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[Satellite TODAY 02-19-10] Com Dev data services subsidiary exactEarth signed a $1.4 million contract with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to provide space-based Automatic Identification System (S-AIS) data collected by […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-19-10] A strong fourth quarter helped Eutelsat post 10 percent revenue growth in the last six months of 2009, the company announced in its latest financial results, released […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-18-10] Arabsat believes that its success in 2009 is proof that the Middle East satellite market is resistant to the global economic downturn, CEO Khalid Balkheyour told Satellite […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-18-10] Italian state-owned broadcaster RAI is launching the Yes Italia channel on AsiaSat 5, AsiaSat announced Feb. 17.     The 24-hour channel will be available to Asia Pacific […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-18-10] TerreStar promoted President Jeffrey Epstein to CEO, TerreStar announced Feb. 17.     Following promotion, Epstein will remain president of TerreStar — a role he has served in […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-18-10] A DirecTV injunction to temporarily halt Dish Network’s “Why Pay More” TV advertising campaign has been rejected by the U.S. District Court of Manhattan, N.Y., Dish Network […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-18-10] Verizon Wireless has signed an agreement with Skype to bundle Skype’s VoIP service with Verizon’s high-end 3G handsets models starting in March, Verizon announced Feb. 16.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-18-10] Axio-Net, an Astrium Services subsidiary, won a contract to provide satellite positioning data services to the German and Danish governments for the development of a 19-kilometer road […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-17-10] The New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA) is set to complete construction on the runway of its new horizontal launch facility, Spaceport America, NMSA announced Feb. 16.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-17-10] Madrid-based space company GMV has completed initial testing of the World Space Observatory Ultraviolet mission satellite ground segment, the company announced Feb. 16.     GMV was contracted […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-17-10] Korean DTH pay-TV service provider SkyLife has contracted Nagravision to supply its Nagra Media Access conditional access system (CAS) to secure SkyLife’s HD platform, Nagravision announced Feb. […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-17-10] Orbcomm signed an agreement with trailer fleet solutions provider GE Transport International Pool (GE TIP) to provide data transmitting services from Orbcomm’s low-Earth orbit satellite network to […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-17-10] Norwegian operator Telenor posted an increase in net profits in its 2009 fourth quarter, reporting earnings of $420 million, up from its $332 million in 2008, according […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-17-10] Enensys unveiled a DVB-T2 end-to-end solution, demonstrating single frequency network (SFN) and multiple input single output (MISO) abilities, the company announced Feb. 16.     The Enensys solution […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-16-10] SES is adopting training services from Global VSAT Forum (GVF) in order to help prevent RF interference (RFI), SES announced Feb. 15.     SES said the services […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-16-10] Gilat Satellite Networks saw revenues decline to $56.6 million in the 2009 fourth quarter, down from $66.1 million in the same period in 2008, according to financial […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-16-10] Solaris Mobile has unveiled the Solaris Mobile Pocket Gateway, an S-band mobile gateway device for smartphones, the company announced Feb. 15.     The pocket-sized S-band receiver, developed […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-16-10] IPTV specialist Amino Communications won a contract with the Costa Rican government to provide set-top boxes to the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE), a state-owned network operator, […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-12-10] ESPN believes 3-D HD live event broadcasts will be very important for the company’s future, but ESPN Executive Vice President of Technology Chuck Pagano told Satellite News […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-12-10] Pace, a technology supplier to satellite pay-TV sector, has appointed Andrew Networks general manager of Pace Networks and Shane McCarthy as vice president of sales, the company […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-12-10] SES Astra’s Astra 3B spacecraft was delivered to Kourou in advance of a scheduled March 24 launch, Arianespace announced Feb. 11.     Built by EADS Astrium, Astra […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-12-10] International Launch Services (ILS) launched the Intelsat-16 (IS-16) satellite into orbit Feb. 11 aboard a Proton Breeze M vehicle from Baikonur Cosmodrome, the companies announced.     IS-16, […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-12-10] SES increased 2009 net profits by more than 20 percent 5over 2008, according to financial results issued Feb. 12. SES posted net profits in 2009 of 476.5 […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-12-10] International Launch Services (ILS) will launch SES-3 alongside the Kazsat-2 telecoms satellite in 2011, the first mission for ILS with a pair of payloads on board, ILS […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-12-10] SpaceX has received all of the flight hardware needed for the debut launch of its Falcon 9 medium-to-heavy-lift vehicle at the Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), in […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-12-10] Spaceport Systems International (SSI), a limited partnership between ITT Corp. and the California Commercial Spaceport, has been awarded a five-year contract to provide spaceport launch services for […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-12-10] MTN Satellite Communications, a maritime connectivity solutions provider, has introduced FlexNet, a Ku-band data and voice service for larger yachts, MTN announced Feb. 11.      The FlexNet […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-11-10] ESPN believes that 3-D HD live event broadcasts will be very important for the company’s future, ESPN Executive Vice President of Technology Chuck Pagano told Satellite News. […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-11-10] RigNet has appointed John Bush manager of strategic business development, the oil and gas industry managed network solutions provider announced Feb. 10.     Bush will be responsible […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-11-10] Mobile in-flight connectivity provider OnAir appointed Richard Briffod director of business development for mobile network operators, the company announced Feb. 10.     Briffod will lead development and […]