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ECHOSTAR RELEASES NEW SETTOP BOX WITH CALLER ID
Echostar Communications Corp. [DISH] released its latest settop box on Jan. 8, and plans to begin retailing the new unit in February for $499. The receiver, dubbed Echostar 5000, features...
LOCKHEED, MAC-DAC WIN NODS TO DEVELOP EELV
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...
PHILLIPS OFFERS NEW DAILY TELECOM NEWS SERVICE
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 NAMES BREEDEN V.P., BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
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 AWARDS GSI KEY NETWORK SERVICES CONTRACT
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...
ROCKWELL INTRODUCES COLLINS FLIGHT2 SYSTEMS
Rockwell International‘s [ROK] new Collins Flight2 Systems product line provides autonomous traffic capability, weather and terrain awareness, seamless navigation and guidance from take off to landing for fixed- and rotary-wing...
RACAL GRABS CONTRACT UPGRADE
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...