http://www.satellitetoday.com Satellite Today en-us 2013 Fri, 24 May 2013 23:59:57 EDT Intelsat has announced that its subsidiary, Intelsat Jackson Holdings has received the requisite consent to amend terms of the indenture governing its 8.5 percent senior notes due in 2019, in connection with its previously announced consent solicitation.... http://www.satellitetoday.com/commercial/operators/41267.html Fri, 24 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT Intelsat has announced that its subsidiary, Intelsat Jackson Holdingsplans to offer $2 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes due in 2023.... http://www.satellitetoday.com/commercial/operators/41264.html Thu, 23 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT As several industry leaders including Intelsat, Hughes and O3b Networks are in the process of launching new High Throughput Satellites (HTS), a specialized roundtable discussion on HTS began May 21 in Washington, D.C., with several panelists who indicated HTS might have far reaching implications for the global market place.... http://www.satellitetoday.com/commercial/operators/41247.html Wed, 22 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT [Satellite TODAY 05-21-13] Astrium Services has won a contract to provide Belgium’s emergency and security services with Blue Light Mobile, their first secure mobile 3G network. The five-year contract has been signed with ASTRID, which is Belgium’s mobile telecommunications network operator for the... http://www.satellitetoday.com/commercial/operators/41241.html Tue, 21 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT [Satellite TODAY 05-21-13] Globalstar, a provider of mobile satellite voice and data services, has announced it has successfully completed and reached agreements to complete multi-part financings in connection with the successful exchange of its 5.75 percent Convertible Senior Unsecured Notes into new 8.00... http://www.satellitetoday.com/commercial/operators/41244.html Tue, 21 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT Representation of the Boeing satellite that ViaSat-2 will be based on. Image credit: Boeing [Satellite TODAY 05-17-13] ViaSat announced May 16 that Boeing will build ViaSat-2, a landmark deal for ViaSat that has been eagerly anticipated after years of delay. Company officials, however, say it will be worth... http://www.satellitetoday.com/commercial/operators/41223.html Fri, 17 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT [Satellite TODAY 05-16-13] Thaicom’s momentum continues to move forward as the company’s latest financial results demonstrate. The company had net profits in the first quarter of 2013 of 330 million Baht ($11.11 million), an increase by almost 300 percent compared to the same stage last year. The... http://www.satellitetoday.com/commercial/operators/41209.html Thu, 16 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT An ILS Proton launch vehicle successfully placed the EUTELSAT 3D Satellite into Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO), for Eutelsat Communications.... http://www.satellitetoday.com/commercial/operators/41195.html Wed, 15 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT Inmarsat has completed its acquisition of Australian company TC Communications, a satellite communications provider. Inmarsat will now integrate the company into its existing operations with a particular focus on supporting its expanding global government and enterprise business units.... http://www.satellitetoday.com/commercial/operators/41184.html Tue, 14 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT [Satellite TODAY 05-14-13] Globalstar has announced that the forbearance agreement with respect to the company's 5.75 percent convertible senior notes due in 2028 has been amended to extend the forbearance period through 11:59 p.m. on May 20, 2013 as negotiations with the forbearing note holders... http://www.satellitetoday.com/commercial/operators/41192.html Tue, 14 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT