Author: JJ McCoy

ICG Names Manager Of Product Sales
International Communications Group (ICG) appointed Mark Lange manager of product sales, the company announced May 3. Lange was the senior design engineer for Gulfstream/GDAS and also has served as the...
UDcast Names CEO
UDcast has named Jas Saini CEO effective May 1, the company announced. Saini has more than 25 years of experience in the electronics industry and has held executive positions at...
RAMTelecom Extends Private Placement Schedule
RAMTelecom Inc. granted SkyPort Global Communications Inc. a 15-day extension in order for SkyPort to complete its due diligence process ahead of a planned acquisition, RAMTelecom announced May 3. SkyPort...
Fleet Management Solutions Deploys Iridium-Based System
Iridium Satellite LLC is providing worldwide satellite data links for a new asset tracking, monitoring and remote management system, the Fleet Management Solutions (FMS) MLT-300i, Iridium announced May 4. FMS...
Hispasat Posts Strong Numbers
Spanish satellite operator Hispasat saw a strong increase in overall revenues and profits in 2006, posting revenues of 120.5 million euros ($163.8 million), an increase of close to 21 percent...
General Dynamics Awarded WWSS Contract
General Dynamics SatCom Technologies has been awarded an order under the World Wide Satellite Services (WWSS) contract to provide Ku-band, on-the-move satellite communications terminals to the U.S. Army, the company...
First Galileo Navigation Message Transmitted
[5/7] The first Galileo navigation message has been transmitted through the GIOVE-A Navigation Signal Generator Unit developed by Thales Alenia Space and the GIOVE Mission Segment, Thales announced May 4....
DirecTV Launches Portable System
DirecTV Inc. has made its portable system available for subscribers, the company announced May 3. The Sat-Go is available to DirecTV customers for $1,499, but nationwide retail availability has not...
Andrew To Sell Satellite Communications Business
[5/04/07] Andrew Corp. plans to sell its satellite communications business, which contributed 6 percent of the company’s revenues in the 2007 second quarter, Andrew announced May 3.  Andrew lost $2...