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Inmarsat's Brazilian Island Opportunity

Inmarsat is teaming with Instituto Ilhas do Brasil (the Institute of Brazilian Islands) to bring modern communications to some of Brazil’s most isolated offshore communities. Inmarsat is offering use of...

SES Adds Two Board Members

SES Global has added Robert Ross and Ashok Ganguly to its board of directors, the company announced. Ross served as CEO of New Skies Satellites from 1998 until 2002 and...

SAR-Lupe Satellite Successfully Launched

The second SAR-Lupe satellite, part of the German observation system, has successfully been launched into orbit from the Plesetsk space center by a Russian Cosmos-3M rocket. SAR-Lupe provides continuous, high-resolution...

Virgin Media Open To Bidding

Virgin Media confirmed July 3 that it has received a bid proposal from an unidentified company looking to purchase it. Though the provider of cable television, telephone, Internet and mobile...

Premiere Hooks Up with HypoVereinsbank

Premiere has announced a deal with a leading German investment bank as it prepares to launch Premiere Star in Germany later this year. HypoVereinsbank is taking a 10 percent stake...

ND SatCom Wins Polish Deal

ND SatCom will supply Earth stations for one of the largest direct-to-home operators in Eastern Europe, ND SatCom announced July 2. Poland’s Canal+ Cyfrowy awarded ND SatCom a contract to...