Satellite News

The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition by Thales of Alcatel’s shareholdings in Alcatel Alenia Space (AAS) and Telespazio, currently jointly controlled by Alcatel and Finmeccanica.

During an unprecedented solar eruption last December, researchers at Cornell University confirmed solar radio bursts can have a serious impact on the Global Positioning System (GPS) and other communication technologies using radio waves.

Lockheed Martin announced that it has successfully completed on-schedule the critical design review phase of the U.S. Navy’s Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) and has made significant progress on the production readiness phase for the next generation narrowband tactical satellite communications system.

JAXA’s troubled Hayabusa asteroid sample return probe will shortly start its trip back to Earth, the agency said.

Australian telecom operator Optus has chosen Arianespace to launch its Optus D3 satellite.

DirecTV Inc. announced April 3 that Ellen Filipiak has been named senior vice president…

Lon Levin, co-founder of XM Satellite Radio and satellite industry veteran, has joined Slacker Inc. as senior advisor, Slacker announced April 3. Levin is an entrepreneur and executive with over 20 years’ experience in new media, satellite and…

Globecomm Systems Inc. and UTStarcom Inc. have created a nationwide demonstration network linking multiple picocells serving their office buildings, with all the backhaul and call control provided via satellite through a…