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Archive for July 25th, 2006

Canal Digital Reports Slow Subscriber Additions

July 25th, 2006 by me

Canal Digital, the Nordic direct-to-home operator, reported slow subscriber growth in the 2006…

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Mercury Computer Systems Awarded Contract For Communication Platform

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Mercury Computer Systems Inc. received an $8.6 million contract from an unnamed company to provide a communication platform for a commercial ground-based satellite beam- forming…

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Slow XM Sales Hurt U.K. Antenna Manufacturer

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Sarantel Group PLC dropped its revenue forecast for the company’s 2006 fiscal year after being informed by XM Satellite Radio…

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Raytheon, NASA Complete Early NPOESS Testing

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Raytheon Co. and NASA completed data transfer and system compatibility testing for the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite…

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Trimble Tracks Galileo Test Satellite Signals

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Trimble acquired and tracked the signal from Europe’s Galileo test satellite using a prototype receiver that can also receive signals from the U.S. GPS and Russia’s Glonass…

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Iridium Post Revenue, Subscriber Gains In Second Quarter

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Iridium Satellite LLC reported revenues of $53.6 million in its 2006 second quarter, finishing the period with 159,000 subscribers…

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XM Names New President, Reaches Agreement With ASCAP

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XM Satellite Radio appointed Nate Davis to the newly created position of president and chief operating officer, the company announced July 24. Davis has been a member of…

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France Telecom Sells Mobile Satellite Communications Unit

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France Telecom signed an agreement to sell its stake in France Telecom…

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