Satellite News articles from May 2006

Satellite News archives from May 2006

Asiasat 5, Hot Bird 9 Contracts Awarded.
May 8, 2006... Asia Satellite Telecom-munications Co. Ltd. (Asiasat) signed a contract with Space Systems/Loral Inc. (SS/L) to design and build the Asiasat 5, the satellite operator announced May 2. Asiasat 5 will be based on SS/L's 1300 series...

New Service Offerings Helping Ka-band Gain More Acceptance.
May 8, 2006... Ka-band, long struggling to attract a market, looks to be attracting new customers thanks to a growing menu of services. Applications enterprise and government high-speed data services to consumer two-way broadband and high- definition TV...

Eutelsat's Results Greeted Positively By Analysts.
May 8, 2006... Eutelsat's results have been met with favourable results by analysts who believe the company has performed strongly in recent periods. The operator reported revenues of 590 million euros ($745.2 million) in the nine-month period which...

Protecting Earth's Wetlands Via Satellite.(Ramsar Convention Secretariat)
May 8, 2006... The European Space Agency, in collaboration with the Ramsar Convention Secretariat, created GlobWetland products and services. This offering uses satellite imagery to provide detailed wide-area views of individual wetlands. GlobWetland has...

A Faster-Better-Cheaper Approach to SNG.(satellite news gathering)(On Call Communications Inc., PanAmSat Corp., partnership)
May 8, 2006... High-end, expensive satellite news gathering (SNG) trucks are facing stiff low-cost competition these days, as satellite service providers and equipment manufacturers market faster, better, and cheaper solutions. In doing so, these cut-rate...

Government Of Japan Signs Deal With Connexion by Boeing.(Brief article)
May 8, 2006... The government of Japan signed a contract with Connexion by Boeing for in-flight Internet access for a pair of aircraft, Boeing announced May 2. Connexion satellite Internet service will be available aboard a pair of 747-400 executive...

ND Satcom Becomes Partner In Indian Joint Venture.
May 8, 2006... ND Satcom formed a joint venture with Grintex India Ltd. intended to boost ND Satcom's activities on the Indian subcontinent, ND Satcom announced May 3. ND Satcom-Grintex Communica-tions Ltd., based in Gurgaon, India, will offer ND...

EMS Satcom To Provide Equipment For Bombardier Business Jets.(Bombardier Aerospace North America)(Brief article)
May 8, 2006... Bombardier Aerospace selected EMS Satcom's Enfusion AMT-3800 high-gain antenna as factory option on Bombardier's Global Express XRS Global 5000 business jets, EMS announced. The AMT-3800 antenna joins EMS's AMT-50 tail- mounted high-gain...

Global Relief Technologies, Geoeye To Deliver Imagery To Emergency Responders.(Brief article)
May 8, 2006... Global Relief Technologies and imagery satellite operator Geoeye Inc. have formed a partnership to deliver timely satellite imagery to emergency relief workers operating in remote areas around the globe, the organizations announced May 3....

Caprock Provides Satellite Communications To Medical Ship.(Amazon Hope 2, Vine Trust)(CapRock Communications Corp.)(Brief article)
May 8, 2006... Caprock Communications announced May 2 that Vine Trust, an international relief agency, asked Caprock to provide advanced satellite services to the Amazon Hope 2, a ship that serves as a floating medical, dental and surgery unit. Amazon...

Globecomm Receives Contract From U.S. Enterprise Customer.(Globecomm Systems Inc.)(Brief article)
May 8, 2006... Globecomm Systems Inc. announced May 2 that the company received a one- year services contract valued at $1.5 million from an existing major U.S. enterprise customer. Globecomm's wholly owned subsidiary, Globecomm Network Services Corp., will...

International Datacasting Receives Contract For Satellite Radio Network In Europe.
May 8, 2006... International Datacasting Corp. announced that Profline B.V., its wholly owned subsidiary and base of operations in Europe, received an order from Belgium's Radio Contact to supply equipment for a major new satellite radio network upgrade....

L-3 Communications Awarded Ground Terminal Contract.
May 8, 2006... L-3 Communications' Narda Satellite Networks division received a contract to provide 174 Ground Multiband Terminals to the U.S. military, L-3 announced May 1. The systems are designed to operate in C-, Ka-, Ku- and X-band. Each...

