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HONOLULU–Cautious optimism and policy frustration top the list of emotions expressed by various satellite industry executives as they consider business initiatives for 2004 and beyond. During panel sessions here at […]

Luxembourg-based SES Global [Luxembourg: SESG] has formed a new unit called Worldsat, which will operate as a unit of its U.S. subsidiary SES Americom. In addition, SES has signed a […]

When a major undersea cable recently failed, Intelsat was able to restore Internet services to all of Turkey within 38 hours, the company said. The high-speed connection to the Internet […]

Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] and the U.S. Air Force (USAF) have begun renovations at Space Launch Complex 3E (SLC-3E) at Vandenberg Air Force Base to prepare the launch site for […]

The International Space Business Council expects to release a report next week that predicts the space industry will reach $90 billion this year. Among the conclusions of the “‘2004 State […]

Kevin N. McGrath has been named president and CEO of Digital Angel [AMEX: DOC], a So. St. Paul, Minn.-based location tracking company. Prior to joining Digital Angel, McGrath spent 16 […]

Shin Satellite, a Thailand-based satellite operator, expects to launch its iPSTAR-1 broadband satellite in the middle of this year. The satellite will be part of the iPSTAR system, which will […]

HONOLULU–The time has come for the Asia-Pacific region to fully open its doors to the international satellite business. Even though global satellite and network operators have made significant contributions within […]

New York-based Loral Space & Communications [OTCBB: LRLSQ] announced that after its Jan. 10 launch, the Telstar 14/Estrela do Sul 1 communications satellite fully deployed its south solar array but […]

Connexion by Boeing, a business unit of Boeing [NYSE: BA], plans to expand its high-speed satellite broadband service for commercial aviation use to the maritime industry. The unit is in […]

Telenor Satellite Services is adding VSAT services to its existing General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Telecommunications Service contract. This will enable U.S. government users to order customized C- and Ku-band […]

Alcatel Space, the satellite manufacturing arm of Paris-based Alcatel [NYSE: ALA], has delivered the payload for the AM11 satellite to Russia’s NPO-PM, prime contractor for the Express AM satellites deployed […]

HONOLULU–As telecom, broadcast, consumer and enterprise markets begin to recover from their recent business lows, the world’s global expendable launch vehicle (ELV) providers are poised to ramp up their launch […]

With consolidated revenues estimated at $6.15 billion in 2003, the 36 satellite operators of the fixed satellite service (FSS) industry experienced a slight fall in revenues (- 1 percent), as […]

Telenor Satellite Services has signed a three-year agreement with Brittany Ferries to provide high-speed data communications via satellite. Under terms of the agreement, Telenor will provide Ku-band service for two […]

Comtech Telecommunications’ [Nasdaq: CMTL] Maryland-based subsidiary Comtech Mobile Datacom has received $4.0 million in orders relating to its satellite-based movement tracking system, under an existing contract with the U.S. Army. […]

GlobalNet [OTCBB:GLBT] has successfully tested its pre-paid mobile satellite system, which serves Turkey, and areas to the south and east, including the eastern Mediterranean, Egypt, Lebanon and Iraq. Initially, GlobalNet […]

NomadISP, a division of LinOra, and StarBand Communications have formed a strategic partnership to offer NomadISP’s AH-1 WiFi Hotspot product through StarBand’s satellite broadband dealer network. The partnership enables the […]

Week of Jan. 2- 8, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol Jan. 8 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.80 17.6 8.1 34.6 […]

Arianespace has started the year with two key launch contracts from Japanese satellite operator JSAT. Under the contract, Arianespace will launch the JCSAT-9 satellite and another future satellite. Commenting on […]

Pan-European ISP Tiscali, which recently signed a deal with SatLynx to rollout its Tiscali Sat service in 10 European countries, hopes to extend that partnership if the demand for satellite […]

The following are a selection of some of the projects – both planned and operational – that were on display either at the WSIS exhibition or conference and that involve […]

By David Hartshorn GENEVA – The recent World Summit for the Information Society (WSIS) – a United Nations initiative that aims to bridge the digital and knowledge divides — yielded […]

China Airlines (CAL) became the latest customer of Connexion by Boeing by signing a letter of intent to obtain high-speed connectivity for travelers on the airline’s flights in and out […]

The two U.S. satellite radio service providers, Washington-based XM Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: XMSR] and New York-based Sirius Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI], demonstrated last year that fierce head-to-head competition can be […]

News Corp’s completion of its long-anticipated acquisition of Hughes Electronics [NYSE: GMH], its coveted satellite television unit DirecTV, and other subsidiaries offers a host of potential advantages for the combined […]

DirecTV, a unit of Hughes Electronics [NYSE: HS], achieved its highest quarterly subscriber growth by connecting 861,000 total customers during the fourth quarter. This translates into 405,000 net new subscribers […]

On Saturday, Sea Launch successfully deployed the Telstar 14/Estrela do Sul 1 communications satellite into orbit. A Zenit-3SL rocket lifted off at 8:13 p.m. PDT from the Odyssey Launch Platform, […]

ORBIMAGE, the Dulles, Va.-based satellite imagery provider, has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the company announced last week. As part of the final reorganization plan, all existing notes and […]

Waltham, Mass.-based aerospace giant Raytheon [NYSE: RTN] has been awarded a $7.6 million engineering and manufacturing development contract to supply anti-jam GPS receivers to the U.S. Air Force‘s C-130 avionics […]