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Richmond, British Columbia-based Radarsat International and the Canadian Space Agency signed an agreement with Japanese space agency NASDA whereby NASDA will receive remote sensing data from Canada’s Radarsat satellite at...

Keystone Communications Corp. announced it has leased three additional C-band transponders aboard the Galaxy 4 spacecraft to expand its occasional-use C-band transponder capacity by 50 percent. The new transponders will...

The Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association (SBCA) elected Patricia Ruggieri, Sony Electronics Inc.’s national marketing manager-DSS products, as chairwoman-reception systems segment of its manufacturer’s commit tee. SBCA also named Ruggieri...

DBS subscribership increased by 83.7 percent, or 2 million new subscribers, in 1996, according to newly released figures from the Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association. There are now more than...

The U.S. Air Force last month narrowed to two the field of companies vying for the right to develop the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV). Following a 15-month process, Lockheed...

Telecommunications executives now can receive daily business news and analysis at COMMUNICATIONS TODAY (www.CommToday.com), a new online news and information service launched TODAY, by Phillips Business Information, Inc. The web...

SSE Telecom Inc. [SSET] has named Tom Breeden vice president, business development. He previously served as vice president and general manager of SSE DataCom. (SSE Telecom, 47823 Westinghouse Drive, Fremont,...

Globalstar L.P. [GSTRF] announced last week it had awarded Government Systems Inc. a five-year, $15 million network services contract to provide end- to-end managed data services for the Globalstar Data...

Hughes Communications Inc. [GMH] has upgraded its web site, introducing new customer service and information resources. One new section includes the bi annual Sun outages that can impact every satellite...

Racal Avionics‘s contract to upgrade all of the Royal Navy’s front-line helicopters with GPS has increased in value, the company said. The new contract will make the total contract worth...