Focus: Telecom

[Satellite News 09-17-12] MSS operator Inmarsat has launched a new platform that aims to enable airlines to provide real-time and updated on-demand entertainment content to passengers’ own devices. The SBTV...

Dubai-based satellite service provider SkyStream has purchased an iDirect Series 15100 universal satellite hub to extend and enhance the availability of its coverage for luxury yacht owners, iDirect announced Sept....

Gilat Satellite Networks’ wholly owned subsidiary Spacenet has equipped its 10,000th Dollar General store with its SkyEdge VSAT technology, Spacenet confirmed Sept. 12.    Spacenet has been working with Dollar...

Mobile satellite services provider Inmarsat has appointed Michele Franci as its Global Xpress vice president of commercial business, the company announced Sept. 10.    In his new position, Franci will...

Vislink is set to introduce its Advent Mantis MSAT portable data terminal, designed to address emerging Ka-band satellite newsgathering requirements for international broadcasters, the company announced.    The MSAT can...

It was not so long ago that the satellite industry seemed to reluctantly accept its place in the broadband pecking order. Its only business here was to provide broadband where...

The mood of optimism continued on day two of Comsys’ VSAT 2012 conference. The morning was full of information about exciting new business plans as companies tried to target VSAT...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 09-14-12] After months of negotiating financing terms, Thales Alenia Space has signed a formal contract with Globalstar to manufacture and deliver six additional satellites for the Globalstar...

[Satellite TODAY 09-14-12] Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) CEO Matt Perkins issued the following statement Sept. 13 following the tragic death of SSTL Engineer Saad Al-Hilli:    “I am deeply...

[Satellite TODAY 09-13-12] Canadian satellite broadcast technology manufacturer Advantech Wireless has released a new series of indoor GaN technology-based solid-state power amplifiers (SSPAs) and BUCs featuring high power, high linearity...