Focus: Telecom

[Satellite Today 04-08-09] The global economic crisis will have little impact on the satellite broadband sector, according to an April 7 report by NSR.     The report, “Broadband Satellite Markets,...

[Satellite News 04-08-09] As companies cut travel budgets they communicate more, and as such, the overall information technology sector is in a good position to help other sectors in a...

[Satellite Today 04-07-09] International Launch Services (ILS) launched a Proton Breeze-M rocket carrying the W2A satellite for Eutelsat, ILS announced April 4.     The W2A satellite, built by Thales Alenia...

[Satellite Today 04-07-09] Thuraya has launched mobile satellite services in Korea, the company announced April 6.     The service was launched in partnership with the company’s long-standing Korean business partner,...

[Satellite News 04-07-09] Inmarsat’s acquisition of a 19 percent stake in SkyWave Mobile Communications was a “small investment” for the company in its efforts to expand Inmarsat’s presence in the...

[Satellite Today 04-07-09] Carrier to Carrier (C2C), an independent Dutch telecom provider to European enterprise markets, has uplinked on the Telstar 11N satellite, C2C announced April 6.     C2C said...

[Satellite Today 04-07-09] NewWave Broadband has ordered $2 million in satellite communications products from iDirect to expand maritime VSAT service and land-based market, NewWave announced April 6.     Under the...

[Satellite Today 04-06-09] Antenna Technology Communications Inc. (ATCi) and SES New Skies have installed an advanced cellular and Internet communications satellite system for Ninetel Telecommunications, a broadband telephone services provider,...

[Satellite Today 04-06-09] Australian telco Optus made new appointments to its management team, the company said April 3.     Optus, a subsidiary of SingTel with significant satellite presence in Australia,...

[Satellite Today 04-06-09] GeoEye Inc.’s 2008 revenues fell by 20 percent, or $36.3 million, compared to 2007, according to its full year and fourth quarter financial results released April 3....