Satellite Today articles from May 2001

Satellite Today archives from May 2001

EarthLink Starts 'Powered By DirecPC' ISP Service.(internet service provider)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... By David Williams, dwilliams@pbimedia.com Atlanta-based EarthLink [ELNK], one of the country's largest ISPs, today became the first ISP to announce the launch of two-way, satellite service based on the "Powered by DirecPC" system of...

Comtech Closes Ericsson Amplifier Deal.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Comtech Telecommunications [CMTL] said today it has completed the acquisition of Hauppauge, N.Y.-based Ericsson Amplifier Technologies' satellite, government and medical RF microwave amplifier product lines. Ericsson Amplifier was known...

ITN SignalStream Gets Undisclosed Sum From Verestar.(Brief Article)(Case Note)
May 1, 2001... Teleport and satellite network access point company Verestar has made an investment in ITN SignalStream, an originator and distributor of video programming for broadcast by corporate, financial and entertainment industry customers. Details...

NHK, Intelsat Bring HDTV To Japan.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Japanese broadcaster NHK will be working with Intelsat to transmit the first full-time satellite high-definition TV (HDTV) link from Europe to Japan. Intelsat has joined forces with British Telecom [BTY] and Japan Telecom to bring this...

Teledesic Announces Personnel Moves.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Bellevue, Wash.-based Teledesic named Michael McGowen general counsel and promoted Len Quadracci to vice president of system engineering. As general counsel, McGowen has overall responsibility for Teledesic's legal affairs. He replaces...

StarBand President Named To Lauder Board.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... StarBand Communications President and Chief Marketing Officer David Trachtenberg has been named to the board of governors of the Lauder Institute, which is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania and the Wharton School, the university's...

Boeing Chooses Mercury Products For Spaceway System.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Boeing Satellite Systems plans to use equipment supplied by Mercury Computer Systems [MRCY] to test its Spaceway global broadband satellite service, which is scheduled for commercial launch in 2003. Mercury estimates the value of Boeing's...

GM Reconsiders Hughes Sale To Murdoch.(General Motors, Hughes Electronics, Rupert Murdoch)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 2, 2001... By David Williams, dwilliams@pbimedia.com and Paul Dykewicz, pdykewicz@pbimedia.com Rupert Murdoch has moved substantially closer to realizing what has been the acquisition of his dreams for more than a year now. Yes, it looks as if the...

Boeing Distributes Broadway Shows, Films.(Boeing Satellite Systems)(Brief Article)
May 2, 2001... By Gregory Twachtman, gtwachtman@pbimedia.com For attendees at the Pacific Theater in Los Angeles last night, it was just a fun time out on the town to see the screening of a recorded performance of the Broadway musical Jekyll & Hyde -...

New Skies Results Stellar In First Quarter.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 2, 2001... New Skies Satellite [NSK] reported earning almost $8.0 million, or six cents per share, on revenue of $51.2 million during the first quarter, which ended March 31. During the same quarter a year earlier, the company earned more than $1.9...

Intelsat Names Kevin Mulloy To New Vice President's Position.(Brief Article)
May 2, 2001... Intelsat has appointed Kevin Mulloy vice president for strategy and business development. Previously, the job was filled by a consultant on a temporary basis. Mulloy is responsible for planning and development of the organization's...

Verestar Names Brian Metherell President Of General Telecom.(Brief Article)
May 2, 2001... Verestar, the provider of teleport and satellite network access services, has appointed Brian Metherell president of General Telecom, its international voice switching and exchange services subsidiary. General Telecom also provides...

Echostar Cuts Loss, Has Positive Cash Flow For First Quarter.(Echostar Communications, year 2001)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 3, 2001... By David Williams, dwilliams@pbimedia.com Echostar Communications [DISH] announced today it added about 460,000 net subscribers, narrowed its losses and turned in a positive cash flow during its first quarter, which ended March 31. The...

Alcatel's Suit Against Loral Will Become Moot, Schwartz Says.(Alcatel Space, Loral Space and Communications CEO Bernard Schwartz)(Brief Article)
May 3, 2001... By Paul Dykewicz, pdykewicz@pbimedia.com NEW YORK - Alcatel Space's lawsuit against Loral Space and Communications [LOR], charging it with violating a partnership agreement between the two companies, could be irrelevant within a year. ...

