Satellite News articles from February 2006

Satellite News archives from February 2006

Loral's Schwartz To Retire.(Bernard Schwartz of Loral Space and Communications Ltd.)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2006... Bernard Schwartz, chairman and CEO of Loral Space & Communications Inc., will retire effective March 1, the company announced. Schwartz has led Loral since it creation in 1996 and served as chairman and CEO of its predecessor company, Loral...

Terrestrial Competition Shuts Down Satellite Broadband Operator.(Aramiska)
February 6, 2006... The beginning of the end of broadband satellite provider Aramiska can be traced back more than a year, as the company was unable to compete against aggressive terrestrial broadband providers, former CEO Philippe Bodart told Satellite News....

Lockheed Martin Captures TMOS; Receives Third AEHF Contract.
February 6, 2006... Lockheed Martin Corp. won the rights to build the ground-based network architecture for the U.S. Air Force's next-generation Transformational Satellite communications (TSAT) system, the Air Force announced Jan. 27. Separately, the Air Force...

Italian Vineyard Mixes Satellite, Aerial Imagery To Monitor Harvest.(Bacchus-Doc)(European Space Agency program)(Denominazione d'Origine Controllata)
February 6, 2006... Part of Frascati's Controlled Origin Denomination -- "Denominazione d'Origine Controllata" or DOC in Italian, a wine's legally demarcated home region -- was surveyed before and after the October harvest using airborne and satellite imagery...

Top U.S. Space Companies Record Strong 2005 Financial Performances.(Boeing Co., Northrop Grumman Corp. and Raytheon Aircraft Co.)
February 6, 2006... The four largest U.S.-based space companies, Boeing Co., Lockheed Martin Corp., Northrop Grumman Corp. and Raytheon Co., generally posted strong performances in 2005 thanks to continued strong government work and a resurgence in commercial...

EADS Astrium-ISRO Team To Build Eutelsat W2M Satellite.(Indian Space Research Organization)(W2M communication satellite)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2006... Eutelsat Communications awarded a contract to build the W2M communication satellite to a partnership of EADS Astrium and the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), Eutelsat announced Feb. 1. W2M will carry 26 Ku-band transponders and...

BSkyB Doubles Sky+ Households.(British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2006... U.K. satellite pay-TV operator, BSkyB ended 2006 with slightly less than 8.1 million subscribers, with net subscriber growth of 215,000 in the fourth quarter, the company announced. BSkyB has also seen strong growth for its personal video...

Intersat Provides Digitalglobe Imagery to Brazilian Company.(Telemar)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2006... Intersat, the Brazil-based partner of Digitalglobe, has provided satellite imagery to South America's largest telecommunications operator, Digitalglobe announced Feb. 1. Telemar will use the high-resolution imagery from Digitalglobe's...

Premiere Launches HD Channel.(high-definition)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2006... German pay-TV operator Premiere kicked off the broad market launch of Premiere HD (high-definition) in Germany and Austria over the weekend. The pay-TV channel will be broadcasting extensive programming with sports highlights, feature...

Wireless Matrix Extends Contract With Mobile Satellite Ventures.
February 6, 2006... Wireless Matrix Corp. executed a contract extension with Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) to continue providing satellite services through January 2008, Wireless Matrix announced. The satellite service is a key component of Wireless...

Globalstar Expands Services In Asia, Western Pacific.(with the help of Dacom Corp.)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2006... Dacom Corp., an independent gateway operator for Globalstar LLC, plans to offer simplex, or one-way, data services to Globalstar customers in parts of Asia, Globalstar announced Jan. 26. New hardware will be installed at the satellite...

Worldspace Passes 115,000 Subscribers.(Worldspace Satellite Radio)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2006... Worldspace Satellite Radio added 40,000 subscribers during the fourth quarter 2005 to bring its total to 115,000 at the end of the year, Worldspace announced Jan. 25. "The growth rate demonstrates that we are delivering on our plan to...

NDS Wins Tata Deal.(Tata Sky)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2006... NDS won a contract with Tata Sky, which is planning to launch direct-to- home services in India in June, NDS announced. Under the deal, Tata Sky will deploy the NDS Videoguard conditional access solution for security, which also will enable...

Globecast WorldTV Renews Contract With Intelsat.
February 6, 2006... Intelsat announced Jan. 26 that Globecast WorldTV renewed its contract for the use of multiple transponders aboard the Intelsat-Americas 5 (IA-5) satellite. The contract will support growth of Globecast's international television...

