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NATO Modifies Globecomm Contract For GPS Tracking System
Globecomm Systems Inc. received two contract modifications from NATO for work on a recently deployed GPS-Based Force Tracking System, Globecomm announced July 24. The modifications call for Globecomm to add...
Vizada Launches Thuraya Internet Service
Vizada has begun distributing a new Thuraya satellite communications service that will provide Internet access, Vizada announced July 25. Thuraya GmPRS (Geo mobile Packet Radio Service) enables customers to browse...
Telikom PNG GSM Services Boosted by Satellite
SES New Skies launched GSM backhaul services for Telikom Papua New Guinea (Telikom PNG), the satellite operator announced July 25. Under a five-year deal, Telikom PNG, the main telecommunications provider...
Viasat Broadcasting Sees Slow Subscriber Growth
Modern Times Group reported slow subscriber growth for its direct-to-home operations in Scandinavia, as subsidiary Viasat Broadcasting ended June with 709,000 subscribers, up just 1,000 compared to the end of...
U.S Performance Boosts Pace Results
Pace Micro Technology saw a return to profitability thanks to a strong full year’s results, with overall revenues more than doubling for the 12 months ending June 2, the company...
Lockheed Martin Earnings Up Over 34 Percent
Lockheed Martin Corp. reported second qarter 2007 earnings of $778 million, a 34 percent increase over profits of  $580 million for the same period of 2006, the company announced July...
XM CEO Hugh Panero To Resign
XM Satellite Radio CEO Hugh Panero, one of the company’s founders, will leave the company in August, XM announced July 24. Nate Davis, XM’s president and COO, will serve as...
MSV Appoints Vice President For Federal Sales
Mobile Satellite Ventures LP (MSV) named Ray Baxter vice president for federal sales, the company announced July 24. Baxter has more than 34 years of experience in the telecommunications industry,...