Pegasus Launches 'Powered by DirecPC' Internet Service.(Pegasus Communications)(Brief Article)
May 3, 2001... Pegasus Communications [PGTV] today announced the launch of its nationwide, two-way, satellite-based Internet service, "Pegasus Express Powered by DirecPC." It is a new venture for Pegasus, both functionally and geographically, since the...

Pasifik Satelit Nusantara Restructures Debt.(Brief Article)
May 3, 2001... Pasifik Satelit Nusantara [PSNRY], operator of the M[superscript two]A satellite and the managing partner in the Asian Cellular Satellite (ACeS) system, said it has concluded its previously announced restructuring of $213 million in overdue...

Goodbye, Hydrazine - Sweden's 'Safer' Fuel Gets Development Dollars.(Brief Article)
May 4, 2001... By David Williams, dwilliams@pbimedia.com The Swedish program to develop a new fuel that will be easier and safer to handle than the hydrazine now used in the small, station-keeping motors of satellites has received its initial funding -...

Motorola To Supply Astrolink Terminals.(Brief Article)
May 4, 2001... Motorola's Broadband Communications Sector will supply business terminals for Astrolink International's Ka-band, geostationary satellite system. Under the agreement, Motorola [MOT] Broadband's Satellite and Broadcast Network Systems unit...

Iridium Signs Airtime Agreement With SAIT.(Iridium Satellite L.L.C.; SAIT Communications)(Brief Article)
May 4, 2001... Iridium Satellite announced that it has signed a non-exclusive agreement with one of the world's oldest wireless operators, SAIT Communications of Brussels, Belgium, to resell time on the Iridium system. SAIT, also known as SAIT Radio...

Kingston MediaStream To Uplink Virgin Radio's Signal.(Brief Article)
May 4, 2001... Kingston MediaStream, U.K. teleport and satellite network access point company, said it has signed a seven-year contract to uplink Virgin Radio, a nationwide radio and Internet broadcaster in the United Kingdom. The value of the contract...

FCC Authorizes SDI To Use NASA Birds.(Space Data International)(Brief Article)
May 4, 2001... The FCC has authorized SpaceData International (SDI) to operate on the commercial portion of four tracking and data relay satellites (TDRS) owned by NASA. The authorization enables SDI to provide communications for seismic exploration vessels...

ManSat Taps Ian Jarritt As CFO.(Brief Article)
May 4, 2001... Isle of Man-based ManSat Ltd. has named Ian Jarritt as its new senior vice president and chief financial officer. He is responsible for aiding and advising ManSat's customers in the financing satellite systems, the company said. Jarritt...

WorldSpace Adds Rangarajan To Engineering Team.(Srinivasan Rangarajan)(Brief Article)
May 4, 2001... WorldSpace Corp. announced that Srinivasan Rangarajan has joined the company as senior vice president for broadcast networks implementation. He is responsible for the global implementation of the WorldSpace ground segment, including the...

Tim Simeone Joins Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis.(Brief Article)
May 4, 2001... The Washington D.C., law firm Harris Wiltshire & Grannis LLP announced that Tim Simeone has joined on as an associate. He has appellate experience in administrative, constitutional and telecommunications law. Most recently Simeone was a...

Industry Applauds Berman-Rohrabacher Satellite Export Bill.(Representatives Howard Berman, Dana Rohrabacher)(Brief Article)
May 7, 2001... By David Williams, dwilliams@pbimedia.com Reps. Howard Berman (D-Calif.) and Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.) introduced a bill to the House of Representatives late last week that would transfer export control authority for satellites and their...

WildBlue Selects Channel Master For Ka-band Antennas.(Brief Article)
May 7, 2001... By David Williams, dwilliams@pbimedia.com WildBlue Communications of Denver, which is building a Ka-band satellite system for consumer and SOHO access to the Internet, has selected Channel Master to provide two-way, mini-dish antennas for...

Space Systems/Loral Promotes Four To Vice President.(Brief Article)
May 7, 2001... Space Systems/Loral in Palo Alto, Calif., the satellite manufacturing arm of Loral Space and Communications [LOR], has promoted four of its marketing and sales executives to vice president in charge of satellite sales in geographic regions or...

New DBS Spectrum Battle Surfaces.(direct broadcast satellite)(Brief Article)
May 8, 2001... By Paul Dykewicz, pdykewicz@pbimedia.com, and David Williams, dwilliams@pbimedia.com The FCC spurred a new tussle in the DBS spectrum wars by approving an experimental license for MDS America to test a proposed terrestrial wireless system...

