Connectivity

Satellite pay-TV operators throughout Europe are facing more competition in the digital TV space. As well as competing against revitalized cable operators who are beginning to offer services such as...

XMSR The stock of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. took a small stumble after the company posted a wider first quarter loss and reveled that the U.S. government is investigating...

Tivo Inc. looks to be riding high following it win of a patent claim against satellite TV provider Echostar, but the direct-to-home operator is not conceding defeat just yet. A...

Intelsat Ltd. lost $325.3 million in 2005, compared to $38.7 million in 2004, due to higher operating expenses, Intelsat reported April 18. The satellite operator reported revenue growth of 12...

Intelsat has high hopes for its new satellite-based, open-architecture content delivery and management service, which the company unveiled April 12. Intelsat is targeting telcos who wish to enter the Internet...

The launch of Digitalglobe’s next-generation Worldview 1 commercial imagery satellite has slipped by an estimated six months to mid 2007 but is not expected to create a gap in coverage,...

Thales‘plan to acquire Alcatel‘s 67 percent stake in satellite manufacturer Alcatel Alenia Space undoubtedly is one of the most significant deals of the year in the European satellite arena. One...

XMSR XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and XM Satellite Radio Inc. completed a refinancing transaction intended to replace higher interest rate debt with new lower interest rate debt, XM announced...

High-definition (HD) TV has more than proven itself technologically, and according to industry analyst reports, HDTV will be in 52 million households by 2009, up from the current 4 million...

LEO or GEO? That’s the question being pondered by Globalstar, as its first-generation fleet of 40 low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites ages. With the fleet designed to last into 2010, "we...