Focus: Telecom

[Satellite TODAY Insider 07-30-12] Canadian satellite firm MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) reported a 2012 second-quarter net loss of $1 million due to a $32 million share-based compensation expense that […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-30-12] Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) has successfully separated the ExactView-1 satellite from its Soyuz launcher and has commenced operation of mission-critical systems onboard the spacecraft, SSTL confirmed […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-30-12] The Israel Law Center issued a statement July 26 accusing U.K. mobile satellite telecommunications operator Inmarsat of violating U.S. sanctions by providing guidance to Iranian tankers and […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 07-27-12] France Telecom reported a decline in both its 2012 first-half revenues and sales due to price cuts to prevent customer defections to rival discounters in the […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-27-12] Dubai-based Sky-Stream has leased capacity on two satellites operated by Eutelsat Communications to respond to connectivity demands from customers engaged in the marine and oil & gas […]

[Satellite News 07-27-12] Satellite operator SES’ 2012 second-quarter earnings benefited from a healthy expansion of digital television in emerging markets and high-definition broadcasting in Europe, with revenues increasing 4.4 percent […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-26-12] MTN Satellite Communications (MTN) has signed a long-term agreement with Intelsat to acquire maritime Ku-band capacity on the Intelsat EpicNG open-architecture satellite platform, MTN announced July 25. […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 07-25-12] The reaction to DigitalGlobe’s $900 million acquisition of its former rival GeoEye differed widely between financial analysts and investors July 23, as DigitalGlobe’s stock value took […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-25-12] C-Com Satellite Systems increased its working capital to $14.2 million in the 2012 second-quarter — a 37.3 percent increase from the same period last year, according to […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-25-12] Rural connectivity provider Frontier Communications has signed a wholesale agreement with Hughes Network Systems to distribute satellite-based broadband services to hundreds of thousands of households and small […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-24-12] Tracking, messaging and navigation technology manufacturer DeLorme has unveiled its inReach two-way satellite communicator, which aims to provide two-way personal text messaging, message delivery confirmation, SOS alerting […]

[Satellite News 07-24-12] FSS operator Intelsat has recently received two noteworthy endorsements of its EpicNG satellite platform through capacity agreements signed with Panasonic Avionics and Harris CapRock Communications. Both customers […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-24-12] Harris CapRock Communications has signed a multi-year agreement with Intelsat to utilize advanced fixed and mobile services on the Intelsat EpicNG platform, the operator announced July 23. […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-24-12] Hughes Network Systems is set to begin testing its new EchoStar 17 satellite with Jupiter high throughput technology following its successful placement into its permanent 107.1 degrees […]

[Satellite News 07-23-12] Spanish multinational satellite ground systems supplier GMV has been contracted by satellite operator Measat to provide the ground control and payload ground control systems for its upcoming […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 07-23-12] European satellite manufacturer Astrium has won a subcontract to supply telecommunication products for NewSat’s Jabiru-1 satellite by Lockheed Martin, the companies confirmed July 20.    Astrium […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-23-12] Avanti Communications has launched its new Pay-As-You-Go high-speed Internet connection service across Europe with no monthly subscription fees, the U.K. satellite operator announced July 20.    Avanti […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-20-12] Vislink will debut the broadcast version of its Advent Mantis MSAT portable data terminal antenna at the IBC trade show in September, the company announced July 19. […]

[Satellite News 07-20-12] In its latest financial results, Orbital Sciences incurred a $2 million charge during the second quarter of 2012 related to an attempt to purchase another company. The […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 07-19-12] Panasonic Avionics has signed a contract with Intelsat to take up 1 Gbps of capacity on the FSS operator’s EpicNG satellite platform that will be used […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 07-18-12] A dramatic long-term shift from legacy SCPC and TDMA systems to High Throughput Satellites (HTS) and the O3b constellation could bring both threats and opportunities for […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-18-12] C-Com Satellite Systems has opened its first service center in Russia in cooperation with Moscow-based integrator RuSat, C-Com announced July 17.    RuSat will operate the C-Com […]

[Satellite News 07-18-12] DirecTV Latin America (DTVLA) is looking to transform into a key regional broadband player, according to DTVLA CEO Bruce Churchill, who believes there is a strong opportunity […]

[Satellite News 07-17-12] When Entropic Communications acquired direct broadcast satellite (DBS) intellectual property and corresponding technologies from PLX Technology last week, it was not only looking to complement its current […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-17-12] Globalstar’s satellite operations control center has initiated the steps needed to place four previously launched satellites into service by the middle of next month, the MSS operator […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-17-12] RRsat Global Communications Network’s mobile satellite business Station711 has been chosen by Telecom Italia to provide a customized and fully branded Inmarsat FleetBroadband-powered web management platform, RRSat […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-16-12] GeoEye has signed contract agreements two international partners in the Middle East and Asia for the renewal and expanded use of GeoEye imagery products, the company announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-16-12] Comtech Telecommunications subsidiary Comtech EF Data has signed a $1.7 million equipment order from an unnamed Asian mobile network operator to provide modems, RF products and RAN […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-16-12] Telefónica Digital has selected Apigee as its development partner for the API management platform, Telefónica announced July 13.    The companies said the partnership builds on work […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 07-13-12] There may be as many as 300,000 stray objects in space between 1 centimeter and 10 centimeters in size, and 35 million objects smaller than 1 […]