ScreamingMedia To Supply Content For Connexion By Boeing Service.(Brief Article)
May 8, 2001... By David Williams, dwilliams@pbimedia.com Connexion by Boeing, the subsidiary set up by The Boeing Co. [BA] to develop a satellite-based Internet services for airlines and their passengers, has contracted with ScreamingMedia Inc. [SCRM]...

DecisionLink Works With Orbcomm, Iridium Systems.(Brief Article)
May 8, 2001... By David Williams, dwilliams@pbimedia.com DecisionLink Inc. [DLNK] said its wholly owned subsidiary Intrex Data Communications signed an agreement with "a major chemical company" that allows the chemical company to provide its customers...

Avtec Supplies Processors For Coriolis Mission.(Brief Article)
May 8, 2001... Avtec Systems Inc. said it will supply the Swedish Space Corp. (SSC) and Universal Space Network (USN) with its PTP-EX programmable telemetry processor for their work supporting the Department of Defense's Coriolis satellite mission beginning...

DirecTv Selects Atlanta Elementary To Launch School Program.(Tilson Elementary School, Atlanta, Georgia)(Brief Article)
May 8, 2001... DirecTv Inc. [GMH] said it has selected Tilson Elementary School in Atlanta as one of the schools to launch the DirecTv Goes To School program. Under that program, DirecTv is providing up to 50,000 kindergarten- through-12th-grade schools...

XM Satellite Ready To Rock And Roll.(XM Satellite Radio's satellite XM 1 launched)(Brief Article)
May 9, 2001... By David Williams, dwilliams@pbimedia.com XM Satellite Radio's [XMSR] second and final satellite, XM 1 or "Roll," had a perfect launch yesterday from Sea Launch's Odyssey platform at its launch position on the Equator. Sea Launch's...

Texas Delegation Wants Action On Northpoint - Soon!(Federal Communications Commission urged to issue Northpoint Technology's license)(Brief Article)
May 9, 2001... By David Williams, dwilliams@pbimedia.com Almost all members of the House of Representatives from Texas have sent FCC Chairman Michael Powell a letter urging the commission to issue a license to Northpoint Technology "in a matter of...

DBS Chiefs Reject Northpoint's Call For A Debate.(direct broadcast satellite service DirecTv Chairman Eddy Hartenstein, EchoStar Communications CEO Charlie Ergen on Northpoint Technologies' DBS spectrum license)(Brief Article)
May 9, 2001... By Paul Dykewicz, pdykewicz@pbimedia.com Northpoint's call for a spectrum-sharing debate Thursday morning at a U.S. House of Representatives office building led execs at competing direct broadcast satellite (DBS) service providers DirecTv...

Spacenet, XcelleNet To Co-Market Management Tools.(Brief Article)
May 9, 2001... The Spacenet subsidiary of Gilat Satellite Networks [GILTF] and XcelleNet said they have agreed to co-market management tools for remote systems that are optimized for satellite-based wide area networks. XcelleNet provides software for...

Boeing Completes Major Delta 4 Tests.(Delta 4 rocket)(Brief Article)
May 9, 2001... By David Williams, dwilliams@pbimedia.com Boeing [BA] today announced that it successfully completed tests of the integrated common booster core (CBC) and the RS 68 engine for the Boeing Delta 4 launcher. The tests, carried out last...

Satmex Narrows First-Quarter Loss.(Satellite Mexicanos)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 10, 2001... Satellite Mexicanos (Satmex) lost far less money during the year's first quarter, which ended March 31, than during the first quarter of 2000. The company, which is not publicly traded, said it lost $2.6 million on revenue of $33.9...

LMGT Supplies Alaskan VSAT Network.(Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunications)(Brief Article)
May 10, 2001... Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunications (LMGT) has designed a VSAT network for General Telecommunications [GCI], a telecom carrier in Alaska. The value of the contract was not disclosed. The General Telecommunications network uses...

GlobeCast Finalizes Baseball Backhaul Contracts.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 10, 2001... Miami-based GlobeCast, the broadcast services unit of France Telecom [FTE], has finalized agreements to provide backhaul transmissions for the majority of rights holders to Major League Baseball domestic TV and radio broadcasts. This is...

Wegener Gets Follow-On Orders.(Wegener Communications)(Brief Article)
May 10, 2001... Wegener [WGNR] announced several recent follow-on contracts for its Unity series of digital TV receivers. Teracom AB, Sweden's national broadcasting agency, ordered additional Unity 500 receivers, augmenting its order last summer for...

