Satellite News

Pace Micro Technology appointed Ian Sharp as its president for the EMEA (Europe, Middle East…

Aircell Inc., an Iridium service provider will launch a new service in conjunction with Medaire Inc. that offers in-flight, on-demand medical assistance from ground-based health experts…

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. posted a profit of $2.1 million in the 2006 second quarter, rebounding from a loss of $1.1 million in the same period a year ago, the company…

Harris Corp. has secured a five-year supplier agreement to supply digital microwave radios for backhaul and access applications in Africa for mobile phone operator MTN…

Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), announced that it won a contract to build the Terrestar-2 Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) spacecraft for Terrestar Networks Inc. Terrestar’s two-satellite system, which includes the…

Six additional television network groups representing ten U.S. East and West Coast feeds have signed up for network transport aboard the Comcast Media Center (CMC) and SES Americom Total Digital Solution, the two companies announced.

Andrew Corporation and ADC Telecommunications Inc. have mutually agreed to terminate the merger agreement announced on 31 May 2006. Andrew’s board also rejected an unsolicited takeover proposal from Commscope Inc.

SatCon Technology Corporation announced that SatCon Electronics, a wholly owned subsidiary and designer and manufacturer of high reliability electronic components, has been awarded over US$1 million in contracts for Class K circuits from two major North American satellite subcontractors, which the company did not name.