Satellite Today articles from September 2001

Satellite Today archives from September 2001

New ICO Plans To Go It Alone On Terrestrial Plan.(Brief Article)
September 4, 2001... New ICO, the new company that emerged out of the bankruptcy of ICO Global Communications, will pursue on its own Federal Communications Commission approval to add a terrestrial component to its satellite service. The company plans to steer...

Defense Department Petitions Congress To Protect Spectrum.(Brief Article)
September 4, 2001... Commercial wireless carriers are lobbying the U.S. government to find spectrum for third-generation (3G) wireless services. Last year, the World Radiocommunication Conference identified a number of bands for worldwide 3G use, including the...

Singapore Signs Up To Use IKONOS Images.(Brief Article)
September 4, 2001... The National University of Singapore has begun using Space Imaging's IKONOS satellite for data collection of high-resolution images of the island country. The Denver-based company said on Friday that the university's Center for Remote...

Editors's Note.
September 4, 2001... LABOR DAY HOLIDAY: Because of the Labor Day Holiday in the United States, SATELLITE TODAY is not being published Monday, Sept. 3.

BSS To Build, SeaLaunch To Launch Galaxy 13/Horozins 1.(Boeing Satellite Systems)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2001... The newly established Horizons joint venture of PanAmSat Corp. [SPOT] and Japan's JSAT Corp. has awarded a contract for its new satellite, Galaxy 13/Horizons 1, to Boeing Satellite Systems (BSS), the El Segundo, Calif.-based unit of The Boeing...

Harris Gets $222M Contract For Military Satellite Terminals.(Harris Corp.)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2001... Harris Corp., of Melbourne, Fla., said yesterday it has won a $222 million production contract for 205 light-weight, multiband satellite terminals (LMSTs) for the U.S. military. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army...

MTN Gets First Contract To Serve Landlocked Customer.(Maritime Telecommunications Network Inc.)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2001... The Maritime Telecommunications Network Inc. said yesterday it has won a contract to provide satellite communications to Seis Pros International, a geophysics consulting firm working in a remote location of Chad, a country in the African...

FCC Reaffirms "Carry One, Carry All" Rule For DBS.(Brief Article)
September 6, 2001... The Federal Communications Commission yesterday reaffirmed its earlier decision to require DBS broadcasters to carry all local broadcaster stations in an area if it carries one of them - the so-called "carry one, carry all" rule. The...

IDC To Buy BroadLogic's Satellite Receiver Line.(Brief Article)
September 6, 2001... International Datacasting Corp. [IDC] of Ottawa and BroadLogic Network Technologies of Milpitas, Calif., announced yesterday that IDC will buy BroadLogic's Satellite Express line of receivers for Internet video transmission via satellite. ...

New Skies To Expand Ground Systems From Integral.(Brief Article)
September 6, 2001... Integral Systems Inc. [ISYS] said yesterday it signed a five-year contract with New Skies Satellites N.V. [NSK] to expand the satellite ground control system it delivered to New Skies last December. According to Integral, the contract...

GM Plans To Install XM Radios On 20-Plus Models For 2003.(Brief Article)
September 6, 2001... XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] said that General Motors [GM] plans to expand the availability of XM radios in its cars beyond the Cadillac Sevilles and DeVilles models, which will have satellite radios available in them this November. ...

Lockheed Martin Lands Major GE Americom Satellite Contract.(Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems' GE American Communications contract)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems (LMCSS) yesterday announced that GE American Communications has signed a contract for three new A2100-type satellites to be used to deliver cable TV programming. LMCSS announced the contracts at...

Loral Gets DirecTv Order For Spot-Beam Satellite.(Loral Space and Communications contract)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Loral Space and Communications [LOR] announced yesterday that its Space Systems/Loral unit has signed a contract with DirecTv Inc. to build a new spot beam satellite that will enable the DBS broadcaster to increase its local-into- local...

GSA Signs Up For Iridium Phone Service From Stratos.(General Services Administration increases Stratos Global Corp. contract; Wireless Matrix Corp. contract)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Stratos Global Corp. [SGB] of Toronto announced that the U.S. General Services Administration has approved the addition of three service and equipment products to the company's GSA Information Technology Schedule contract. The additional...

