Focus: Telecom

[Satellite TODAY 02-06-13] Astrium Services has signed a multi-year capacity renewal agreement with Intelsat for C-band capacity to be used by Astrium Services’ maritime customers in the Mediterranean, Atlantic Ocean, […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-06-13] Spanish satellite company Hispasat has launched 4,000 antennas for its broadband satellite services. The move offers advanced broadband services to the Spanish cities that until now had […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-06-13] Australia’s National Broadband Network (NBN) will increase its speeds to more than double from 12Mbps down and 1Mbps up to 25Mbps down and 5Mbps, the country’s Communications […]

African telecommunications company K-NET has announced the successful transition of its satellite-based services to the new high-powered digital communications satellite Astra 2F.

Clyde Space has announced that the first satellite designed and built in Scotland will be launched on board a Russian rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan next June.

[Satellite TODAY 02-05-13] The Society of Satellite Professionals International has announced five new inductees for the 2013 Hall of Fame: Romain Bausch, President and CEO at SES; Robert Zitter, Executive […]

Liberty Global is in negotiations to buy United Kingdom-based cable and mobile operator Virgin Media.

[Satellite TODAY 02-05-13] The World Teleport Association has announced the appointment of four new members to its Board of Directors.    Roger Franklin, President and CEO at Crystal Solutions; Richard […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-04-13] ITC Global will upgrade its mining-sector satellite network with iDirect’s iDX 3.2 software that includes Adaptive TDMA, iDirect announced. ITC Global will also deploy the next-generation Evolution […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-01-13] Sea Launch failed to loft an Intelsat satellite into orbit early Friday morning after its Zenit 3SL rocket and Ukrainian-built booster experienced an anomaly approximately 40 seconds […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-01-13] DigitalGlobe and GeoEye have announced the completion of their merger. The combined company now has a market capitalization of $2.1 billion, based on the closing price of […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-01-13] SES has announced a three-year capacity deal with JSC VimpelCom, one of Russia’s leading mobile operators. Under the agreement, VimpelCom will have additional capacity on SES’ NSS-9 […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-01-13] United Kingdom regulator Ofcom has published proposals to liberalize all mobile licenses in the 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2100 MHz bands to permit the deployment of […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-01-13] TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) has announced its participation in the new BlackBerry 10 platform. The company’s maps application ships with the new BlackBerry 10 smartphones and TCS’ associated […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-31-13] Over-the-top (OTT) video communication service revenues are set for a dramatic spike during an eight-year period – from 7 billion euros in 2012 to approximately 15 billion […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-31-13] UAE-based satellite operator Yahsat has announced a partnership with truIT Uganda. The agreement will allow Yahsat to start operating its YahClick satellite broadband service in the country, […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-31-13] Eutelsat Communications has announced it will deliver the fastest satellite-based consumer broadband speeds in the United Kingdom. For this, the company is releasing a new range of […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-30-13] ViaSat has signed four new contracts to increase the total Ku-band capacity of its global mobility network by more than 60 percent. The additional bandwidth will be […]

Ball Aerospace has announced the completion of a 90,000-square-foot expansion project at its integration facility in Boulder, Colo., finishing work that started in 2005.    The expansion will be used […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-28-13] Informational Data Technologies (IDT), a provider of satellite AMR/AMI management systems for rural utilities, announced the launch of a program that will offer leasing for the IDT […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-28-13] Cobham Satcom has announced the appointment of Brian Anderson as Aftermarket Sales Manager for the Americas.    Anderson will initially be responsible for Cobham Satcom aeronautical satellite […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-28-13] RuSat, a satellite service provider for enterprise customers, Internet service providers, and government agencies in Russia, has announced the launch of a new satellite broadband service using […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-25-13] United Kingdom-based satellite mobile voice, data and tracking services supplier, Global Telesat Communications (GTCL) has signed an updated distributor agreement with Globalstar Europe Satellite Services, a wholly […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-25-13] Gazprom Space Systems (GSS) has selected Newtec to provide equipment for the Yamal-402 satellite’s new VSAT Platform. Newtec will provide the complete VSAT system for the project […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-24-13] Georgian mobile and telecommunication company MagtiCom has signed an agreement with SES for a fourth transponder at the ASTRA 31.5 degrees East orbital position to expand its […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-24-13] Polaris Wireless announced a significant, record increase in revenue and profitability in 2012. The company’s revenue grew 79 percent year-over-year, and profitability (as measured by EBITDA) increased […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-24-13] Arabsat has concluded a hosted payload deal on its BADR-7 satellite and will announce the customer at the SATELLITE 2013 conference in March. Arabsat CEO Khalid Balkheyour […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-24-13] Eutelsat Communications has announced the launch of Eutelsat Air Access, its new aeronautical mobile service. The service is designed to help accelerate the offer of in-flight connectivity […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-23-13] Gilat To Home Peru, a subsidiary of Gilat Satellite Networks, has been awarded a three-year contract by Peru’s state bank, Banco de la Nación, to provide satellite […]

M2M Solutions Image credit: Norsat [Satellite TODAY 01-23-13] Norsat International has launched its new M2M (machine to machine) Solutions line for the oil and gas industry. The company’s first product, […]