Sonema, Intelsat Deliver Communications Infrastructure for African Enterprises
[Satellite Today 11-18-08] Sonema, a provider of telecommunication services in Europe and Africa, expanded...

GeoEye Attributes Revenue Decrease to GeoEye-1 Launch Delays
[Satellite Today 11-12-08] GeoEye Inc.’s revenues for the third quarter of 2008 fell to $35.9 million...

Loral Posts Third Quarter Loss
[Satellite Today 11-12-08] Loral reported a net loss of $50.4 million in its 2008 third quarter 2008...

EchoStar Technologies Reports Net Loss Due to Securities
[Satellite Today 11-11-08] EchoStar Technologies LLC reported total revenue of $616 million in its third...

Digital Signage Taking Next Step
Peter J. Brown
The ability to beam ads and promotional content to any number of sites simultaneously via satellite remains a remarkable concept, and network reliability and cost concerns that may have conspired to turn... read more 

Ka-Band Payloads Proliferate As Business Models Fall In Place
By Peter J. Brown Robust, appealing and affordable Ka-band solutions are attracting new customers thanks to a growing menu of services. Applications ranging from enterprise and government high- speed data... read more 

Brazil Seeks Larger Place In Global Space Industry
By Gordon Feller
With a budget surplus and roaring economic growth, Brazil has set it sights on some significant new satellite and space initiative. The South American giant has recorded some moderate success throughout its... read more 

Company Intranets: How Satellite Helps Expand Capabilities
Carol Patton
Several years ago, Datatel, a provider of information management solutions for colleges and universities in Fairfax, Va., created a satellite-enabled intranet for its workforce. Initially, the technology... read more 

AAE Receives Contract For ICT System In Middle East
[11-14-07 – Satellite Today] AAE Systems Inc. (AAE) won a $24 million contract to provide a turnkey communications system in the Middle East to be used by government departments, service agencies and... read more 

Investment Community: Delivering Data When Milliseconds Count
Jason Bates
The financial world has one of the most voracious appetites for information when measured in the number of bits distributed by various communications channels throughout the globe. This data is changing... read more 

Tristan da Cunha Connects To The World Via Satellite
Located some 6,000 miles from the United Kingdom and 1,750 miles from Cape Town, South Africa (whence the islanders receive their sea-snail mail through the vagaries of ship schedules), Tristan da Cunha has... read more 

Contracts
Raytheon Gains $54 Million Multiple Kill Vehicle Contract The Missile Defense Agency gave Raytheon Co. [RTN] a $54 million contract to continue design and development of a Multiple Kill Vehicle (MKV-R). That... read more 

GMD System Pumps $246 Million Into Alaskan Economy in 2007
The Boeing Co. [BA], through its work on the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system, added more than $246 million to the Alaska economy last year, Boeing announced. GMD includes interceptors installed in... read more 

How Satellite Operators Stay Above Economic Fray
Jeffrey Hill
[Satellite News 11-13-08] The key factors in the third quarter financial success of satellite operators Inmarsat and Intelsat have been efficiently managing and maximizing bandwidth for customers and strong... read more