Porsche To Offer XM, Sirius Radio Service As Option.(Porsche Cars North America Inc. offers XM Satellite Radio or Sirius Satellite Radio option)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Satellite radio rivals XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] and Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI], whose jousting for advantage includes a sometimes-daily flow of press releases, made an unusual joint announcement yesterday. Beginning in 2003, Porsche...

Sirius Names Ledford Senior VP For Engineering.(Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. appoints Michael S. Ledford)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2001... Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] said it has appointed Michael S. Ledford as its senior vice president for engineering, effective Oct. 1. He will be responsible for all engineering and receiver manufacturing operations. He had been director...

Cable Operator Passes DBS In Customer Satisfaction For First Time.(Brief Article)
September 10, 2001... J.D. Power and Associates (JDP) reported last week that for the first time in its annual survey of consumer satisfaction a cable TV operator outranked both EchoStar Communications' [DISH] and DirecTv. The americast cable TV service of...

HDNet Begins HDTV Broadcasts On DirecTv.(Brief Article)
September 10, 2001... HDNet, which bills itself as the only all-HDTV (high definition TV) network, went on the air last week, with its broadcast of a Minnesota Twins- Texas Rangers game carried by DirecTv. The network's sports and entertainment programming is...

Fifth Company To Manufacture WorldSpace Radios.(Brief Article)
September 10, 2001... WorldSpace Corp., the Washington, D.C.-based worldwide satellite radio and multimedia broadcaster, said last week it has signed a deal with a fifth consumer electronics manufacturer to supply radios for its satellite broadcasts. The...

Boeing Plant Gets First Order For Satellite Amplifiers.(linearized traveling wave tube amplifiers)(Brief Article)
September 11, 2001... Boeing Electronic Dynamics Devices (EDD), which supplies power and propulsion systems for space applications, said yesterday it has received its first order for linearized traveling wave tube amplifiers (LTWTAs) built at the company's plant in...

ILS Launches NRO Satellite On Atlas 2AS.(International Launch Services)(Brief Article)
September 11, 2001... International Launch Services successfully lifted a National Reconnaissance Office satellite into geostationary orbit over the weekend from Vandenberg Air Force Base. This was the first Atlas Centaur mission for the national security...

Flight Panels Completed For Astrolink's First Satellite.(Brief Article)
September 11, 2001... Astrolink International LLC said yesterday the "flight panels" for its first satellite have been completed six weeks ahead of schedule. The flight panels, roughly 20 feet tall by 12 feet wide, support the payload electronics, David...

EMS Technologies Sells Satellite Packet Data For Canadian Firm.(Brief Article)
September 11, 2001... EMS Technologies Inc. [ELMG] of Atlanta said Schneider's Trucking, a small Canadian trucking company, has selected EMS' satellite-based PDT 100 packet data terminals for mobile communications with Schneider's 26-truck fleet. The PDT 100...

Terrorist Attacks Prompt SBCA, SkyTrends To Cancel SkyForum.
September 13, 2001... The fall SkyForum, scheduled to be held Friday in New York City, has been cancelled by the Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association and its SkyTrends partners in response to the terrorist attacks that destroyed the World Trade...

XMSR Postpones Commercial Launch Of Radio Service.(Brief Article)
September 13, 2001... Tuesday's terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington led XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] to postpone the scheduled commercial launch yesterday of its satellite radio service in San Diego and Dallas/Ft. Worth, as well as promotional...

SpaceHab Completes Financing For Titusville Expansion.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 13, 2001... SpaceHab [SPAB], a provider of commercial space services said its Astrotech Space Operations subsidiary has completed a $20 million financing of the expansion of its satellite processing facility in Titusville, Fla. SpaceHab is expanding...

CMC Mobile Data Service To Be Available In Fourth Quarter.(Comsat Mobile Communications)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2001... The Comsat Mobile Communications unit of Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunications said its newest product, Comsat mobile packet data service (MPDS), is in the final stages of customer testing and is expected to be available in the fourth...

MDA Gets Contracts To Continue Ice Monitoring.(Brief Article)
September 13, 2001... The Radarsat International unit of MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates [MDA] has won contracts worth about $2 million to continue providing ice monitoring imagery and mapping to the Canadian Ice Service and the Danish Meteorological...

Editor's Note.
September 13, 2001... For those in the satellite industry who were touched by the tragedy on Tuesday, our thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family. And we'd like to extend a special thanks to those who helped and continue to help in the rescue and recovery...

