Author: JJ McCoy

Norsat International Inc., a provider of intelligent satellite solutions, announced June 19 its rollout of a Chinese language version of its LinkControl user interface software at CommunicAsia 2007 in Singapore....

Service revenue for the entire satellite industry will increase at an average annual rate of more than 11 percent over the coming five years, according to a recent study by...

EMS Satcom, a division of EMS Technologies Inc., has conducted more than 300 hours’ in-flight testing of its Early Entry SwiftBroadband communications system aboard two Boeing Business Jet aircraft. The...

ND SatCom, an SES Astra company and global supplier of satellite-based broadband VSAT, broadcast, government and defense communications, is offering modem technology integrated to the ND SatCom SkyWAN IDU 7000,...

International Communications Group (ICG) and Thrane & Thrane will expand the number of voice channels and increase the flexibility of channel types available to users by integrating ICG’s  ICS-200 dual-channel...

Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract with Russian satellite manufacturer NPO-PM to supply two repeater equipment sets for the Loutch-5A and Loutch-5B communications satellites ordered by the Russian space...

The SES group and Arianespace have agreed to a framework contract guaranteeing launch services for several satellites deployed by the global operator SES, Arianespace announced June 18. The agreement calls...

Lockheed Martin is preparing to deliver spacecraft to a pair of Japan-based companies, Lockheed Martin announced June 19. The BSAT-3A satellite for the Broadcasting Satellite System Corp. (B-SAT) and the...

A majority stake in Intelsat Ltd., global provider of fixed satellite services, will be purchased from its parent company, Intelsat Holdings Ltd., by a group led by U.K.-based private equity...

International Launch Services (ILS) and SES Satellite Leasing announced a contract for five SES satellites to be launched on Proton Breeze M vehicles through 2013, ILS announced June 18. Financial...