Pegasus Names Lindgren Senior VP For Customer Care.(Pegasus Communications, Rory Lindgren)(Brief Article)
May 10, 2001... Pegasus Communications [PGTV] appointed Rory Lindgren senior vice president for customer relationship management. He is based at the company's headquarters in the Philadelphia suburb of Bala Cynwyd, Pa., where he reports to Howard Verlin,...

L-3 Joins TRW For Air Force Contract.(L-3 Communications Holdings)(Brief Article)
May 10, 2001... L-3 Communications [LLL] of New York announced that three of its divisions have been selected to join the TRW [TRW] team pursuing a contract to modernize the command and control operations of the Air Force's Satellite Control Network. ...

Pegasus, SBC Sign Marketing Agreement.(Brief Article)
May 11, 2001... By David Williams, dwilliams@pbimedia.com Pegasus Communications [PGTV] and SBC Communications [SBC] have entered a joint marketing agreement to bring Pegasus Express Powered by DirecPC Internet service to Texas households that cannot be...

Fujitsu Supplies Complex Chips For Astrolink.(Fujitsu Microelectronics Inc.)(Astrolink International)(Brief Article)
May 11, 2001... By David Williams, dwilliams@pbimedia.com Fujitsu Microelectronics has begun final production of extremely high- density digital integrated circuits for the TRW-supplied communications payload of the Astrolink International Ka-band...

New Skies Enters Into Deal For Soul.(New Skies Networks)(Soul Pattinson Telecommunications)(Brief Article)
May 11, 2001... By Paul Dykewicz, pdykewicz@pbimedia.com New Skies Networks, the Australian subsidiary of New Skies Satellites [NSS] and Soul Pattinson Telecommunications (SPT), an Australian telecom carrier, have allied to provide a wide range of...

Gilat Inks Deal For 100,000 VSATs Amid $58.6 Million Loss.(Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd., Very Small Aperture Terminals)(Brief Article)
May 14, 2001... By David Williams, dwilliams@pbimedia.com Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. [GILTF] has signed an interim agreement to supply 100,000 VSATs for "a very large multinational company to provide a... broadband satellite communications network in...

StarBand Launches Internet-Based Distance Learning Project In Alaska.(StarBand Communications)(Brief Article)
May 14, 2001... By David Williams, dwilliams@pbimedia.com StarBand Communications, together with the University of Alaska and the Alaska Distance Learning and Technology Consortium, have launched the StarBand 2001 Distance Learning Project in some of the...

Integral Systems Reports Flat Profit On Less Revenue.(second quarter of 2001)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 14, 2001... By David Williams, dwilliams@pbimedia.com Integral Systems [ISYS], a leading supplier of satellite monitoring and command and control systems, reported a profit of $788,033 or 8 cents per diluted share on revenue of $9.5 million for the...

Comsearch To Audit Cox's TVRO Earth Stations.(Cox Communications)(Brief Article)
May 14, 2001... Comsearch, a specialist in frequency coordination and the design of wireless networks worldwide, has signed a contract to provide engineering audits for the C-band TVRO Earth stations in the cable TV systems of Cox Communications [COX]. ...

Quincy Jones To Work With XMSR.(XM Satellite Radio)(Brief Article)
May 14, 2001... Music industry leader Quincy Jones has joined XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] as part of the satellite broadcaster's "Radio Artists Family," members, who help the company build and promote its radio service. XM said Jones will host several...

ILS Proton Launches PAS 10 Satellite.(Brief Article)
May 15, 2001... By David Williams, dwilliams@pbimedia.com An International Launch Services (ILS) Proton rocket successfully launched the PanAmSat [SPOT] PAS 10 satellite yesterday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Proton lifted off at...

Orbital Sciences Takes Another Loss.(Brief Article)
May 15, 2001... By Paul Dykewicz, pdylewicz@pbimedia.com Orbital Sciences [ORB] today announced a net loss of $21.6 million, or 57 cents a share, for first quarter 2001, compared to a net loss of $26.5 million, or 71 cents a share, for the same quarter of...

Globalstar Minutes Up, But Losses Continue.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 15, 2001... By David Williams, dwilliams@pbimedia.com Globalstar [GSTRF] reported today that usage of its mobile satellite system increased during the first quarter, even as financial losses progressed. The company said it is continuing to work...

Shin Satellite Shows Off iPSTAR.(Brief Article)
May 15, 2001... By David Williams, dwilliams@pbimedia.com Shin Satellite, Bangkok-based operator of the Thaicom satellites, said it successfully demonstrated the initial operation of its new iPSTAR two-way, broadband Internet ground system at its users...

