Focus: Telecom

[Satellite TODAY 10-19-09] The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) declared Iridium Communications’ Nasdaq registration effective and ready for trading as of Oct. 16, Iridium announced. The company, which completed...

[Satellite TODAY 10-19-09] Signis, a non-government Catholic communication group, and iDirect will demonstrate capabilities of a satellite communications system that aims to efficiently distribute and share media content to developing...

[Satellite TODAY 10-19-09] Denis Pivnyuk has been appointed CFO of the Russian Satellite Communications Co. (RSCC), the company announced Oct 16.     Pivnyuk worked for the Khrunichev State Research and...

[Satellite TODAY 10-16-09] Intelsat is looking to raise $500 million by selling 8.5 percent senior notes due 2019 at an issue price of 99.166 percent, the company announced Oct. 14....

[Satellite TODAY 10-16-09] More than 50,000 of SkyWave Mobile Communications’ North American GlobalWave customers have migrated to the Inmarsat network for satellite-based asset tracking, monitoring and control applications, SkyWave announced...

[Satellite TODAY 10-16-09] Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) appointed CEO Patrick DeWitt the company’s chairman, the company Oct. 15.     DeWitt will relinquish his duties as CEO and retire at the end...

[Satellite TODAY 10-16-09] Lockheed Martin’s board named Christopher Kubasik president and COO effective Jan. 1, the company announced Oct. 15.     Bob Stevens will retain his position as the company’s...

By Honey Berman With the global economy poised for a rebound, satellite modem manufacturers are responding with new products and services, capable of supporting a wide array of business and...

A new wave of second-generation IP networking products has entered the market over the past six months with a focus on integrating multiple features to meet the demands of  unique...

Comtech EF Data Vice President Fred Morris has seen global networks evolve and standards come and go over his career. As his company does business in the DVB-S2 era, Morris...