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Boeing GPS Ground Station Test Validates Ability to Command Satellite Fleet Boeing completed a live demonstration of the GPS ground station, which when fully operational will control the GPS constellation, the company announced. Boeing is under contract to migrate the current GPS ground control system, known as the Architecture Evolution Plan (AEP), to a distributed...

Iridium Satellite, Arinc, ICG Partner To Supply Satellite Voice Service For Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific Airways of Hong Kong will be the first commercial airline customer to adopt an Iridium-based global satellite voice service developed by Arinc and International Communications Group (ICG), Iridium Satellite announced.     Arinc will install the Iridium Satellite voice telephone systems...

FTMSC Signs New Emergency Telecoms Deal France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications (FTMSC) signed a new deal with Télécoms Sans Frontieres (TSF) to develop an emergency mobile satellite communications system. The deal was announced at International Aid & Trade, a trade show dedicated to humanitarian aid, relief and development meeting in Geneva.     FTMSC already is...

Near Earth Adds Advisory Board Members Near Earth LLC has added three members to its advisory board: Ted Bolton, president of Bolton Research Corp.; Gary Hatch, president and CEO of ATCi; and Stuart Jacob, founding executive and senior vice president of SignStorey Inc. Pace Names New CFO Set-top box manufacturer Pace Micro Technology named Stuart...

EchoStar Satellite LLC and DirecTV have settled pending litigation regarding the use of trademarks as keywords to trigger sponsored links on Internet searches such as Google Adwords and similar search engines, the companies jointly announced Feb. 26. The two companies agreed that neither will use the trademarks of the other company as keywords unless and...

Shin Satellite will launch a video-on-demand service in Australia, the company announced. The operator is teaming up with ReelTime Media, an Australian broadband TV company, to offer a variety of video content via Shin Satellite’s IPStar broadband satellite. An IPStar user terminal will be connected to ReelTime’s set-top box, and the contents will be downloaded....

NDS will supply conditional access services to Gateway Communications for a new satellite pay-TV service in sub-Saharan Africa. Gateway plans to launch an African-focused, subscription-based service by mid-year. GTV initially will target English-speaking countries.

Adventech Satellite Networks Inc. has sold a digital video broadcast-return channel satellite system to a NATO Consultation, Command and Control (3C) Agency, Advantech AMT Inc. announced Feb. 27. NATO will use the system, which consists of a hub and VSAT indoor units, for evaluation purposes. Financial details were not disclosed.

Inmarsat posted a 2006 profit of $127.7 million, up 98 percent over 2005, the company announced Feb. 27. Revenues were $500.1 million in 2006, compared to revenues of $491.1 million in 2005. Revenues from mobile satellite communication services were $491.8 million in 2006, up 4 percent from 2005. The gains were due to continued success...

XM Satellite Radio brought in revenues of $933 million in 2006, up 67 percent from 2005, XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. announced Feb. 26. XM also added 1.7 million net new subscribers in 2006 to bring its total subscribers to 7.6 million. Subscription revenue grew 64 percent to $825.6 million in 2006, compared to $502.6...