MDA To Develop Solution That Extracts Information On Moving Objects.(to Defence Research and Development Canada)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2006... MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) received a contract from Defence Research and Development Canada-Ottawa to develop technology that extracts information about moving objects from satellite radar imagery, MDA announced Jan. 26....

Dish Network, Lifetime Reach Agreement.(EchoStar Communications Corp. and Lifetime Entertainment Services)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2006... Echostar Communications Corp. and Lifetime Entertainment Services announced Feb. 1 that they have reached a multi-year agreement that will return Lifetime Television and Lifetime Movie Network to the Dish Network. The two channels were...

BSkyB Links Up With National Trust.(British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2006... BSkyB, the U.K. satellite pay-TV operator, will invest 1 million British pounds ($1.7 billion) in a partnership with conservation group the National Trust, including developing a series of high-definition (HD) TV programs. The...

XM Adds Nine Cities To Navtraffic Service.(XM Satellite Radio Inc.)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2006... XM Satellite Radio will add nine U.S. metro markets to its Navtraffic satellite navigation feature in the first quarter of 2006, bringing the total number of cities covered by the service to 31, the company announced Jan. 31. The...

Orbiting Wall Street.(Texas Instruments TMS320DA295 audio processor)(Virginia's direct satellite broadcasting sales tax)
February 6, 2006... Virginia Not Alone in Eyeing DBS Tax DBS operators, beware: The state of Virginia wants to nail your customers with a 5 percent sales tax. "We understand that state legislators in Virginia are considering imposing a 5 percent sales...

Stronger, More Precise Signals From GPS Constellation Bring Promise Of Enhanced Commercial Opportunity.(Global Positioning System)(Air Force launched next-generation GPS satellites)
February 6, 2006... Stronger, more reliable, and loaded with commercial possibilities: That's what's the next generation of GPS - dubbed L2C - is all about. That was the news delivered by Deputy Director of Commerce David Sampson at the half-day conference,...

SATELLITE 2006 Sets Record With Attendance, Exhibiting Companies.(Brief Article)
February 13, 2006... From Feb. 6-9 in Washington, D.C., The SATELLITE 2006 Conference and Exhibition played host to more than 7,400 attendees and 245 exhibiting companies. Held annually by Via Satellite magazine and Access Intelligence, SATELLITE 2006,...

XM Adds Oprah To Lineup.(XM Satellite Radio Inc.)(Oprah Winfrey )(Brief Article)
February 13, 2006... XM Satellite Radio signed an three-year, $55 million agreement to carry content provided by Oprah Winfrey's radio company, XM announced Feb. 9. Under the agreement with Harpo Radio Inc., XM will launch the "Oprah & Friends," channel in...

Financial Experts Bullish On Satellite Industry's Prospects.
February 13, 2006... It looks as if the telecom/dot.com depression that weighed down the satellite industry is over, and 2006 is looking good for attracting additional private equity (PE) and public market investment. That was the message from financial...

Dawning Of IPTV Age Brings Opportunity For Satellite Industry.(Internet Protocol Television)
February 13, 2006... The advent of Internet protocol (IP) TV promises more choices for consumers in terms of both content and convenience and more business for satellite operators, industry officials said. The advent of IPTV "is the beginning of a shift in the...

Military To Rely On Satellite Communications First During Crises.
February 13, 2006... The U.S. Defense Department has made commercial satellites as its number one option for military in-theater communications. "In the past, [military satellite communications] was our first-in choice," U.S. Air Force Maj. Michael Moyles,...

Satellites Support Businesses Working For Sustainable Development.(corporate sustainable development)
February 13, 2006... The European Space Agency (ESA) has begun working with several large multinational businesses to integrate satellite data into the companies' corporate sustainable development (CSD) efforts, ESA announced. The practice of CSD, also known...

Regional Operators Remain Aggressive In Search For New Business.(Company Profile)
February 13, 2006... Impending consolidations will create massive global Fixed Satellite Service operators that will dwarf their regional competitors. But sheer size alone will not bring the largest operators competitive advantages, and the regional operators...

Irdeto Partners With Globecast On Distribution.(Irdeto Access)
February 13, 2006... Irdeto, a conditional access (CA) manufacturer, has won a contract from Globecast to secure the broadcaster's satellite TV content distribution service. Globecast has upgraded from Irdeto's M-Crypt control system for small to medium- sized...

