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Spacenet Inc. said it expanded its services portfolio to include worldwide broadband communications services to multinational corporations, offering multinational customers a consistent and seamless service portfolio and a single global […]

XM Satellite Radio and Hyundai Motor America said Hyundai will be the first automaker to launch XM as standard, factory-installed equipment in every vehicle across its entire model line-up. Starting […]

Comtech Vipersat Networks Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Comtech Telecommunications Corp., released Vipersat Circuit Scheduler (VCS) software. VCS is a Web- based circuit scheduler, which works in conjunction with […]

Telenor Satellite Services and Sky Catcher Communications Inc. have entered into a business partnership to offer DVB-RCS services. Under the agreement, Sky Catcher will use the DVB-RCS hub recently installed […]

Wavestream Corp. introduced its new PowerStream Deck Block Upconverter that offers what it says is the only feed-mount 25-watt Ku-band block upconverter. The upconverter uses Wavestream’s Deck Amplifier spatial power […]

Women in Aerospace (WIA) will be hosting a panel discussion that will examine the utilization of space-based assets for national security. Economic realities are forcing the U.S. government to become […]

Will private equity ownership of satellite carriers save the industry or strangle it? Six of the top CEOs in the satellite industry thrashed out this question before a standing room […]

SES Global said it awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin Commercial Satellite Systems to build the latest addition to the SES Americom fleet. The satellite, named Americom-18 (AMC-18) will be […]

SES Astra aims to boost its position in terms of generating revenues from technical services to satellite customers with the creation of a new subsidiary, SES Astra TechCom. The subsidiary […]

ViaSat said it finalized a contract to supply its SurfBeam broadband satellite networking system to Smart Digital Communications Bhd in Malaysia. Smart will use the system, the first of its […]

EMS Technologies Inc. said it signed an agreement with Putian-Linkcom to provide DVB-RCS products and services in China. The exclusive, long-term agreement between the two companies covers the installation of […]

Iridium Satellite LLC said it will introduce a new 9600 data transceiver this year based on the company’s Short Burst Data technology. This move will extend the unique capabilities of […]

EMS Technologies Inc. said its Defense & Space Systems division will deliver hardware for two next-generation Ka-band satellites that Boeing will build for DirecTV Inc. The satellites, slated for launch […]

The World Teleport Association (WTA) named GlobeCast President and CEO David Sprechman its Teleport Executive of the Year. The award is presented annually to an individual who has demonstrated industry […]

Thomas Eagan, vice president of Oppenheimer‘s subscription TV research group, said that 2005 would be the “last easy year for satellites” competing against cable in the broadcast television market. Eagan […]

Loral Space & Communications Ltd. filed a revised plan of reorganization with the Bankruptcy Court. The plan revises terms of a previous plan filed Dec. 5, 2004, reflects an agreement […]

Iridium Satellite LLC announced plans to deploy a group call push-to-talk voice and data service. The new service will allow for deployment of multi-user communication “nets” from Iridium mobile satphones […]

Lockheed Martin‘s first West Coast Atlas 5 rocket has successfully completed “booster on stand” (BOS) operations at the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The rocket, which will carry a […]

AsiaSat signed a C-Band capacity deal for capacity on AsiaSat 3S to broadcast Pakistan’s premier channel, AAJ TV, on all local networks in Pakistan and its overseas audience across Asia. […]

SES Astra signed a two-transponder deal with SkyVision, an operator looking to deliver satellite Internet services in Africa. SkyVision is the first customer on ASTRA 4A. ASTRA 4A is a […]

Eagle Broadband Inc. said it and Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) were awarded a contract from the U.S. Air Force for Eagle’s Satellite Media Access Extender (SatMAX) non-line-of-sight satellite communications […]

Artel Inc., a provider of information technology and managed network services, said the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency awarded it a task order to provide satellite service to the U.S. […]

Andrew Corp. said it is previewing two VSAT antenna designs this week at the SATELLITE 2005 conference and exhibition at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. The VSAT antennas, […]

Former SES Americom CEO Dean Olmstead yesterday formally introduced his new company, Satellite Development LLC, at the SATELLITE 2005 conference and exhibition. The company is described in a press release […]

SES Americom said its AMC-12, which was launched on Feb. 3, successfully completed a full battery of in-orbit tests and is now being drifted into its 37.5? West orbital location. […]

Yamaha Electronics Corp. and XM Satellite Radio announced a partnership under which the companies will bring to the market the first XM-ready home entertainment products. Yamaha will manufacture four new […]

Iridium Satellite LLC said its constellation of low-earth-orbit communications satellites has achieved a world record of more than 500 satellite-years of in-orbit performance. The company’s initial satellites launched in 1997-1998 […]

The Global VSAT Forum and the Satellite Users Interference Reduction Group (SUIRG) announced they have joined forces to strengthen their respective efforts to fight satellite RF interference. The agreement reached […]

The Russian Satellite Communications Co. appointed Igor Zabolotny as its deputy director general. He will head the organization’s marketing efforts. He most recently worked as the general director of JSC […]

With the recent ruling by the Federal Communications Commission reaffirming its decision to allow satellite operators to integrate ancillary terrestrial components (ATC) to existing Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) systems (SN, […]