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MCI is providing CSX Technology, a subsidiary of CSX Corp. [NYSE: CSX], with satellite services at railroad remote operating locations across the Eastern United States. In addition, MCI said it […]

Cypress, Calif.-based Universal Electronics [Nasdaq: UEIC] has entered an agreement with Italian satellite TV provider Sky Italia to supply technology for Sky Italia two-device, universal remote controls to be bundled […]

U.S., state and local government spending on information technology products and services will recover at a compound annual growth rate of 8 percent from $46 billion in fiscal year 2004 […]

In the Jan. 26 issue of SATELLITE TODAY, the satellite being manufactured by Alcatel Space for China’s Aptsat should have been designated the Apstar VI (not Apstar IV).

Satlynx and Cisco Systems [Nasdaq: CSCO] are teaming to offer high-speed Internet service via satellite/WiFi technology. Luxembourg-based Satlynx will contribute its two-way broadband services, and San Jose, Calif.-based Cisco will […]

Annapolis, Md.-based ARINC has just deployed its satellite-based wide-area network service for the Murtala Muhammad International Airport in Lagos, Nigeria. The service uses a broadband satellite link to provide airlines […]

New York-based Sirius Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI] and Bloomfield Hills, Mich.-based automotive retailer UnitedAuto Group [NYSE: UAG] have signed a multi-year agreement under which United will promote Sirius satellite radios […]

Longmont, Colo.-based DigitalGlobe and Mountain View, Calif.-based Keyhole have signed a multi-faceted agreement to provide DigitalGlobe’s QuickBird satellite imagery and Keyhole’s Internet-based 3D earth visualization solutions to customers. The agreement […]

Bala Cynwyd, Pa.-based Pegasus Communications [Nasdaq: PGTV] announced that its satellite TV subsidiary, Pegasus Satellite Communications, is offering to purchase up to $100 million aggregate principal amount of outstanding debt […]

Mark C. Wilmoth is moving from Thales Navigation, a California-based provider of GPS technology, where he is chief financial officer, to PennWell Corp., a Tulsa, Okla.-based business-to-business publisher and organizer […]

Week of Jan. 16 – 22, 2004 Percentage Change Symbol Jan. 22 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.79 (0.7) 18.2 […]

Luxembourg-based satellite operator SES Global [Luxembourg: SESG] expects to see significant revenue growth from 2005 onwards. On the other hand, the company anticipates tough market conditions in 2004. The operator […]

By Jimmy Schaeffler DirecTV, the direct broadcast satellite (DBS) unit of News Corp [NYSE: NWS]-controlled Hughes Electronics [NYSE: HS], posted impressive subscriber year-end 2003 subscriber numbers. The results, released just […]

New products are available for U.S. drivers who need navigational assistance when on the road. Santa Clara, Calif.-based Thales Navigation, the developer of the Hertz NeverLost vehicle navigation system, introduced […]

Connexion by Boeing is an ambitious project to provide in-flight, high-speed broadband services that should become a technical success but may well stumble on the project’s high costs as it […]

Greenwich, Conn.-based satellite operator PanAmSat [Nasdaq: SPOT] is facing a number of challenges and its potential growth opportunities may not provide any immediate relief. The status of the fixed satellite […]

Connexion by Boeing, a unit of Boeing [NYSE: BA] set up to provide in-flight broadband services to airline passengers, is showing resiliency by winning the support of additional business partners […]

French satellite manufacturer Alcatel Space announced that it had successfully mated the communications and service modules of the Apstar IV satellite at its integration rooms in Cannes, France. Based on […]

Stratos Global [TSX: SGB] has signed an agreement with Hughes Network Systems (HNS) to become a value- added reseller of DirecWay broadband satellite services to federal, state and local government […]

Canada’s Bulldog Technologies [OTCBB: BLLD] has begun production of its Road BOSS cargo security product. The initial production run of 250 units will be limited to the company’s RB-200 Road […]

The Cypress Group, a New York-based private equity firm, has completed the acquisition of Communications & Power Industries (CPI) in a transaction valued at approximately $300 million. CPI is a […]

GPS Industries [OTCBB: GPSN], a Vancouver-based developer of GPS golf course and sports products, has concluded an agreement to establish a strategic relationship with SportsLine.com, an Internet-based sports media company […]

In the Jan. 19 issue of SATELLITE NEWS, the story “Global Satellite Industry Climbs Back to Health” incorrectly paraphrased International Launch Services Director of Marketing Sales Tom Carroll at the […]

The U.S. Air Force‘s Milsatcom Joint Program Office has awarded two risk reduction/system definition contracts for the Transformational Communications Milsatcom (TCM) system to Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Boeing Satellite […]

XM Satellite Radio Holdings [Nasdaq: XMSR] announced Friday that it has priced at $26.50 per share an underwritten public offering of 20 million shares of its Class A common stock, […]

France’s Netupsat has signed an agreement with SES Astra to use the Astra satellite system to provide high-speed Internet services. Labeled “Netbysky,” the high- speed Internet service via Astra’s 19.2-degree […]

The Denver-based remote sensing firm Space Imaging has received a contract to continue providing geographic information services (GIS) to the U.S. Forest Service‘s regional office in Vallejo, Calif., its Remote […]

Intelsat has extended until Jan. 27, 5 p.m. EST, the expiration date of its offer to exchange its 5.25 percent senior notes due 2008 and its 6.5 percent senior notes […]

Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Trimble [Nasdaq: TRMB] has been awarded two contracts from the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to provide Global Positioning System (GPS) surveying and mapping systems. The GPS equipment will […]

Luxembourg-based satellite operator SES Global [Luxembourg: SESG] expects to see significant revenue growth from 2005 onwards. On the other hand, the company anticipates tough market conditions in 2004. Romain Bausch, […]