BSkyB Announces New Executive Roles.(British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC, Jon Florsheim, Dawn Airey, Mike Darcey)(Brief Article)
February 13, 2006... BSkyB, the U.K. satellite pay-TV operator, has restructured some key management roles as it targets 10 million direct-to-home customers by 2010. The new roles have been created as Sky looks to boost its multi-platform content delivery...

NTU Acquires Rights To Broadcast Euronews In Ukraine.(Euronews Services de Presse S.A.R.L.)(Brief Article)
February 13, 2006... NTU, the Ukrainian public broadcaster, acquired 1 percent of the share capital of SECEMIE holding company, which provides NTU the rights to broadcast Euronews across the Ukraine. Euronews is one of the main international news channels in...

Justice Department Green Lights SES Global's Acquisition of New Skies.
February 13, 2006... The U.S. Department of Justice completed its review of SES Global's acquisition of New Skies Satellites, effectively giving permission for the deal to go through. The acquisition, announced Dec. 14, still has to receive the blessing of...

International Datacasting's Profline B.V. Wins Network Upgrade Contract.
February 13, 2006... International Datacasting Corp. announced that Profline B.V., its wholly owned subsidiary and base of operations in Europe, received a new order from the World Family of Radio Maria to supply equipment for a major satellite radio network...

Tandberg Television Acquires Skystream.(Brief Article)
February 13, 2006... Tandberg Television will acquire Internet protocol (IP) video solutions provider Skystream through a cash and stock deal valued at $80 million. The deal should close in April, Tandberg said. The move will bring together two major players...

Auroras Entertainment Selects Telesat As Satellite Carrier.(Telesat Comunicacoes for Satellite)(Brief Article)
February 13, 2006... Telesat says it will be serving as the exclusive satellite carrier for Auroras Entertainment, an end-to-end provider of Internet protocol (IP) TV for the North American market, including Alaska and Hawaii. Auroras plans to offer...

DRS Codem Systems Introduces X-Band Antenna Subsystem.(Brief Article)
February 13, 2006... DRS Codem Systems an-nounced its new X-Band Satellite Communications-On- The-Move Antenna Subsystem. According to the company, the subsystem is an affordable, rugged system aimed at vehicle, shipboard, and airborne on-the-move applications....

Americom Government Services To Offer Mobile Satellite Broadband.(Brief Article)
February 13, 2006... SES Global subsidiary Americom Government Services plans to offer command and control on-the-move two-way broadband Internet protocol (IP) connectivity to war fighter vehicles traveling at 60 miles per hour or faster. Using a combination...

iDirect Technologies Adds Mesh To VSAT Platform.(enhanced product, very small aperture terminal)(Brief Article)
February 13, 2006... iDirect Technologies has added a mesh solution to its iDirect platform. Aimed at providing iDirect customers with more flexibility, iDirect Mesh supports a single hop connection between remote modems to deliver real-time voice and video. It...

Datapath Provides Support to Marines.(United States. Marine Corps, DataPath Systems Inc., contract)(Brief Article)
February 13, 2006... Datapath Inc., which provides products for mission-critical communications, has deployed battlefield communications equipment for the marines three Support Wide Area Networks. The network is a satellite and Internet protocol (IP)...

Intelsat Signs Deal with RCS to Support Romanian DTH.(direct-to-home, Romania Cable Systems)(Brief Article)
February 13, 2006... Romania Cable Systems (RCS), the country's largest direct-to-home (DTH) provider, has signed a multimillion dollar contract with Intelsat for additional capacity on the IS 10-02 satellite in order to expand RCS' business outside Romania. ...

Orbiting Wall Street.(earnings of DirecTV Group Inc.)
February 13, 2006... DirecTV Group Inc. earned $336 million in 2005 as revenues improved 16 percent to 13.2 billion, the company reported Feb. 8. In 2004, DirecTV lost $1.9 billion on revenues $11.3 billion. The improvement in 2005 net income was due to the...

Satellite Companies Play Key Role As Broadcasters Find New Ways To Reach Viewers.
February 13, 2006... As broadcasters rush to introduce new ways for people to access the world's fast-growing supply of video content, they are depending heavily on satellite-television and cable providers to pave the technological path to consumers, television...

Aramiska Restarts Operations Under New Management.(Brief Article)
February 20, 2006... Satellite broadband house Aramiska, which shut down operations in January after giving customers less than seven hours notice, has flickered back to life with new owners, new management and a new business plan. As of Feb. 16, the first 1,000...

