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by Chris Mecray The summer of 2003 was clearly tough for the global space market, as commercial players struggled to hold on until some semblance of a recovery kicks in–and […]

By Nick Mitsis When one thinks of satellite communications and the Middle East, 24-hour-a-day combat operations executed in part through the use of space-based technology materialize in one’s mind. Even […]

By James Careless VSAT: the acronym means Very Small Aperture Terminals. But for VSAT operators around the world, VSAT means opportunity. Consistently, it seems that someone, somewhere comes up with […]

The satellite industry is starting to feel slight tremors in the ground as the next generation of encoders is starting to make its presence known. While the encoder of tomorrow […]

by Douglas Graham Small office/ home office (SOHO) and small-to-medium enterprise companies (SMEs) are potential growth sectors for satellite broadband. These days nearly every business is Internet-driven to at least […]

by Gerry Oberst The acronym WSIS does not stand for "what’s this?" but instead is an ambitious "World Summit on the Information Society" organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). […]

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

El Segundo, Calif.-based Aerospace Corp. plans to add two new senior executives to its fold. Donald R. Walker will become senior vice president of its Systems Planning and Engineering group, […]

Bryan A. McGuirk has been named senior vice president of domestic satellite services at SES Americom, a Princeton, N.J.-based subsidiary of Luxembourg-based SES Global [Luxembourg: SESG]. In this role, McGuirk […]

Germantown, Md.-based Hughes Network Systems (HNS) has introduced the DW6000, the latest product in its family of DirecWay broadband terminals. The DW6000 incorporates an advanced, single-board architecture, offering an Ethernet […]

San Jose, Calif.-based Globalstar [OTCBB: GSTRF.OB], a mobile satellite service provider, has extended the availability of its data monitoring service to parts of the Middle East, with full commercial availability […]

Qualcomm [Nasdaq: QCOM], a San Diego, Calif.-based developer of digital wireless communications products and services, has agreed to buy Mobicom, a European mobile satellite data communications systems and service provider, […]

ViaSat [Nasdaq: VSAT] has won a $4.65 million contract to supply its LINKWAY multi-protocol broadband VSATs to provide communications and video back- haul services for the All African Games to […]

Week of Sept. 19 – 25, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol Sept. 25 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.27 (5.4) (16.2) […]

By Roger Rusch Every economic cycle ends with the disposal of ineffective businesses. After funding ends for weak enterprises, new investment can be channeled to the development of promising new […]

The International Telecommuni- cation Union’s World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC) 2003 produced positive results for the satellite industry, but no spectacular wins or losses. Rather, it was an unusually pragmatic meeting […]

By David Hartshorn Anyone who has traversed Africa – whether by plane, train or beast of burden – knows the continent is vast. Those who recently have traveled there in […]

By Jimmy Schaeffler September typically is a busy time of year for the U.S. direct broadcast satellite (DBS) business. Executives return from summer vacations and there is less daylight (and […]

Intelsat has expanded its terrestrial network by powering up a new mountaintop teleport in Hagerstown, Md. Intelsat’s teleport will provide service to 100 existing customers of GlobalConnex, the operator’s bundled […]

Satellite dish dealers typically use their powers of persuasion with their customers but last week they came to Washington to win the support of lawmakers in Congress. A first-of-its-kind “Retailer […]

Wilton, Conn.-based PanAmSat [Nasdaq: SPOT] is building a neighborhood of in-orbit satellite capacity to provide potentially lucrative high-definition television (HDTV) services. The first step is the planned launch of the […]

The in-orbit failure of Bedminster, N.J.-based Loral Skynet’s Telstar 4 satellite could pose significant financial consequences. At greatest risk are the satellite’s insurers and satellite operator Intelsat, which agreed to […]

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

The battle for video and high-speed Internet access is here. Find out who is likely to win, who has the greatest challenges, and what opportunities that knowledge will open up […]

Surrey Satellite Technology, a Guildford, UK-basedsatellite manufacturer,launched three small satellites into low Earth orbit aboard a Kosmos rocket from Plesetsk in northern Russia Sept. 27. Company officials said the satellites […]

Tachyon, a San Diego, Calif.-basedprovider of broadband satellite solution for large enterprises and government agencies, has secured an additional $6 million in capital funding. West River Capital led the investing […]

Iridium Satellite, an Arlington, Va.-based provider of global satellite voice and data communications, has signed a partnership agreement with SkyTrac Systems for SkyTrac to resell Iridium data service to the […]

New York-based satellite radio broadcaster Sirius [Nasdaq: SIRI] has named consumer electronics industry veteran Robert Law as senior vice president of retail operations. Law, who most recently served as senior […]

CapRock Communications, a Houston, Texas-based satellite communications provider, is leasing capacity on Eutelsat‘s SESAT satellite, positioned at 36 degrees East Longitude, to deliver integrated network solutions to its customers. By […]

DirecTV, an El Segundo, Calif.-based satellite TV subsidiary of Hughes Electronics Corp. [NYSE: GMH], has increased its full-year guidance for net subscriber additions and revenues. DirecTV now expects subscriber additions […]