Focus: Telecom

Inmarsat Deploys OnAir Service on Two Asia Pacific Airlines Japanese airline ANA will deploy Inmarsat SwiftBroadband on its international routes starting in mid-2013. Inmarsat said the Wi-Fi services, which are […]

Avanti Rolls Out Pay-As-You-Go Hylas-1 Internet Service Avanti Communications has launched its new Pay-As-You-Go high-speed Internet connection service across Europe with no monthly subscription fees. Avanti will offer a high-bandwidth […]

Though the summer is traditionally a quiet time in the satellite industry, it has certainly not been the case this year. During the course of the last few weeks, we […]

The evolution toward more advanced video compression codecs is creating new opportunities and challenges for content providers. The transition from MPEG-2 to MPEG-4 has helped to shrink the bandwidth required […]

Broadband via satellite has long been touted as the best solution for isolated areas that have no terrestrial connection, but it is also a big business for the satellite and […]

MSS operator and service provider Globalstar has spent the last two years financing and launching 24 new satellites that it hopes will bring the company’s Duplex service back into full […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-31-12] Satélites Mexicanos (Satmex) has hired Erik Hansen as its director of North American sales, the operator announced Aug. 31.    Hansen has more than 12 years of […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-29-12] Enterprise satellite communication services provider ITC Global has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Spidersat Communications, a privately held integrator in Africa that provides mission […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-29-12] FSS operator SES has signed a capacity agreement with satellite capacity and networking equipment provider Romantis to support growing connectivity needs across Russia and Central Asia, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-29-12] KVH Industries has introduced a new onboard terminal for its TracPhone V7-IP mini-VSAT broadband service, KVH announced Aug. 29.    KVH said the new version of its […]

[Satellite News 08-28-12] Fixed and mobile satellite operators have traditionally been categorized in separate markets due to the different services each provides to its own unique verticals. While FSS operators […]

[Satellite News 08-28-12] While the second quarter is usually one of the weaker periods of the fiscal year for most satellite companies, the 2012 second quarter cultivated more than a […]

[Satellite News 08-28-12] Remote connectivity and content services provider MTN Satellite Communications (MTN) has rolled out and expanded its MTN Worldwide TV service to reach commercial shipping, ferry, oil & […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-28-12] Harris has been awarded a 15-year $291 million contract to develop a communications network that will serve as the cornerstone of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-28-12] Canadian antenna manufacturer C-Com Satellite Systems has received type approval for its iNetVu Ka-75V antenna system from service provider ViaSat, C-Com announced Aug. 28.    The type […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-27-12] Australian satellite operator NewSat yielded $3.8 million in pre-tax earnings during its full-year fiscal period ending June 30, which represented a 111 percent increase, or more […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-27-12] Imtech Marine has signed two contracts to build two maritime vessels and supply satellite technology for two oil and gas firms, Imtech announced Aug. 27.    Imtech […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-23-12] Satellite communications systems provider ViaSat CFO Ronald Wangerin will resign from his position after 10 years of service, the company confirmed Aug. 23.    Wangerin will […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-23-12] MSS operator Inmarsat increased its demand forecast for mobile satellite communications in Malaysia’s shipping industry after the company was contracted by Malaysian shipping firm MISC to install […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-22-12] MSS operator Inmarsat has unveiled global pre-paid satellite services for both voice and data through its pre-pay platform with the introduction of support for voice calls originating […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-22-12] Sirius XM Radio investors have sued the satellite broadcaster’s board of directors for doing enough to protect the company from a potential Liberty Media takeover, according […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-22-12] Thaicom has signed a cooperation agreement with iDirect to provide an alternative integrated solution to its IPStar customers, the companies announced Aug. 22.    Thaicom said the […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-22-12] SES has expanded its partnership with global satellite communications provider Pactel to include a multi-year capacity deal on NSS-6, the operator announced Aug. 21.    Pactel will […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-21-12] Sea Launch has successfully launched the Intelsat 21 communications satellite into orbit for FSS operator Intelsat aboard a Zenit-3SL rocket from its platform in the equatorial […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-21-12] Maritime enterprise satellite communications provider ITC Global has acquired the remaining 10 percent interest in VSAT specialist ITC Guinea to obtain complete ownership of the entity, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-21-12] Voice, video and data distribution networks developer Wegener Corp. has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) extension from an unnamed international customer that represents a bookable commitment […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-20-12]Satellite operator Thaicom will sell its Mfone mobile phone business to an operator outside of Thailand by the end of this year, according to the company’s latest financial […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-20-12] Comtech EF Data has received a $1.5 million DoubleTalk Carrier-in-Carrier bandwidth compression order from an unnamed telecommunications service provider in the Asia-Pacific region, the company confirmed Aug. […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-20-12] Gilat’s Ka-band initiatives are well underway and the Israeli satellite company’s related project pipeline is growing at a healthy rate, according to Gilat CEO Erez Antebi. […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-20-12] Maxwell Technology has launched Sat-Space Africa’s Satellite Hot Spot solution, which aims to transform business models for providing connectivity to underserved communities in townships and rural areas, […]