BSkyB Moving Beyond Satellite Roots In Effort To Extend Brand Name.(British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC)
February 20, 2006... Direct-to-home (DTH) operators must continue to look away from their satellite roots as they strive for business expansion and increased revenues. With new platforms such as Internet protocol (IP) TV and on-demand mobile content emerging,...

SBB CEO Outlines DTH Plans.(Serbia Broadband )
February 20, 2006... Serbia Broadband (SBB), Serbia's largest cable operator, is targeting 100,000 subscribers for its new direct-to-home (DTH) service within the next two years. SBB announced it was launching a DTH service at the end of January based on...

Around-The-World Adventure Relies On Satellite To Provide Communications During Flight.
February 20, 2006... Satellite communications continue to be a requirement for a group of people attracted to attempting record-breaking treks around the globe. Steve Fossett, who recently set a record for the longest non-stop solo flight around the world,...

Piracy Robbing From Satellite Broadcasting Revenues.(Jean Grenier of European Association for the Protection of Encrypted Works and Services and Simon Twiston Davies of Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia discuss piracy problem)(Interview)
February 20, 2006... One of the biggest threats that satellite pay-TV operators face is the threat of piracy. People accessing content through an illegal smart card and not paying the operator for the service is a billion dollar industry, according to industry...

Stratos Completes Xantic Acquisition.
February 20, 2006... Stratos Global Corp. closed its $191.3 million acquisition of rival satellite communications company Xantic B.V. Feb. 14, creating a half billion dollar company with a 44 percent market share of Inmarsat mobile satellite telecommunications...

Echostar 10 Launched.(Brief Article)
February 20, 2006... The Echostar 10 telecommunications satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin for Echostar Communications Corp. was launched Feb. 15 aboard a Sea Launch Zenit-3SL launch vehicle. Based on Lockheed Martin's A2100AX platform, Echostar 10...

Satterlee Named CEO Of GPS Services Company.(chief executive officer)(global positioning system)(Novariant)
February 20, 2006... Herb Satterlee, the former CEO and chairman of Digitalglobe, has been named CEO of Novariant, which supplies GPS-based positioning products for industrial users, Novariant announced Feb. 14. "It is an exciting time to be joining...

Iridium Introduces Vessel Tracking Service.
February 20, 2006... Global Marine Networks LLC unveiled an automatic vessel tracking service that uses the Iridium satellite system to transmit location reports from ship to shore, Iridium announced Feb. 14. The XGate vessel tracking system provides data...

Euronews Launches Live TV On 3G Mobile Phones In Spain.(Brief Article)
February 20, 2006... Euronews is available to mobile phone users in Spain after being added to the 3G television service of Amena, Euronews announced. Euronewse Live TV service also is available in Austria, Belgium, France, Portugal and Switzerland through nine...

Brazil Approves Intelsat IA-8 Satellite.(Brief Article)
February 20, 2006... Intelsat has been granted rights by the Brazilian National Telecommunications Agency to operate the Intelsat Americas-8 (IA-8) satellite in the Brazilian market, the company announced Feb. 15. IA-8, launched in June, employs six C-band and...

Echostar President Resigns.(Brief Article)
February 20, 2006... Michael Neuman resigned as president and COO of Echostar Communications Corp. effective Feb. 13, the company said in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Vice Chairman Carl Vogel and Chief Technical Officer Michael...

Contract Kicks Off Soyuz Operations Phase At Guiana Space Center.
February 20, 2006... Jean-Yves Le Gall, CEO of Arianespace, and Anatoly Perminov, director general of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, signed the supply contract Feb. 14 for the first four Soyuz vehicles that will be launched from the Guiana Space Center in...

BTV+ Selected For New $40 Million Digital Signage Network.(Brief Article)
February 20, 2006... BTV+ received a multiyear contract valued at more than $40 million to supply and operate a digital signage network that will serve more than 3,600 sporting and retail locations, BTV+ announced Feb. 14. BTV+ will provide all technology...

Premiere Posts Solid Results.(Brief Article)
February 20, 2006... German pay-TV operator Premiere ended 2005 with nearly 3.6 million subscribers, up nearly 10 percent compared to the 3.3 million subscribers reported at the end of 2004. The operator also posted a 9 percent increase in revenues to 1.1...