Alcatel Takes Over All of Alcatel Space.(Brief Article)
May 16, 2001... By David Williams, dwilliams@pbimedia.com Alcatel S.A. [ALA] and Thales [LSE: THS] disclosed today that Alcatel will buy Thales' 48.83 percent stake in Alcatel Space for about $696.7 million. Until it changed its name recently, Thales...

Ex-ICO Chief To Head Globalstar.(Brief Article)
May 16, 2001... By Paul Dykewicz, pdykewicz@pbimedia.com Financially battered Globalstar L.P. [GSTRF] has chosen one of the world's most experienced mobile satellite executives, Olof Lundberg, as its new chairman and acting CEO. Lundberg, 57, will...

Sirius Satellite Radio Raises Monthly Fee By $3.(Brief Article)
May 16, 2001... By David Williams, dwilliams@pbimedia.com Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] may be taking a risk with its new plan to charge customers 30 percent more than originally planned for its monthly service, but it also could be padding its bottom line...

Harris Completes Exigent Offer.(Brief Article)
May 16, 2001... By David Williams, dwilliams@pbimedia.com Melbourne, Fla.-based vendor Harris Corp. [HRS] has completed its cash offer to buy Exigent International [XGNT], also of Melbourne, for about $19.7 million. Exigent is a developer and...

EBU Signs With PanAmSat For Full-Time Service.(Brief Article)
May 16, 2001... By David Williams, dwilliams@pbimedia.com The European Broadcasting Union has signed up for full-time video transmission services on PanAmSat's [SPOT] PAS 9 satellite to support live coverage of major sports events in North and South...

Bloomberg TV Moves To Galaxy 11.(Brief Article)
May 16, 2001... The Bloomberg Television financial news service has moved its signal to the Galaxy 11 satellite of PanAmSat [SPOT] from the Telstar 4 satellite of Loral Space and Communications [LOR]. The lease on the Telstar 4 capacity had expired, and...

DirecTv Sues 80 For Signal Piracy.
May 17, 2001... By David Williams, dwilliams@pbimedia.com Continuing its aggressive enforcement program against satellite piracy, DirecTv said it has filed a federal lawsuit against 80 people whom it alleges sold illegal equipment that steals its satellite...

Comtech Mobile Tracking Finds Stolen Trucks.(Comtech Telecommunications Corp.)
May 17, 2001... By David Williams, dwilliams@pbimedia.com Comtech Telecommunications [CMTL] said it has received a major commercial order for the mobile data terminals that the company's Mobile Data Corp. subsidiary has developed for the U.S. Army and...

Joseph Bergera Joins Astrolink.
May 17, 2001... Astrolink International, which is building a Ka-band system for Internet access and other data services, has named Joseph Bergera senior vice president for marketing, a new position. He is responsible for managing the company's worldwide...

VSAT Maker SSE Telecom Files For Bankruptcy.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 18, 2001... By David Williams, dwilliams@pbimedia.com VSAT manufacturer SSE Telecom [SSET] of Freemont, Calif., which has been financially ailing for the past couple of years, filed yesterday for protection from its creditors under Chapter 11 of the...

ViaSat Turns In Healthy Financial Report.(2001 fiscal year)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 18, 2001... By David Williams, dwilliams@pbimedia.com ViaSat, a financially strong VSAT manufacturer based in Carlsbad, Calif., reported that it earned about $10.3 million, or 46 cents per share, on revenue of about $164.4 million during its 2001...

Ericsson Disputes Globalstar Boot.(Brief Article)
May 18, 2001... By Paul Dykewicz, pdykewicz@pbimedia.com Globalstar L.P. [GSTRF] has become embroiled in a legal dispute with Ericsson [ERICY] after attempting to drop the company as one of its three satellite phone manufacturers. The decision to end...

EBU Goes With Scopus.(European Broadcasting Union, Scopus Network Technologies)(Brief Article)
May 18, 2001... Scopus Network Technologies of Tel Aviv, a supplier of digital compression technology to the broadcasting industry, said the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has chosen it to provide digital satellite news gathering (DSNG) systems to members...

Deutsche Bank Analysts Initiate DBS Coverage.(Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown security analysts Jeffery Shelton and Karim Zia)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 18, 2001... Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown security analysts Karim Zia and Jeffery Shelton have inaugurated coverage of the DBS industry with evaluations of EchoStar Communications [DISH], Hughes Electronics [GMH] and Pegasus Communications [PGTV]. "We...

