Focus: Telecom

[Satellite TODAY 10-28-11] Machine-to-machine (M2M) service provider Numerex saw its M2M subscription base grow 22 percent in the 2011 third quarter compared with the same period last year, which led...

[Satellite TODAY 10-28-11] Wholesale 4G LTE operator LightSquared has entered into a collaborative partnership with antenna solutions provider PCTEL to develop technology in order to resolve concerns regarding LightSquared’s network...

[Satellite TODAY 10-28-11] Danish software developer GateHouse has combined Inmarsat’s BGAN satellite communications capability with software-defined radio (SDR) technology to rollout an SDR implementation of a BGAN terminal, Inmarsat announced...

[Satellite TODAY 10-27-11] Intelsat has partnered with integrated telecommunications service provider Du in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to jointly offer turnkey multi-channel per carrier (MCPC) television program distribution solutions...

[Satellite TODAY 10-26-11] Non-profit satellite organization Global VSAT Forum (GVF) has re-elected iDirect CTO and Senior Vice President of Engineering David Bettinger to its board of directors for a second...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-26-11] Ofcom, the independent regulator and competition authority for British communications industries, has filed a request with the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) to rescind its 2GHz spectrum...

[Satellite TODAY 10-26-11] Eutelsat has activated commercial service on its Atlantic Bird 7 satellite at the 7 degrees West orbital position, the operator announced Oct. 24.    Sea Launch carried...

[Satellite TODAY 10-26-11] Hughes Network System was contracted by GTech to provide an advanced HN satellite networking solution to support lottery operations in Bogota, Colombia, Hughes announced Oct. 25.  ...

[Satellite TODAY 10-26-11] Gilat Satellite Networks’ wholly owned subsidiary Spacenet was selected by Cumberland Farms to upgrade and manage its communications infrastructure for more than 600 stores across 11 U.S....

[Satellite TODAY 10-25-11] FSS operator SES’ new Astra 1N satellite has entered commercial service at the orbital position of 28.2 degrees East, the company confirmed Oct. 24.    The satellite...