Focus: Telecom

[Satellite News 10-23-08] WorldSpace Inc.’s filed to reorganize under bankruptcy protection primarily due to liquidation and cash flow problems the satellite radio operator faced, spokeswoman Judith Pryor told Satellite News....

[Satellite News 10-22-08] Abertis Telecom, a subsidiary of Abertis, has reached an agreement to increase its stake in Hispasat, the Spanish satellite operator, Abertis said Oct. 21.     Abertis will...

[Satellite News 10-22-08] Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has entered into a three-year, fully secured $100 million revolving credit agreement led by J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and syndicated among six of the...

[Satellite News 10-22-08] ICO Global Communications has been awarded at least $371 million plus interest in its breach of contract lawsuit filed against Boeing Co. and Boeing Satellite Systems International....

[Satellite News 10-22-08] Arianespace won a contract to launch the Rascom-QAF 1R satellite in 2010 aboard an Ariane 5 or Soyuz rocket from French Guiana, Arianespace announced Oct. 22.    ...

[Satellite News 10-22-08] Spacenet Inc. has increased the speed of its commercial grade Connexstar performance series service to include a 5 megabit per second option, the company announced Oct. 22....

[Satellite News 10-22-08] A jury awarded ICO Global Communications at least $371 million plus interest in its breach of contract lawsuit filed against Boeing Co. and Boeing Satellite Systems International...

[Satellite News 10-22-08] VT iDirect  CTO Dave Bettinger has been elected to the board of the Global VSAT Forum, a London-based non-profit international association of the VSAT industry.     The...

[Satellite News 10-22-08] Satamatics has relocated its U.S. operation to larger premises in Marion, Ill., the company said Oct. 21.      The office will become the central point for all...

[Satellite Today 10-21-08] SpaceDev Inc. signed an agreement to be acquired by the privately held Sierra Nevada Corp., SpaceDev announced Oct. 20.       Under the agreement, SNC would acquire the...