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Archive for August 17th, 2006

Rockwell Collins Introduces New Satellite TV System For Aircraft

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Rockwell Collins has unveiled Tailwind 300, its latest satellite TV offering for business jets. First delivery of the system is expected by mid…

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Satcon Receives Circuit Orders From Satellite Component Makers

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Satcon Technology Corp. has received contracts valued at more than $1 million to provide electronic components to a pair of North American-based satellite subcontractors, Satcon announced. The custom signal-processing devices, designated Class…

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Six Groups Join SES Americom-Comcast Digital Broadcasting Solution

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Six TV network groups representing 10 East and West Coast feeds have signed up for network transport aboard the Comcast Media Center (CMC)-SES Americom Total Digital…

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Hughes Incorporates Helius Technology Into Digital Media Service Offering

August 17th, 2006 by

Hughes Network Systems LLC and Helius Inc. announced an agreement that allow Helius technologies to be incorporated into Hughes’ new Digital Media suite of services, the companies announced. The service is designed to…

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GM Cuts Price Of Factory-Installed XM Radios

August 17th, 2006 by

General Motors (GM) cut the option price of factory-installed XM Satellite Radio by nearly 40 percent for most of its 2007 model year cars, the automaker announced Aug. 16. The…

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DirecTV, Echostar Drop Out Of Spectrum Auction

August 17th, 2006 by

After placing the largest deposit among the 168 qualified bidders and leading after the early rounds, DirecTV Group Inc. and Echostar Communications Corp. have dropped out of an…

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DirecTV, EchoStar drop out of AWS auction

August 17th, 2006 by

PMWireless DBS, a joint venture of direct-broadcast satellite providers DirecTV and EchoStar Communications, practically pulled out of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) advanced-wireless-services auction.

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SpaceDev, Inc. results Q2 2006

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SpaceDev, Inc. has reported the financial results for its second quarter ending 30 June 2006.

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