Spacedev Delivers Orbital Express Subsystems.(Boeing Co., contract)(Brief article)
May 8, 2006... Spacedev Co. delivered a pair of subsystems to prime contractor Boeing Co. for the Orbital Express program, Spacedev announced May 1. The goal of the Orbital Express program, funded b the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, is...

Lockheed Martin Delivers Software, Hardware For Missile Warning Satellite.(Brief article)
May 8, 2006... The Lockheed Martin Corp. team developing the Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) delivered a payload subsystem and associated software integral for the program's first geosynchronous orbit satellite SBIRS will provide advanced missile...

Iridium Offers Interoperable Emergency Communications Package.(Iridium Satellite L.L.C.)(Brief article)
May 8, 2006... Iridium Satellite unveiled May 1 a readily deployable emergency communications package for first responders gearing up for the start of hurricane season. The Iridium package provides a mobile, global, interoperable voice and data...

Lockheed Martin Names Space Systems Unit Leader.(Joanne Maguire appointed)(Brief article)
May 8, 2006... Lockheed Martin Corp. announced April 28 that Joanne Maguire would succeed Thomas Marsh as executive vice president of Lockheed Martin Space Systems when Marsh retires July 1. Maguire will be responsible for all business operations and...

SES Astra Signs Arqiva Deal.(Brief article)
May 8, 2006... SES Astra has signed a transponder deal with U.K. transmission service company Arqiva. The capacity subcontracted by SES Astra at the orbital position 28.2 degrees/ 28.5 degrees East will be used by Arqiva to help meet the demand from the...

Verso Announces Partnership With Idirect Technologies.(Verso Technologies Inc.)(Brief article)
May 8, 2006... Verso Technologies Inc., completed interoperability tests with iDirect and has been named a member of the iDirect IP Alliance, Verso announced. The companies plan to offer an advanced GSM backhaul solution. iDirect invited Verso to join...

Orbiting Wall Street.
May 8, 2006... DTV DirecTV Group Inc. reported revenues of $3.4 billion and a profit of $235 million in the 2006 first quarter, the direct-to-home satellite operator announced May 4. Revenues were up 8 percent from the first quarter of 2005 when...

Sirius Closes Subscriber Gap As XM Continues To Receive Bad News.
May 8, 2006... Sirius Satellite Radio reported 4.1 million subscribers March 31, picking up an additional 761,000 subscribers during the first quarter of 2006, up 149 percent from the same period in 2005, the company reported May 2. The gains helped...

Lockheed Martin To Build Satellite For Vietnam.(Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Corp.)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Lockheed Martin received a contract from state-owned Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group to manufacture and deliver Vietnam's first telecommunications satellite, Lockheed Martin announced May 12. Under the terms of the...

Worldspace Adds Subscribers, Plans Service Launch In Italy.
May 15, 2006... Worldspace Inc. reported revenues of $3.5 million in the first quarter of 2006, up 35 percent from revenues of $2.6 million in the 2005 first quarter due to increased subscriber numbers, the company announced May 9. Subscription revenue...

Lawmakers Criticize Commerce, Defense Over Handling of NPOESS.(National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System)
May 15, 2006... Members of the House Science Committee lambasted the oversight of the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) program in a May 11 hearing, citing soaring costs, schedules missed and performance fees paid...

Explorers Working On Greenland Ice Sheet Use BGAN To Communicate With World.(Broadband Global Area Network, Cryosat-2)
May 15, 2006... A team of students from the Climate Change College was using Inmarsat's Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN), system to maintain contact with headquarters and loved ones during a 10-day expedition on the Greenland Ice Sheet. The team,...

BSkyB Teams Up With Qualcomm For Mobile Video Test.(British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC)
May 15, 2006... It has been a busy week for U.K. satellite pay-TV operator, BSkyB. Along with being involved in a frenetic auction for English Premier League soccer rights, the operator announced details of an intriguing trial with U.S. wireless technology...

Sea Launch Lands Pair Of Missions.(EchoStar Communications Corp., Sea Launch Company L.L.C., Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Ltd.)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Asia Satellite Telecommunica-tions Co. Ltd. (Asiasat) signed a contract with Sea Launch Co. to loft the Asiasat 5 satellite into orbit aboard a Land Launch rocket in the second half of 2008, Asiasat announced May 8. Land Launch, a...

