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Panamsat Holdings Corp. reported revenues of $208.8 million for the first quarter of 2005 ending March 31, up 1.6 percent from the $205.4 million in revenues reported in the first […]

XM Satellite Radio said May 16 that it surpassed 4 million subscribers. “By adding one million new subscribers in less than five months, XM clearly is the fastest growing satellite […]

Cross Country Automotive Services and Orbcomm announced May 16 to the successful integration and certification of their wireless satellite data and mobile customer service delivery systems. The companies also announced […]

Hughes Network Systems announced that packetPointe Communications, an enterprise solutions provider, is providing Direcway broadband satellite services to all 170 Maverik Country Stores, Inc. fuel and convenience store locations. Maverik […]

The Korea Herald reported May 16 that TU Media Corp. brought in 20,000 subscribers to its satellite mobile television service in the first two weeks since the service became publicly […]

While satellite pay-TV operators have performed strongly in recent years in terms subscriber gains, many continue to deal with the effects of smart card piracy. The illegal watching of content […]

Telesat signed a multiyear agreement with ViaSat Inc. to purchase DOCSIS-for-satellite Ka-band consumer terminals. The terminals, which use a networking technology that utilizes satellite bandwidth more efficiently to lower the […]

Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) closed a $200 million private placement in its former subsidiary Terrestar Networks Inc., which was spun off to MSV’s shareholders as a stand-alone company. Terrestar, in […]

Profits at SES Global grew 9 million euros ($11.6 million) in the 2005 first quarter despite revenue remaining flat, the company reported May 9. SES earned 84 million euros ($108.8 […]

Iridium Satellite LLC selected Cambridge Consultants as a strategic wireless technology development consultant. In this role, Cambridge will help Iridium evolve the design of its ground-based terminal equipment. Cambridge is […]

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) said the National Remote Sensing Agency’s Data Reception Station at Shadnagar, India, received imagery from the recently launched Cartosat-1. The satellite has been undergoing […]

Inmarsat Group Ltd. earned $6.3 million in the 2005 first quarter, rebounding from a loss of $10 million in the same period one year ago, Inmarsat reported May 9. Revenue […]

Xtar LLC completed the first field trials of the Space Systems/Loral-built Xtar-Eur satellite, placed on orbit at 29? East in February, Xtar announced. The demonstration for the U.S. Army‘s 7th […]

In anticipation of an upcoming competition, Raytheon unveiled its prototype of the network architecture for the Air Force‘s planned Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT), the next-generation constellation of satellites that […]

The big news last week for Wall Street observers was the May 10 initial public offering (IPO) of common stock for New Skies Satellite BV. If the performance of that […]

With the satellite industry just starting to get back on its feet in the public eye–as evidenced by the recent performance of satellite industry stocks– the industry may need to […]

Satellite operators that broadcast television content soon could see a new market for their services–facilitating the delivery of broadcast content to mobile phones and other portable devices. Already, TU Media […]

Managed network satellite services provider Segovia is doing its part to help keep soldiers in Iraq in contact with their families in the United States and other parts of the […]

The future is looking bright for Telespazio. The Italian joint venture, one of two companies formed when Alcatel and Finmeccanica merged their respective space activities, (SN, Jan. 31) concentrating on […]

New Skies Satellite BV became the second Fixed Satellite Service (FSS) operator acquired by private equity owners in recent years to launch an initial public offering (IPO) of stock. New […]

International Launch Services (ILS) said the window for its May 21 launching of the DirecTV 8 satellite from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan will open at 1:59 p.m. EDT. The […]

International Launch Services (ILS) said the window for its May 21 launch of the DirecTV 8 satellite from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan will open at 1:59 p.m. EDT. The […]

Intelsat Ltd. reported revenues of $293.2 million for the first quarter of 2005, which ended March 31, up from $233.9 million in revenues reported in the first quarter of 2004. […]

Telespazio CEO Giuseppe Veredice believes the operator has a lot to gain from the link-up between Alcatel and Finmeccanica in terms of their space activities. Telespazio was one of two […]

ViaSat Inc. said May 12 it had a record 2005 in terms of orders, revenues and earnings. The provider of networking and communications equipment for government and commercial customers received […]

Shin Satellite PCL earned 201 million Thai baht ($5.1 million) in its 2005 first quarter, up from a profit of 190.5 million baht ($4.8 million) in the same period in […]

Eagle Broadband announced May 13 the implementation of a comprehensive corporate restructuring plan aimed at reducing costs, focusing the company’s resources to drive top-line growth and allowing the company to […]

Access Intelligence announced three new additions to its Satellite Group: Jason Bates was named the new assistant editor of Via Satellite, Satellite Business Solutions and Satellite News. He most recently […]

Satpoint, a provider of broadband satellite communications for marine platforms, introduced a service that provides Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) to public switched telephone network termination services. The service allows […]

Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) closed a $200 million private placement in its former subsidiary Terrestar Networks Inc., which was spun off to MSV’s shareholders as a stand-alone company. Terrestar, in […]