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The success enjoyed by the commercial satellite sector over recent decades comes as no surprise to the engineers, technicians and managers who have been contributing to its remarkable growth by […]

Teleports often are characterized as the ground-based infrastructure of a satellite network, but the term means different things to different people. There is a surprising amount of diversification in the […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-27-10] EchoStar Satellite Services will acquire Satelites Mexicanos S.A. de C.V. (Satmex) for about $374 million, the companies announced Feb. 26.      EchoStar and MVS Comunicaciones, EchoStar’s partner […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-01-10] Sirius XM Radio expects to add 500,000 new subscribers in 2010 after posting fourth-quarter 2009 net income of $14.2 million, compared a net loss of $245.8 million […]

Peter Shaper’s introduction to the satellite communications sector occurred while he was a partner in a private equity firm. Research into telecom companies that were “undervalued” led to CapRock Communications. […]

Michel de Rosen took over the role of CEO of Eutelsat Communications from Giuliano Berretta in November. For most of the previous decade, he served as chairman and CEO of […]

  Speak now or forever hold your peace or at least hold it for a long time until provision can be made to hear your arguments. The U.S. Federal Communications […]

Network neutrality is a hot topic in the United States that is generally viewed to apply to Internet services and IP networks. Although this topic arose in the United States […]

The launch services marketplace always has been a tough place to earn a living. These days, there is a combination of strong demand and heavy backload, high barriers to entry, […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-26-10] TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) has introduced its SwiftLink 2810 executive communications rucksack package product, TCS announced Feb. 25.    The product is an addition to TCS’ SwiftLink family […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-26-10] Fujitsu Frontech North America has appointed Vislink News & Entertainment as a reseller of its H.264 encoders and decoders, Vislink announced Feb. 25.    Starting in the […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-26-10] Harris Corp. received a $78 million order from the U.S. Department of Defense to provide additional Falcon 2 AN/VRC-104 high-frequency tactical mobile satellite radio systems for use […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-26-10] The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has denied SpaceX’s protest of NASA’s contract with Orbital Sciences Corp. to launch a scientific satellite for NASA in 2012, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-26-10] Orbital Sciences Corp. and Aerojet have initiated the AJ26 rocket engine testing process for Orbital’s Taurus 2 medium-class launch vehicle, the companies announced Feb. 25.     Aerojet […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-25-10] Globecomm Systems subsidiary Telaurus Communications has been awarded a three-year maritime managed services contract from PACC Ship Managers in Singapore, Globecomm announced Feb. 24.     Telaurus will […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-25-10] The French Space Agency (CNES) has contracted Thales Alenia Space to build the Jason-3 weather satellite based on the Proteus platform, the manufacturer announced Feb. 24.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-25-10] Newtec, Arabsat and the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU) are expanding the Multimedia Exchange Network over Satellite (MENOS), Newtec announced Feb. 24.     Additional bandwidth will be […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-25-10] News Corp has acquired a 9 percent stake in the Rotana Group, a Middle East media group, the company announced Feb. 23. News Corp. will acquire newly-issued […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-15-10] SatMax Corp. has formed a joint marketing partnership with TLC Engineering, based in Houston, Texas, SatMax announced Feb. 24.     SatMax will market its wireless, non-line-of-sight satellite […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-25-10] Eric Béranger, CEO of Astrium Services hailed a deal the company did earlier this year with the European Defence Agency (EDA). In early January, Astrium Services was […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-23-10] Boeing’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) K-L program completed a NASA system-level critical design review and production readiness review on Feb. 19, Boeing announced Feb. 23. […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-24-10] NDS has signed a contract with On Digital Media to provide a comprehensive set of services for its TopTV DTH platform in South Africa, the company announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-23-10] UPC Broadband consolidated its European DTH businesses to create a new company, UPC DTH, the company announced Feb. 22.     The consolidation will combine UPC Direct’s activities […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-24-10] Thai-based satellite operator Thaicom reported a net loss in 2009 of $14.16 million despite growing its year-end revenues to $216.90 million, the company announced in its 2009 […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-23-10] The Brazilian Amazonian Protection System (SIPAM) has contracted Gilat to provide its SkyEdge 2 VSAT broadband satellite communications network to more than 1,000 SIPAM sites in the […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-24-10] Worldwide government expenditures for space programs grew by 10 percent in 2009 over 2008, reaching an all-time high of $68 billion, according to a Euroconsult report, released […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-22-10] SES CFO Mark Rigolle has been appointed CEO of O3b Networks, the companies announced Feb. 22. Rigolle succeeds Greg Clarke, who is stepping down for personal reasons […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-23-10] Thuraya is launching a mobile satellite broadband starter package specifically designed for occasional-use Thuraya IP service customers, the company announced Feb. 21.     The Thuraya IP starter […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-23-10] U.S. Broadband stimulus funds of $100 million specifically set aside for satellite projects in a U.S. Rural Utilities Services (RUS) and U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-23-10] Mobile satellite TV market revenues are projected to reach $11 billion by 2015, driven by the growing consumer demand for video content on an anytime, anywhere basis, […]