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Satellite TV provider EchoStar Communications [Nasdaq: DISH] announced that it plans to offer local TV channels in 42 additional markets, provided that retransmission agreements with local TV stations can be […]

Star One, which provides satellites services in Latin America, has expanded by nearly 50 percent the amount of capacity it leases on Dutch satellite firm New Skies Satellite‘s [NYSE: NSK] […]

Verdisys, a Houston-based provider of patented lateral drilling oil services and satellite communications to the energy industry, and Reconstruction Data Group [OTCBB: RDGI] have signed a definitive agreement to merge […]

Gilat Satellite Networks [Nasdaq: GILTF] has been selected by China Telecommunications to provide a large-scale, satellite-based rural telephony network in Tibet. China Telecom will make an initial purchase of a […]

The community of Coffman Cove, Alaska, has selected SkyFrames [OTC Bulletin Board: SKYU] to install and coordinate the implementation of a satellite broadband network that will provide a 2-mile broadband […]

Maqsat, a Dutch satellite communications provider, has joined the Europe*Star gateway program. The program, consisting of network providers, national telecom providers and independent teleport operations, provides access to Europe*Star’s satellites. […]

Harold Rosen will be inducted May 3 into the National Inventors Hall of Fame for his work developing the world’s first 24-hour communication satellite. Rosen is a consultant and former […]

Santanu Dutta has joined Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV), a Reston, Va.-based provider of mobile satellite communications services, as vice president of systems engineering. Dutta will be responsible for the system […]

Sapias, a San Francisco, Calif.-based provider of asset management products, has selected TechnoCom’s enterprise technology for its fleet intelligence platform, an end-to-end resource management platform for enterprise fleets. Los Angeles-based […]

People NEW SKIES: Appoints Sales Director New Skies Satellites N.V. appointed Jurandir Pitsch sales director for the company’s commercial activities in Brazil and the Mercosur region of Latin America. He […]

by James Careless When disaster strikes anywhere in the United States, the American Red Cross (ARC) springs into action. Within hours, its highly-trained professionals arrive on the scene, coordinating rescue […]

by Carissa Bryce Christensen Recent world events demonstrate U.S. dependence on space for executing military operations. U.S. national security space spending will dominate the space industry for the immediate future […]

If you live in the United States, there is a good chance you bought one of the estimated 1.6 billion movie tickets that were sold here last year. At the […]

In today’s ever-changing world, portable earth stations continue to gain popularity among satellite users. Whether for news crews, emergency aid workers, troops or businesses/institutions needing fast on-the-ground connectivity, portable earth […]

Latin America has attracted major investments in the satellite markets throughout the years. The region encompasses South America, Central America, Mexico and all the Caribbean islands. Roughly 531 million people […]

by Gerry Oberst Comments are being submitted in response to two consultations on space policy in Europe, one from the European Commission and another from the British National Space Centre […]

Reduced demand for satellite services caused Intelsat‘s revenue to slip 8 percent in the first quarter, dropping to $238 million, compared to $258.5 million for the same quarter last year. […]

With satellite pay-TV markets in Europe beginning to mature, conditional access (CA) vendor Viaccess is looking to increase its presence in other parts of the world. The vendor is part […]

Revenues generated by Canadian firms in providing direct-to-home (DTH) satellite TV and multipoint distribution system (MDS) services have soared since 1998, according to statistics released this week by the Canadian […]

Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has been awarded a contract by Japan’s JSAT Corp. to build an A2100 geostationary telecommunications satellite. Financial terms were not disclosed. The satellite, designated JCSAT-9, will […]

SI International [Nasdaq: SINT], a Reston, Va.-based provider of information technology and space system products and services, has been awarded a contract with a potential value of $24 million to […]

Marlink has signed a three-year agreement with Kyma Ship Management, of Miami, Fla., to provide complete satellite communications onboard the TSS Topaz cruise ship. The vessel will be under charter […]

New Skies Satellites [NYSE: NSK], a Hague, Netherlands-based satellite communications company, has acquired through its previously announced share repurchase program more than 12 million ordinary shares, or 92 percent of […]

Industry Canada is providing C$5.25 million (US$3.61 million) in funding for a C$17.5 million (US$12 million) project by Vistar Telecommunications to develop a next-generation satellite-based telematics system for wireless asset […]

The Canadian Ice Service (CIS) has exercised an option with MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates’ [Toronto: MDA] RADARSAT International subsidiary to extend the provision of RADARSAT-1 images for ice monitoring and […]

GlobeCast has begun carrying Dutch public broadcaster BVN-TV via its digital platform on the Optus B3 satellite across Australia and New Zealand. GlobeCast, a France Telecom subsidiary providing satellite transmission […]

Inmarsat, a London-based mobile satellite service provider, has announced the commercial availability of its Fleet F55 and Fleet F33 voice and data services for small maritime vessels. Fleet F55 and […]

LocatioNet, a San Diego-based developer of a location-based services for the wireless market, is offering gpsOne applications, known as PointSearch, based on Qualcomm‘s [Nasdaq: QCOM] binary runtime environment for wireless […]

Week of April 17 – 24, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol April 24 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.29 0.8 (14.0) […]

Yukon Telephone, the incumbent provider for the rural Alaskan communities of Whittier, Tanana and Ruby, has selected MetaSwitch’s VP3500 next-generation class 5 switch to replace its existing Mitel and Redcom […]