Focus: Telecom

[Satellite News 01-20-12] European Aeronautic Defense & Space’s (EADS) technology division Astrium received 3.6 billion euros ($4.64 billion) in new orders in 2011 — beating its estimates by 600 million...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-20-12] The Rural Telecommunications Group (RTG) filed comments Jan. 19 with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to promote the deployment of new mobile broadband services to...

[Satellite TODAY 01-20-12] SkyVision Global Networks has expanded its C-band capacity lease contract with Measat Satellite Systems for AfricaSat-1 satellite coverage across the African region, the operator announced Jan. 19....

[Satellite TODAY 01-20-12] LightSquared has entered into a wholesale agreement with Jolt Mobile, a full service prepaid wireless solution provider that will now offer high-speed wireless services using LightSquared’s 4G-LTE...

[Satellite TODAY 01-20-12] Satellite hardware manufacturer EM Research has introduced a new 39.5 GHz Ka-band frequency synthesizer, the company announced Jan. 19.    EM Research’s KB-39500 frequency synthesizer is available...

[Satellite TODAY 01-19-12] Canadian satellite operator Telesat received a $132.7 million insurance payment from a partial-loss claim it filed after its Telstar 14R/Estrela do Sul-2 satellite failed to deploy its...

[Satellite TODAY 01-19-12] South African Internet service provider Vox Telecom will launch a low-cost satellite broadband service covering most of South Africa in June, the company confirmed Jan 18.  ...

[Satellite TODAY 01-18-12] O3b Networks will launch its new satellite broadband service next year, O3b CEO Steve Collar announced Jan. 17 at a telecom conference in Hawaii.    “We are...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-17-12] ViaSat has launched its Exede high-speed Internet service, integrating the company’s new Ka-band ViaSat-1 high capacity satellite with an advanced next-generation ground system, the company announced...

[Satellite TODAY 01-17-12] U.K. satellite uplink fleet operator SIS Live has expanded its satellite capacity lease agreements with Eutelsat Communications, the companies announced Jan. 16.    SIS Live has signed...