Author: JJ McCoy

Telkonet Inc. subsidiary Microwave Satellite Technology Inc.  (MST) closed a $9.1 million private placement, MST announced May 30. MST offers quadruple-play services, including satellite TV service, to multi-tenant unit and...

C-Com Satellite Systems Inc. opened a service and support center in Beijing, the company announced May 29. The center will be operated by Hua Sheng & Li Tian Technology Co....

Thrane & Thrane has signed Stratos as a distributor for satellite radio and land mobile and maritime communication equipment, Thrane announced May 29. Stratos will sell products to Stratos-appointed indirect...

Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd., has made some of the technology behind its satellite navigation products available to the public, hoping to spur development of new applications...

OmniGlobe Networks has rolled out OmniCenter, a network management software system that combines satellite and WiMAX network management, operations monitoring and bandwidth optimization, the company announced May 29. OmniCenter is...

Globalstar USA LLC is shipping its new GSP-1720 satellite data and voice module (SDVM), the company announced May 29. The Qualcomm Inc.-manufactured GSP-1720 is designed to provide integrators, original equipment...

Xtar has named William Schmidt vice president of government services, Xtar announced May 29. Schmidt will be responsible for the business development, sales, and marketing of X-band services to the...

NXP Semiconductors will supply its Nexperia PNX9520 processor for Sirius Satellite Radio’s TV service, NXP announced May 22. Sirius Backseat TV service is scheduled to be launched later this year...

Mobile Satellite Ventures LP (MSV) named Dave Farmer vice president of marketing for satellite services, the company announced May 25. Farmer previously served as vice president of marketing for Telenor...

Kiyoshi Isozaki, CEO of JSAT Corp., has found that operating conditions tough in Asia and, the operator does not expect to see a huge upsurge in demand for capacity. "We...