Satellite News

Iranian experts established satellite communications between Iran and Tajikistan’s meteorological centers, the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported on Oct. 9…

Transport for London, the city’s transportation agency, on Oct. 9 unveiled a congestion-mitigation system which tracks traffic in the…

GTXC, a personal-location services company, announced Oct. 9 its signing of a licensing agreement to provide miniaturized personal-tracking devices to governmental security agencies and consumer maritime…

Deimos Imaging SL, a subsidiary of Deimos Space SL, and Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. contracted for an Earth-imaging satellite, Deimos, planned for launch in early 2008. Built by Surrey, the…

Satellite telecom operator Globalstar announced it signed a preliminary 7.7 million euro ($9.66 million) agreement…

DirecTV will offer local high-definition (HD) broadcast networks to 67 markets, representing approximately 74 percent of U.S. TV households, after it rolls out 25 more local HD markets by year’s end…

Distributors have reached a deal to provide ABC News Now service via satellite TV available in India, the first time that the network’s 24-hour news carrier will be seen outside of the…

Skyterra Communications Inc. announced Oct. 10 that it has executed an agreement with BCE Inc. to acquire BCE’s stake in Mobile Satellite Ventures LP (MSV). As part of the transaction, Skyterra will swap approximately 21.4 million…