Satellite Phones Show Value As Supplemental Service.(only communication device that worked after Pentagon attack)(Brief Article)
September 14, 2001... The tragedy of this week dramatically proved the benefit of satellite phones as a way to supplement terrestrial wireless coverage when that is unavailable, said Gino Picasso, the chief executive officer of Iridium Satellite LLC. Neither...

Comtech Telecom Gets $1 Million-Plus Contract In China.(Brief Article)
September 14, 2001... Comtech Telecommunications Corp. [CMTL], of Melville, N.Y., said it has won a $1 million-plus order to provide its MIDAS satellite service to one of China's largest banks, the Everbright Bank. The company said Everbright is the third-largest...

Globalstar Phones Used On NBC Reality Show.('Lost')(Brief Article)
September 14, 2001... Globalstar said its satellite phones were used on "Lost," a new NBC "reality" TV show takes contestants and crews hundreds of miles into remote territories, where no other means of wireless communications is available. The show features...

HNS' DirecWay To Be Featured On Bob Vila's Home Show.(Hughes Network Systems)(Brief Article)
September 14, 2001... Hughes Network Systems said its DirecWay, Internet access system will be featured on Bob Vila's TV show, "Bob Vila's Home Again," as part of a theme on how technology can be integrated into viewers' homes. The majority of the home...

StarBand Gets Award As "Most Innovative ISP".(Internet service provider)(Brief Article)
September 14, 2001... StarBand Communications said yesterday its two-way, satellite-based Internet access system has won the Interop Infrastructure Award for "Most Innovative Internet Service Provider," sponsored by two Ziff Davis publications covering the...

PanAmSat, Intelsat See Demand Jump.(news service demand)(Brief Article)
September 17, 2001... The terrorist attacks on New York and Washington on Tuesday not only awakened the resolve of Americans, but sparked increased demand for satellite capacity to transmit the dramatic news footage worldwide. PanAmSat Corp. [SPOT], the world's...

EMS Says Raytheon Will Supply DVB-RCS Terminals.(EMS Technologies Inc.)(Brief Article)
September 17, 2001... EMS Technologies Inc. [ELMG] said last week that Raytheon Co. [RTN] will manufacture satellite interactive terminals to operate with its DVB-RCS (digital video broadcast-return channel by satellite) broadband network hub. Raytheon will be the...

New York-based Sirius' Operations Unaffected By Attack.(Sirius Satellite Radio Inc., World Trade Center attack)(Brief Article)
September 17, 2001... Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI], one of the two U.S. satellite radio broadcasters, said that although it is based in Manhattan, its operations were not affected by last week's terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. David Margolese,...

Wireless Matrix To Run Field Trials With Public Safety Agencies.(Brief Article)
September 17, 2001... Wireless Matrix Corp., a developer and supplier of mobile terminals and service for enterprises, said last week it has begun field trials of its terminals-the SDM 1000 (satellite-only) model and its multi-mode mobile base station-with a group...

APTN Names Hartwell As Marketing Director.(Associated Press Television News, Toby Hartwell)(Brief Article)
September 17, 2001... Associated Press Television News, the international video news agency of The Associated Press, has appointed Toby Hartwell as its director of marketing, effective Oct. 1. The position, which is based in London, has been vacant for about 18...

IBC Attendance Lags Following U.S. Terrorist Attacks.(International Broadcasting Conference)(Brief Article)
September 18, 2001... AMSTERDAM - The International Broadcasting Conference 2001, a major venue for broadcasting and Internet-related products, opened Sept. 14, although it was a bit delayed. A somber mood shrouded the conference as U.S. and non-U.S. participants...

FCC OKs Satellite Radio's Request To Use Terrestrial Transmitters.(Brief Article)
September 18, 2001... The Federal Communications Commission yesterday conditional granted requests by XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] and Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] to operate ancillary terrestrial transmitters to supplement their satellite radio systems. The...

PanAmSat Leases Trans-Atlantic Fiber Capacity.(Brief Article)
September 18, 2001... PanAmSat Corp. [SPOT] announced at the IBC being held in Amsterdam that if it has to use a submarine fiber optic cable to keep its customers satisfied, that's what it'll do. PanAmSat, one of the largest satellite services firms in the...

Iridium Proposes Using Satellites To Replace Voice and Data Recorders.(Brief Article)
September 19, 2001... The problem of finding and retrieving voice and flight data recorders after plane crashes could be alleviated by using the voice and data capabilities of the global Iridium Satellite LLC satellite communications service, the company's...

