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DirecTV Latin America LLC has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy court protection. The company has returned to “solid financial footing,” said Larry N. Chapman, president and chief operating officer of […]

AsiaSat has reached a new key lease agreement with the national broadcaster in the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. The lease agreement calls for Bangladesh Television (BTV) to use C-band capacity […]

The Washington-based Aerospace Industries Association unveiled its second five-year research and development plan aimed at urging the Bush administration to develop a vision for aerospace similar to the one recently […]

Ericsson [ERICY], a Charlotte, N.C.-based wireless communication company, and Econet Wireless Nigeria have signed an expansion GSM contract valued at $110 million. A first phase of the project is underway […]

Pennsylvania Attorney General Jerry Pappert has filed a lawsuit against two New Jersey-based companies and their owner. The lawsuit accuses them of illegally contacting dozens of consumers whose names and […]

SES Global S.A. [SESG], the world’s largest satellite operator, acquired a 9 percent ownership stake in Orbcomm, a Dulles, Va.-based provider of global satellite data services to industrial, military and […]

Foxtel,the Australian pay-TV operator, is expecting its new digital service will prove to be popular among the country’s consumers. Patrick Delany, Foxtel’s director of digital, said the company’s new offering […]

Bethesda, Md.-based Lockheed Martin [LMT] is trying to assist in the space exploration initiative of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) by forming a business unit to respond to […]

China Wireless Communications [CWLC] a Golden, Colo.-based developer of wireless broadband networks has signed a contract with Beijing-based China Satellite Communication. Financial terms were not disclosed. China Wireless will provide […]

KVH Industries [KVHI], a Middletown, R.I.-based developer of mobile satellite communications products, has named two new vice presidents to oversee the company’s satellite and defense manufacturing operations. KVH named Jeff […]

Orange France, a Paris-based subsidiary of Orange SA, plans to make mass-market Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation services available on the Orange France network during second quarter 2004. Orange France’s […]

Week of Feb. 13 – 19, 2004 Percentage Change Symbol Feb. 19 Price OneWeek One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.51 (1.6) (12.5) 19.5 […]

Inmarsat is expecting 2004 to be a big year as the company prepares to launch of full BGAN (Broadband Global Area Network) services. Beginning next year, BGAN services would provide […]

VILNIUS, Lithuania – Fundamental political changes underway in Europe are favorably impacting the satellite industry’s ability to provide competitive systems and services. Final preparations to add 10 Eastern and Central […]

A new Arabic-language satellite television channel, named Alhurra, recently began broadcasting to millions of viewers in 22 countries across the Middle East. Alhurra, an Arabic word for “the free one,” […]

By Roger Rusch Although exchange rates may be unpredictable, they can have a major impact on satellite companies, launch- services providers and other international businesses. Satellite and aerospace companies are […]

Wilton, Conn.-based satellite operator PanAmSat [SPOT] has done so well managing it costs and boosting its cash flow during an industry downturn that it may be ideally situated to be […]

The outlook for the commercial remote-sensing sector is brighter than it has been in many years, based on the huge orders it is receiving to serve the U.S. Department of […]

The Isle of Man is positioning itself to become a tax haven for companies involved in space and satellite businesses. A big draw would be a newly announced zero corporate […]

Digital Angel, [DOC], a South St. Paul, Minn.-based provider of advanced technology for location tracking and asset monitoring, announced that its recently-acquired OuterLink subsidiary has secured a major commitment from […]

VOOM, the first comprehensive high-definition (HD) television service, teamed up with Samsung Electronics, a manufacturer of high-definition television (HDTV) technologies, to provide a free gift to Academy Award presenters. The […]

Equant [ENT: EQU], a Paris-based communications company, has agreed to provide satellite access services in Africa, the Middle East and Eastern Europe to the Foreign Ministries of France and the […]

Herring Broadcasting a Wilton, Conn.-based provider of the Wealth TV Network, has selected PanAmSat [SPOT] Galaxy 13 to provide satellite delivery of its Wealth TV channel to cable and DBS […]

Global Locate a San Jose, Calif.-based GPS semi-conductor has successfully integrated its IndoorGPS chip set into the Infineon [IFX: FWB] multimedia platform, which supports UMTS, EDGE, and GPRS cellular standards. […]

Mark Dankberg, the chairman and CEO of Carlsbad, Calif.-based ViaSat [VSAT] will be honored “Satellite Executive of the Year” at the Satellite 2004 international conference and exhibition in early March. […]

Inmarsat Managing Director Michael Butler believes the operator’s Regional BGAN service has been relatively successful so far. Regional BGAN delivers a seamless GPRS- compatible data service in as many as […]

The European Space Agency (ESA) has confirmed that the launch of the Rosetta comet chaser, due to take place on Feb. 26 is on track. Rosetta will be launched on […]

Dulles, Va.-based ORBCOMM LLC (ORBCOMM), a global satellite telecommunications company, reached agreement with Micad Marine LLC (Micad) to provide global data communications services in connection with Micad’s MICAD NET Service. […]

Princeton, N.J.-based SES Americom and SES GLOBAL [SESG] signed a multi-year transponder renewal agreement for C-band service on SES Americom’s AMC-4 satellite. The transponder will be used for the distribution […]

Frost & Sullivan, an international consulting firm, is looking to grow its satellite and space consulting practice. To do so, the firm launched a Space & Communications Group. The unit […]