Intelsat Restores Internet Service to Turkey
When a major undersea cable recently failed, Intelsat was able to restore Internet services to all of Turkey within 38 hours, the company said. The high-speed connection to the Internet...
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SES Global Forms Worldsat, Signs Deals With Boeing
Luxembourg-based SES Global [Luxembourg: SESG] has formed a new unit called Worldsat, which will operate as a unit of its U.S. subsidiary SES Americom. In addition, SES has signed a...
Executives Express Frustration Over Global Policies
HONOLULU–Cautious optimism and policy frustration top the list of emotions expressed by various satellite industry executives as they consider business initiatives for 2004 and beyond. During panel sessions here at...
Alcatel Delivers Express AM11 Payload To NPO-PM
Alcatel Space, the satellite manufacturing arm of Paris-based Alcatel [NYSE: ALA], has delivered the payload for the AM11 satellite to Russia’s NPO-PM, prime contractor for the Express AM satellites deployed...
Telenor Expands U.S. Government Satellite Services
Telenor Satellite Services is adding VSAT services to its existing General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Telecommunications Service contract. This will enable U.S. government users to order customized C- and Ku-band...
Connexion by Boeing To Offer Maritime Communications
Connexion by Boeing, a business unit of Boeing [NYSE: BA], plans to expand its high-speed satellite broadband service for commercial aviation use to the maritime industry. The unit is in...
Telstar 14 Spacecraft Encounters Solar Array Problem
New York-based Loral Space & Communications [OTCBB: LRLSQ] announced that after its Jan. 10 launch, the Telstar 14/Estrela do Sul 1 communications satellite fully deployed its south solar array but...
Regulatory Issues Continue To Plague Asian Market
HONOLULU–The time has come for the Asia-Pacific region to fully open its doors to the international satellite business. Even though global satellite and network operators have made significant contributions within...
Shin Satellite Prepares For iPSTAR Launch
Shin Satellite, a Thailand-based satellite operator, expects to launch its iPSTAR-1 broadband satellite in the middle of this year. The satellite will be part of the iPSTAR system, which will...
NomadISP, StarBand Team on WiFi Hotspot Partnership
NomadISP, a division of LinOra, and StarBand Communications have formed a strategic partnership to offer NomadISP’s AH-1 WiFi Hotspot product through StarBand’s satellite broadband dealer network. The partnership enables the...