Satellite Equities Seek Equilibrium.(Brief Article)
September 19, 2001... After sustaining double-digit percentage drops throughout the sector Monday, satellite stocks stabilized somewhat on Tuesday along with the rest of the market. Trading resumed Monday after being halted for four days last week in the aftermath...

GlobeCast, Quadriga Deliver First Pan-European Satellite Service For Hotels.(Brief Article)
September 19, 2001... AMSTERDAM -- Guests staying at hotels across Europe now have the added luxury of watching the latest films in the comfort of their own rooms, thanks to satellite technology. GlobeCast Northern Europe, a part of GlobeCast, a global...

Boeing Delivers Final Designs Of ASICs For Spaceway Payloads.(Brief Article)
September 19, 2001... Boeing Satellite Systems (BSS) has completed the final design of application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) for the Spaceway broadband satellite system being developed by Hughes Network Systems. Boeing [BA] is building three Spaceway...

ESA To Provide Funds For Satcom Startups.(Brief Article)
September 19, 2001... The European Space Agency is providing funds and expertise to European startups trying to enter the satellite communications market. The new program, launched yesterday by ESA's Telecommunications Department, will provide up to 300,000...

Philips Provides DVB-MHP For B&O's First iDTVs.(Philips Digital Networks and Bang & Olufsen)(Brief Article)
September 19, 2001... Amsterdam-based Philips Digital Networks and Bang & Olufsen (B&O), a Danish multimedia consumer electronics manufacturer, inked an agreement earlier this week under which Philips will supply its DVB-MHP (digital video broadcasting-multimedia...

Astrolink Inks Network O&M Contracts with Telespazio.(Brief Article)
September 19, 2001... Bethesda, Md.-based Astrolink International LLC has signed network operations and maintenance contracts with Italy's Telespazio SpA, one of Astrolink's shareholders. Financial details weren't disclosed. Initially, Telespazio will work with...

New Skies Pockets $53.25 Million From Astrium Arbitration Award.(Brief Article)
September 20, 2001... New Skies Satellites NV [NSK] said yesterday it has collected a $53.25 million arbitration award from European satellite manufacturer Astrium. This was the full payment due to New Skies, following an arbitration panel's decision two months...

XM Resets Satellite Radio Service Launch For Next Tuesday.(Brief Article)
September 20, 2001... XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] has rescheduled the launch of its digital, satellite-delivered radio service to next Tuesday, Sept. 25, following a two- week postponement in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks in New York and Washington. The...

MTN Waives Passenger Service Fees.(Brief Article)
September 20, 2001... The Maritime Telecommunications Network said it waived service fees for passengers on its customers' cruise ships to contact loved ones and business associates in the wake of the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, D.C. As of...

SBCA Reschedules 2002 Convention.(Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association)(Brief Article)
September 20, 2001... The Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association has rescheduled its 2002 convention and show to Aug. 7-9, from July 24-26. The meeting will still be held at the Las Vegas Convention Center. SBCA's spokesman said the later date was...

DirecTv Introduces Book Buying Through The TV.(Brief Article)
September 20, 2001... DirecTv subscribers will be able to buy any of the 100 best selling books using their TV remote control, DirecTv announced yesterday. The service is being offered in partnership with Barnes & Noble.com and Wink Communications Inc. [WINK],...

Integral Systems To Repurchase Its Stock.(Brief Article)
September 20, 2001... Integral Systems Inc. [ISYS] said earlier this week it will buy back its stock under the Securities and Exchange's emergency order easing the rules for companies to repurchase their stock. Steven R. Chamberlain, the chairman and CEO of...

Azevedo Joins Compression Science As CEO.(Celso Azevedo)(Brief Article)
September 20, 2001... Compression Science Corp., a Campbell, Calif., developer of digital video encoding and decoding technology, said yesterday it has named Celso Azevedo as its new chief executive officer. He will take charge of the company's overall management...

UnitedScreens To Expand German Advertising Net With HNS.(Brief Article)
September 21, 2001... Hughes Network Systems' European unit said yesterday it sold 600 DirecWay VSATs to UnitedScreens GmbH. This order is expected to more than double the capacity of UnitedScreens network, which delivers advertising and information services to gas...

