Inmarsat Posts Strong Results; Signs Launch Deal
Inmarsat reported a leap in profits during the first half of 2007, the company announced Aug. 7. Amid earnings results for the first six months of 2007, revenues cleared $284.2...
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Iridium To Support Relief Organizations In Israel, New Zealand
Iridium Satellite has sold satellite communications equipment for use in relief efforts by two International Red Cross members, Magen David Adom in Israel and The New Zealand Red Cross, Iridium...
Stratos To Provide Services To Three Oil And Gas Exploration Companies
Stratos Global Corp. has signed three separate strategic agreements to provide remote communications solutions to global offshore oil and gas industry clients, Stratos announced Aug. 6. The agreements are with...
Gilat Expands SkyEdge Network For Telecom Operator In Kazakhstan
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. will provide several hundred additional SkyEdge VSATs for JSC Kazakhtelecom (KT), Gilat announced Aug. 6. With the new deployment, KT will operate four Gilat satellite hubs...
Mobile Satellite Ventures Unveils SMART System For Law Enforcement
Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) has launched its Satellite Mutual Aid Radio Talkgroup (SMART) system on the company’s nationwide push-to-talk satellite network for the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal...
Spacecom To Provide Bandwidth To U.S. Department Of Defense
Space-Communication Ltd. (Spacecom) will provide DRS Technologies with Ku-band capacity for use by the U.S. Department of Defense, Spacecom announced Aug. 6. The capacity will be used by DRS Technologies’...
Measat Signs New Solar Deal
Measat signed a new deal with Solar Entertainment as the broadcaster looks to boost revenues from international markets, the companies announced August 3. With more than 600 cable headends currently...
SES Global Profits Slip In First Half Of 2007
SES Global saw solid revenue and operating profit increases in the first six months of 2007, but the satellite operator’s net profit slipped, the company announced August 6. For the...
Connectivity
Executive Q&A: TCS Satellite Services Director Discusses WWSS
TeleCommunication Systems Inc. (TCS) is one of six prime contractors in the U.S. Army’s $5 billion Worldwide Satellite Systems (WWSS) contract awarded in 2006. The contract provides users with a...
Government/Military
Amy Gwinn, Director of Satellite Services, TCS
TeleCommunication Systems Inc. (TCS) is one of six prime contractors in the U.S. Army’s $5 billion Worldwide Satellite Systems (WWSS) contract awarded in 2006. The contract provides users with a...