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Nexterna has released Clearview 2.0, the latest version of its service management system. Clearview provides integration of complete service management functionality with real-time wireless connectivity and GPS-based location tracking. Clearview […]

Envivio, a provider of MPEG-4 broadcast and streaming solutions, has launched 4Forum, a turnkey system for broadcasting, managing, distributing, and playing MPEG-4 multimedia presentations over enterprise networks. The system works […]

Week of May 23 – 29, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol May 29 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.87 12.0 46.1 […]

CSI Wireless [TSX: CSY], a Calgary, Alberta-based manufacturer of advanced wireless and Global Positioning System products, has signed an agreement with FleetBoss Global Positioning System Solutions to supply a customized […]

Harris Corp. [NYSE:HRS], of Colorado Springs, Colo., has been awarded a $9.7 million order to supply two databases to the Mission Communications Operations and Maintenance (MCOM) program for the U.S. […]

Japan is setting up a new space agency formed from the merger of three agencies – Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS), National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan (NAL), and […]

Channel Sun France, a subsidiary of South Korean public broadcaster KBS Media, has renewed its contract with GlobeCast to provide channel distribution using GlobeCast’s digital direct-to-home (DTH) distribution platform via […]

Helius, a Lindon, Utah-based provider of satellite broadband routing, has hired Jeff Curtis as senior vice president of sales and Mike Tippets as senior vice president of marketing. They will […]

Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Trimble [Nasdaq: TRMB] is supplying Global Positioning System reference stations and virtual reference station (VRS) software to the Seismological Bureau of Sichuan Province in China to establish a […]

ACS [NYSE: ACS], a Dallas-based provider of business process and information technology outsourcing solutions, has begun construction of satellite-linked technology center in Accra, Ghana. Located near the Accra airport, the […]

InterWAVE Communications International [Nasdaq: IWAV], a Menlo Park, Calif.-based provider of compact wireless communications systems, has received a $1.8 million contract from Mauritel Mobiles to provide a terrestrial wireless/satellite communications […]

Having been delayed due to problems with the Ariane 5 rocket, the launch of the Rosetta comet exploration spacecraft is back on track. The spacecraft will be launched in February […]

The European Commission has authorized European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co.’s (EADS) acquisition of BAE Systems’ stake in Astrium, a European manufacturer of satellites. The deal gives EADS sole control […]

NEW YORK–Technological advances such as personal video recorders (PVRs) and high-definition television (HDTV) programming will help to drive the growth of satellite television in the United States. That is the […]

Princeton, N.J.-based SES Americom is among the global satellite operators that are looking to get a share of the homeland security market. David Helfgott, president and CEO of Americom Government […]

By Stephen Blum Satellite radio is about to turn a critical corner in the United States. Estimates of the size of the early adopter, technophile market range between 300,000 to […]

Boeing [NYSE: BA] has inked a deal with German air carrier Lufthansa to be the first airline to rollout the Connexion by Boeing satellite-based in-flight broadband service on a fleet-wide […]

The European Space Agency has regained control over the Ariane 5 rocket program as a result of decisions taken last week by ministers of the ESA member countries. The French […]

Leaders from the satellite, cable and broadcast industries gathered last week to comment on “best practices” recommendations intended to ensure effective delivery of information via satellite and other technologies during […]

The upcoming World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC) in Geneva will address key issues for the increasingly important Global Positioning System (GPS) and other satellite navigation systems. The U.S. government-operated GPS is […]

Cablevision Systems [NYSE: CVC] is taking steps to spin off its proposed satellite TV service, Rainbow DBS, and its Clearview Cinemas theater chain. The Cablevision board approved the spin-off plan […]

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 […]

EchoStar Communications [Nasdaq: DISH] has inked a deal to deliver business television, a satellite communications service, to CompUSA, a retailer and reseller of computer technology and related products and services […]

ViaSat [Nasdaq: VSAT], a Carlsbad, Calif.-based VSAT and Ka-band communications provider, has been awarded a contract by an undisclosed satellite operator to procure ViaSat’s DOCSIS-based two-way broadband satellite system to […]

Wavesat Wireless, a manufacturer of microwave network products, has signed an agreement with BIP Corp. of San Diego, to supply satellite amplifiers estimated at approximately $1.2 million. The equipment will […]

Schlumberger‘s [NYSE: SLB] Houston-based Oilfield Services unit will provide remote monitoring and control of electrical submersible pumps (ESPs) via satellites for Columbian oil and gas firm Hocol. Schlumberger’s service includes […]

by Peter J. Brown Throughout the next 18 months, commercial Ka-band satellite capacity will grow considerably. New North American broadband multimedia ventures in particular are starting to talk about specific […]

By James Careless The state of New Mexico is the fifth largest state in the United States, according to http://www.netstate.com. All told, it covers 121,598 square miles: a vast area […]

People ERI Names Development Director Electro-Radiation Inc.(ERI) named John Thoma to the position of director of business development. His responsibilities include all sales and marketing activities. Prior to joining ERI, […]

By Nick Mitsis High in the Peruvian Mountains, satellite technology became a life saving tool for a wounded Israeli hiker, two friends and members of an isolated village. According to […]