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Archive for July 30th, 2007

Laskys Adds Satellite Navigation And Communications To Product Line

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Britain-based home entertainment and computing retailer Laskys has extended its product offering to include satellite navigation devices and communication…
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MacDonald, Dettwiler Profits Slip Despite Revenue Gain

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MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. reported revenues of 311.9 million Canadian dollars ($298.4 million) in its 2007 second quarter, a 29 percent…
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EADS Astrium Revenues Climb

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Satellite manufacturer EADS Astrium reported revenues of 1.4 billion euros ($1.9 billion) in the first half of 2007, a 12 percent increase over revenues of 1.3 billion euros ($1.8 billion) in the…
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Measat Signs Capacity Deal With Astro

July 30th, 2007 by

Astro All Asia Networks, the leading pay-TV operator in Malaysia, will lease Ku-band capacity from Measat, the satellite operator announced July 26. Measat will provide Astro with use of up to 13 Ku-band…
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BSkyB Sees Profits Fall As Broadband Investments Take Bite

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BSkyB saw a double-digit increase in overall revenues for the year that closed June 30, the company announced July 27. BSkyB posted revenues 4.6 billion British pounds ($9.3 billion), an increase of 10 percent compared to 2006…
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Iridium Reaps Spiking Numbers, Adds Adm. Blair To Board Of Directors

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Using new price offerings and taking advantage of a competitor’s woes, Iridium Satellite LLC picked up 44,000 subscribers in the past 12 months, the company announced July 27. Iridium reported a total of 203,000 subscribers at the end of June, a 28 percent increase over the 159,000 subscribers the company…
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