[Satellite TODAY 05-26-11] Iridium is offering free calls from ships to naval forces, the company announced May 25. This is a new component of Iridium’s program for combating piracy...
[Satellite TODAY 05-25-11] Detecon Al Saudia, a provider of telecommunication and IT services to Saudi Arabia and the Middle East, is launching a new geo-redundant satellite service in Saudi Arabia....
[Satellite TODAY Insider 05-25-11] The launch of the first two operational satellites of the EU’s global navigation system, Galileo will take place on Oct. 20, the European Commission has confirmed....
[Satellite TODAY 05-25-11] SES Astra is increasing the speed of its broadband service being offered in Europe, the company announced May 25. It will increase the download speed for Astra2Connectto...
[Satellite TODAY 05-25-11] Com Dev has appointed Roberta Bondar to its board of directors, the company announced May 24. Bondar was selected in 1983 as one of the original...
[Satellite TODAY 05-24-11] Qualcomm has revealed details of a new smartphone using one of its chipsets, which supports both the Russian GLONASS and U.S. GPS satellite navigation systems, the company...
[Satellite TODAY 05-24-11] SES Astra has signed a new capacity deal for a 3-D TV channel, the company announced May 23. The agreement is with Penthouse Digital Media Productions...
[Satellite TODAY 05-24-11] Eutelsat has hooked up with one of Scandinavia’s biggest telcos to enable them to provide a satellite broadband service based on the Ka-Sat satellite, the operator announced May...
[Satellite TODAY Insider 05-24-11] Broadcasters see 3-D TV as a low priority. This is one of the key findings of new research released by U.K. research company, Ovum. In its...
[Satellite News 05-24-11] MTN Satellite Communications’ new President and COO, Errol Olivier, says one of the main challenges he faces in this new role is to generate revenues in non-core...