Focus: Telecom

[Via Satellite 01-22-2014] Environmental & Safety Systems International (ESSI) has created BlueTide Communications Corporation via the spinoff of the ESSI Communications Division. BlueTide will focus on satellite communications for energy...

[Via Satellite 01-22-2014] Alphasat’s Aldo Paraboni Q/V Band hosted payload can now begin experiments on its Q/V-band mission. Launched six months ago, the payload is dedicated to exploring higher-frequency Q-...

[Via Satellite 01-21-2014] Norwegian Cruise Line’s on board Internet connectivity for passengers and crew is about to get a fleet-wide makeover. MTN Communications, a long-time partner of Norwegian, has selected...

[Via Satellite 01-21-2014] Harris Corporation has named Tracey Haslam president of its Harris CapRock Communications business. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Haslam will lead Harris CapRock, a global provider of managed satellite and...

[Via Satellite 01-21-2014] Belgium-based Spacebel has agreed to supply Vietnam with VNREDSat 1b, an Earth observation system made in Belgium set to launch in 2017. The satellite will be based on the European Space...

[Via Satellite 01-21-2014] Badan SAR Nasional, the national search and rescue agency for the Republic of Indonesia, has selected Thuraya Telecommunications Company to improve its search and rescue efforts in the country. The...

[Via Satellite 01-21-2014] Telstra Global has launched new Points-of-Presence (PoPs), increasing its global Multi-protocol Label Switching (MPLS) network in Western Europe and the American Midwest. The latest launch of PoPs in Frankfurt,...

“At least we still have a satellite,” said Martin Halliwell, CTO of SES, somewhat ruefully, after the first of two launch scrubs of the company’s SES 8 satellite. While he has attended more than 20

[Via Satellite 01-17-2014] ITC Global has named Jean-Michel Rouylou as its new executive vice president of Americas and Maritime Solutions. “[Rouylou] has been instrumental in the growth of our maritime...

[Via Satellite 02-17-2014] Eutelsat Communications is now the official and exclusive satellite partner of Expo Milano 2015. The company will support three key platforms of this event including the Cyber...