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XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] and Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] received a firm boost last week from American Honda and DaimlerChrysler [DCX], respectively, in the form of expanded commitments by the […]

Houston-based CapRock Communications and Carlsbad, Calif.-based ViaSat [VSAT] formed a global VSAT (very small aperture terminal) alliance to serve the oil and gas industry. The agreement calls for CapRock to […]

Atlanta-based EMS Technologies [ELMG] completed the first set of beam-forming networks (BFN) for the U.S. Department of Defense‘s (DoD) Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications program. The communications program, […]

In response to increased security demands in a post-9/11 world, Chandler, Ariz.-based satellite voice and data communications service provider World Communications Center (WCC) is launching a new end-to-end maritime security […]

A Boeing [BA]-built communications satellite that would help Space Communication Corporation (SCC) of Japan to provide telecommunications and data services to customers in Asia is scheduled to launch this Thursday, […]

EchoStar Communications [DISH] officials announced today the company’s DISH Network satellite television service launched two new interactive TV channels. The first is Trivia, offered by Buzztime, while the second is […]

Keith Reiley has been selected as the lead systems engineer for Boeing NASA Systems, a Washington-based unit of The Boeing Co. [BA]. He will report to Chuck Allen, the vice […]

Bank Hapoalim came to the aid of Gilat Satellite Network Ltd. [GILTF] by modifying the terms of a $71 million loan. The new terms reduce the rate of interest applicable […]

SpaceDev [SPDV] is investing in the future but it bottom-line is suffering near-term as a result. Company officials reported the Poway, Calif.-based provider of space and low-cost microsatellite-related products and […]

The Athens Olympic Games scheduled for this summer should provide additional business for a wide array of satellite industry companies. One of the deals involves Paris-based satellite operator Eutelsat agreeing […]

Globecast is to deliver the Moroccan channel 2M Maroc to Africa via its digital satellite television platform on NSS 7. The distribution agreement will give 2M Maroc access to DTH […]

San Luis Obispo, Calif., based-Ground Control officials today announced the availability of the One Touch-2500 auto tracking two-way satellite dish that can be mounted on the roof of a vehicle […]

XM Satellite Radio [XMSR], a Washington-based satellite services provider in the U.S. market, announced today that the new Saab 9-7X sports utility vehicle will offer factory-installed XM equipment in first […]

Connexion by Boeing, a business unit of The Boeing Company [BA], and StarHub, a communications provider in Singapore, today announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU). The deal […]

NDS [NNDS] has signed a deal with Thomson to promote the development of secure content protection solutions. The objective of the two partners is to promote a standard secure and […]

EchoStar Communications Corp. [DISH] officials said today that the company’s Dish Network would offer local channels to its subscribers in the Rochester, N.Y., area, including the local affiliates of ABC, […]

Orbital Sciences Corp. [ORB] officials said today that Brent Collins has been named senior vice president and deputy general manager for operations in the company’s Launch Systems Group. In this […]

Satlynx CEO Paul Heinerscheid said his company is aiming to sharpen its marketplace focus. The two-way European satellite broadband services provider intends to become a key player in the region’s […]

Officials at New York-based Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] said today that the company’s radio receivers will be available as a factory-installed option and a dealer-installed accessory on the BMW 2004 […]

Executives at Washington-based XM Satellite Radio today reported that American Honda would expand the number of car models that offer XM radios as standard equipment for the 2005 model year. […]

A U.S. Air Force/Lockheed Martin Space Systems [LMT] team has completed on-orbit checkout of the upgraded GPS satellite, designated GPS IIR-11, which was successfully launched March 20, Lockheed Martin officials […]

ActSoft officials said yesterday that a new version of Comet Tracker would be released. Comet Tracker uses Global Positioning System (GPS) technology available on Java- enabled handsets to instantly track […]

News Corp [NWS], the parent organization of DirecTV [DTV]and BSkyB, today announced it would change the company’s place of incorporation to the United States from Australia. The proposed reorganization is […]

Phoenix-based independent television station KTVK bought the skIP Broadband Communications System to combine the technical resources of Production and Satellite Services, a transportable uplink company, and The Spaceconnection, a provider […]

KVH Industries [KVHI] says its TracVision LF in-motion satellite TV antenna and its TracVision SF stationary automatic satellite TV antenna will be offered as optional equipment on all new Sportcoach […]

Performance Technologies [PTIX] executives today said mobile satellite communications systems developer Geolink is using PT’s SEGway 1100 SS7/IP Signaling Platform on its OceanCell GSM solution. OceanCell uses maritime satellite links […]

Networkcar, a Reynolds and Reynolds [REY] company, said today that Maximus [MMS] would be a reseller of Networkcar’s fleet products. Networkcar’s in-vehicle system collects and organizes detailed information from the […]

Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI], a New York City-based satellite radio service, today announced the appointment of Tola Murphy-Baran as senior vice president of marketing. Murphy-Baran will be responsible for subscriber […]

Week of March 26 – April 1, 2004 Percentage Change Symbol April 1 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.08 (1.0) […]

A new era of digital television began in Hong Kong in February, when Galaxy Satellite Broadcasting, the joint venture between Intelsat and Television Broadcasts Ltd. (TVB), launched pay-TV services. The […]