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The two leading direct broadcast satellite (DBS) providers in the United States are responding to competition from cable TV by aligning themselves with the Bell phone companies to provide bundled […]

Alcatel Space, a unit of France’s Alcatel [NYSE: ALA], has received a contract from Paris-based satellite operator Eutelsat to build the HOT BIRD 7A communications satellite to replace the HOT […]

TPS, the number two satellite pay-TV operator in France, announced that it had 1,192,000 satellite pay-TV subscribers at the end of June 2003. TPS still lags behind market leader Canal […]

The U.S. Coast Guard is evaluating the Fleet F55 service provided by London-basedmobile satellite service company Inmarsat aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Shearwater. The evaluation follows beta testing and launch […]

Garmin International, a unit of Garmin [Nasdaq: GRMN], has agreed to acquire UPS Aviation Technologies, a subsidiary of United Parcel Service [NYSE: UPS], for $38 million in cash. UPS Aviation […]

Avis Rent A Car System and Motorola [NYSE: MOT] have signed a contract that will make the “Avis Assist” phone-based navigation system available in up to 50 cities across the […]

Stratos, a Bethesda, Md.-based provider of remote communication solutions and services, has launched worldwide Inmarsat Fleet F55 voice and data satellite communication services for the maritime industry. The Fleet family […]

Michael Canning has been named president and chief executive officer at SiRF Technology, a San Jose, Calif.-based provider of GPS-enabled chipsets and software location platforms. Canning joins SiRF from Cirrus […]

The U.S. Air Force has determined that Boeing [NYSE: BA] committed serious violations of federal law based on a governmental review of allegations about wrongdoing by the company during the […]

Galaxy Satellite Broadcasting, the Hong Kong pay-TV satellite joint venture formed by Intelsat and Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB), has not set a date yet to begin commercial services, although it […]

Breconridge Manufacturing Solutions, an Ottawa, Canada-based electronics manufacturing services company, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets of the High-Speed Modules business unit of Nortel Networks [NYSE: NT]. […]

NovAtel [Nasdaq: NGPS], a Canadian GPS device manufacturer, reported revenues for the second quarter of C$9.5 million (US$6.8 million), compared to C$7.9 million (US$5.7 million), in the same period a […]

Hytek Microsystems, a Carson City, Nev.-based maker of hybrid microelectronic circuits for satellite systems, as well as for oil exploration, military applications, industrial electronics and opto-electronics, announced that it has […]

James F. Mooney has joined the board of directors at New York-based satellite radio firm Sirius Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI]. Mooney is chairman of NTL, a UK-based cable company. Prior […]

The family restaurant chain Golden Corral, of Raleigh, North Carolina, is deploying satellite broadband services provided by Israel-based Gilat Satellite Networks’ [Nasdaq: GILTF] Spacenet unit for its IP-based network that […]

SpaceDev [OTC BB: SPDV.OB] of Poway, Calif., has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to explore the use of microsatellites in national missile defense. In […]

Digital Angel [AMEX: DOC], a St. Paul, Minn.-based GPS tracking device maker, has signed six new exclusive distribution agreements with companies in Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela, the Caribbean, the Dominican Republic […]

Hughes Network Systems, a Germantown, Md.-based broadband satellite unit of Hughes Electronics [NYSE: GMH], has selected Grintek Telecom, a South African information and communications technology company, as its representative in […]

Spain’s Iberia Airlines has selected ARINC to deliver a package of satellite communications services for the passengers and crew on its entire fleet of long-haul aircraft, including new Airbus A340-600s. […]

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has chosen the Atlas V expendable launch vehicle provided by Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services as the launch system for the proposed Pluto New […]

BT Broadcast Services believes the time is right to expand its presence in Asia. The British Telecom unit, a provider of terrestrial and satellite-based multimedia transmission solutions, hopes to strike […]

Due to continued weakness in its space and launch businesses, Boeing [NYSE: BA] has decided to consolidate its satellite and launch businesses. The company reported a $1.1 billion pre-tax charge […]

Hughes Network Systems, a Germantown, Md.-based broadband satellite unit of Hughes Electronics [NYSE: GMH], has signed a contract with UAE- based Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications for the design and supply of […]

Stratos, a Bethesda, Md.-based provider of remote communications solutions and services, has been awarded a five-year contract to upgrade and enhance the satellite-based communications infrastructure on the Ramform Banff, a […]

EMS Technologies [Nasdaq: EMLG] has received a contract valued at $5.7 million from Italian satellite manufacturer Alenia Spazio to supply switching technology for the Cosmo SkyMed earth observation satellite mission […]

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration‘s Terra and Aqua satellites are providing fire fighters with forest fire monitoring tools. A suite of satellites, flying in coordinated fashion, offers insight into […]

Iridium Satellite, an Arlington, Va.-based provider of satellite voice and data communications, has received authorization from the Coalition Provisional Authority (the current governing authority of Iraq) and the Iraqi Ministry […]

Orbcomm, a Dulles, Va.-based satellite communications provider, has signed an agreement with GE Transport International Pool, a unit of General Electric [NYSE: GE],to provide data transmitting services for GE’s asset […]

Alcatel Space, the satellite manufacturing arm of Paris-based Alcatel [NYSE: ALA], has signed a 15 million euro ($17 million) contract with the French space agency CNES for the third and […]

A Scientific-Atlanta [NYSE: SFA] PowerVu digital satellite content distribution system, designed and installed by Atlantic Telecommunications Services for the Washington Public Affairs Network (TVW), is delivering state and local government […]