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The MVS Group, a distribution partner for Inmarsat’s high-speed satellite-based Regional BGAN service, has sold 1,000 terminals for the service and expects Regional BGAN to triple its own commercial sales […]

KVH Industries [KVHI] will unveil its TracVision A5 in-motion satellite TV antenna at last week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The 4-1/2 inch high TracVision in-motion satellite TV system […]

STMicroelectronics [STM], a supplier of set-top box and MPEG decoder chips, recently shipped its 100 millionth MPEG-2 device to set-top box manufacturers, company officials said. ST’s chips are used in […]

The promotion of James Frownfelter to the post of chief operating officer at PanAmSat Corp. [SPOT] is aimed at allowing CEO Joseph Wright to focus on growing the company’s revenues. […]

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. [GILTF], a satellite networking technology company, reported a “significant increase” in its order backlog when it released its latest quarterly results Jan. 6. The gains are […]

A second review panel is assessing the Ariane 5 rocket before it is cleared to launch the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Rosetta scientific satellite. That mission needs to occur by […]

Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] was the second U.S. satellite radio to enter commercial service but it aims to be the first to add a video component to its existing slate […]

The Carmel Group has compiled data for five straight years about the fierce competition between cable and satellite TV services. This article offers highlights from our study of the battle […]

The Iridium Satellite LLC voice and data satellite system is having a positive effect for a small broadband company. Eagle Broadband Inc. [EAG], a League City, Texas, supplier of broadband […]

Financial and operational challenges have spurred DirecTV Latin America LLC to begin a restructuring that ultimately could lead to a merger with News Corp.-backed satellite TV rival SKY Latin America […]

Criticism that the tiny island nation of Tonga has been warehousing orbital slots without using them may be muted a bit after the country recently bought from Seattle Scientific Corp. […]

Eutelsat is taking the lead in launching Ka-band broadband satellite services in Europe, said CEO Giuliano Berretta. But he sees areas of co-operation with other satellite service providers. Berretta told […]

A Boeing [NYSE: BA] Delta II rocket successfully launched the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s ICESat (ice, cloud and elevation satellite) and CHIPSat (cosmic hot interstellar plasma spectrometer satellite) Sunday […]

Globecomm Systems [Nasdaq: GCOM], a provider of satellite-based communications, received a $15 million contract to provide satellite infrastructure to a European customer. Under the terms of the contract, Globecomm (Hauppauge, […]

Foundation Telecommunications Inc. (FTI) and SES Americom Inc., an SES Global [Luxembourg: SESG] unit, have agreed to a strategic partnership that will enable cable system operators to deliver broadband Internet […]

Conexant Systems Inc. [Nasdaq: CNXT], which supplies semiconductor systems for communications applications, has introduced a low-power demodulator and forward error correction (FEC) decoder for satellite set-top boxes, PC receivers, personal […]

L-3 Communications’ (NYSE:LLL) Communication Systems-East division has received a $52 million contract modification for the U.S. military’s secure global communications system via the advanced extremely high frequency communications security (COMSEC) […]

After a “pretty dismal 2002,” both cable and satellite TV stocks should outperform the rest of the market this year, predicted Douglas S. Shapiro, a satellite and cable analyst with […]

DirecTV Inc., the satellite TV subsidiary of Hughes Electronics Corp. [NYSE: GMH], unveiled a plan to introduce local broadcast stations in 50 additional U.S. markets by the end of the […]

Automaker Toyota‘sScion model will begin offering satellite radio equipment from XM Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: XMSR] as a factory installed option this June. The Scion will have a MSRP of $16,000 […]

CSI Wireless Inc. has signed an agreement to be the exclusive telematics hardware supplier to Directed Electronics, an aftermarket vehicle security and remote- start product manufacturer. CSI (Calgary, Alberta) will […]

Cobra Electronics Corp. [Nasdaq: COBR] has inked a product development and licensing agreement with Horizon Navigation to develop Cobra-branded after-market mobile navigation products targeted to begin shipping in early 2004. […]

Digital Angel Corp. [AMEX: DOC] has unveiled the first in a series of miniaturized Global Positioning System (GPS) locator products for mobile connectivity to people, pets and assets. The device […]

XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] amassed more than 360,000 subscribers amid a flurry of purchases during the holiday-selling season. XM President and CEO Hugh Panero described the company’s fourth-quarter sales performance […]

Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] was the second U.S. satellite radio to enter commercial service, but it intends to be the first to add a video component onto its existing slate […]

High-speed, two-way satellite Internet provider StarBand has launched the StarBand 480 Pro, a network-ready satellite modem designed for business use. The modem is designed to provide high-performance service with peak […]

The French anti-trust authority is looking into a complaint by French pay-TV satellite operator TPS that the recent football rights deal struck between Canal+ and the French football league is […]

Globecomm Systems Inc. [GCOM], a provider of satellite-based communications solutions, has extended and expanded its relationship with Agility Recovery Solutions, a provider of on-site recovery and business continuity solutions across […]

Navman, a manufacturer of global positioning system, communication and marine products, has released its latest compact GPS companion product for the Pocket PC and Tablet PC platforms. The Navman GPS4400 […]

In the aftermath of the Dec. 11 Ariane 5 launch failure, Arianespace has set up a panel to decide by Jan. 14 whether to proceed with the next Ariane 5 […]