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TerreStar Networks Inc. is establishing a pilot project for deployment and testing of its wireless broadband and telecommunications services to rural and underserved areas in Vermont, the company announced July...

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. received a contract to assist the U.S. Air Force in an evaluation of the capabilities of the Radarsat-2 satellite, including a study of operating a...

BSkyB added 259,000 broadband customers in the company’s 2007 fourth quarter, bringing the total number of subscribers to 716,000, the company announced July 11. BSkyB launched its Sky Broadband offerings...

OmniGlobe Networks Inc. has formed a partnership with Naskapi Imuun Inc. to provide a satellite-cellular communications service to First Nation communities across Canada, OmniGlobe announced July 10. The service, which...

C-Com Satellite Systems Inc. has signed a distribution agreement with Beijing-based China Broadcast Technologies Co. Ltd., for the resale of iNetVu Mobile Satellite antenna systems in China, C-Com announced July...

Alcatel-Lucent has launched a trial of its solution for a broadcast mobile TV platform using the DVB-SH standard in S-band, the company announced July 9. The pilot is running from...

One Touch Systems and Mainstream Data will team up to provide interactive distance-learning and communication solutions to large and mid-sized corporate and government organizations, the companies announced July 10. Product...

Thuraya has confirmed details of a new round of financing to fund its mobile satellite services business plans. The operator signed an agreement to raise $125 million through a syndicated...

Integral Systems Inc. received a contract from ProtoStar to provide a ground system for the ProtoStar 1 satellite, Integral announced July 9. Integral will provide its Epoch Integrated Product Suite...

Thrane & Thrane has licensed HelloSoft’s voice-over-Internet protocol (VOIP) technologies for its next-generation Explorer handset, HelloSoft announced July 10. HelloSoft provides software that enables VOIP on mobile handsets without having...