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Viasat Sees Double-Digit Subscriber Growth
Viasat continues to see strong subscriber growth in Scandinavia and the Baltic States, as the direct-to-home provider added 14,000 customers to close the first quarter with 943,000 subscribers, parent company...
Analyst Predicts 'Tough Quarter' for BSkyB
BSkyB could be set for a “tough quarter,” research analyst Sarah Simon of Morgan Stanley said. Morgan Stanley is forecasting low subscriber growth of only 15,000, but “all eyes will...
Globalstar Extends Simplex Service To Central America
Globalstar Inc. has launched its Globalstar Simplex data service to customers throughout Central America and the surrounding maritime region, Globalstar announced April 24. The one-way satellite service provides an asset...
Streambox Helps American Red Cross Field Efforts
Streambox Inc. and the American Red Cross are planning to deploy the Streambox ACT-L3 newsgathering system to Red Cross field workers, Streambox announced April 24. The Red Cross will deploy...
Mitsubishi, Arianespace Join For Launch Services
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI) and Arianespace have agreed to combine their commercial satellite launch services, Mitsubishi announced April 24. The agreement will provide customers with a choice of the...
Globecomm To Acquire GlobalSat Division Of Lyman Bros.
Globecomm Systems Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the GlobalSat division of Lyman Bros. Inc., Globecomm announced April 24. The purchase price is $18.4 million and anticipated...
Orbital Rocket Delivers NFIRE Satellite
Orbital Sciences Corp.’s Minotaur 1 rocket launched the Near Field InfraRed Experiment (NFIRE) spacecraft for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and U.S. Air Force, Orbital announced April 24. The mission...
Telenor Expands Mobile Satellite Equipment Portfolio
Telenor Satellite Services added the Addvalue Communications Wideye Sabre-1 Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) terminal to its inventory of on-demand communications technologies, Telenor announced April 24. The sub-laptop sized Wideye...
SkyWave, Aztech Unveil Satellite Text Messaging System
SkyWave Mobile Communications and Aztech Associates Inc. have developed the Spike messaging display terminal for use with SkyWave’s D+ satellite and GPRS terminals, SkyWave announced April 23. Using the Spike...