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IONA [Nasdaq: IONA], a Waltham, Mass.-based provider of integration software, and Connexion By Boeing, a business unit of Boeing [NYSE: BA] that provides communication services to aircraft, have announced that […]

Tyco Telecommunications, a Morristown, N.J.-based business unit of Tyco Electronics, has been selected by a subsidiary of the Norwegian Space Center (NSC) to supply the Svalbard undersea cable system linking […]

Columbia, Md.-based Impact Labs and London-based AOS are demonstrating a system for compressing, securing, transmitting, and viewing medical images through the use of satellite terminals at the American Telemedicine Association. […]

Hughes Network Systems Europe (HNSE), a unit of Hughes Network Systems, has agreed to provide its DirecWay broadband satellite service to PHC Poland for resale to small and medium-sized businesses […]

Delta Air Lines’ [NYSE: DAL] new low-fair airline Song plans in October to begin offering satellite TV service to passengers. Song is partnering with Matsushita Avionics Systems and EchoStar Communications […]

Rockwell Collins’ [NYSE: COL] high-speed satellite communications (satcom) system has received Federal Aviation Administration certification for use on aircraft manufactured by Bombardier Aerospace. The Collins HST-900 system provides in-flight passenger […]

Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has shipped the GPS IIR-10 satellite to the Cape Canaveral, Fla., launch site from its facilities in Valley Forge, Pa. The satellite, scheduled to launch in […]

In the near term, the fixed-satellite service (FSS) industry is likely to be characterized by incremental growth rather than by “blockbuster” mergers between operators, according to panelists at a recent […]

Atlanta-based ILC is finding that a sluggish satellite industry still offers plenty of opportunity to sell network control software and systems. One reason ILC is doing well in the face […]

By Jimmy Schaeffler A battle is brewing over which multi-channel video services provider can best deliver high-definition TV (HDTV). The competition involves virtually every U.S.-based satellite and cable TV operator. […]

A low-cost hybrid rocket propulsion system that would be able to launch micro-satellites for commercial and military applications appears to be moving toward reality. Poway, Calif.-based SpaceDev [OTCBB: SPDV], the […]

The Federal Communications Commission has adopted a “first-come, first-served” licensing process for geostationary satellite applications. The FCC, however, decided to retain the existing “processing round” system for non- geostationary satellite […]

The rollout of advanced video services is boosting the competitive pressures on cable and satellite TV providers. The advanced services feature enticing high-definition television (HDTV) and digital video recorder (DVR) […]

A start-up company has raised seed money and collaborated with a top-notch university to launch a satellite this summer aimed at detecting signs of earthquake activity in California with the […]

Washington D.C.-based XM Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: XMSR], America’s largest satellite radio service, is introducing the first satellite radio receiver designed for personal computers. The XM PC Receiver, called XM PCR, […]

Dulles, Va.-based Orbital Sciences Corporation [NYSE: ORB] successfully launched the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)’s Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) satellite this morning aboard the company’s Pegasus rocket. The 312-kilogram […]

Launch of the AMC-9 satellite has been delayed by about 30 days after last Saturday’s planned lift-off was postponed due to a technical problem with a component on the Proton […]

Hughes Network Systems (HNS) and Net2Phone are partnering to offer what they describe as the first end-to-end satellite voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) service. The service is tailored as a […]

Miramar, Fla.-based Maritime Telecommunications Network (MTN) signed a three-year agreement with Louis Cruise Lines to provide VSAT communications onboard the vessel, Thomson Spirit. Under the agreement, MTN will provide Louis […]

One year after launch, Sat@Once, powered by SES ASTRA satellites, has released version 2 of its free receiver software, company officials said. The new version 2 software adds “mailcasting” (broadcasting […]

This year will be a transition year for SES Americom, said CEO Dean Olmstead. The satellite operator will try to position itself for the future when the market picks up, […]

satellite manufacturer and launcher Orbital Sciences [NYSE: ORB] reported revenues of $136.7 million for the first quarter, a 13 percent increase compared with $120.7 million reported in the same quarter […]

The European Space Agency has appointed Antonio Fabrizi to a four-year term as director of launchers. Since 2000, Fabrizi has been vice president of the Space Business Unit at FiatAvio, […]

A Proton launch vehicle lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome Thursday at 10:37 a.m. local time (12:23 a.m. EDT), and placed the Russian Cosmos 2397 satellite into geostationary orbit. Separation […]

Tucson, Ariz.-based Specialized Leasing [OTCBB: SPLZ] has signed an agreement to become the exclusive leasing agent for Alternative Air PCS, a distributor of Iridium Satellite’s satellite phones and service. Alt-Air […]

Concentrax, a Houston-based provider of vehicle monitoring services and technologies, has launched Track-Down 2.0, a Web server application that uses wireless data from GPS tracking devices to track vehicles. The […]

SATELLITE TODAY invites you and your team to join us on Tuesday, April 29, from noon-1:30 PM EST for an exclusive Webinar: “From Broadcast To Broadband: Seizing the Next Satellite […]

The Federal Communications Commission has adopted a “first-come, first-served” licensing process for geostationary satellite applications. The FCC, however, decided to retain the existing “processing round” system for non-geostationary satellite applications. […]

Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has shipped the GPS IIR-10 satellite to the Cape Canaveral, Fla., launch site from its facilities in Valley Forge, Pa. The satellite, scheduled to launch in […]

Rockwell Collins’ [NYSE: COL] high-speed satellite communications (satcom) system has received Federal Aviation Administration certification for use on aircraft manufactured by Bombardier Aerospace. The Collins HST-900 systems provides in-flight passenger […]