Arabsat Launches Internet Service.
February 20, 2006... Arabsat has teamed up with Cetel Germany, a provider of teleport and satellite services, to launch a satellite broadband initiative in the Middle East and Africa. The new service, which will be offered from Cetel's 7.3-meter antenna in...

GSA Issues Request For Satellite Communications Services.(General Services Administration)(Brief Article)
February 20, 2006... The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) released a solicitation for proposals to provide commercial satellite communications solutions to the U.S. government, the agency announced Feb. 10. The GSA will award multiple service contracts...

New Skies Shareholders Approve SES Global Takeover.(New Skies Satellites Holdings Ltd. acquires SES Holdings Ltd.)(Brief Article)
February 20, 2006... Shareholders of New Skies Satellites Holdings Ltd. approved the acquisition of the company by SES Holdings Ltd., New Skies announced Feb. 10. Antitrust reviews in the United States and Germany have been completed but other U.S. regulatory...

Subaru Adds XM, Sirius.(Subaru of America Inc., XM Satellite Radio Inc., Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.)(Brief Article)
February 20, 2006... Subaru of America will offer both U.S.-based satellite radio services as options in some of its 2007 models, the companies announced Feb. 9. Subaru will offer XM Satellite Radio on its Legacy, Outback and Tribeca models, while Sirius...

European DVR Deployments Advancing Rapidly.(Digital video recorders)(Brief Article)
February 20, 2006... IMS Research estimates that by the end of 2005, more than 2.6 million households in Europe were using a digital video recorder (DVR). By 2010, this market is forecast to reach more than 41 million households. Growth is expected to come...

Telenor Strike Strategic Deal With Addvalue Technologies.(Brief Article)
February 20, 2006... Telenor Satellite Services and Addvalue Technologies announced that the two companies have entered into a strategic business agreement to provide satellite communications services for the terrestrial, maritime and aeronautical markets. ...

Skylogic Wins Tuscany Deal.(Skylogic Italia)(Brief Article)
February 20, 2006... Eutelsat subsidiary Skylogic Italia won a contract to provide satellite broadband access to public administrators in Tuscany, Italy. Under the contract awarded by the region of Tuscany, Skylogic will provide broadband service to officials...

Alcatel Alenia Space Provides Ground Segment Cosmo- Skymed.(Brief Article)
February 20, 2006... Alcatel Alenia Space will provide the Defense User Ground Segment for the Cosmo-Skymed earth observation program to the French Ministry of Defense, Alcatel announced. The 32 million Euro ($38.3 million) contract from the Italian Space...

Lord: QDR Reinforces Critical Role of Space In Military Operations.(Quadrennial Defense Review)
February 20, 2006... The U.S. Department of Defense's recently completed Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) has reaffirmed the vital contribution of space systems in supporting military operations, the Air Force's top space general said. "From our perspective,...

Orbiting Wall Street.
February 20, 2006... Sirius Reports Record Revenue, Subscriber Growth In 2005 Sirius Satellite Radio recorded revenue of $242.2 million in 2005, compared to revenue of $66.9 million in 2004, the company reported Feb. 17. The gains were driven by a net...

Bellsouth Extends Marketing Agreement With DirecTV.
February 20, 2006... Bellsouth extended its marketing alliance with DirecTV Inc. but also has made moves toward expanding its Internet protocol (IP) TV services going forward. As part of its longstanding deal with DirecTV, Bellsouth is able to bundle local,...

Alcatel Alenia Space To Build Turksat 3A.(Brief Article)
February 27, 2006... Alcatel Alenia Space received a contract from Turksat AS for the manufacture and in-orbit delivery of the Turksat 3A satellite in early 2008, Alcatel announced Feb. 23. Turksat 3A will be based on Alcatel's Spacebus 4000B2 platform and...

Air Force Aims To Transform Space Acquisition Process.
February 27, 2006... The U.S. Air Force's senior military space leadership intends to turn the service's troubled space acquisition processes into the model of excellence across the Department of Defense. The goal amounts to a modern-day phoenix of sorts...

Report: Satellite Broadband May Have Turned Corner In 2005.
February 27, 2006... After years of false starts and disappointments, 2005 may have been the year that broadband satellite services "turned a corner and began to deliver on a number of long-held promises," according to a study released by Northern Sky Research....

BBC Uses BGAN To File.(Broadband Global Area Network )(Brief Article)
February 27, 2006... The BBC filed news reports on the mudslide in the Philippines using Inmarsat's Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN), the first news reports filed using the mobile satellite service, Stratos Global Corp. claimed. The mudslides hit...

