BSkyB's Acquisition of ITV Under Scrutiny
BSkyB’s acquisition of a 17.9 percent stake in ITV will be investigated by the U.K. Department of Trade and Industry. Alistair Darling, the secretary of state for Trade and Industry,...
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Jaba Networks To Market SatMax System In Mexico
Jaba Networks Communications of Mexico City will resell Eagle Broadband Inc.’s SatMax Iridium satellite communications system in Mexico, Eagle Broadband announced May 24. Eagle’s system enables use of Iridium satellite...
Powerstar International Completes Purchase of Xpel Communications
Powerstar International Inc., which provides network services over wireless, satellite and terrestrial platforms, completed its purchase of Xpel Communications AB, Powerstar announced May 24. Powerstar issued 1.4 million shares of...
Radarsat-2 Passes NRC Aerospace Test
Radarsat-2 passed an acoustic qualification test by the National Research Council Institute for Aerospace Research, the institute announced May 24. The test certified that Radarsat-2, built by MacDonald Dettwiler and...
Telenor Seeks To Withdraw From Nasdaq
Telenor ASA will delist from the Nasdaq because the cost of meeting compliance requirements “outweigh the benefits of maintaining a U.S. listing,” the company announced May 22. Telenor expects to...
Airborne Systems To Design Parachutes For SpaceX Rocket
Airborne Systems received a contract to provide the parachute recovery systems for Space Exploration Technologies Corp.’s Falcon 9/Dragon system, Airborne announced May 23. Airborne Systems will design and manufacture parachutes...
DISA Approves ViaSat Modem
ViaSat Inc.’s MD-1366 Enhanced Bandwidth Efficient Modem (EBEM) has been certified by the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) for operation over the Defense Satellite Communications System Network, ViaSat announced...
Com Dev To Launch U.S.-Based Operations
Com Dev International Ltd. plans to establish a U.S. manufacturing location to bolster its presence in the U.S. government space market, Com Dev announced May 22. Com Dev’s board has...
SkyPort Acquisition Of RAMTelecom Called Off
SkyPort Global Communications Inc. and RAMTelecom Inc. agreed to terminate the proposed acquisition of RAMTelecom by SkyPort, the companies announced May 22. SkyPort signed a letter of intent in February...
ND Satcom, Interactive Technologies Implement Telemedicine Network
ND Satcom and Interactive Technologies have launched Bulgaria’s first satellite-based telemedicine network, ND Satcom announced May 23. The network is based on ND Satcom’s SkyWAN platform, while Interactive Technologies provides...