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Engineered Support Systems‘ [Nasdaq: EASI] subsidiary Technical and Management Services Corp. (TAMSCO) of Calverton, Md., has been awarded a contract to support Iraq’s Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) in command and […]

President Bush’s fiscal year 2005 budget contains a $59.8 billion request for information technology spending, an increase of less than 1 percent over the previous year’s request, indicating a major […]

Mayflower Communications, a Burlington, Mass.-based developer of GPS and communication data link technologies, has been awarded a small business innovation research Phase III contract totaling $10.4 million from the Naval […]

Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) President Patrick DeWitt believes there are a number of growth opportunities for the satellite manufacturer in Asia. He told SATELLITE TODAY: “We are very bullish on Asia […]

This spring the European Space Agency will select finalists for the Earth Explorer satellite missions. Before decisions are taken, the ESA will hold an Earth Explorer User Consultation Meeting, which […]

Sprint [NYSE: FON] and EchoStar Communications [Nasdaq: DISH] have signed a marketing and sales agreement to provide DISH Network satellite TV service to households served by Sprint’s local telephone division. […]

Merrimac Industries [AMEX: MRS], a West Caldwell, N.J.-based manufacturer of RF microwave components, has received a $1.1 million order from Boeing [NYSE: BA] to supply beamforming networks and RF microwave […]

New Zealand-based Gencom Technology has teamed up with Helius, a Lindon, Utah-based broadband IP over satellite provider, to provide satellite-based broadband to the Australasian market. The two companies will offer […]

Samsung Electronics, a Seoul-based manufacturer of electronic products, has completed development of a satellite digital media-broadcasting (DMB) chip for mobile phones and automobiles. The satellite DMB chip is able to […]

The story on EchoStar’s new Spanish-language programming in the Feb. 4 issue of SATELLITE TODAY misspelled the name of the country Colombia. We regret the error.

The global space industry continued to grow in 2003, fueled by a significant increase in U.S. military contracts and continued growth in its commercial markets. According to the 2004 State […]

Intelsat announced Wednesday its intention to conduct a long-awaited initial public offering of its ordinary shares, which is expected to raise $500 million. Intelsat’s current shareholders will be given the […]

Oil drilling firm Transocean has renewed its satellite communication agreement with CapRock. CapRock has been providing Transocean’s communications services for nearly a decade, and the drilling company decided to extend […]

Israel-based Gilat Satellite Networks’ [Nasdaq: GILTF] Spacenet subsidiary has received a contract to supply a satellite-based communications network to the Kenyan postal service, Posta Kenya. Financial terms were not disclosed. […]

Pegasus Satellite Communications, a subsidiary of Bala Cynwyd, Pa.-based Pegasus Communications [Nasdaq: PGTV], intends to offer $100 million in aggregate principal amount of 11 1/4 percent senior notes due in […]

Englewood, Colo.-based EchoStar Communications [Nasdaq: DISH] has announced that its DISH Network will offer Spanish-language TV Columbia programming packages beginning Feb. 11. TV Colombia is an alliance between RCN Television, […]

Wilton, Conn.-based PanAmSat [Nasdaq: SPOT] will gain an infusion of revenue from a new multi-year, multi-satellite transponder agreement with Fox Entertainment Group, which recently gained an ownership stake in PanAmSat’s […]

PanAmSat [Nasdaq: SPOT] Tuesday reported positive fourth quarter and year-end 2003 financial results. Total revenues for 2003 rose 2.3 percent to $831.0 million, up from $812.3 million in 2002. Earnings […]

New Skies Satellites [NYSE: NSK], a Netherlands-based satellite communications company, has signed a 10-year agreement with Telenor Satellite Services, a Norway-based provider of satellite communications services, for Pacific Ocean region […]

Scopus Network Technologies, an Israel-based supplier of digital compression technology to the broadcasting industry, has signed an agreement to supply German business services provider T-Systems, a Deutsche Telekom [NYSE: DT] […]

The U.S. Navy has accepted delivery of the 11th UHF Follow-On (UFO) spacecraft, built by Boeing [NYSE: BA], following the satellite’s completion of its in-orbit test program. The satellite, which […]

SES Americom, the Princeton, N.J.-based satellite operating subsidiary of SES Global [Luxembourg: SESG], has conducted its last operations on the GSTAR-4 satellite. The company is de-orbiting the satellite more than […]

Week of Jan. 23 – 29, 2004 Percentage Change Symbol Jan. 29 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.63 (7.1) 12.9 […]

Alcatel Space has had a good start to the year in terms of government and institutional communications. It has announced two major deals in January. It announced that it has […]

Tandberg Television expects to play a key role as the high-definition TV (HDTV) market takes shape in Europe. While the market in the United States for high-definition (HD) continues to […]

By Jimmy Schaeffler It’s long been said that Wall Street investors trade stocks based on a company’s expected performance during the next quarter. If true, the year-end stock price gains […]

Jacob King, a 19-year-old man living in rural Abingdon, Va., is among the new breed of small businessmen who are selling merchandise with the aid of satellite Internet links. King […]

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) deserves high praise for holding a series of informative panel discussions last Tuesday that highlighted the ways satellites can be used to help rural Americans. […]

Intensifying competition from high-powered satellite TV services has left cable TV subscriber growth at just 2 percent a year and caused certain cable operators to suffer net subscriber losses, according […]

A first-of-its-kind Federal Communications Commission (FCC) forum last week highlighted a wide array of ways that satellites can serve rural consumers across the United States. The event’s significance was underscored […]