Ouranos CEO Plans To Use Aramiska Assets To Make Satellite Broadband Successful In Europe.
February 27, 2006... Ouranos Networks, which has taken over Aramiska's assets and brand name, aims to target new markets and have a better cost structure in place based on lessons learned from where Aramiska went wrong under the old management. Ouranos...

Zee Aiming To Exploit Early Mover Advantage.
February 27, 2006... Zee Telefilms continues to see huge growth for its direct-to-home (DTH) platform, DishTV in India, and Chairman Subhash Chandra sees predictss another strong year in 2006. "In the last year alone, 12 new television channels have been...

Israel Aircraft Signs Up For Land Launch.(Space International Services, Sea Launch Company L.L.C., Israel Aircraft Industries Ltd.)(Brief Article)
February 27, 2006... Israel Aircraft Industries Ltd. (IAI) awarded a contract to Space International Services and Sea Launch Co. to launch the Amos-3 satellite using the Land Launch system, Sea Launch announced Feb. 20. The launch aboard a Zenis- 3SLB from...

Eumetsat Agreements With ESA, NOAA Clear Path For MetOp-A Launch.(National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, European Space Agency)(Brief Article)
February 27, 2006... Eumetsat and the European Space Agency (ESA) updated their cooperation agreement for the Meteorological Operational (MetOp) program, clearing the way for the scheduled June launch of the MetOp-A satellite, the organizations announced. ...

Lockheed Martin To Build GOES-R Lightning Mapper.(Lockheed Martin's Advanced Technology Center)(Brief Article)
February 27, 2006... Lockheed Martin's Advanced Technology Center received a contract from NASA to manufacture an instrument for the GOES-R environmental satellites, Lockheed Martin announced Feb. 22. Under the $2 million contract, Lockheed Martin will provide...

SES Revenues, Profits Improve In 2005.(SES Global S.A.)(Brief Article)
February 27, 2006... SES Global reported revenues of 1.3 billion euros ($1.5 billion) in 2005, a 17 percent increase over 2004, while profits improved 12 percent to 382 million euros ($456.4 million) in the same period, SES reported Feb. 20. SES attributed the...

Orbital Sciences Posts Small Improvements In Revenue, Profit.(Brief Article)
February 27, 2006... Orbital Sciences Corp. reported sales of $703.5 million in 2005, up from revenues of $675.9 million in 2004, the company announced Feb. 22. Orbital's profit in 2005 was $28.2 million, a steep decline from earnings of $200 million in 2004,...

Earthlink Bundling Satellite TV With Internet Service.(Echostar Communications Corp. and DirecTV)(Brief Article)
February 27, 2006... Earthlink Inc. announced partnerships with Echostar Communications Corp. and DirecTV to offer satellite TV services. By the end of the first quarter, Earthlink customers in select markets will be able to receive a bundled package of Internet...

Radyne Receives $1.3 Million Satellite Modem Order.(Brief Article)
February 27, 2006... Radyne Corp. announced Feb. 21 that its satellite electronics division received an order valued at more than $1.3 million for satellite modems and frequency converters from a major South Asian integrator. The order is the third in a series...

Globecomm Systems Awarded Infrastructure Contract.(Brief Article)
February 27, 2006... Globecomm Systems Inc. was awarded a satellite infrastructure contract valued at approximately $1.1 million from an existing unnamed customer, Globecomm announced. Under the deal, Globecomm provided a turnkey Intelsat earth station and all...

Humax Launches HD Satellite set-top box.(Brief Article)
February 27, 2006... Humax is launching a high-definition (HD) digital satellite set-top-box in the United Kingdom in March, the company announced. The Humax HDCI2000, which will allow viewers to receive free-to-air HD satellite broadcasts and watch these on any...

WCC Launches Global Credit Cards Satellite Pay Phone.(World Communication Center )(Brief Article)
February 27, 2006... World Communication Center (WCC), a provider of global satellite voice and data communications, launched Feb. 20 the first Iridium-based satellite pay phone able to use a credit card swiper for direct billing to the caller. The phone...

Thomson To Manufacture Set-Top Boxes For Tata.(Brief Article)
February 27, 2006... Thomson will build the digital set-top boxes for a direct-to-home (DTH) satellite service planned for launch in India in mid-2006 by Tata Sky, Thomson announced Feb. 19. Under the contract with Tata Sky, a joint venture between the Tata...