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Norsat Introduces New Ku-Band Transmitter
Norsat International Inc. is introducing its miniaturized 8-watt block-up converter, the company announced Feb. 16. The converter is packaged in a 6.5-pound box and is fully operational across the entire...
NetSky Holdings To Provide Satellite Internet Service
NetSky Holdings Inc. is offering a high-speed, one-way satellite service marketed to small businesses and home-office users. Expected to launch March 1, the one-way Internet satellite service, provided through an...
Lyman Brothers Names Raney As COO
Lyman Bros. Inc., a satellite communications provider, has named Bill Raney as its chief operating officer (COO) effective Feb. 16. Raney joined Lyman Bros. Inc in 1995 and was promoted...
Video Applications Fuel Eutelsat's Growth
Eutelsat reported revenues of 415.3 million euros ($545.7 million) for the second half of 2006, the company announced Feb. 15. The revenues represented an increase of 5.2 percent over the...
TerreStar Completes Financing Transaction
TerreStar Networks Inc., a majority-owned subsidiary of Motient Corp., closed on the sale of $500 million in aggregate principal amount of its 15 percent senior secured notes due 2014, TerreStar...
SATELLITE 2007 Conference And Exhibition To Be Held Feb. 19-22
Register today for SATELLITE 2007, the premier global event for satellite-enabled communications. Experience the largest exhibit show floor in the satellite communications marketplace, cutting-edge conference sessions and more than 11...
ILS Proton To Launch Ciel-2 Satellite
International Launch Services (ILS) signed a contract to launch the Ciel-2 satellite on a Proton Breeze-M vehicle in late 2008, the company announced Feb. 15. Ciel-2, built by Alcatel Alenia...
Ariane 5 Steps Up Production
Ariane 5 production is being increased to meet growing demand in the launch services marketplace, Arianespace announced Feb. 15. In a declaration signed in Bremen, Germany, production of Ariane 5...