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One of the ways to boost subscriber rates in business is to offer service to the mass public. Recognizing this potential, XM Satellite Radio [XMSR], one of the two companies...

Intelsat demonstrated an advanced interactive, multimedia, Ku-band satellite terminal that combines digital video and Internet Protocol (IP) traffic into a single data stream at the ITU Americas Telecom conference and...

Alcatel Space announced that it has completed and delivered to Hughes Space and Communications [GMH] the first of two communications payloads for the two XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] spacecraft. The...

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. [GILTF] announced the completion of funding commitments and the final equity partner in its Gilat-To-Home DBS service – the investment bank ING Furman Selz Investments. Total...

Globalstar L.P. [GSTRF] and Qualcomm Inc. [QCOM], partner the Globalstar system, demonstrated Internet access through the satellite system at the ITU Americas Show in Rio de Janerio last week. A...

Global VSAT Forum 2000: LATIN AMERICA will be this year’s only worldwide VSAT industry meeting devoted to examination of the VSAT industry’s growth and opportunities in Latin America. The meeting...

The “dot com” revolution is continuing to gain momentum and by all indications finally has moved into the forefront of the satellite industry. High-profile software companies are investing in satellite...

Discovery Channel is to become the first thematic channel to offer enhanced programming for the UK market, reports our sister publication Inside Digital TV. The enhancements will be made available...

UK telecommunications regulator Oftel is set to force BSkyB’s SMS division Sky Subscriber Services Limited (SSSL) to publish what it charges for access to the Open… interactive shopping mall. Other...

Via Digital has launched a new interactive traffic service called Trafico Activo (Active Traffic). The service allows the subscriber to find out in real time about conditions on Spanish roads...