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FastWeb, an Italian based broadband telecommunications company, chose Israel based-Optibase‘s [OBAS] MGW 5100 to stream satellite channels in multicast mode over a fiber and DSL network for 110,000 residential end […]

KVH [KVHI], a Middletown, R.I-based satellite communication manufacturer, won the Peach Award given each year by STAGPARKWAY to honor its vendors of the year. KVH won the award based on […]

International Broadcasting Company [IBCS], a Santa Maria, Calif.-based radio network, now is broadcasting via satellite 24/7. Once on satellite, IBC will begin an expansion program across the country that will […]

Eutelsat announced its W3A communication satellite was launched successfully by a Proton rocket marketed by International Launch Services (ILS). The flawless mission from the Baikonur Cosmodrome will allow Eutelsat to […]

Hughes Network Systems Europe signed a contract with Telefonica de Espana to further expand its DirecWay satellite service. The agreement adds VoIP service to the existing Telefonica DirecWay network. Also, […]

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd.‘s [GILTF] Spacenet subsidiary today added MegaPath Networks to its channel-partners program. Under the agreement, MegaPath will offer Spacenet’s Connexstar satellite connectivity service to customers seeking satellite […]

DirectTV, a unit of Hughes Electronics [HS], renewed its contract with NDS Group plc [NNDS] to continue receiving the NDS VideoGuard conditional access system and services to support the satellite […]

Triangle MultiMedia [QBID], a Palm Springs, Calif.-based satellite TV network, is creating a 24-hour channel aimed at gay and lesbian audiences. The channel will air original plays, movies and documentaries […]

Week of March 4 – 11, 2004 Percentage Change Symbol March 11 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.10 (13.6) (17.3) […]

SatLynx, a two-way, European, satellite broadband joint venture, lost its second key executive in less than a year. In this latest departure, Robert Feierbach left to become the executive director […]

Luxsat hopes to revolutionize Video-on-Demand (VOD) markets across Europe. The company, based in Luxembourg, aims to help satellite, cable and terrestrial players to bring a rich VOD service to consumers. […]

By Roger Rusch The transfer of technology is a legitimate concern of every advanced country. This situation is especially true if the developments have been funded through public resources. Intellectual […]

A multi-beam antenna design that simultaneously communicates with as many as 20 satellites – compared with one antenna for one satellite in conventional systems — was awarded the 2004 “Industry […]

It was difficult for me not to wonder a couple of years ago whether Englewood, Colo.-based EchoStar Communications [DISH] might fall victim to some of the accounting pitfalls that plagued […]

London-based Inmarsat, the world’s largest mobile satellite communications provider and in the midst of a transition following its sale last December, now will include a new chief executive officer. Michael […]

EchoStar Communications [DISH] showed last week it is willing to risk the loss of subscribers to protect its low-cost advantage against other multi-channel video providers. By refusing to accept what […]

Intelsat Ltd. filed a preliminary prospectus with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to conduct the company’s initial public stock offering (IPO). The offering, managed by Morgan Stanley and […]

The Space Systems/Loral (SSL)-built MBSAT broadcast communications satellite launched successfully at 12:40 EST March 13. The satellite was carried on an International Launch Services Atlas III rocket from Cape Canaveral […]

Digital Angel Corp. [DOC], a developer of GPS-based tracking technologies, today reported revenues of $8.6 million for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 2003, up 15.3 percent compared with the […]

Harrisburg, Pa.-based TransCore purchased satellite tracking, monitoring and GPS technology assets belonging to Ottawa-based Vistar Telecommunications. The acquisition will allow TransCore to offer fleet, rail/intermodal and shipper customers a complete […]

Boeing [BA] Air Traffic Management demonstrated new flight-surveillance technology that uses processors to combine radar- and satellite-derived location and identity data for display on a single screen. “Rather than three […]

San Diego-based Systech Corp. today formed an alliance with EchoSat to deploy Systech Internet Payment Gateways over EchoSat’s satellite network, thus moving payment transactions from the conventional dial-up network to […]

Denver-based Space Imaging received bad news from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) of Bethesda, Md., in a March 10 letter informing the company negotiations for the possible award of a […]

iSECUREtrac [ISRE] signed a deal with the U.S. Pretrial Services Office for the western district of Washington to provide GPS-based tracking and monitoring services. Specific terms of the deal were […]

A new report from IMS Research estimates the sales of iDTVs (integrated digital televisions) will start to increase significantly from 2005 onwards. IMS predicts there will be more than 115 […]

General Dynamics C4 Systems (GDC4) received a $6.7 million order for a baseband node (BBN) large extension node (LEN) configuration and a BBN-LEN configuration from the Fort Monmouth, N.J.-based U.S. […]

Sun Microsystems [SUNW], a Santa Clara, Calif.-based provider of Java technology, has been chosen by Inmarsat to provide its Sun Java Enterprise System as the business support infrastructure for a […]

Englewood, Colo.-based satellite TV service provider EchoStar Communications [DISH] managed to reach a settlement with New York City-based programming giant Viacom [VIA] late Wednesday to restore carriage of the broadcaster’s […]

A 15-day extension for filing its annual report could be requested by EchoStar Communications [DISH] to report its 2003 full-year and fourth quarter results, after the company disclosed the Securities […]

International Launch Services (ILS) delayed the launch of the MBSAT satellite on an Atlas III rocket, AC-202, for one day. It now is scheduled for 12:40 a.m. EST Saturday. ILS […]