Hughes Unveils Next-Generation Broadband Satellite Platform.(Hughes Network Systems Inc., HN7700S)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Hughes Network Systems LLC introduced its next-generation platform, dubbed HN System, which will support the DVB-S2 industry standard with adaptive coding and modulation. The system also is compliant with Internet Protocol (IP) over...

Shin Satellite Loss Grows On Higher Expenses.
May 15, 2006... Shin Satellite Plc lost in the 2006 first quarter despite a jump in revenues, the company announced May 10. Shin Satellite, which operates the IPstar broadband satellite, lost 58 million ($1.54 million) Thai bhat in the 2006 first quarter,...

Seamobile Acquires Maritime Telecommunications Network.(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Seamobile Inc. has acquired Maritime Telecommunications Network Inc., a provider of satellite-based broadband communications and networking services for the maritime industry, Seamobile announced May 11. Terms of the agreement were not...

Integral Systems Announces CCS-C Contract.(command and control system- consolidated)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Integral Systems Inc. announced May 10 that it received a $21.5 million contract modification from the U.S. Air Force to the Command and Control System- Consolidated (CCS-C) effort. The modification, consolidates all CCS-C effort for the...

Comtech Telecommunications Receives Order From Datapath.(Comtech EF Data)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced May 9 that its subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., received a $1.7 million order for satellite communications equipment from Datapath that will support a major U.S. government program. The order...

Harris Team Completes First Satellite Communications Site For FAA.(Federal Aviation Administration)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Harris Corp. has achieved site acceptance of the first satellite communications site as part of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Telecommunications Infrastruc-ture (FTI) program. The Key West, Fla.-based satellite site is the...

Argo Tracker Selects Iridium For Asset Tracking Technology.(Iridium Satellite L.L.C.)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Iridium Satellite has been selected by Argo Tracker Corp. to provide long-range data links for Argo Tracker's global asset tracking system. Argo Tracker will incorporate the Iridium 9601 short-burst data modem into its asset tracking system...

Inmarsat Appoints Non-Executive Director.(Kathleen Flaherty)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Inmarsat has appointed Kathleen Flaherty as an additional independent non-executive director. She joins the board of Inmarsat plc, and will be a member of the Remuneration Committee. Inmarsat already has four existing independent...

Showtime Makes Exec Appointment.(Rob Ovens joined Showtime Entertainment Inc.)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... Middle East satellite pay-TV operator Showtime has appointed Rob Ovens senior vice president of finance. Ovens previously was at Granada Sky Broadcasting, where he held the position of managing director until it was taken over by ITV in...

NDS Wins Eastern European Deal.(Boom TV, DTH Television Grup)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... NDS won a contract to provide an end-to-end system for a new direct-to- home platform in Romania, NDS said. The technology vendor will provide its Videoguard conditional access system, as well as its Mediahighway middleware and electronic...

Wildblue Signs Operating Agreement With AT&T.(Wildblue Communications Inc.)(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... AT&T will market's broadband satellite Internet access provided by Wildblue Communications Inc. under a non-exclusive agreement, Wildblue announced May 9. Wildblue will provide equipment management, installation and distribution services for...

LogicaCMG to Develop Security Features For Galileo.(Brief article)
May 15, 2006... LogicaCMG will develop facilities that will help provide security for Europe's Galileo satellite navigation program, the company announced May 8. Under three development contracts valued at a combined 20 million euros ($25.3 million),...

Orbiting Wall Street.
May 15, 2006... DISH Echostar Communications Corp.'s first quarter profit was nearly cut in half, hampered in part by a charge related to a lawsuit from Tivo Inc. over digital video recorder technology, Echostar announced May 11. Echostar, which...

Competition To Develop Air Force's Hybrid Launch Vehicle Shaping Up.
May 15, 2006... Four teams are competing for a U.S. Air Force contract to develop an advanced launch vehicle that consists of a reusable first stage and an expendable second stage booster. The winner of the Hybrid Launch Vehicle competition is expected...

L-3 To Acquire U.K.-Based Secure Communications Company.(L-3 Communications Corp.)(Brief article)
May 22, 2006... L-3 Communications agreed to purchase U.K-based defense electronics and communications firm TRL Electronics in an effort to, L-3 announced May 18. TRL develops and produces advanced radio and satellite communications systems that can...

