Author: Staff Writer

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...

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, 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, 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...

GlobalNet [OTCBB:GLBT] has successfully tested its pre-paid mobile satellite system, which serves Turkey, and areas to the south and east, including the eastern Mediterranean, Egypt, Lebanon and Iraq. Initially, GlobalNet...

Comtech Telecommunications’ [Nasdaq: CMTL] Maryland-based subsidiary Comtech Mobile Datacom has received $4.0 million in orders relating to its satellite-based movement tracking system, under an existing contract with the U.S. Army....

Telenor Satellite Services has signed a three-year agreement with Brittany Ferries to provide high-speed data communications via satellite. Under terms of the agreement, Telenor will provide Ku-band service for two...

With consolidated revenues estimated at $6.15 billion in 2003, the 36 satellite operators of the fixed satellite service (FSS) industry experienced a slight fall in revenues (- 1 percent), as...

HONOLULU–As telecom, broadcast, consumer and enterprise markets begin to recover from their recent business lows, the world’s global expendable launch vehicle (ELV) providers are poised to ramp up their launch...

The following are a selection of some of the projects – both planned and operational – that were on display either at the WSIS exhibition or conference and that involve...