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Melville, N.Y.-based Comtech Telecommunications Corp. [Nasdaq: CMTL] has received a $1.5 million order for its messaging and location tracking mobile satellite transceivers. Comtech didn’t release the name of the company […]

A team led by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] and Northrop Grumman [NYSE: NOC] has submitted a proposal for the risk reduction and system definition (RR&SD) effort of the Department of […]

Additional scrutiny is ahead for Northpoint Technology now that Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has launched an inquiry into whether Northpoint has provided financial interests in the company to “well-connected individuals.” […]

All you need to do is answer a few questions and we’ll get you started on your free trial to the proprietary materials on the Satellite Today Web site. Your […]

2003 Telecom Marketing Awards Presented by PBI Media’s Telecom Group The Telecom Marketing Awards are among the telecommunications industry’s most privileged honors, recognizing the best telecom marketing campaigns and programs […]

EchoStar Communications [Nasdaq: DISH] said that effective Oct. 20, 2003, it completed the previously announced redemption of $1 billion principal amount of its 4 7/8 percent convertible subordinated notes due […]

Hughes Network Systems (HNS) [NYSE: GMH], a Germantown, Md.-based broadband satellite unit of Hughes Electronics [NYSE: GMH], has won a contract from Utah-based packetPointe Communications, an energy management and equipment […]

Telesat, a Gloucester, Ont.-based satellite services subsidiary of BCE [NYSE: BCE], has opened an office in Macomb, Mich., located 23 miles north of downtown Detroit, to meet the growing demands […]

Intelsat and Orbit Data Systems have agreed to offer two-way satellite-based broadband Internet access service for consumers in the Middle East. Under the multi- year agreement, Intelsat will provide the […]

Israel-based Gilat Satellite Networks’ [Nasdaq: GILTF] major noteholders intend to participate in the satellite operator’s offer to exchange outstanding 4 percent convertible subordinated notes due in 2012 for the company’s […]

EADS Astrium is teaming with Alcatel Space to build two satellites – Arabsat-4A and Arabsat-4B – for Saudi Arabian satellite operator Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat). Financial terms were not […]

Disappointing growth in the satellite access market has led satellite operators to pursue alternative models of broadband service delivery, according to a study by Orlando, Fla.-based research firm Northern Sky […]

Intelsat has topped the bid of EchoStar Communications [Nasdaq: DISH] for the North American satellites of Loral Space & Communications [OTCBB: LRLSQ]. Loral announced Monday that Intelsat had upped its […]

Week of Oct. 10 – 16, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol Oct. 16 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.16 3.3 (7.3) […]

By Bruce Mahone A funding dispute in Washington threatens an important U.S. government organization that provides space-related weather information used by satellite operators, airlines and others. The Space Environment Center […]

SES Astra hopes to become a major broadband player in Africa. The European satellite operator has teamed up with two partners, Industrial Development Corp. (IDC) and Africa Venture Partners (AVP), […]

XM has been working for months on its marketing and promotional materials to ensure maximum benefit when it notches 1 million subscribers on its own. As of early October, the […]

By Jimmy Schaeffler Although much was said about the U.S. direct broadcast satellite (DBS) industry reaching 20 million subscribers last month, no attention was given when the satellite radio industry […]

An adventurous rower who plans to travel across the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans in a 7.8-meter-long boat will be tracked the entire way using the Global Positioning System (GPS). Satamatics […]

PanAmSat [Nasdaq: SPOT] boosted its third-quarter revenues and profits despite a lingering industry-wide transponder glut in many regions of the world. The satellite operator generated revenues of $210.1 million in […]

Bankruptcy court proceedings seldom involve as much intrigue as those of Loral Space and Communications. The big winner so far seems to be Loral Chairman and CEO Bernard Schwartz, whose […]

NEW YORK — Rainbow DBS faces numerous obstacles in its attempt to become the third high-powered satellite TV services provider in the United States. But that has not stopped it […]

All you need to do is answer a few questions and we’ll get you started on your free trial to the proprietary materials on the Satellite Today Web site. Your […]

2003 Telecom Marketing Awards Presented by PBI Media’s Telecom Group The Telecom Marketing Awards are among the telecommunications industry’s most privileged honors, recognizing the best telecom marketing campaigns and programs […]

AirIQ, a Toronto-based telematics company, has expanded a suite of satellite-based telematic services to complement its terrestrial-based services. AirIQ will now offer terrestrial or satellite-based fleet management services to its […]

Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT]-built Titan II rocket launched the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) Block 5D-3 spacecraft into orbit Oct. 18 at 9:17 a.m. PDT from the Vandenburg Air Force […]

Dulles, Va.-based Encore Networks has signed a reseller agreement with Long Beach, Calif.-based Future Visions for the company to add Encore’s line of integrated IP and virtual private network products […]

Paris-based Thomson [NYSE: TMS] has signed a deal with Belgium-based Alfacam to provide the company with 5 million euros ($5.8 million) worth of broadcast equipment. Alfacam will use the equipment, […]

Parsippany, N.J.-based DRS Technologies [NYSE: DRS] has signed a $3.2 million deal with White Plains, N.Y.-based ITT Industries [NYSE: ITT] to provide satellite communications systems to support the U.S. military’s […]

Sea Launch’s board of directors has voted to enhance the joint venture’s capabilities by offering launch services from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, in addition to its sea-based launches from […]