformation to become more of a total network solutions provider than before. That is the view of SES Global CEO Romain Bausch, who […]

After a series of weather and equipment problems, Boeing successfully launched the NOAA-N satellite for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration May 20. A Boeing Delta 2 rocket carried the […]

EADS Astrium won a satellite manufacturing contract in Korea to manufacture that country’s first multi-function geostationary satellite, named Coms. Korea Aerospace and Research Institute (KARI) selected Astrium to build this […]

EMS Satellite Networks (SatNet), a division of EMS Technologies Inc., announced May 20 it signed a joint venture agreement with Infinium Ltd. of India, under which SatNet will supply DVB-RCS […]

EchoStar Communications Corp. said late last week it added Bridges TV, an English-language American Muslim network, to its Dish Network direct-to-home satellite television programming lineup. Bridges TV fuses American culture […]

Globalstar LLC named Greg Tees the new general manager of Globalstar Europe Satellite Services. Tees will oversee Globalstar’s European business operations from the company’s Dublin office. In his role as […]

Wildblue Communications Inc. announced it would begin rolling out satellite Internet service, providing high-speed Internet connections to homes and small businesses in communities in the continental United States not currently […]

Globalstar LLC reported May 19 a 45 percent growth year to year in its subscriber base and a 900 percent increase in its simplex, in its first year since being […]

German pay-TV operator Premiere reported double-digit increases in overall revenues and subscriber numbers. These were two of the highlighted results for the quarter ended March 31. In terms of subscriber […]

The climatology satellite Calipso (Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations) left Alcatel Space‘s wallson May 18 for transport to the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Launch is scheduled […]

EMS Technologies Inc. announced that it won a contract from LiveTV to provide Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) antenna systems for Virgin Blue Airlines of Australia. The contract is estimated at […]

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced today that its Tempe, Ariz.-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., received a $1.0 million award from the U.S. Government for the deployment of satellite modems and […]

XM Satellite Radio announced a multi-year agreement for XM to broadcast live daily from its new studios at New York’s Lincoln Center. With this studio addition, XM will expand its […]

Although it won the authorization to proceed with the satellite design and construction on April 27, Lockheed Martin said it formally signed the contract with Broadcasting Satellite System Corp. of […]

EMS Satcom, a division of EMS Technologies Inc., said that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Branch of the Department of Homeland Security successfully flight-tested the company’s eNfusion broadband communications […]

Panamsat Holdings Corp. said it is extending the expiration date for the exchange offer relating to all of its outstanding 10-3/8 percent senior discount notes. Panamsat is looking to exchange […]

Mobile Satellite Ventures said it received a sixth patent related to its ancillary terrestrial component (ATC) technology for its Mobile Satellite Services. The patent covers systems and methods for coordinating […]

A team led by Boeing, including Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., Harris Corp., Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Inc. and Carr Astronautics, submitted a proposal for the program definition and risk […]

EMS Satellite Networks (SatNet), a division of EMS Technologies, appointed Bill Hafner as director of federal sales, effective immediately. SatNet also hired consulting firm Zelinger Associates Inc. as its sales […]

Space TV, a joint venture between the Tata Group and News Corp’s Star India, received approval to launch a direct-to-home satellite network in India, Reuters reported. The service is expected […]

Shin Satellite PCL‘s board of directors approved the construction of Thaicom 5, a satellite that will be used to expand its Ku-band channels and satellite coverage in Thailand and neighboring […]

Connexion by Boeing celebrated its one-year anniversary on May 17 by announcing the latest evolution of its service offering. Beginning this summer, four television channels will be delivered directly to […]

BBC New Media is getting set to trial its interactive Media Player (iMP) in September this year in the United Kingdom. The BBC has high hopes for iMP, one of […]

Philips Consumer Electronics is set to play a key role in promoting high-definition television (HDTV) in Germany. The company has been selected by German pay-TV operator Premiere to supply set-top […]

Arel Communications and Software said May 17 that Hughes Network Systems LLC (HNS) certified its Spotlight conferencing solution to operate over HNS’ Direcway broadband satellite service. Spotlight is a full-featured […]

Americom Government Services Inc. launched May 17 its SmartPoint system, which provides high-speed Internet, data, voice and video via satellite. The system is designed to be quickly and easily deployed […]

Helius Inc. said May 17 it entered into a licensing agreement with Hughes Network Systems LLC (HNS) under which HNS will license certain broadband satellite technology from Helius. The technology […]

After weather-related postponements last week, a technical problem has caused the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to delay the launch of the NOAA-N polar-orbiting environmental satellite for the National […]

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. May 17 announced that its Tempe, Ariz.-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., won a $1.0 million contract with a global satellite systems provider in Western Africa to […]

Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp. successfully delivered the CloudSat weather and climate spacecraft to Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., for launch later this year. CloudSat is part of the multi-satellite, […]