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Canada’s MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates [TSX: MDA] has been awarded the first phase of a multi-million dollar contract by an unidentified prime contractor in the United States to work on […]

Marcelo Sant’Anna has been named general manager of Loral Skynet do Brasil, the Brazilian subsidiary of New York-based satellite communications firm Loral Space & Communications [NYSE: LOR]. Sant’Anna will be […]

Starz Encore Chairman and CEO John J. Sie is calling on the cable and satellite industries to use a new technology solution to manage spectrum more efficiently. At the National […]

SkyHawke Technologies is teaming with Sarantel to combine Sarantel’s miniature GeoHelix GPS antenna into the latest version of its SG2 personal digital golf caddie. The SG2 provides instant range information […]

Week of May 30 – June 5, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol May 5 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.03 9.7 […]

GlobeCast, a satellite transmission unit of France Telecom [NYSE: FTE], has signed a long-term agreement with Abu Dhabi TV – the satellite channel of Emirates Media – to provide satellite […]

The European Mars Express space probe has been placed into a trajectory that will take it to Mars by late December. A Soyuz-Fregat rocket sent the probe, weighing 1,120 kilograms, […]

Juniper Group [Nasdaq: JUNI], a Great Neck, N.Y.-based last mile installation service provider for satellite, cable and DSL technologies, said it expects to secure a $1 million investment from private […]

The European Space Agency is providing data from its Earth observation satellites to monitor the tropical forests in French Guiana and help the French government meet its obligations under the […]

iDirect Technologies, a Reston, Va.-based company that develops broadband IP hardware and software, has unveiled its latest software – iDS v.3.2 – providing two-way Internet connections via satellite. The new […]

SkyFrames [OTC BB: SKYU], a Costa Mesa, Calif.-based provider of satellite broadband Internet services, has signed a contract with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) to provide satellite broadband service for […]

EMS Technologies [Nasdaq: ELMG] has signed distribution agreements with EMS SATCOM and an additional group of business partners for the sale of Inmarsat satellite terminals. The new business partners signed […]

In response to the earthquake in Algiers last month, France Telecom [NYSE: FTE] Mobile Satellite Communications’ subsidiary TDCom has deployed a “telecom center” in Zemouri, a town affected by the […]

Marlink, a unit of Norway’s Telenor [Nasdaq: TELN] Satellite Services, last week announced a number of deals to provide maritime satellite communications services to customers. Gas and oil company Royal […]

A new survey commissioned by the Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association (SBCA) found that the satisfaction level of U.S. satellite TV subscribers grew during the past year in a variety […]

Sirius Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI] is not letting the absence of a chief financial officer stop it from pursuing vital financing deals. On the heels of completing a $175 million […]

By Jimmy Schaeffler Top investor relations officials from both Washington-based XM Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: XMSR] and New York-based Sirius Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI] recently offered their views about why both […]

New high definition television (HDTV) programming will be launched July 1 by El Segundo, Calif.-based satellite TV operator DirecTV, a unit of Hughes Electronics [NYSE: GMH]. The programming, priced at […]

Reston, Va.-based Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) is taking the lead in what eventually could become a trend among mobile satellite services (MSS) operating in the United States. The company filed […]

The new bond requirement for a geostationary (GSO) satellite license is likely to discourage startups from obtaining licenses, warned Raul Rodriguez, a partner at the Washington, D.C., law firm of […]

Cablevision Systems [NYSE: CVC] last week nearly doubled its financial commitment to its high risk Rainbow DBS satellite TV venture. The Bethpage, N.Y.-based cable operator that serves 3 million subscribers […]

On June 7, a Proton K rocket successfully placed SES Americom‘s AMC-9 satellite into geostationary orbit at 85 degrees West Longitude. The launch occurred at 4:15 a.m. local time (22:15 […]

A recent European Commission report on smart card piracy indicated that there is a need to have strong, harmonized anti-piracy laws across Europe to tackle the $1 billion lost to […]

Hughes Network Systems (HNS), a Germantown, Md.-based satellite broadband unit of Hughes Electronics Corp. [NYSE: GMH], has launched a new satellite broadband program that will enable tenants of shopping centers […]

Mexican carrier Aero Mexico has ordered avionics and in-flight entertainment systems from Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based Rockwell Collins [NYSE: COL] to be installed in 11 new Boeing 737-700 aircraft. The avionics […]

Motorola‘s [NYSE: MOT] Broadband Communications Sector was selected by The Inspiration Networks to deploy edgeband digital satellite services. The Inspiration Networks will add two digital television services to the edge […]

Starz Encore Group has signed a deal with PanAmSat [Nasdaq: SPOT] to add high definition and high resolution feeds of its programming using the Galaxy IX satellite. The new services […]

Reston, Va.-based Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) filed an application Thursday with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to add an ancillary terrestrial component (ATC) to its L -band mobile satellite service […]

A Bush White House spectrum policy initiative, unveiled Thursday, is creating serious angst among some officials within the Department of Defense (DoD). President Bush has ordered the Department of Commerce […]

Thuraya-2, the second satellite built by Boeing [NYSE:BA] for Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, is set to launch June 10. The satellite will be lifted into […]