Ondas CEO Heeds Lessons from Other Satellite Radio Operators
[Satellite News 11-19-08] With WorldSpace filing for bankruptcy protection in the United States and Sirius XM Radio struggling post-merger, the outlook for a new satellite radio business does not look good. David Krueger, CEO of Ondas Media, believes his... read more 

Connecting the Unconnected in China
Mark Holmes
[Satellite News 11-17-08] China represents a huge potential market for satellite communications, and with huge pent-up demand for communications, Internet and video services among the country’s 1.3 billion people, it is likely that satellite players... read more 

TerreStar Granted Second Milestone Extension by FCC
Jeffrey Hill
[Satellite News 11-14-08] The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted a request by TerreStar Networks for further extensions of the company’s launch and operational milestones, TerreStar announced Nov. 14.     The latest... 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 support from government customers, according to... read more 

South Africa Considers Military Satcom Possibilities
Mark Holmes
[Satellite News 11-11-08] South Africa is looking to develop its military satellite communications capabilities. The country has long used commercial capacity for its military satellite communication needs. However, with bandwidth demands going up, the... read more 

Serving the U.S. Military’s Satcom Needs Through Hosted Commercial Payloads
Jeffrey Hill
[Satellite News 11-10-08] Maj. Michael Moyles of the U.S. Air Force’s Space Superiority Panel is a strong believer in the ability of hosted commercial payloads to serve the satellite communication needs of U.S. Department of Defense. In 2004, he... read more 

Thales CEO Aggressively Working Towards Iridium Deal
Mark Holmes
[Satellite News 11-07-08] Thales Alenia Space has seen a significant leadership change this year. Reynald Seznec replaced Pascale Sourisse as the company’s new CEO in May. It should be an interesting time for the satellite manufacturer. The company... read more 

Honeywell to Develop Miniature Gyroscope System for Air Force

Thuraya Targets Libyan Broadband Market

CPI Receives Military Communications Systems Contract

Gateway Chooses iDirect to Expand Services in Africa

Thales Alenia Space to Provide Amos-4 Ground Segment

Orbiting Wall Street
MDA Denies Reports Of Divesting Space Assets MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd., has denied press reports that the company is looking to sell its surveillance and space assets. "In response to [June 14] articles in the Wall Street Journal and the... read more 

Orbiting Wall Street
Morgan Stanley Commits $250 Million Term Loan to Sirius Sirius Satellite Radio has obtained a $250 million senior secured term loan commitment from Morgan Stanley Senior Funding Inc., Sirius announced June 5. The facility will mature in five and one-half... read more 

Orbiting Wall Street
Norsat Norsat International Inc. made a final payment on its $1 million short-term debt, the company announced May 31, marking the first time since 1983 that the company had been debt free. "This is a significant milestone in the company's renewal... read more