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Globalstar To Add Asian Gateway

Globalstar Inc. will add a gateway in Asia and extended a value-added reseller partnership, the company announced. Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. will construct and operate a Globalstar gateway ground station in...

Canal+ France Reaches 5.2 Million Subscribers

Canal+ France ended March with 5.2 million subscribers, an increase of about 200,000 compared to the combined Canalsat/TPS numbers from the same quarter of 2006. The two platforms were combined...

Helius to Acquire PointeCast

Helius Inc. signed a definitive agreement to acquire PointeCast Corp., a global provider of communication and online training solutions, Helius announced May 16. The acquisition of PointeCast’s product lines will...

Ministers To Adopt European Space Policy

Ministers responsible for space activities among the European Space Agency’s (ESA) member states will meet May 22 with officials responsible for the internal market, industry and research in the European...

Comtech EF Data Expands Government Programs Group

Comtech EF Data Corp. named Robert Turner vice president of government programs, the company announced. Turner will manage the government programs group, the company’s primary interface to government, military and...

Advantech Appoints Sales Executives

Advantech appointed Richard McPhaden vice president of sales and Michael DiPaolo senior director of business development, the company announced May 16. Prior to joining Advantech, McPhaden was vice president of...

Russian Service Provider Picks Shiron's InterSky

Shiron’s certified distributor and support center in Russia, JSC Cedicom, has contracted with Elvis-Telecom Co. for delivery of InterSky DVB-S2 broadband satellite solution, JSC Cedicom announced May 16. Shiron’s broadband...

Eutelsat Repositions To 9° East With Eurobird-9

Eutelsat Communications announced May 15 that its HotBird-2 satellite has been rebranded as Eurobird-9 and redeployed to 9° East, marking the opening of a video neighborhood adjacent to Eutelsat’s premium...