http://www.viasatellite.com Satellite Today en-us 2008 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:12:44 EDT [Satellite News – 5-13-08] Comtech Telecommunications Corp. will acquire Radyne Corp. in a deal that will allow Comtech to improve its leadership position in the ground station and amplifier markets, Fred Kornberg, CEO and president of Comtech, said in a teleconference May 12.    ... http://www.viasatellite.com/commercial/applications/10/23032.html Tue, 13 May 2008 0:00:00 EDT [11-15-07 – Satellite News] While relying more and more on commercial satellite services, the government is a “terrible customer” for the industry, U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. James Armor said Nov. 13.     “I did spend 34 years as a space professional in the Air Force, and... http://www.viasatellite.com/commercial/applications/10/19542.html Thu, 15 Nov 2007 0:00:00 EST TeleCommunication Systems Inc. (TCS) is one of six prime contractors in the U.S. Army's $5 billion Worldwide Satellite Systems (WWSS) contract awarded in 2006. The contract provides users with a single-source, turnkey, rapid-response solution for U.S. Department of Defense communications requirements... http://www.viasatellite.com/commercial/applications/10/18801.html Tue, 7 Aug 2007 0:00:00 EDT Thuraya has recently embarked on an ambitious pricing strategy as it looks to make its mobile satellite services more popular. Earlier this month, the company announced it was relaunching its mobile satellite services business in a bid to win more customers while promising to extend significant discounts to... http://www.viasatellite.com/commercial/applications/10/18467.html Mon, 25 Jun 2007 0:00:00 EDT DataPath is on the verge of completing its acquisition of European mobile satellite terminal vendor Swe-Dish Satellite Systems with a deal likely to be announced later in the month, a Swe-Dish executive said on June 8. Lars Jehrlander, CEO of Swe-Dish, confirmed to Satellite News that the company had already... http://www.viasatellite.com/commercial/applications/10/18327.html Mon, 11 Jun 2007 0:00:00 EDT Boeing space revenues increased 4 percent to $2.9 billion in the first quarter of 2007 on increased sales of satellites and ground-based missile defense (GMD) programs, Boeing announced April 25. The gains offset expected loss of reported revenue from the formation of the United Launch Alliance (ULA) with... http://www.viasatellite.com/commercial/applications/10/17830.html Mon, 30 Apr 2007 0:00:00 EDT The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Oct. 3 granted anti-trust clearance to the United Launch Alliance (ULA), a joint venture that will combine the government launch operations of Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp. The clearance remains subject to compliance with a consent order that both parties have... http://www.viasatellite.com/commercial/applications/10/14082.html Mon, 9 Oct 2006 0:00:00 EDT After a few frustrating years of slow launch rates due to a depressed commercial launch market as well as satellite manufacturing delays, Sea Launch is on target to perform six missions in 2006, a single-year record for the commercial provider. The previous high for Sea Launch, which lofts satellites into... http://www.viasatellite.com/commercial/applications/10/13944.html Mon, 25 Sep 2006 0:00:00 EDT U.S. military and commercial satellites, long considered out of harm's way, are vulnerable to multiple types of attack, an assault a determined enemy someday will attempt, according to military, government, industry and think tank experts testifying before the House Armed Services Committee strategic forces... http://www.viasatellite.com/commercial/applications/10/13226.html Mon, 26 Jun 2006 0:00:00 EDT From June through November, residents along the Southeast and Gulf Coast regions of the United States brace for nature's furry. Government officials already predict that the 2006 hurricane season is on track to be as active as last year's, creating fear and uncertainty among many that would not want a... http://www.viasatellite.com/commercial/applications/10/12920.html Mon, 29 May 2006 0:00:00 EDT