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Chronos Technology, a UK-based RF, microwave and GPS components supplier, has introduced its GPS re-radiating product aimed at the aviation, naval and automotive industries. GPS navigation systems are now widely […]

Intelsat‘s shareholders have approved the company’s proposed acquisition of six satellites and orbital location rights from Loral Space & Communications [OTC BB: LRLSQ.OB] at a meeting held Friday in Amsterdam, […]

Loral Space & Communications [OTC BB: LRLSQ.OB] reported a steep decline in revenues for the second quarter, dropping to $143 million from $316 million in the same period of 2002. […]

The 36-year tradition of the cable TV industry offering its Western Show will come to a close this year when the final conference takes place in December. The Western Show […]

Garmin International, a unit of Garmin [Nasdaq: GRMN], has launched an integrated personal training system that offers a GPS sensor to provide users with data on speed, distance and pace […]

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 […]

Petah Tikva, Israel-based Gilat Satellite Networks [Nasdaq: GILTF] notched slightly improved revenues for second quarter, reaching $52.1 million, up from $51.6 million in 2002. Gilat’s operating loss for the second […]

78.5 degreesE: Thaicom 2&3 D Star Vijay has launched on 3600 MHz horizontal, SR 26667, FEC 3/4 via PIDs V517, A700 in clear MPEG-2. The other channels in this multiplex […]

Bell ExpressVu, the satellite TV unit of Canada’s BCE [NYSE: BCE], is expanding its efforts to combat television signal theft with a series of new initiatives to be launched this […]

Hughes Networks Systems (HNS) is get ready for the commercial launch of SpaceWay in the next 12 months. SpaceWay is a next-generation broadband satellite system, which aims to offer two […]

By Christopher Baugh The satellite business television (BTV) market has been in existence for decades, and multiple analog and digital networks are in operation today. Enterprises have come to realize […]

Communications spending in the United States rebounded 3.3 percent to $608.7 billion in 2002, driven primarily by consumer spending on media such as cable and satellite television, filmed entertainment and […]

BSkyB has retained the crucial Premier League football rights for three years beginning from the 2004-2005 season. It remains to be seen whether competition concerns will prompt the European Commission […]

When Interspace spoke to NDS (Nasdaq: NNDS) CEO Abe Peled in January, he was optimistic the conditional access (CA) vendor would be able to announce a deal with a U.S. […]

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 Corp., a Harrisburg, Pa.-based […]

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 Orbital Sciences [NYSE: ORB] used its Pegasus rocket to launch a scientific satellite, SCISAT-1, for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Canadian Space Agency. Yesterday’s […]

Littleton, Colo.-based EchoStar Communications [Nasdaq: DISH], fueled by a gain of 270,000 net new subscribers, boosted its second quarter 2003 revenues to $1.41 billion, up 21 percent from $1.17 billion […]

Comtech Telecommunications‘ [Nasdaq: CMTL] Tempe, Ariz.-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data, has received a $1million contract for its high-speed satellite modems from an undisclosed customer. Comtech officials said the company’s modems […]

Arianespace announced that it is postponing the launch of three satellites aboard an Ariane 5 rocket from its Spaceport in French Guiana from Aug. 28 to Sept. 3. The company […]

Boeing [NYSE: BA] and U.S. Air Force officials again have delayed the launch of the Defense Satellite Communications System spacecraft (DSCS III B6) from the Cape Canaveral, Fla. The launch […]

Sea Launch, a joint venture of Boeing [NYSE: BA] and international partners, has received a contract from XM Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: XMSR] to launch the XM-4 satellite on a Zenit […]

Gilat Satellite Networks’ [Nasdaq: GILTF] Spacenet has been selected by RTM Restaurant Group to provide a broadband VSAT network to its Arby‘s restaurants and other fast food restaurant locations. Arby’s […]

Cost controls, stabilizing prices and additional capacity allowed Dutch satellite services provider New Skies Satellites [NYSE: NSK] to post higher earnings and revenues for the second quarter, compared with the […]

Week of August 1 – 7, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol Aug. 7 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.43 (22.9) (11.6) […]

StarBand Communications is hoping to improve satellite broadband’s customer experience with the launch of its new StarBand 480 Pro satellite modem. StarBand is the broadband partnership of satellite TV company […]