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Frequency Electronics [AMEX: FEI] has been awarded a contract to develop a new family of frequency reference sources for multiple on-board satellite applications. Under the development contract, FEI will adapt […]

Star Choice Communications has unveiled a high-definition (HD) satellite receiver, the Motorola DSR500 HD, to serve the Canadian satellite TV market. Star Choice will be adding three new high-definition channels […]

The Optus C1 communications satellite, built by Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) for SingTel Optus and the Australian Department of Defence under a contract with Mitsubishi Electric, has successfully completed a complex […]

DirecTV and EchoStar Communications [NYSE: DISH] have filed a lawsuit against Tennessee’s Commissioner of Revenue that challenges the sales tax imposed on direct broadcast satellite (DBS) customers. The sales tax […]

New York-based Loral Space and Communications’ financial performance slipped during the second quarter, reflecting a continuing deterioration of the company’s condition that led it to seek Chapter 11 bankruptcy court […]

EchoStar Communications [Nasdaq: DISH] is livening up the bankruptcy court auction for Loral’s North American satellite assets by making an informal proposal to top Intelsat’s $1 billion offer. Loral entered […]

By Leslie A. Taylor The 2003 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-03), concluded on July 4, reached a number of important decisions in the area of satellite communications, benefiting the industry as […]

Canada’s MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates [Toronto: MDA] is finding increased interest in environmental and agricultural data supplied by its RADARSAT-1 satellite. Richmond, B.C.-based MDA’s Geographic Information Products Group recently was […]

The average price difference between cable and satellite TV service has narrowed significantly over the past five years, with the average monthly expenditure for satellite service falling below cable for […]

McLean, Va.-based StarBand Communications, a high-speed, two-way satellite Internet provider, has undergone a revamping as it prepares to emerge from Chapter 11-bankruptcy court protection by year-end. The company recently filed […]

Norsat International [Nasdaq: NSAT], a provider of satellite products for high-speed data transmission, faces the same financial challenges that many satellite companies confront. One difference, however, is that the company […]

Week of Aug. 8 – 14, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol Aug. 14 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.65 0.8 (30.1) […]

Power2Ship [OTC BB: PWRI.OB] has entered into a non-binding letter of intent with ARL to provide ARL’s 70 agents, operating 500 trucks, with a Power2Ship GPS/PDA device for each truck […]

iSECUREtrac Corp. [OTC BB: ISRE.OB], an Omaha, Neb.-based developer of global positioning systems (GPS) for tracking and monitoring, signed a stock swap deal with Tracking Systems, a Harrisburg, Pa.-based electronic […]

Bluewire Solutions, a unit of Chronos Technology, is offering rural communities and small businesses in the United Kingdom broadband solutions based on radio, satellite and DSL technology. Bluewire Solutions is […]

Telenor Satellite Services has upgraded its Inmarsat C ground network and has begun transitioning all of its Inmarsat C services to its earth station at Eik in Norway. As a […]

Dulles, Va.-based ORBCOMM has selected European Datacomm Holding (EDC) as its service distribution partner in the sub-Saharan Africa region to market ORBCOMM’s low-Earth orbit satellite services to commercial customers. Both […]

The U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit Court in Atlanta has granted EchoStar Communications’ [Nasdaq: DISH] motion to stay a district court’s injunction, pending appeal. The court decision impacts a […]

Space Imaging has received a contract from the Southern Group of State Foresters (SGSF) to provide satellite imagery and other products in support of fire management planning and wildfire risk […]

Cost controls, stabilizing prices and additional capacity allowed New Skies Satellites N.V. [NYSE: NSK] to post heightened revenues and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) for second […]

Arby’s, a U.S. fast food restaurant chain known for its thinly sliced roast beef sandwiches, is among the latest franchise businesses to adopt satellite broadband VSAT (very small aperture terminal) […]

Petah Tikva, Israel-based Gilat Satellite Networks [Nasdaq: GILTF], a satellite networking technology services provider, is undergoing a major restructuring and leadership change aimed at helping it firm up its financial […]

By Stephen A. Blum With the closing of Global Radio, satellite radio in Europe will be limited to service from WorldSpace’s AfriStar bird for the foreseeable future. AfriStar was originally […]

Olathe, Kan.-based Garmin International, a unit of Garmin [Nasdaq: GRMN], is planning to introduce an integrated personal training system that will use Global Positioning System (GPS) technology to aid runners […]

The two U.S. agencies responsible for spectrum management — the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) – have developed a schedule for implementation of […]

With waning launch demand for commercial payloads, Orbital Sciences [NYSE: ORB] is one of a number of launch service providers looking for business from the military, civilian government and scientific […]

Littleton, Colo.-based EchoStar Communications [Nasdaq: DISH], fueled by a gain of 270,000 net new subscribers, flexed its financial muscle during the second quarter by sharply boosting free cash flow, revenue […]

SATELLITE TODAY will be taking a break for the rest of August. Look for us again at the beginning of September. Have a great rest of the summer and Labor […]

NovAtel [Nasdaq: NGPS], a precise positioning technology firm, has been selected by The Institute of Navigation (ION) and the National Aeronautic Association (NAA) to develop a GPS differential system for […]

PlanetLink Communications [OTC BB: PLKC], a Cummings, Ga.-based provider of satellite-based products and services, has engaged San Antonio, Texas- based Karta Technologies under an existing consulting agreement to begin work […]