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UK pay-TV operator BSkyB [London: BSY.L] is within 300,000 subscribers of the magic 7 million subscriber figure. In its first quarter results, the operator said it added 150,000 net new […]

The European Association for the Protection of Encrypted Works and Services (AEPOC) has given a cautious seal of approval to the latest European Commission (EC) review of its 1998 conditional […]

89.8 degreesE: Yamal 102 D Avtoradio has returned to the NetService package on 3565 MHz RHCP, SR 2000, FEC 3/4, APID 4200 after a short break. 80 degreesE: Express 6A […]

Boeing Satellite Systems’ (BSS) new leader Dave Ryan expects a tough year for satellite manufacturer because of a lack of commercial orders. He expects that there will only be around […]

Satellite imagery supplier Space Imaging has appointed Charles “Chuck” S. Stees to the position of chief financial officer. Stees will be responsible for the overall management and direction of Denver-based […]

ND SatCom, a German supplier of satellite based broadband VSAT, broadcast and military communication network solutions, has opened in office in Beijing. ND SatCom decided to increase its presence in […]

Satellite radio service provider WorldSpace has launched a sales unit to take advantage of the growing satellite demand in the government market. This unit will enable government agencies to extend […]

SCL Ventures, a British Virgin Islands company, is in the process of acquiring a 51 percent interest in Guangzhou Weida Communications, a Chinese VSAT communications company in which it has […]

Intuicom, a Boulder, Colo.-based provider of wireless data communications networks,has chosen the A12 GPS receiver from Santa Clara, Calif.-based Thales Navigation to provide GPS capabilities as an option with its […]

GiveMePower [OTC: GMPW], a provider of desktop, mobile and wireless software for the design/build industry, and Trimble [NASDAQ: TRMB] subsidiary Tripod Data Systems, which provides field-based computing communications for surveying, […]

NEW YORK CITY – Satellite TV subscriber satisfaction and retention are rising on the strength of expanding product offerings, customer service and reasonable pricing, according to a new study. In […]

Boeing [NYSE: BA] has shipped the Thuraya-2 mobile communications satellite from its Boeing Satellite Systems manufacturing facility in El Segundo, Calif., to the Sea Launch home port in Long Beach, […]

SkyFrames [OTC Bulletin Board: SKYU] a Costa Mesa, Calif.-based provider of satellite broadband Internet services, has completed the installation of satellite broadband/WiFi services in the rural community of Golden Valley, […]

Sirius Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI], a Washington, D.C.-based satellite radio broadcaster, announced its intention to offer $125 million worth of convertible senior notes. Morgan Stanley and UBS Warburg will serve […]

Pace Micro Technology [LSE:PIC], a digital television technology company based in England, has signed a digital TV set-top box (STB) contract with Viasat Broadcasting, a subsidiary of Modern Times Group […]

Motorola’s [NYSE: MOT] Broadband Communications Sector has acquired technologies of Cadence Design Systems [NYSE: CDN] that are used in direct-to-home multimedia platforms. This acquisition allows Motorola Broadband to add multimedia […]

Week of May 9 – 15, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol May 15 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.66 27.7 38.3 […]

ViaSat [Nasdaq: VSAT] has received a contract from the U.S. Army to design and produce an enhanced bandwidth efficient modem for high-speed satellite communications. The contract, which includes the purchase […]

Stratos [TSX:SGB], a Bethesda, Md. -based provider of satellite communications, has signed a multi-million dollar contract with the Australian Defence Force to provide Inmarsat-B voice and data leased services. Under […]

NovAtel [Nasdaq: NGPS], a Calgary, Alberta-based precise positioning technology company, has acquired CMC Electronics’ non-aviation Global Positioning System OEM product line for C$150,000 (US$109,000). That amount could increase to as […]

Radio Satellite Integrators (RSI), a Torrance, Calif.-based provider of Global Positioning System-based vehicle tracking and mobile data products, has completed an automatic vehicle location system for the Isabella County Transportation […]

SES Astra, a unit of SES Global [Luxembourg: SESG], has signed two contracts with Greek telecom service provider Hellas Sat to provide services for its recently launched communications satellite. Financial […]

Japan’s Broadcasting Satellite System’s (BSAT) BSAT-2c geostationary communications satellite has been shipped to Arianespace’s launch complex in Kourou, French Guiana. The satellite will be launched aboard an Ariane 5 rocket […]

Mobile satellite telephone service provider Globalstar [OTC: GSTRF] has received court approval for its acquisition by ICO Global Communications. This clears the way for Globalstar to transfer most of its […]

The National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) has moved so swiftly to boost its use of commercial remote sensing services in recent years that it will not be affected much […]

Four satellite companies from three different parts of the world are teaming up to bring mobile voice services to Russia. Germantown, Md.-based Hughes Network Systems (HNS) is tapping into its […]

By Steve Symonds General Motors’ [NYSE: GM] efforts to sell Hughes Electronics [NYSE: GMH] have to be one of the most interesting sagas in the history of corporate acquisitions. For […]

Two European companies with complementary attributes have agreed to become partners. Tiscali, a European Internet communication company, is teaming up with Paris-based Eutelsat to offer one-way Internet capability through Eutelsat’s […]

By Fred Donovan In a curious decision, the Federal Communications Commission’s International Bureau granted a license to Digital Broadband Applications Corp. (DBAC) to use Canadian satellites to offer digital broadcast […]

New York-based Sirius Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI] expects the rest of 2003 to be a banner year for the satellite radio provider in terms of subscriber growth. The company’s management […]