While GAO Fiddles, Wildblue, Hughes Burn Ahead on Broadband.
May 22, 2006... There are about 30 million U.S. households currently using broadband, according to a recently released report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). However, this news is bringing no joy to the GAO, because "Although the...

Understanding the MSV/Terrestar Ownership Dance.
May 22, 2006... The U.S. wireless carriers generated revenues of $174.7 billion in 2005, according to the Telecommunications Industry Association. With numbers like these, it is no wonder that Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) providers have decided to...

Teenager Takes BGAN On Attempt To Conquer Everest.(Broadband Global Area Network)(Brief article)
May 22, 2006... A 15-year-old Australian boy has become the first person to use Inmarsat's Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) service from the highest peak in the world, Mount Everest. Christopher Harris, who is climbing Everest with his father and a...

Tandberg CEO Believes HD Will Spark DTH Players.(high definition, direct to home, Tandberg Television, Eric Cooney)
May 22, 2006... Tandberg Television CEO Eric Cooney believes direct-to-home (DTH) operators are faced with difficult decisions when looking at making the transition from MPEG-2 to MPEG-4. With DTH players leading the way in terms of providing high-definition...

Arianespace To Launch Eutelsat's W2M.(Eutelsat Communications)(Brief article)
May 22, 2006... Eutelsat Communications signed a contract with Arianespace for the launch of the W2M satellite in the second quarter of 2008, the companies announced May 18. W2M is being manufactured by a partnership of EADS Astrium and the Indian...

Government Of Ontario Buys Quickbird Imagery.(MDA Geospatial Services)(Brief article)
May 22, 2006... The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources signed a contract with MDA Geospatial Services to provide more than 120,000 square kilometers of Quickbird satellite imagery, Digitalglobe announced May 17. MDA is the Canadian business partner of...

Northrop Grumman Elects Bush President.(Brief article)
May 22, 2006... Northrop Grumman Corp. announced May 18 that its board of directors elected Wes Bush president. Bush previous served as Northrop Grumman's corporate vice president and chief financial officer and will continue to serve as CFO until a...

Lockheed Martin Appoints Head Of New Space Business.(Richard Ambrose)(Brief article)
May 22, 2006... Lockheed Martin named Richard Ambrose to be lead executive of a newly formed Surveillance and Navigation Systems line of business within its Space Systems Co. Ambrose will serve as vice present and be responsible for overseeing Lockheed...

Bigelow Aerospace Orders Seaspace Antennas.(Brief article)
May 22, 2006... Allied Defense Group Inc. received a pair of follow-on contracts from Bigelow Aerospace for tracking antennas, Allied announced May 18. Bigelow, a privately funded company developing commercial inflatable space habitats, ordered Seaspace's...

DLR, EADS Astrium To Develop Satellite Mission.(Brief article)
May 22, 2006... The German Space Agency DLR and EADS Astrium will collaborate on a new radar imagery satellite that will help map the Earth, the organizations announced May 17. The spacecraft, dubbed Tandem-X, is scheduled for launch in 2009, will work...

SES Astra Signs German HDTV Deal.(high definition television, Anixe GmbH & Co. KG)(Brief article)
May 22, 2006... SES Astra signed a deal with Germany's Anixe GmbH & Co. KG for the transmission of a high-definition (HD) TV channel. SES Astra will broadcast the Anixe HD channel from the satellite operators main orbital position at 19.2 degrees East. ...

Lockheed Martin Completes SBIRS Milestone.(Space Based Infrared System)(Brief article)
May 22, 2006... Lockheed Martin completed development of the Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO) Interim Operations software for the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS), the company announced. SBIRS is designed to provide early warning of missile launches, and...

ISRO To Expand Telemedicine Network.(Indian Space Research Organisation)(Brief article)
May 22, 2006... The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) signed a memorandum of understanding with four specialty hospitals to further expand the space agency's satellite-based telemedicine network. The network, launched in 2001 on an experimental...

Premiere Goes With NDS To Help Power Interactive Offerings.(NDS Software Inc.)(Brief article)
May 22, 2006... Premiere has chosen NDS middleware to help power the German pay-TV operator's new interactive platform in Germany and Austria. Premiere will deploy NDS Mediahighway middleware, which will enable Premiere to boost its interactive and...

