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Commercial satellite operators, service providers, resellers, ground equipment suppliers, and manufacturers will meet with leaders from Department of Defense (DoD) combatant commands, services and agencies during the Satellite Industry Association...

Norsat International Inc., a provider of compact portable satellite terminals, and TC Communications, a provider of integrated satellite communications systems, have formed a strategic partnership, Norsat announced Nov. 3. TC...

In a move designed to signal an aggressive, new strategy to generate more national ad sales and revenue, DirecTV announced Nov. 7 it is streamlining its advertising sales division by...

C2Sat announced Nov. 7 that it will equip a GG505 Polar vessel with a C2Sat stabilized VSAT antenna. "It is a revolution having the C2SAT system installed," Lars-Uno Bryngeld, captain...

Echostar Communications Corp. posted a profit of $140 million on revenues of $2.5 billion in the 2006 third quarter, the company announced Nov. 7. In 2005’s third quarter, the satellite-TV...

Research and Markets announced the release of its "State of the Space Industry 2005" report on Nov. 7. Designed to provide industry, government, and financiers with an independent assessment of...

Raytheon Co. announced having reached two technological milestones: Its Navy Multiband Terminal (NMT) is the first advanced, next-generation satellite communications (satcom) system to successfully log onto and communicate with the...

Microsoft Corp. announced Nov. 6 the launch of Virtual Earth 3D, a new online mapping interface providing consumers with a three-dimensional (3-D) experience to search, browse and explore the real...

XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. cuts its third quarter loss as revenues improved 57 percent, the company announced Nov. 6. XM lost $84 million in the 2006 third quarter, which...

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. signed a contract with the National Space Research and Development Agency of Nigeria for a small Earth observation satellite, Surrey Satellite announced Nov. 6. Nigeriasat-2 will...