Satellite News

Spacenet Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd., has been awarded two new contract extensions, Gilat announced July 31. Terms of the deals were not disclosed. Spacenet has signed a contract extension with…
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TeleCommunication Systems Inc. (TCS) has received a $3.5 million contract increase for satellite communications equipment and services to support Military Transition Teams…
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SES New Skies has signed a five-year deal with one of Africa’s largest VSAT companies for capacity on its NSS-7 satellite, the operator announced July 31. SES New Skies said that…
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The U.S. Army extended a $91 million contract to Northrop Grumman Corp. for more than 300 battle-proven Lightweight Laser Designator Rangefinder (LLDR) systems, Northrup Grumman announced July…
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Sirius Satellite Radio enjoyed a second quarter with revenue and subscribers increasing by 51 percent and 53 percent, respectively, the broadcaster announced July 31. It attained record revenues of $226.4 million while adding more than 561,000 new subscribers to push total subscriptions to more than 7.1…
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BSkyB is planning to spend 125 million British pounds ($253.0 million) to acquire British set-top box vendor Amstrad, BSkyB announced July 31. The direct-to-home operator said that its wholly owned subsidiary, Sky Digital Supplies, has made a cash offer which has been…
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Vitaly Lopota, formerly first vice president of the Energia space corporation and its chief designer, has been appointed the company’s new president.
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SES New Skies announced that Afsat, one of Africa’s largest VSAT companies, has contracted additional capacity on the NSS-7 satellite for its ‘iWay’ broadband via satellite services.
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