Australian Government Extends Satellite Phone Subsidy Program.(Brief article)
May 22, 2006... The Australian government will extends its program for subsidizing the purchase of satellite phones for people living or working in remote parts of the country through 2009, the minister for Communications, Information Technology and the...

Telenor Satellite Services Names Head Of U.S. Operations.(Robert Baker)(Brief article)
May 22, 2006... Telenor Satellite Services, a subsidiary of Telenor of Norway, has appointed Robert Baker president of Telenor Satellite Services' operations and holdings companies in the United States, the company announced May 16. Baker has more than 18...

Swe-Dish, Saab Demonstrate Satellite Communication On The Move Platform.(Saab-Scania AB, Swe-Dish Satellite Systems AB)(Brief article)
May 22, 2006... Swe-Dish Satellite Systems AB and Saab AB unveiled a demonstrator for an affordable satcom-on-the-move platform based combining the companies' existing technologies and commercial -off-the-shelf components. The platform integrates...

EADS Astrium To Build ESA's Hylas Satellite.(Avanti Screenmedia Group PLC, contract)(European Space Agency)(Brief article)
May 22, 2006... The European Space Agency (ESA) and Avanti Screenmedia Group PLC signed a contract to begin work on the Highly Flexible Satellite (Hylas) program, a Ka- /Ku-band satellite that will provide broadband Internet and high-definition (HD) TV...

Democrats Call For NOAA Chief To Be Fired.(Conrad Lautenbacher, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)(Brief article)
May 22, 2006... A pair of Democrats on the House Science Committee have called for Conrad Lautenbacher, administrator of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), to be fired due to problems with a U.S. government weather satellite...

Spacenet Adds New Connexstar On-Demand Services.(Brief article)
May 22, 2006... Spacenet Inc. has unveiled its Connexstar SE On-Demand, a new service designed to provide satellite-based mission critical backup and business continuity solutions. The service, based on the Gilat Skyedge VSAT platform, provides wireless...

Telenor Offers Free Airtime For BGAN.(Broadband Global Area Network, Telenor Satellite Services Inc.)(Brief article)
May 22, 2006... Telenor Satellite Services will offer customers who activate Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) service in May and June $1,000 of free airtime, the company announced May 15. This Free Airtime Program is in addition to Telenor's previously...

Eumetsat and CNES Sign Deal.(France. Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales)(Brief article)
May 22, 2006... Eumetsat, the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites, has signed an agreement with CNES, the French space agency, concerning the European contribution to the Jason-2 Program, an Earth observation mission...

Webb Telescope Sunshield Membrane Passes Space-Readiness Tests.(Brief article)
May 22, 2006... A Northrop Grumman Corp. team completed a series of tests that proved a key element of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) can function in space, the company announced May 15. A series of 26 tests on the telescope's sunshield...

Orbiting Wall Street.(XM Satellite Radio Inc., Sirius Satellite Radio Inc., a case)(earnings of Inmarsat)
May 22, 2006... SIRI, XMSR XM Satellite Radio continues to make headlines for the wrong reasons, and the company's woes are having an impact on the stock prices of both XM and rival Sirius Satellite Radio. Both U.S. satellite radio companies hit...

Department Of Justice, Boeing Reach Agreement To End Investigation Into Company's Ethics Violations.
May 22, 2006... Boeing Co. looks to have come to terms with the U.S. government on settling a pair of government investigations into the company's business practices. But the deal did not receive across the board praise from U.S. lawmakers. Boeing...

U.S. Department Of Justice Clears Intelsat-Panamsat Deal.(Brief article)
May 29, 2006... The U.S. Department of Justice approved Intelsat Ltd.'s acquisition of Panamsat Corp. without conditions, Intelsat announced May 26. "We are gratified that the Justice Department's Antitrust Division, after a comprehensive review, agreed...

Satellite Operators Embracing Interactive Advertising.
May 29, 2006... Satellite operators are leading the charge in the Interactive TV Advertising arena, according to top executives from direct-to-home operators BSkyB and Multichoice. The companies are being very progressive, providing strong platforms for...

Premiere Regains Soccer Rights Via IPTV Deal With Deutsche Telekom.
May 29, 2006... All eyes will be focused on Germany in the coming weeks as the World Cup gets underway, ushering in advanced high-definition (HD) and Internet Protocol (IP) TV technology for broadcasters. In an effort to capitalize on this event, German...

