mobile satellite

NEW YORK-The Federal Communications Commission could propose by early next year rules governing eligibility for applicants seeking access to the part of the 2 GHz spectrum allocated for mobile satellite …

NEW YORK-After significantly reducing the size and price of its offering, ICO Global Communications Ltd., London, went public July 31, selling 10 million common stock shares at $12 each. Donaldson, …

WASHINGTON-Hughes Electronics Co., under fire in Congress for heavy-handed lobbying on satellite exports to China, again is pushing the Clinton administration to relicense a $500 million Asia-Pacific Mobile Telecommunications satellite …

TORONTO-Stratos Global Corp. announced it has entered into definitive agreements with ICG Communications Inc. to acquire its subsidiaries Nova-Net Communications Inc. of Englewood, Colo., and MarineSat Communications Inc. of Jupiter, …

Satellite-based communications is all the buzz in the telecom industry today, with hopeful mobile satellite services providers and terrestrial-based telcos alike shooting satellites into orbit with unprecedented regularity. Yet the …

RESTON, Va.-American Mobile Satellite Corp. said it will provide network services and solution development to Checkpoint Systems Inc. for a nationwide wireless field-service application. Under the terms of the agreement, …

NEW YORK-Teleglobe Inc., Montreal, has been on the move in a big way lately. The company announced July 6 it has so far provided 100 Global System for Mobile communications …

RESTON, Va.-Checkpoint Systems Inc. will use the Ardis network to deploy Checkpoint’s network services and solution development support for a nationwide wireless field-service application, according to American Mobile Satellite Corp. …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-High on the agenda of issues raised by African ministers at Africa Telecom ’98 held here in May was using satellite technology for boosting African economies and low …

WASHINGTON-In an unexpected development that could further complicate President Clinton’s China visit this week and hurt him when he returns home, U.S. officials last week disclosed security concerns prompting them …

WASHINGTON, D.C.-The North American GSM Alliance L.L.C., a consortium of U.S. and Canadian GSM personal communications services carriers, filed reply comments with the Federal Communications Commission, saying a decision to …

In the upcoming months and years, several events in space have the potential to threaten the existing array of satellites orbiting the planet. Any one of these events has the …

American Mobile Satellite Corp. announced it has signed a three-year contract extension with IBM Corp. to provide the computer company with wireless data network services over its Ardis network through …

WASHINGTON-Attorney General Janet Reno last week sought an independent counsel to investigate Labor Secretary Alexis Herman in connection with allegations that Herman used her influence as a former White House …

NEW YORK-Led by dramatic expansion of television, mobile telephony and multimedia services, global satellite industry revenues will skyrocket to $171 billion in 2007 from $38 billion in 1997, according to …

NEW YORK-Mobile Communications Holdings Inc., Washington, D.C., announced The Boeing Co. is to be the system integrator for the new Ellipso mobile satellite system in a contract valued at more …

RESTON, Va.-American Mobile Satellite Corp. announced JS Express Inc. has signed a three-year contract extension for its Ardis wireless data network. JS Express, a one-hour, on-demand delivery service, uses the …

Trying to compete with satellite-industry giants, Celsat America Inc., a small, domestic player in the mobile satellite services arena, filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission opposing the allocation of …

China L.M. Ericsson signed four Global System for Mobile communications contracts in China, which the company values at a total of $756 million. Ericsson will expand existing GSM networks in …

Mobile data applications to date have been fairly industry-specific and complicated, something many in the data industry blame for its confinement to a limited vertical market. But mobile data network …

The Inmarsat Council reached an agreement to privatize Inmarsat with a target date of 1 January 1999. According to Inmarsat, its signatories, parties and management have worked together for three …

DENVER, United States-If all goes as planned, the world could have as many as 10 mobile satellite communications (MSS) systems operating in the next five years. By 2002, the MSS …

Loral Space & Communications said it will increase its ownership in Globalstar L.P. to 42 percent, establish a US$210 million fund to reinvest in the mobile satellite service project and …

WASHINGTON-House Commerce Committee Chairman Thomas Bliley (R-Va.) said the privatization of the International Maritime Satellite Organization and the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization being negotiated by the Clinton administration may be …

The Federal Communications Commission’s International Bureau granted low-earth-orbit licenses to four companies, authorizing them to operate non-voice, non-geostationary mobile satellite systems, also known as little LEOs. E-Sat Inc., Final Analysis …