Focus: Telecom

[Satellite Today 02-19-09] Eutelsat’s How Bird 9 satellite has entered into commercial service, the company announced Feb. 17.     The 64 Ku-band transponder satellite was built by EADS Astrium and...

[Satellite Today 02-19-09] JSAT Mobile Communications has been granted a radio license by the Kanto Bureau of the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, JSAT Mobile joint venture partner...

[Satellite Today 02-19-09] Pradman Kaul, chairman and CEO of Hughes Network Systems, has been named Via Satellite‘s Satellite Executive of the Year for 2008.     Kaul was recognized for his...

[Satellite Today 02-18-09] Stratos Global rolled out its StratosNet Accelerator, a free Internet-optimization application that aims to help customers reduce airtime costs required to operate BGAN, FleetBroadband and SwiftBroadband mobile...

[Satellite Today 02-18-09] Antenna Technology Communications Inc. (ACTi) will be offering its 3 cents-per-minute advanced cellular communications satellite systems to countries across the Middle East, Latin America and Africa in...

[Satellite Today 02-18-09] Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. reported a net loss for the fourth quarter of $6.5 million in its results released Feb. 17. The loss compares to a net...

[Satellite Today 02-17-09] KVH and ViaSat have expanded their mini-VSAT Broadband service to service enterprise operations in the Persian Gulf, the companies announced Feb. 17. The expansion also extends the...

[Satellite Today 02-17-09] Solaris Mobile is joining forces with Nagravision as it looks to make an impact in the mobile TV and mobile broadband markets across Europe, the companies announced...

The Navy gave Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] a $78.6 million contract to produce upgrades for the Aegis shipboard weapons control system, the company announced. Lockheed is to produce the next...

[Satellite Today 02-16-09] Starling Advanced Communications is introducing its StarCar antenna system for land vehicles, the company announced Feb. 13.     The StarCar self-contained antenna system features RF and electronics...