Royal Mail Uses GPS Technology To Track Mail Delivery.(Royal Mail Group PLC, global positioning system)
May 29, 2006... An industry-first offering from England's Royal Mail is set to revolutionize the same day postal delivery market by offering customers the ability to track the progress of their goods in real time. Royal Mail's same day service allows...

Euronews Hoping To Tie Up Satellite Deals For Global Expansion.(Euronews Services de Presse S.A.R.L.)
May 29, 2006... Euronews, the pan-European channel provider, is hoping to do deals with satellite pay-TV operators in the United States as it bids to expand the reach of its news services, Philippe Cayla, Euronews CEO told Satellite News. "At the moment, we...

Boeing Launches Observation Satellite.(Brief article)
May 29, 2006... Boeing Co. launched the first of three Boeing-built next generation Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES-N) for NASA and the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The Boeing Delta 4 rocket lifted off...

Air Force Orders Pair Of Minotaur Launches From Orbital.(Brief article)
May 29, 2006... Orbital Sciences Corp. received a contract from the U.S. Air Force for two Minotaur launches under the Rocket System Launch Program, the company announced May 25. Under the $23 million contract, Dulles, Va.-based Orbital will launch the...

Lockheed Martin, EADS Astrium To Cooperate On Satellite Navigation Systems.(Brief article)
May 29, 2006... Lockheed Martin and EADS Astrium announced May 25 that they have signed a teaming agreement to ensure interoperability of the GPS 3 constellation and Europe's Galileo program. The companies will perform systems engineering and technical...

Saab Ericsson Space To Deliver Payload Adapters For Land Launch.(Brief article)
May 29, 2006... Sweden's Saab Ericsson Space will provide modular payload adapters for Land Launch vehicles, Saab announced. Land Launch, a collaboration of Sea Launch and Space International Services, will use a Zenit-3SLB version of the Sea Launch...

International Communications Group Names New Authorized Reseller.(L2 Consulting Services Inc.)(Brief article)
May 29, 2006... International Communications Group (ICG) has appointed L2 Consulting Services Inc. as an authorized reseller for its Iridium-based satellite communication products in the aviation market. L2 will be responsible for promoting and selling ICG...

EMS Announces CEO Succession Plans.(Paul Domorski, Francis Erbrick and Bradford Parkinson joined EMS Technologies Inc.)(Brief article)
May 29, 2006... EMS Technologies Inc. announced May 23 that Paul Domorski will become its president and chief executive officer on June 2, 2006, following the retirement of current president and CEO, Alfred Hansen. Until he accepted this position, Domorski...

Harris To Acquire Aastra Digital Video.(Brief article)
May 29, 2006... Harris Corp. signed a definitive agreement to acquire Aastra Digital Video, a maker of video networking, encoding, decoding and multiplexing technologies used by television broadcasters, telecommunications providers and satellite networks,...

SES Astra New Owner Of ND Satcom.(Brief article)
May 29, 2006... SES Astra now has a 100 percent shareholding in ND Satcom. It has acquired a 74.9 percent share in the company from the German-based high-tech group August Technologie. SES Astra spent 35.6 million euros ($45.8 million) to become the sole...

Mobile Satellite Ventures Accelerates Build Of Next Generation Satellites.(MSV Canada)(Brief article)
May 29, 2006... Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) and its joint venture partner, MSV Canada, announced that it had reached an agreement with Boeing to accelerate the deployment of its two North American satellites, which will form the backbone of its...

Digitalglobe Teams With Getty Images.(Brief article)
May 29, 2006... Digitalglobe announced that its collection of high-resolution satellite imagery depicting news events and locations from around the world is now available to newsrooms and freelancers via Getty Images. Digitalglobe's archive of satellite...

Tuner Media Group To Launch International Fashion TV.(Brief article)
May 29, 2006... The Networks Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Turner Media Group, announced May 23 that its Beauty and Fashion Channel will begin a programming relationship with the Paris-based Fashion TV. The Beauty and Fashion Channel is broadcast to...

Caprock Selects New CTO.(chief technology officer, CapRock Communications Corp., Bryan Olivier)(Brief article)
May 29, 2006... Caprock Communications, a global satellite communications provider, has appointed Bryan Olivier as its chief technology officer (CTO). In this role, Olivier will lead Caprock's drive to expand its technology and operational capabilities to...