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PARIS–The effort to reduce costs by 20 percent at European-based satellite manufacturer EADS Astrium by2005 also is intended to re-engineer its workforce to improve its processes and efficiencies, according to […]

2003 Telecom Marketing Awards Presented by PBI Media’s Telecom Group The Telecom Marketing Awards recognizes the best telecom marketing campaigns and programs. Choose from 17 categories to enter including advertising/creative […]

2003 SATELLITE NEWS’ PR & Marketing Awards Presented by PBI Media’s Satellite Group SN’s PR & Marketing Awards are among the industry’s most privileged honors, recognizing the best satellite PR […]

Curious about the business opportunities for satellite companies with the U.S. government? Check out the inaugural issue of Satellite News’ Government Procurement Report at SATELLITE TODAY ( https://www.satellitetoday.com ). We […]

ISECUREtrac [OTC: ISRE], a Omaha, Neb. based- GPS device company, has received a contract from Pike County, Ill., to use GPS technology to manage the county’s work release program. The […]

Raytheon [NYSE: RTN], a Waltham, Mass.-based defense contractor, has received a contract from the U.S. Navy to develop terminals for its next- generation satellite communications (satcom) systems. The contract is […]

SkyFrames [OTC: SKYUE], a Costa Mesa, Calif.-based satellite broadband Internet service provider, and Motorola [NYSE: MOT] have teamed to provide voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service via satellite. The joint […]

PARIS–The planned deployment of radiofrequency ion thrusters (RIT) in satellites later this decade could produce savings of up to 15 million euros ($17 million) per mission, compared to traditional chemical […]

PARIS–The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) is looking to use satellites to help countries in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), as well as non-NATO European Union countries, […]

2003 Telecom Marketing Awards Presented by PBI Media’s Telecom Group The Telecom Marketing Awards recognizes the best telecom marketing campaigns and programs. Choose from 17 categories to enter including advertising/creative […]

2003 SATELLITE NEWS’ PR & Marketing Awards Presented by PBI Media’s Satellite Group SN’s PR & Marketing Awards are among the industry’s most privileged honors, recognizing the best satellite PR […]

Curious about the business opportunities for satellite companies with the U.S. government? Check out the inaugural issue of Satellite News’ Government Procurement Report at SATELLITE TODAY ( https://www.satellitetoday.com ). We […]

In the Nov. 3 issue, we incorrectly identified the company that is supplying MaxView software to DirecTV for its new local channels uplink facilities. The company is Atlanta, Ga.-based ILC. […]

FiberSat Global Services will provide satellite distribution of Los Angeles-based TV stations KJLA TV, LATV Network, KXLA TV, and KVMD TV using PanAmSat‘s [Nasdaq: SPOT] Galaxy 11 satellite. FiberSat Global […]

Dexar Multimedia ve Telecommunications, a Turkish satellite broadband networking supplier, has begun to offer Hughes Network Systems‘ [NYSE: GMH] DirecWay broadband satellite services from its teleport in Istanbul. Dexar is […]

Plenexis, a German broadband satellite company, has agreed to lease additional capacity on the Europe*Star 1 satellite operated by London-based Europe*Star. In addition, Plenexis is using the DirecWay platform supplied […]

SES Astra [Luxembourg: SESG] has appointed Stephen Rich as vice president and general manager of the African region for the Luxembourg-based satellite operator. The appointment took effect on Nov. 1. […]

The refueling of two Russian Yamal-200 telecommunications satellites has been completed at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, according to a report by the Russian news agency ITAR-TASS. This week, final […]

Tenzing Communications, a Seattle-based provider of satellite-based email and text-messaging for commercial airline passengers, is expanding its product offering to the maritime industry. The company recently completed the trial of […]

Canada’s Norsat International [Toronto: NII] announced that an unidentified U.S. government agency has purchased two Norsat NewsLink portable satellite terminals to provide satellite communications. The terminals were purchased through Norsat […]

SES Global [Luxembourg: SESG], a Luxembourg-based satellite operator and manufacturer, said it plans to launch an inaugural benchmark eurobond, subject to market conditions. SES confirmed that the bond issue aims […]

NEW YORK–Even though point-to-point, fiber optic solutions for the enterprise services market continue to gain market share, this “bread and butter” niche for the commercial satellite business is showing renewed […]

Week of Oct. 24 – 30, 2003 Percentage Change Operators Symbol Oct. 30 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.21 (1.3) 6.3 […]

The half-dozen applications listed above are only the tip of the iceberg. Much more can be done with existing operational systems. Some of the ideas and concepts still on the […]

By D.K.Sachdev Modern satellite systems stand out among technologies that can serve the needs of homeland security by offering unmatched capabilities for wide-area communications coverage. If appropriate redundancy and hardening […]

UK satellite broadcaster BSkyB is looking to significantly ramp up its interactive service offerings for its seven million subscribers. “We have a portfolio of interactive services, which are very popular. […]

Despite a huge marketing campaign, the newly formed Spanish satellite pay-TV operator Digital+ has gotten off to a relatively slow start. Sogecable, the owners of the new platform, announced that […]

By Christopher Baugh Broadband access has been a primary target of satellite companies for many years. Unfortunately, the satellite market has not fared well in its efforts to supply low […]

British Columbia, Canada-based Norsat International [Toronto: NII] found a willing partner in the Center for Health and Technology of the University of California, Davis Health System to deploy a new […]

Intelsat appears to have fended off EchoStar Communications [Nasdaq: DISH] by winning approval from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York to buy the North American […]