Lockheed Martin

NATICK, Mass.-The United States military is the largest proponent and purchaser of software-defined radio equipment, according to a new report from technology market research and consulting firm VDC. SDR shipments …

WASHINGTON-General Dynamics and Lockheed Martin have been awarded a U.S. Army contract worth up to $10 billion to develop a secure, high-speed wireless integrated communications network that delivers real-time voice, …

The Intelligent Transportation Society of America’s board of directors adopted a proposal to restructure the company’s board, committees and councils. The restructure calls for a two-year transition from a board …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-After having invested around US$600 million in Latin America, the major share of Comsat International has changed hands. World Data Consortium, the investment fund with headquarters in Washington, …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—Comsat International and Metrored this week joined the Argentine exodus that is shaking the Latin American telecommunications market. The trend began when Impsat was transferred to its creditors, …

JAKARTA, Indonesia—Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (BPPN) decided to sell the assets of Pacific Satellite Nusantara (PSN) and its subsidiary Asian Cellular Satellite (ACeS) to AAA Securities for US$206 million. The …

REDWOOD CITY, California, United States—The board of directors for privately held wireless Web site enabler 2Roam voted to shut down the company and sell off its assets. “We are working …

BELLEVUE, Washington, United States—Teledesic said it has selected Alenia Spazio and Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems as the two finalists to build Teledesic’s satellite communications network.Teledesic will select one prime …

A patent dispute is heating things up between three companies that provide solutions for controlling RF interference. ISCO International Inc. has filed a lawsuit against Conductus Inc. and Superconductor Technologies …

GroupServe GroupServe announced Tom Stroup, president, will also take on the role of chief executive officer. Stroup’s first task as CEO will be to oversee the commercial product launch of …

Telcom Global Chris Carter was appointed Telcom Global Solutions Inc.’s senior director for engineering services. In his new position, Carter will be responsible for planning and managing the company’s global …

BETHESDA, Md.-Satellite communications provider Comsat Mobile Communications joined the prepaid bandwagon with the launch of its new Prepaid Calling Card Service for satellite calls, which the company said will make …

BETHESDA, Md.-Comsat Mobile Communications said it launched direct Internet access for mobile satellite users. Customers connect directly to the Internet and e-mail, eliminating the need for an Internet service provider. …

MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill.-Illinois Superconductor Corp. will acquire Lockheed Martin Canada’s Adaptive Notch Filtering Business Unit, which will involve the acquisition of 2.5 million shares of common stock. Illinois Superconductor said …

U.S.-based Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunications (LMGT) and Orbicom, a South African-based subsidiary of Johnnic, at the end of October signed a memorandum of understanding to focus on satellite telecommunications and …

NEW YORK-New Skies Satellites N.V., a commercial spinoff of Intelsat, became a publicly traded company Oct. 4 when it sold 28.5 million American Depositary Shares priced at $9 each. The …

NEW YORK-Asia Cellular Satellite System, Jakarta, Indonesia, announced the commercial debut Sept. 27 of its dual-mode satellite and GSM 900 voice, fax, Internet, paging and data communications. The carrier said …

WASHINGTON-If Al Gore becomes the next president of the United States, as polls increasingly are suggesting, Big Telecom could gain unprecedented access to the White House and have extraordinary influence …

Crown Castle International Corp. closed concurrent public offerings of common stock and convertible preferred stock and received gross proceeds of approximately $758.9 million, the company said. Crown Castle received $356.4 …

NEW YORK-If Richard Levine has his way, everyone could revert to seven-digit local calling simplicity, even amid the expanding complexity of wired and wireless telecommunications. Levine, a research alumnus of …

Chase Manhattan Bank filed papers in the U.S. District Court in Delaware June 9 alleging 17 members of Iridium L.L.C. have not met any reserve capital call obligations that secure …

WASHINGTON-A major satellite export reform bill passed by the GOP-led Congress two years ago has blown up in the face of lawmakers at a time when Republicans and Democrats are …

The GOP-led Congress thought it had the answer. Responding with indignant outrage to alleged technology transfers from U.S. satellite firms to China and Russia in recent years, Republicans passed legislation …

WASHINGTON-The State Department last week charged Lockheed Martin Corp., a top space-based wireless system vendor and integrator, with numerous violations of U.S. export control law by giving a Chinese-controlled firm …

The United States and European Union negotiated a compromise on data privacy that could pave the way for a final deal this summer. An agreement on data privacy is key …