Correction.(to article about Sirius Satellite Radio's subscription fee in May 16, 2001, issue)(Brief Article)(Correction Notice)
May 18, 2001... In the Wednesday issue of Satellite Today, we mistakenly reported that Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] announced its subscription fee increase during a conference call. Sirius actually included this information in its quarterly financial report...

CTIA Asks FCC To Reallocate Mobile Satellite Bands.(Brief Article)
May 21, 2001... By David Williams, dwilliams@pbimedia.com The Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association (CTIA) late Friday asked the FCC to reallocate the 2 GHz spectrum from mobile satellite services to cellular communications or other...

... Reaction Is Quick To CTIA Petition.(Brief Article)
May 21, 2001... Robert Ratliffe, the spokesman for New ICO Global Communications, said the CTIA's petition amounted to "political posturing on their part. If there's a spectrum grab going on here, it's the CTIA that's doing the grabbing." He pointed...

DirecTv Extends Out-Of-Market Baseball Agreement.(Brief Article)
May 21, 2001... DirecTv Inc. has signed a multi-year agreement with Major League Baseball, allowing DirecTv to continue offering the MLB Extra Innings out-of- market game package to its subscribers. The extension of the current rights agreement provides...

CMC Upgrades Inmarsat A To Digital.(Brief Article)
May 21, 2001... Comsat Mobile Communications (CMC) said it has inaugurated enhanced, fully digital services for its Inmarsat A customers using the original Inmarsat/Comsat Mobile service for voice, high-speed data and fax traffic. CMC refers to the...

SES Signs BBC, Polish Contracts.(Brief Article)
May 21, 2001... The British Broadcasting Corp. has signed a five-year lease with the Societe Europeenne des Satellites (SES) for an additional digital transponder on the Astra satellite system at 28.2[ordinal indicator, masculine]E. The agreement...

SPOT Taps New Top Execs, Begins Testing New Bird.
May 22, 2001... By David Williams, dwilliams@pbimedia.com SPOT Image, the French satellite remote sensing company, has announced two new appointments to its top leadership. The company is the parent of SPOT USA, its North American subsidiary in Reston,...

Gilat Offers Stock Option Bone To Employees.
May 22, 2001... By David Williams, dwilliams@pbimedia.com To keep its employees from bolting, Gilat Satellite Networks [GILTF] said today it is allowing those who were offered options for the now nearly worthless Gilat stock to exchange them for an equal...

Integral Systems Gets Contract For Three NASA Missions.
May 22, 2001... Integral Systems [ISYS] has won contracts to provide its Epoch 2000 control centers for three upcoming NASA scientific satellite missions. Financial terms of the contracts were not disclosed. The contract was awarded recently by the Johns...

Infosat Launches IP-based Service.
May 22, 2001... Infosat Telecommunications, a Telesat Canada subsidiary, launched a new satellite-based telecom service known as Skycom IP, which will cut costs and provide faster data communications for North American companies with operations in remote...

PanAmSat Names Willis VP For Global Sales.
May 22, 2001... PanAmSat [SPOT] has named Gregory Willis to the position of vice president for global sales operations, a new position. He reports to Tom Eaton, the company's executive vice president for global sales. Willis is responsible for...

Marsalis Joins XM's Artists Family.
May 22, 2001... XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] said jazz performer and composer Wynton Marsalis has joined the XM Satellite Radio Artists Family, taking on a multi- year relationship in which he will help build and promote XM's brand and service. ...

Echostar Raises $1 Billion For Acquisitions, Other Purposes.(Echostar Communications)(Brief Article)
May 23, 2001... By Paul Dykewicz, pdykewicz@pbimedia.com The planned sale of $1 billion in notes by Littleton, Colo.-based Echostar Communications [DISH], announced earlier this week, would raise proceeds for acquisitions and other corporate purposes at...

NetSat Express Gets $9 Million Contract Expansion.(Brief Article)
May 23, 2001... By David Williams, dwilliams@pbimedia.com NetSat Express of Hauppauge, N.Y., the satellite services unit of Globecomm Systems [GCOM], said today it has signed a five-year contract with a subsidiary of Atlanta DTH to transmit...

STM Gets $2 Million Order From e-Qual.(STM Wireless)(Brief Article)
May 23, 2001... STM Wireless [STMI] of Irvine Calif., said today it won a contract worth more than $2 million from e-Qual of France for its 510 SpaceWeb broadband VSATs. e-Qual, a new company established just last year, specializes in ISP/ASP...