Focus: Telecom

[Satellite News 08-07-12] ATK was solicited by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in late July to provide a modified satellite bus to the agency’s Phoenix program, which aims […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-06-12] ViaSat CEO Mark Dankberg warned investors that the company’s commercial networks segment would continue to generate losses in 2013 despite its 46 percent increase in the […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-06-12] Arianespace has launched its 50th consecutive successful mission by placing the Intelsat 20 and Hylas 2 satellites into orbit for operators Intelsat and Avanti, respectively, the companies […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-03-12] MSS operator Iridium surprised some analysts with its latest financial results after reporting several consecutive quarters of growth. Iridium’s overall service revenue growth in the second […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-03-12] AT&T is planning to acquire NextWave Wireless and the licenses to its 2.3GHz WCS-band spectrum, which is adjacent to spectrum used by satellite radio services, the company […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-03-12] Spanish operator Hispasat has contracted Indra to develop and implement the ground control systems needed to manage its new Amazonas-3 communications satellite, Hispasat announced Aug. 2.   […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-03-12] Canadian FSS operator Telesat reported consolidated revenues of $202 million during its 2012 second quarter, which were relatively flat compared to the same period last year even […]

[Satellite News 08-02-12] When MTN Satellite Communications (MTN) signed its long-term agreement last week with Intelsat to become the second major maritime Ku-band capacity customer on the operator’s new Intelsat […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-02-12] Earth imagery provider DigitalGlobe reported a surprising 23 percent increase in its 2012 second-quarter revenues to $102 million, beating analysts’ consensus of $93 million and marking […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-02-12] Intelsat reported 2012 second-quarter revenues of $638.7 million and a net loss of $84 million during the three-month period ending June 30, the company announced in its […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-02-12] Norsat International has met in-field testing criteria of the NATO Communications and Information (NCI) agency and has been granted final acceptance for its dual Ku- and X-band […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-02-12] Orbital Sciences has entered final preparations for the launch of the Hylas 2 communications satellite for Avanti Communications aboard an Arianespace Ariane 5 rocket from the European […]

The vibrant satellite amplifier technology market features a number of companies competing for business. Are vendors meeting customer needs, and is there enough business for such a large number of […]

It is always an interesting development when one of the big four FSS operators makes a change at the CEO position. When Michel de Rosen became CEO of Eutelsat in […]

The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is a private, non-profit corporation whose members are America’s public TV stations — non-commercial, educational licensees that operate more than 350 PBS member stations and […]

O3b Networks is ramping up activity ahead of the launch of its first satellites next year. The company announced the launch of its new O3b Maritime service and is likely […]

Policy makers in both the United States and the United Kingdom are examining their rules on the accident liability of launch providers and satellite operators. The U.K. Space Agency (UKSA) […]

Across telecommunications markets, harmonization is a subsequent and natural necessary step to liberalization. While liberalization opens markets, harmonization encourages competition by removing trade barriers. The satellite industry, being global by […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-01-12] On-demand and interactive machine-to-machine (M2M) technology and solutions provider Numerex added a company record 116,000 net subscriptions in its 2012 fiscal second quarter, which more than […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-01-12] On-demand and interactive machine-to-machine (M2M) technology and solutions provider Numerex added a company record 116,000 net subscriptions in its 2012 fiscal second quarter, which more than […]

I was thinking about the space industry the other day and it occurred to me that things are more complex than they once were. It is not clear to me […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-01-12] Canadian antenna manufacturer C-Com Satellite Systems has opened its first service center in Argentina in cooperation with Buenos Aires-based integrator Telespazio Argentina, C-Com announced July 31.   […]

Satellite manufacturers across the board are still seeing strong demand for new satellites as operators continue to place orders at a healthy rate. Most manufacturers have won their fair share […]

In the second of a two-part employment series, Via Satellite takes a look at the state of technical hiring in the global satellite sector — what’s driving it and what’s […]

Arianespace Chosen to Launch Kazakhstan’s DZZ-HR Satellite on Vega Rocket Arianespace has been selected to launch the DZZ-HR high-resolution observation satellite being built by Astrium for the Republic of Kazakhstan. Arianespace’s […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 07-31-12] MSS operator Inmarsat has refuted accusations from the Israel Law Center that the company violated U.S. sanctions by providing guidance to Iranian tankers and military vessels. […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-31-12] ATK has expanded its product line of small, agile satellite buses designed for a wide range of missions in civil, national security and commercial applications in both […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-31-12] South African service provider Telkom has unveiled a new IP-based communication solution that incorporates satellite technology, the company announced July 30.    SpaceStream Home will offer Internet […]

[Satellite News 07-31-12] FSS operator Eutelsat turned in a strong full-year fiscal performance and confirmed the order of an additional satellite to meet increasing demands for coverage over the Middle […]

[Satellite News 07-31-12] UAE satellite operator Yahsat will launch its YahClick satellite broadband service in Iraq, Afghanistan, South Africa, Nigeria, and Angola starting in August, with an aim to provide […]