Japanese Agency Buys More of Trimble's Precise GPS Units.(Japanese Geographical Survey Institute)(Brief Article)
September 21, 2001... Trimble Navigation Ltd. [TRMB], a leading manufacturer of GPS receivers, said the Japanese Geographical Survey Institute (GSI) is buying 360 specialized GPS receivers from Trimble for use in monitoring earth movements to better predict...

SES Leases Capacity To Kingston inmedia, Energis Interactive.(Societe Europeenne des Satellites)(Brief Article)
September 21, 2001... Societe Europeenne des Satellites, of Luxembourg, said Kingston inmedia, the teleport-and-related-services unit of Kingston Communications Ltd., has signed a long-term contract for transponder 33 on its Astra 2B satellite, one of the...

Home-Link To Sell EchoStar Service To New-Home Families.(Brief Article)
September 21, 2001... HomeLink Services Inc., a Shelton, Conn.-based company that works with real estate agents to assist new home owners, said it will act as an agent for EchoStar Communications [DISH], selling its DBS programming as one of the services it...

WebMethods Sells Integration Software To EchoStar.(Brief Article)
September 21, 2001... WebMethods Inc. a Fairfax, Va.-based supplier of back-office integration software, said it has sold its system to EchoStar Communications Inc. [DISH]. Its integration software allows EchoStar to connect numerous disparate applications and...

BSkyB, Pace Micro Introduce Sky+ PTR.(British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC)(Brief Article)
September 21, 2001... British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) demonstrated its newest, fully integrated personal television recorder (PTR), the Sky+, at the IBC Conference in Amsterdam earlier this week. The PTR was developed by Pace Micro Technology, which said BSkyB...

Loral, Boeing Donate Time To Telethon.(Brief Article)
September 24, 2001... At least two satellite operators were planning to participate in the TV and entertainment industries' massive "America: A Tribute to Heroes" telethon, scheduled for Friday night, as of SATELLITE TODAY's Friday afternoon press deadline. ...

ViaSat Supplies LinkStar Broadband Terminals To Eutelsat.(Brief Article)
September 24, 2001... ViaSat Inc. [VSAT] of Carlsbad, Calif., said last week Eutelsat had bought an undisclosed number of its LinkStar terminals to expand its infrastructure for bandwidth-intensive applications, such as multicasting IP content, digital video...

Pace Micro To Use Equator's DSP In Set-Top Box.(Brief Article)
September 24, 2001... Pace Micro Technology plc, a leading manufacturer of set-top boxes for the cable TV and DBS industries, has selected the MAP-CA broadband signal processor from Equator Technologies Inc. of Campbell, Calif., for its enhanced multi-function...

Harmonic Supplies Upgrade For Saskatchewan Education Net.(Saskatchewan Communications Network)(Brief Article)
September 24, 2001... Harmonic Inc. [HLIT] said it is supplying its CyberStream IP-over- satellite system to upgrade the Saskatchewan Communications Network's (SCN's) distance education infrastructure. The network is based in Regina and streams MPEG-2 video...

OSC's Taurus Launch Fails With OrbView 4, QuikTOMS Birds Aboard.(Orbital Sciences Corp)(Brief Article)
September 25, 2001... Orbital Sciences Corp. [ORB] failed to successfully launch its Taurus rocket Friday afternoon. The rocket was carrying the OrbView 4 and QuikTOMS satellites and a commercial payload of human remains that were supposed to be placed into orbit....

Boeing Consolidates Delta, Sea Launch Marketing Arms.(satellite launch services)(Brief Article)
September 25, 2001... The Boeing Expendable Launch Systems unit of The Boeing Co. [BA] yesterday announced a consolidation of the marketing and sales groups of its Delta and Sea Launch organizations and the promotion of the president of Sea Launch to head Boeing...

DirecTv Latin America Starts Service In Uruguay.(company service introduction)(Brief Article)
September 25, 2001... DirecTv Latin America of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. said yesterday it has launched service in Uruguay, its 28th market in Latin America and the Caribbean. The service will be the first DBS service offered in Uruguay, the company said. The...

ICO Completes Testing on ICO 1.(company product development information)(Brief Article)
September 25, 2001... ICO Global Communications said yesterday it has completed three months of testing for its first satellite, ICO 1, including tests with five of the 11 ground stations. All systems are operating correctly. Attitude control, propulsion,...

