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DirecTV Inc. expended its local high-definition (HD) offerings to Greenville, S.C.; Harrisburg, Pa.; Jacksonville Fla.; and Spokane, Wash., the company announced March 28. The additions bring DirecTV local HD broadcast...

XM Satellite Radio expanded its XM NavTraffic information service to six new markets — Fresno, Calif.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Montreal; Salt Lake City; Toronto; and Vancouver, British Columbia, the company announced.

EMS Satcom, added its CNX-300 Mobile Access Router to its CNX Cabin gateway series of airborne networking devices. The product, which provides Ethernet, Wi-Fi, hub and terminal adapter services with...

Boeing has elevated Rockwell Collins to major subcontractor status on the contract for the Family of Advanced Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminals (FAB-T) project, a transformational U.S. Department of Defense initiative. The...

Setanta Sports pulled off an upset of sorts on March 30 when it outbid BSkyB in an auction for soccer broadcasting rights in the United Kingdom. In a deal worth...

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. is providing a broadband satellite network including more than 3,000 VSATs for deployment at one of Europe’s large retail chains, Gilat announced. The network, based on...

C-COM Announces New Service C-Com Satellite Systems Inc. has introduced a new class of satellite-based Internet service for its commercial/enterprise clients, the company announced. The service offers broadband airtime with...

AAE Systems Awarded Disaster Response Vehicular Communications System Contract AAE Systems Inc. (AAE) has won a contract to deliver up to 30 disaster response vehicles to a customer in the...

Ascent Media Network Services Names Managing Director For Singapore Ascent Media Network Services has appointed Wee Way Kiat managing director of its Asian business, the company announced. Wee, who will...

Comtech, Thrane & Thrane To Develop BGAN-Based Mobile System For Pentagon Comtech Mobile Datacom Corp. has signed a joint technology development agreement with Thrane & Thrane A/S to develop next-generation...