Focus: Telecom

[Via Satellite 09-10-13] Thuraya Telecommunications Company, a mobile satellite services (MSS) operator, has been selected by SMART Communications of the Philippines for the launch of its new crew calling service,...

[Via Satellite 09-09-13] O3b Networks has delayed the launch of its second group of four satellites. Originally scheduled for liftoff on Sept. 30 by Arianespace from French Guiana, the launch...

[Via Satellite 09-09-13] Hughes Network Systems, a provider of broadband satellite solutions and services, has advanced in rotary wing Beyond-Line-of-Sight (BLOS) SATCOM capabilities by successfully demonstrating data throughputs of up...

[Via Satellite 09-05-13] Intelsat is optimistic that it can play a key role in the growing aeronautical market, a major focus for the company. James Collett, director of mobility services, Intelsat,...

[Via Satellite 09-06-13] Eutelsat Communications has appointed Jean-Hubert Lenotte as the group’s director of strategy. He succeeds Yohann Leroy who has been appointed deputy chief technical officer and director of...

[Via Satellite 09-05-13] AsiaSat is getting ready for a busy 2014. Its AsiaSat 6 and AsiaSat 8 satellites are likely to be launched in the first half of next year,...

SAT Corporation, a subsidiary of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, has received an order from Eutelsat to upgrade multiple satID geolocation systems. In addition to the system upgrades, Eutelsat has...

[Via Satellite 09-04-13] Brazil’s National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) has awarded O3b Networks the rights to use its foreign satellite system in the country by conferring “landing rights” on the company....

[Via Satellite 09-04-13] Inmarsat, a provider of global mobile satellite communications services, and Telespazio, a satellite services company, are teaming up to develop joint offerings for energy and machine-to-machine (M2M) customers in the...

[Via Satellite 09-04-13] Thuraya Telecommunications Company, a mobile satellite services (MSS) operator, launched a new edition of the Thuraya SatSleeve, the satellite adaptor for the iPhone. The new release not...