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Archive for February 1st, 2007

ProtoStar Names Paul Froelich As CFO

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ProtoStar Ltd. has appointed Paul Froelich as CFO, the Bermuda-based company…

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Mainstream Data Inks Global Content Delivery Contract For Splash News

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Entertainment news and picture agency Splash News and Picture has chosen Mainstream Data’s MediasFTP service to deliver the agency’s content worldwide, Mainstream Data announced…

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GlobeCast Launches African Channel

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GlobeCast has struck a deal to carry North African channel Nessma, GlobeCast announced…

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Iridium Satellite, ARINC, ICG Partner To Supply Satellite Voice Service For Cathay Pacific

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Cathay Pacific Airways of Hong Kong will be the first commercial airline customer to adopt an Iridium-based global satellite voice service developed by…

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General Dynamics To Provide Ground Components For German Military Program

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General Dynamics C4 Systems will supply tactical antennas and radio support equipment to the German Armed Forces for the SATCOMBw Step 2 Program, General Dynamics announced Jan. 31. SATCOMBw Step 2 will create a complete satellite communications infrastructure under…

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BskyB Unable To Slow Churn Rate

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BSkyB’s reported strong subscriber growth but an increased churn rate in the company’s second quarter, which closed Dec. 31. BSkyB closed the period with nearly 8.4 million subscribers. During the second quarter, BSkyB reported customer additions…

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TCS Receives Contract For Satellite Spectrum Management System

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TeleCommunication Systems Inc. (TCS) has been awarded a 12-month contract by the U.S. Army to support the Wideband Gapfiller Satellite (WGS) system, TCS announced Jan. 31. Under the contract…

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Sea Launch Customers Await Company’s Assessment Following Launch Failure

February 1st, 2007 by

The schedule for the remainder of Sea Launch’s 2007 manifest remains uncertain following the loss of a Zenit-3SL vehicle and the SES New Skies NSS-8 satellite Jan. 30. A live Internet broadcast of the launch by Sea Launch was cut off as a fireball enveloped the platform seconds after the anticipated liftoff…

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