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Archive for June 13th, 2007

Vodacom, Naspers Form Satellite TV Joint Venture

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Vodacom Group, South Africa’s largest cell phone company, and Naspers, the country’s largest media company, have formed a venture to sell satellite…
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Globecomm Systems Nets Contract For Next-Generation Media Processing Center

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Globecomm Systems Inc. has been awarded a $16.1 million contract to install a next-generation media processing center for an unnamed…
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ATK Completes Acquisition Of Swales Aerospace

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Alliant Techsystems (ATK) completed its acquisition of Swales Aerospace, a provider of satellite components and subsystems, small…
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Multichoice Links Up With Top Cellular Operator

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Multichoice, an African direct-to-home operator, has linked up with South African…
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SatCom Boosted By Inmarsat Deal

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Inmarsat has made SatCom Group a full distribution partner for its forthcoming satellite phone services scheduled to be introduced in…
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Abertis Considering Acquisition Of Stake In Hispasat

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Spanish industrial group Abertis, which in January acquired a stake in Eutelsat Communications, is in talks to acquire up to 40 percent of Hispasat, Abertis reported…
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TerreStar Files Application To Modify Launch Milestone

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TerreStar Networks Inc. filed a request with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to extend the launch milestone for its TerreStar-1 satellite, the company announced…
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Astrium Signs Distribution Deal With Iridium

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Astrium Services, a subsidiary of EADS Astrium, signed an agreement to become a value-added…
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