Satellite News

One day after XM Satellite Radio subscribers nationwide experienced unexpected service outages or significantly degraded…

Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) has been awarded a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for antenna-configuration techniques that reduce interference between terrestrial…

The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Supervisory Authority of the Global Navigation Satellite System (GSA) have signed a cooperative agreement between the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service…

EchoStar Communications Corp. won a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Forgent Networks Inc., EchoStar announced May 21. In a statement, EchoStar said “a Texas jury today returned a verdict in favor of EchoStar, finding invalid the patent Forgent accused EchoStar…

Crawford Satellite Services, a service area of Crawford Communications, Inc. and one of the largest broadcast facilities in the Southeast USA, said it launched a record number of new networks in the first quarter of 2007.

Mobile Satellite Ventures LP announced that it has been awarded a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for antenna-configuration techniques that reduce interference between terrestrial and satellite links.

The UK Office of Communications said it has set a deadline for mobile satellite firm ICO to show that it has entered into binding contracts and has the necessary funding related to bringing the ICO-P mobile satellite system into full commercial use.

The European Space Council (i.e. the ministers in charge of space activities in ESA member states) has adopted a European Space Policy.