Satellite News articles from November 2008

Satellite News archives from November 2008

Sirius Faces Stockholder Lawsuit, Debt Issues in 2009.
November 5, 2008... [Satellite News 11-04-08] Sirius XM Satellite Radio has been sued by Save Sirius, a group formed by 500 shareholders of the formerly independent Sirius Satellite Radio. The group charges top Sirius executives, including CEO Mel Karmazin,...

Boeing Appeal May Create S-Band Application Timetable Problems for ICO.
November 5, 2008... [Satellite News 11-03-08] While ICO Communications may win up to a total of $707 million in a lawsuit judgement it won against Boeing Satellite Services International and its parent company, Boeing Co., an appeal from Boeing could drag out...

FT Sees Solid Early Take-Up of Orange TV via Satellite.
November 5, 2008... [Satellite News 10-31-08] France Telecom (Orange), which launched Orange TV via satellite in France in July, has reached 70,000 subscribers for the service, the company announced Oct. 30. The service is a complement to France Telecom's IPTV...

Yahsat CEO Explains Broadband Strategy.
November 5, 2008... [Satellite News 10-31-08] Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat) is the latest satellite operator to believe there potentially is strong demand for satellite broadband services in the consumer market as well as the enterprise and...

South Africa Considers Military Satcoms Possibilities.
November 12, 2008... [Satellite News 11-11-08] South Africa is looking to develop its military satellite communications capabilities. The country has long used commercial capacity for its military satellite communication needs. However, with bandwidth demands...

Serving the U.S. Military's Satcom Needs Through Hosted Commercial Payloads.
November 12, 2008... [Satellite News 11-10-08] Maj. Michael Moyles of the U.S. Air Force's Space Superiority Panel is a strong believer in the ability of hosted commercial payloads to serve the satellite communication needs of U.S. Department of Defense. In...

Thales CEO Aggressively Working Towards Iridium Deal.
November 12, 2008... Thales Alenia Space has seen a significant leadership change this year. Reynald Seznec replaced Pascale Sourisse as the company's new CEO in May. It should be an interesting time for the satellite manufacturer. The company appears to be...

Analyst: Sirius May Have to Renegotiate Content-Related Contracts to Survive.
November 12, 2008... [Satellite News 11-06-08] Lucrative contract offers from Sirius XM Satellite Radio to its on-air content are key drivers of the company's reported massive debt and may have to be renegotiated before they are up for renewal according to...

U.K. Military Officials Discuss Changing Role of Satcoms.
November 12, 2008... [Satellite News 11-06-08] A number of key figures from the U.K. military believe that satellite communications are more important than ever to help military operations. Speaking about the importance of satellite communications in next...

Gilat Files Suit After Investment Group Refuses to Pay Termination Fee.
November 12, 2008... [Satellite News 11-05-08] Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. has filed lawsuits against Mivtach Shamir Holdings Ltd., LR Group Ltd., Gores Capital Partners II L.P, and DGB Investments Inc., accusing the companies of failing to pay a termination...

Connecting the Unconnected in China.
November 19, 2008... [Satellite News 11-17-08] China represents a huge potential market for satellite communications, and with huge pent-up demand for communications, Internet and video services among the country's 1.3 billion people, it is likely that satellite...

TerreStar Granted Second Milestone Extension by FCC.
November 19, 2008... [Satellite News 11-14-08] The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted a request by TerreStar Networks for further extensions of the company's launch and operational milestones, TerreStar announced Nov. 14. The latest in...

How Satellite Operators Stay Above Economic Fray.
November 19, 2008... [Satellite News 11-13-08] The key factors in the third quarter financial success of satellite operators Inmarsat and Intelsat have been efficiently managing and maximizing bandwidth for customers and strong support from government customers,...

Connecting the Unconnected in China.
November 26, 2008... [Satellite News 11-17-08] China represents a huge potential market for satellite communications, and with huge pent-up demand for communications, Internet and video services among the country's 1.3 billion people, it is likely that satellite...

Ondas CEO Heeds Lessons from Other Satellite Radio Operators.
November 26, 2008... [Satellite News 11-19-08] With WorldSpace filing for bankruptcy protection in the United States and Sirius XM Radio struggling post-merger, the outlook for a new satellite radio business does not look good. David Krueger, CEO of Ondas Media,...

SpaceX Facilities Open 24 Hours to Deliver on Contracts.
November 26, 2008... [Satellite News 11-24-08] Space Exploration Technology Corp.'s (SpaceX) Hawthorne Ca. facility is a remodeled Boeing hangar where engines for the 747 aircraft were manufactured. The only elements left from the Boeing days are the...

Nigcomsat-1 Failure.
November 26, 2008... [Satellite News 11-25-08] The failure of the Nigcomsat-1 satellite is a significant blow to the nascent African fixed satellite services (FSS) industry, according to analysts. Nigcomsat, which already was making plans for future...