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Nera is planning to launch a communications system targeting the maritime market. The new system, named Nera SatLink Marine, combines the DVB-RCS (Digital Video Broadcast-Return Channel via Satellite) standard with […]

Radyne Comstream Inc. said it signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire Xicom Technology, a provider of satellite and microwave power amplifiers and other RF products, for about $41 million […]

CloudSat, part of a multi-satellite, multi-sensor National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) experiment designed to measure the properties of clouds, successfully concluded its final environmental test and was mated to […]

Reuters reported late last week the U.S. Air Force may lift a near two-year ban that kept Boeing from obtaining launch contracts, according comments from an Air Force official. The […]

Asia Pulse reported March 4 that South Korea’s Office of Science and Technology confirmed the country would put into orbit a multi-purpose, high-resolution remote sensing satellite in November. The cost […]

The fate of Cablevision‘s Rainbow DBS direct-to-home satellite television unit, which does business as Voom, took another twist. On March 3, Cablevision reported in a Form 8-K filed with the […]

In testimony before the House Committee on Government Reform, Michael Cook, senior vice president of Hughes Network Systems, told committee members March 3 that the government should include satellite technologies […]

Intelsat reported an increase in revenues for 2004 compared to 2003, but the company also reported a net loss for the year. For 2004, the company reported revenues of $1.04 […]

Lockheed Martin said it achieved a milestone with the completion and delivery of a sophisticated, high-performance communications subsystem integral to the infrared payload of the first Space-based Infrared System High […]

BSkyB has taken another significant step toward its launch of High-Definition TV (HDTV) services in the United Kingdom. It announced that it is working with Thomson as the initial Set-Top […]

PlanetSky Ltd. said it signed a long-term agreement for the use of capacity on Gascom‘s Yamal 200 satellite located at 49 degrees East. PlanetSky said it intends to load up […]

XM Satellite Radio said it signed a multi-year agreement with Indy Racing League (IRL) to broadcast the IndyCar Series races live over its satellite radio service. The first race to […]

DirecTV Inc. said it filed a lawsuit in Ontario, Canada, against 19 citizens and five of their businesses that it alleges were participating in a scheme to activate fraudulent DirecTV […]

Globalstar LLC said it filed March 2 an application with the Federal Communications Commission for authority to offer ancillary terrestrial service (ATC) in the United States in conjunction with its […]

Sanborn, a geographic information system and photogrammetry company, said it acquired Space Imaging‘s Federal Civil and Commercial Solutions value-added solutions business unit. The unit’s capabilities span a full range of […]

EchoStar Communications Corp., along with TVG Network, said it launched the nation’s first interactive horseracing television channel. The new channel will allow viewers to access the latest horseracing news and […]

International Launch Services (ILS) said it received authorization from the U.S. Air Force to proceed with a mission to launch a GPS satellite in early 2007. The satellite will be […]

Orbital Sciences Corp. reported an increase in revenues and net income for 2004. The company earned $675.9 million in total revenues in 2004, up from $581.5 million earned in 2003. […]

A March 2 report on CNN‘s Web site quotes Sirius Satellite Radio Mel Karmazin as saying, at a Bear Stearns media conference that day, that the company is considering a […]

NDS Group won a key contract renewal in Asia with leading Korean pay-TV operator SkyLife. The two parties signed a new five-year contract, which sees the operator use NDS’ VideoGuard […]

Modulus Video introduced its new ME6000 real-time, full-resolution high-definition (HD) MPEG-4 AVC encoder for broadcast and other quality driven video applications. According to Modulus, the new system will enable satellite, […]

Telenor subsidiary GMPCS said it opened its first international office in London. The office will serve all of GMPCS’ existing and new clients that use the United Kingdom as a […]

EMS Technologies said it appointed Candy Cunningham to the position of senior account manager for the company’s Satcom division. Cunningham will focus on growing the Satcom division’s government and military […]

The Galileo Joint Undertaking (GJU) delayed the naming of the winning bid to operate Europe’s satellite navigation system. The winner of the concession was supposed to be named in March, […]

Sea Launch Co. LLC said it successfully delivered the XM-3 satellite into orbit for XM Satellite Radio. The launch occurred Feb. 28 at 7:51 p.m. PST. It was the first […]

For customers of Voom’s high-definition only direct-to-home satellite television service, mixed signals have been sent out regarding the future of the service. On one hand, Cablevision Systems Corp. said Feb. […]

Eumetsat, the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites, moved fast to support a new Tsunami warning system in the Indian Ocean. It announced that it has made its […]

Tachyon Networks Inc. said it is expanding the delivery of its IP-based satellite broadband access services to Asia, the Pacific Rim, Latin America and Africa in the coming year. Tachyon […]

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. said its Comtech EF Data Corp. subsidiary won a $2.3 million contract to provide integrated digital satellite terminals for an unnamed satellite operator in Latin America. The […]

Throughout our issues of Satellite Business Solutions, we have profiled success stories of medium and large corporations effectively using a satellite-enabled network to advance business plans and grow revenue. From […]