Vislink Acquires Focus
Vislink, a U.K.-based supplier of microwave radio and satellite transmission products for the broadcast and security markets, has acquired Focus Communications to boost its prospects in the U.S. technical services...
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CableOne, Cox Joint SES Americom Cable Operator Program
CableOne and Cox Communications are among the latest U.S. cable operators to join SES Americom’s triple-feed antenna program to provide access to new high-definition (HD) programming via the HD-Prime service,...
Boeing, Lockheed Martin Submit TSAT Proposals
Teams led by Boeing and Lockheed Martin have lodged proposals with the U.S. Air Force for the development and production phase of the Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT) Military Operations...
MacDonald, Dettwiler Profits Slip Despite Revenue Gain
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. reported revenues of 311.9 million Canadian dollars ($298.4 million) in its 2007 second quarter, a 29 percent increase over the same period a year ago,...
EADS Astrium Revenues Climb
Satellite manufacturer EADS Astrium reported revenues of 1.4 billion euros ($1.9 billion) in the first half of 2007, a 12 percent increase over revenues of 1.3 billion euros ($1.8 billion)...
Measat Signs Capacity Deal With Astro
Astro All Asia Networks, the leading pay-TV operator in Malaysia, will lease Ku-band capacity from Measat, the satellite operator announced July 26. Measat will provide Astro with use of up...
BSkyB Sees Profits Fall As Broadband Investments Take Bite
BSkyB saw a double-digit increase in overall revenues for the year that closed June 30, the company announced July 27. BSkyB posted revenues 4.6 billion British pounds ($9.3 billion), an...
Laskys Adds Satellite Navigation And Communications To Product Line
Britain-based home entertainment and computing retailer Laskys has extended its product offering to include satellite navigation devices and communication products such as docked telephones, two-way radios and fax machines, the...
iDirect Technologies Creates Government Subsidiary
iDirect Inc. has set up a wholly owned subsidiary to promote adoption of its Internet Protocol-based satellite networking solutions in the government market, iDirect announced July 26. John Ratigan, formerly...
EMS Technologies Completes Acquisition Of DSpace
EMS Technologies Inc. completed its acquisition of DSpace Pty. Ltd., an Australian company which helped develop the satellite radio protocols for Inmarsat’s Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) service, EMS announced...