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Articles in May, 2003 issue of Wireless Satellite and Broadcasting Newsletter

• Iraq war earns Inmarsat $9 million. (Financial).(Brief Article)
• Comtech Telecommunications Corp. receives additional orders for its Mobile Data Communications Systems. (Contracts).(Brief Article)
• Government initiatives expected to boost Asia-Pacific Broadband Satellite Market to $966 million in Revenue by 2007. (Market Intelligence).
• Star One leases capacity on New Skies' NSS-7 satellite broadband internet services in Brazil. (Capacity).(Brief Article)
• DigitalGlobe satellite imagery helps US Fish and Wildlife Service effectively manage walrus populations. (Applications).(Brief Article)
• ITT Industries awarded $31 million contract to modernize GPS satellites. (Contracts).(Boeing Integrated Defense Systems)(ITT Industries Inc.)(Brief Article)
• EMS Technologies delivers major antenna component for DoD's Advanced EHF satellite system ahead of schedule. (Business).(Brief Article)
• KVH takes broadband access worldwide with enhancement to Inmarsat Fleet Service. (Services).(KVH Industries Inc.)(Brief Article)
• ViaSat awarded Phase II contract for private multimedia network in China from BAIIT. (Contracts).(Brief Article)
• Transit agency uses GPS and wireless communications system from Radio Satellite Integrators to streamline fleet operations. (Services).(Brief Article)
• EMS Technologies signs NSSL as a master distributor of the Fleet 55 Inmarsat maritime satellite terminal. (Business).(Electromagnetic Sciences Inc.)(Brief Article)
• Space Data granted licenses for half of Narrowband PCS spectrum company to deploy telemetry services this year. (Services).(Brief Article)
• Government telecom firms may join DTH venture. (Financial).(direct-to-home)(Brief Article)
• WorldSpace launches Government Sales Unit. (Business).(Brief Article)
• VSNL, BSNL fight over satellite tariff. (Services).(Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd.)(Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.)(Brief Article)
• JSAT Corporation awards Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems contract for A2100 satellite. (Contracts).(Brief Article)
• Chile's broadband market continues to grow. (Market Intelligence).(Brief Article)
• DirecTV upgrades and expands with Harmonic's DiviCom encoders and statistical multiplexing Systems. (Services).(Brief Article)
• L-3 Communications wins $7.5 million contract to provide Satellite Control Software for Skynet 4 and 5 Satellite Control Centers. (Contracts).(Storm Control Systems Ltd.)(Astrium Space Industries)(Brief Article)
• Satellite television subscriber satisfaction continues to rise. (Market Intelligence).(Taylor Research and Consulting Group)
• Iraq, Afghanistan, Thuraya payphones. (Services).(Brief Article)
• Satmex reports Q1-03 results. (Financial).(Satelites Mexicanos, S.A. de C.V.)
• Intuicom selects Thales Navigation A12 GPS board for its new Navigator II wireless data transceiver. (Business).(Brief Article)
• Stratos to launch Inmarsat Fleet 55 and 33 services. (Services).(Brief Article)
• Harris Corporation awarded $13.6 million contract by Raytheon for U.S. Navy's DD-X- phased array antenna program. (Contracts).(Brief Article)
• SkyFrames and Arizona High Speed Access link-up to create 'WiFi Oasis' in Arizona desert. (Services).(Brief Article)
• MCI wins contract to provide satellite services to National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration. (Contracts).(MCI WorldCom Inc.)(Brief Article)
• Net2Phone and Hughes Network Systems announce jointly developed VoIP Via satellite service. (Services).(Brief Article)