Satellite News

EMS Technologies Inc. has completed the sale of its EMS Wireless division to Andrew Corp. for about $50 million in cash, EMS announced Dec. 1. Andrew has acquired all of the operating assets of EMS Wireless, which produces base station antennas for wireless applications and in-building and…

Datapath Inc. has completed its acquisition of ILC, a privately held provider of network management software for monitoring, controlling and automating hybrid communications networks, Datapath announced Dec. 1. The purchase price was $20.7 million for the equity of ILC and a $5 million payment for…

Echostar Communications Corp. issued a Nov. 30 statement…

Alcatel-Lucent, a global communications provider of Internet Protocol (IP) TV, broadband access, carrier IP, IMS and…

Lockheed Martin Corp. and Boeing Co. have completed the transaction to combine their respective government launch vehicle businesses under the United Launch Alliance LLC (ULA) joint venture, the companies announced Dec. 1. ULA, announced in May 2005, will combine the production, engineering, test and launch…

SpaceDev has been selected by the California Space Authority (CSA) as a recipient of the 2006 SpotBeam Award for space innovation.

Satelites Mexicanos, S.A. de C.V. announced that it has appointed Raul Cisneros Matusita to serve as the new CEO of Satmex, effective 30 November 2006, to help chart a new direction for the Company. His appointment was made on the same day the company officially concluded its U.S. bankruptcy case.

China Central Television (CCTV), the national broadcaster of the People’s Republic of China, renewed a multi-year contract for the global distribution of its programming via several of Intelsat’s PAS satellites.