Orbital Imaging's Equity and Debt Holders Back Reorganization.(Brief Article)
September 26, 2001... Orbital Imaging Corp. (OrbImage), the partly-owned remote sensing subsidiary of Orbital Sciences Corp. [ORB] (OSC), said yesterday the major holders of its debt and equity have agreed to a financial restructuring that would include $19.4...

DirecTv Latin America To Offer Satellite-Delivered E-Mail.(Brief Article)
September 26, 2001... DirecTv Latin America said yesterday it plans to start a satellite- delivered e-mail service for its subscribers, the first to be delivered using a direct broadcast satellite system in Latin America. Initially, the e-mail service will be...

XM Offers Satellite Radio Service In Two Markets.(Brief Article)
September 26, 2001... XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] launched its commercial service in its first two markets - San Diego and Dallas/Ft. Worth - yesterday and moved up its launch date for service in the Southeastern part of the country from November to mid- October. ...

Integral Unit Gets Telstar 8 Simulator Contract.(Brief Article)
September 26, 2001... Integral Systems Inc., of Lanham, Md., [ISYS] said its SAT Corp. subsidiary has won a contract to develop a communications simulator for the Telstar 8 satellite now under construction at Space Systems/Loral for Loral Skynet. This is...

Swissair To Install Tenzing Satellite-Based System.(Brief Article)
September 26, 2001... Tenzing Communications Inc. of Seattle, which is building a satellite- based system for airlines and their passengers to access the Internet and and e- mail, said yesterday Swissair plans to start offering its service next July. The...

EMS Delivers Spare Antenna For Space Station.(Brief Article)
September 26, 2001... EMS Technologies Inc. [ELMG] of Norcross, Ga., said it recently delivered a spare Ku-band, high-gain antenna for the International Space Station. The delivery completes the company's work on the station's communications systems, which provide...

Arianespace Blasts Eutelsat's Atlantic Bird 2 Into Orbit.(Brief Article)
September 27, 2001... Arianespace successfully launched Eutelsat's Atlantic Bird 2 satellite on Tuesday evening. The satellite made its initial deployment without incident and was functioning normally, Eutelsat said. The launch was slightly delayed by a...

Logica Gets $8.8M Contract For Inmarsat 4 Terminal Interface.(Brief Article)
September 27, 2001... Logica, a London-based international software developer, said yesterday it had won an $8.8 million contract from Inmarsat to perform work on its next- generation satellite system. Logica will develop the communications interface for earth...

Telenor Gets Stena Line Contract For Mobile Communications.(Brief Article)
September 27, 2001... The Stena Line, the operator of a fleet of passenger ferries in Northern Europe, said yesterday it had awarded the Norwegian carrier Telenor ASA [TELN] a five-year, $8.4 million contract to provide mobile communications for 30 vessels. ...

Globecomm Systems Gets Contracts Worth $5.6 Million.(Brief Article)
September 27, 2001... Globecomm Systems Inc. [GCOM] of Hauppauge, N.Y., said yesterday it has landed four contracts, worth a total of about $5.6 million. The company would not identify any of the customers because of confidentiality clauses in the contracts, David...

Posdata Installs Korea Orbcomm Terminals On Korean Freighters.(Brief Article)
September 27, 2001... Korea Orbcomm Ltd., Orbcomm's service provider in South Korea, said that Posdata Company Ltd., one the country's IT system integrators, has installed Orbcomm terminals on 34 freighters carrying steel products made by Pohang Iron & Steel Company...

BSkyB To Cut Off Analog Channels 15 Months Early.(British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC)(Brief Article)
September 27, 2001... British Sky Broadcasting, a keystone of Rupert Murdoch's satellite and media empire, said yesterday it would turn off the last three analog DBS channels on Sept. 28. The DBS broadcaster began its transition to all-digital service in...

Garrett Thomas Replaces Andrew Cauthen At American Millennium.(Brief Article)
September 27, 2001... American Millennium Corp. Inc. AMCI.OB], an Orbcomm reseller based in Golden, Colo., said Garrett L. Thomas will become its chief executive officer, effective Oct. 1. He will succeed Andrew F. Cauthen, who will become vice chairman of AMCI's...

XM Confident That Boeing Bird Glitch Won't Delay Rollout.(flaws in satellites)(Brief Article)
September 28, 2001... XM Satellite Radio [XMSR], the Washington, D.C.-based satellite radio provider, said yesterday that flaws in satellites the company bought from Boeing [BA] shouldn't delay the rollout of its service. Earlier this week, XM began commercial...