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[Satellite Today — 1-3-08] Sirius Satellite Radio added 2.3 million net subscribers during 2007 to close the year with a total of 8.3 million subscribers, the company announced Jan. 3....

[Satellite Today — 1-3-08] Globalstar will acquire a Brazilian satellite gateway operator and service provider in a deal valued at $6.5 million, Globalstar announced Jan. 2.     The operator signed...

[Satellite Today — 1-3-08] Iridium Satellite will be able to provide Aeronautical Mobile Satellite (Route) Services for commercial aircraft on transoceanic flights, the company announced Jan. 3.     The International...

[Satellite Today — 1-3-08] Globecomm Systems Inc. has been awarded a contract by an unnamed U.S. government prime contractor to help provide satellite, data, voice and microwave services, the company...

[1-3-08 – Satellite Today] The first 1,000 units that can receive signals from Russia’s Glonass and the U.S. GPS navigation system have sold out, according to Russian media reports.    ...

[1-3-08 – Satellite Today] SpaceDev Inc. has been awarded a contract by the International Lunar Observatory Association (ILOA) to conduct requirements definition and preliminary design of the ILO spacecraft’s astrophysics...

[1-3-08 – Satellite Today] Hughes Communications has been awarded a 400 million rupee ($10 million) contract to deploy a banking network across India, according to Indian news reports.     Hughes...

[1-2-2008 – Satellite Today] Indian movie channel Shemaroo Entertainment has signed a deal with Zee TV for satellite broadcast rights for 10 Hindi films.     The 260 million rupee ($6.6...

[1-2-2008 – Satellite Today] Shin Satellite has sold 100,000 user terminals for its IPStar satellite broadband service at the end of 2007, the company announced Jan. 2.     The terminal...

[1-2-2008 – Satellite Today] Norsat Inernational Inc. appointed Eugene Syho CFO, the company announced Dec. 31.     Syho has 20 years of management experience at public and private companies. Prior...