Focus: Telecom

[Via Satellite 08-18-2015] Samsung may be joining the wave of companies betting on Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites to provide global Internet connectivity. Farooq Khan, president of Samsung Research America, has...

[Via Satellite 08-18-2015] SES Government Solutions (SES GS) has signed a one-year contract with the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA) to provide O3b Networks’ services and ground equipment...

[Via Satellite 08-18-2015] Avanti Communications Group announced the completion of financing for its Hylas 4 satellite. The company has successfully placed $125 million in Senior Secured Notes due 2019 under...

[Via Satellite 08-17-2015] Globalstar is refuting claims from cybersecurity company Synack that its simplex network is extremely vulnerable to hackers. In a July 30 article on Wired, Colby Moore, manager of...

[Via Satellite 08-17-2015] Meosat has announced its O3b Networks satellite communications system is live and operational in Southern Iraq. O3b established a multi-year agreement with the company in April this...

[Via Satellite 08-13-2015] Inmarsat has received funding for telecommunications projects in Nigeria and Kenya through the U.K. Space Agency’s $50 million, two-year International Partnership Space Program. The company is a...

[Via Satellite 08-13-2015] Gulf Marine Services (GMS) has agreed on a multi-year communications contract with SpeedCast International for its new dual-beam Ku-band satellite service. SpeedCast will provide broadband and voice...

[Via Satellite 08-11-2015] Comtech EF Data has received an order worth $1.4 million from a large mobile network operator in Latin America. The customer plans to update its satellite mobile...

[Via Satellite 08-07-2015] Rockwell Collins has purchased Virginia-based International Communications Group (ICG) for an initial purchase price of $50 million. ICG provides global voice and data satellite communications products and...

[Via Satellite 08-06-2015] International shipping company Vroon has signed a multi-year contract with SpeedCast for Ku-band satellite services for clients on select maritime vessels. SpeedCast will provide connectivity for subsea-support...