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Intelsat reached a key agreement to let it tap the potentially lucrative U.K. broadband market. The company’s deal calls for it to forge a partnership with BT Broadcast Services (BTBS), […]

By Maury Mechanick, White & Case About a year has passed since the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced a new satellite-licensing regime. In a fairly bold stroke, the FCC implemented […]

A recent partnership between Intelsat and a top Formula One racing team are using satellite technology to transmit and analyze mission-critical data during part of this year’s Formula One season […]

By Paul Dykewicz, Senior Analyst/Senior Editor The successful launch of SES Americom’s Lockheed Martin [LMT]-built AMC-11 satellite aboard an Atlas IIAS launch vehicle May 19 is the latest example of […]

LONG BEACH, Calif.–Strong sales of transponders to government and military customers, coupled with sustained growth at satellite broadcasting companies, appear to be the current bright spots, industry officials at a […]

The National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (NRTC) is looking to begin an important new chapter in its more-than-10-year-old relationship with DirecTV by agreeing to a new distribution agreement between the organizations. […]

New Skies Satellites N.V. [NSK], a global satellite communications company in The Hague, The Netherlands, agreed to be acquired for $956 million in cash by affiliates of The Blackstone Group, […]

Xantic hopes to make satellite broadband services easier to use by launching an application called Easy Accelerator, which it says optimises Internet and intranet usage by reducing the size of […]

EMS SATCOM, a division of EMS Technologies [ELMG], today launched its Ship Security Alert System (SSAS). The system was designed to meet the demands of SOLAS (Safety of Life at […]

Loral Skynet said SkyReach, the company’s Internet Protocol (IP)-enabled service that provides two-way broadband services for secure private networks or high-speed Internet access, now is commercially available throughout the Americas. […]

Hauppauge, N.Y.-based Globecomm Systems [GCOM], a global provider of end-to-end satellite-based communications solutions, was awarded a contract valued at $14.7 million from the Ministry of Communication, Islamic Transitional State of […]

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Even though there seemingly is unending demand for broadband services throughout the world, nagging questions continue to linger whether satellite-based Internet companies will be a success […]

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Continued strong growth in sales of transponders to government and military customers, coupled with strong, sustained numbers at DBS and satellite companies, will continue to drive […]

GlobeCast launched a new satellite-distribution platform for new digital cable television networks in North America. The service will use C-band transponder capacity on PanAmSat‘s Galaxy 10R satellite — part of […]

Tachyon Networks Inc. officials yesterday said the company donated its patented, high-speed, carrier-grade satellite broadband network to the U.S. Army Europe and the Department of Defense (DoD) Dependent Schools-Europe to […]

Officials from Gizmondo Europe Ltd., a subsidiary of Tiger Telematics Inc., today said game designer and strategic partner Indie Studios was given the go- ahead to produce the second of […]

CSI Wireless Inc. signed an agreement with Caterpillar Inc. to supply the company with an after-market asset tracking solution. CSI will supply an undisclosed number of its new PL102C asset […]

SES Astra has signed a deal with Ya.com Internet Factory, owned by T-Online, to launch a new satellite broadband service in Spain called Yacom Satélite. The service is aimed at […]

Officials from The DirecTV Group [DTV] said today that their DirecTV satellite television unit tied with rival satellite TV service EchoStar Communications [DISH] in earning a customer satisfaction rating of […]

EchoStar Communications Corp. [DISH] officials today said the company has signed an exclusive agreement with BBC America to broadcast the BBC drama “EastEnders” on its Dish Network direct-to-home satellite television […]

ViaSat Inc. [VSAT] officials today said the company is expanding its Immeon shared-hub services to all Haverty Furniture Co. [HVT] locations under a new four-year agreement. Immeon will provide 768 […]

Officials from Maritime Telecommunications Network (MTN) and Intelsat today said the two companies have signed a new five-year contract under which Intelsat will provide MTN with additional capacity to expand […]

Officials from Orbcomm Inc. today said the company has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Coast Guard to develop and supply automatic identification system (AIS) capabilities over the Orbcomm […]

LONG BEACH, Calif.–The three sectors of the aerospace industry–commercial, civil space and military space–need to work together to lower expenses and exploit technological synergies, said Gen. Eugene Tattini [Ret.], deputy […]

Intelsat officials today said BT Broadcast Services launched its satellite broadband service using the Intelsat system. The service is targeted to small and medium businesses as well as small office/home […]

Globalstar LLC said its service quality in the Caribbean region has been “dramatically improved,” following the installation of a fourth antenna at its regional gateway at Las Palmas, Puerto Rico. […]

DirecTV Inc., a unit of The DirecTV Group [DTV], today said the National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (NRTC) and DirecTV have agreed to end NRTC’s exclusive DirecTV service distribution contract, effective […]

Kingston Inmedia, a leading provider of broadband satellite services, changed its name to Inmedia Communications, and it will trade as Inmedia. The new identify stems from a leveraged buyout of […]

Strategic partnerships are key in today’s business world. In cases regarding upgrades to a company’s infrastructure, solid partnerships are vital. Having spoken to many end users who have incorporated satellite, […]

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