Focus: Telecom

[Satellite TODAY 06-19-12] O3b Networks has launched a new broadband solution that aims to provide cruise ship guests and crew with more than 100 times the average Internet access rates […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-19-12] U.K. satellite operator Avanti Communications has installed Newtec Sat3Play hubs in its Earth stations to extend the IP broadband service range on its Hylas 1 and Hylas […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-19-12] Component manufacturer AVX Corp. has developed a new wideband directional coupler with high directivity for the satellite industry, the company announced June 18.    The company said […]

[Satellite News 06-18-12] Global FSS satellite operator SES has signed a strategic memorandum of understanding with in-flight connectivity specialist Gogo to bring high-speed, satellite-delivered Internet access to passengers aboard commercial […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 06-16-12] O3b Networks has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with Optimal Satcom, which will provide enhanced enterprise capacity management systems supporting high-throughput Ka-band satellites in medium-Earth […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-18-12] Personal satellite messaging, tracking and navigation technology developer DeLorme has released an upgrade for its inReach two-way satellite communicators, the company announced June 15.    Product improvements […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-18-12] Global Telesat Corp. (GTC) has been selected to provide specialized satellite tracking capabilities for yachts participating in the Ecker 1,000 Miles Race between Zadar, Croatia and Alanya, […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-15-12] Vox Telecom has received the first transmission from Y1-B, South Africa’s first Ka-band satellite, the company announced June 14.    Vox Telecom plans to use the satellite […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-15-12] Australian operator NewSat has inked a $30.3 million contract with an unnamed South Asian reseller to provide three years of Jabiru satellite service in Afghanistan, the company […]

[Satellite News 06-15-12] FSS operator Telesat has been busy in the first half of June, during which it has launched commercial service on a North American satellite, signed a significant […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 06-13-12] International solutions specialist Phasor has unveiled new communications-on-the-move phased array technology that the company described as a, “paradigm shift in satellite communications.”    Phasor announced June […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-13-12] Gilat Satellite Networks subsidiary Wavestream has been selected by Harris CapRock Communications to supply Ku-band solid-state power amplifiers for integration into end-to-end VSAT antenna systems onboard its […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-13-12] Canadian satellite company Galaxy Broadband has added the Hughes HN9200 and HN9400 broadband satellite routers to its product portfolio, the company confirmed June 12.    The agreement […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-13-12] Astrotech Space Operations (ASO) has secured a $1.1 million purchase order to supply hypergolic propellants to an unnamed satellite and spacecraft manufacturer. ASO announced June 12 that […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-13-12] Satellite voice, fax, datalink and Internet communications solutions provider Satcom Direct has opened a new domestic office in Savannah, Ga., the company announced June 12.    The […]

[Satellite News 06-13-12] Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc) signed one of its most important contracts last year last year with Space Systems/Loral to build its Thor 7 satellite. The deal provided […]

[Satellite News 06-12-12] Hughes Network Systems is ready to deploy its new, packaged GSM/satellite solution HX System to cellular backhaul markets after successfully completing end-to-end verification tests on the platform […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 06-12-12] Thales Alenia Space may soon stop working on six Globalstar satellites scheduled for launch this fall as the mobile satellite service provider faces a default on […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-12-12] Dish Network has entered into a partnership with Qualcomm to enable support of satellite-based communications in Qualcomm’s Snapdragon S4 MSM8960 dual-core solution, the companies announced June 11. […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-12-12] SES has introduced new SAT-IP satellite reception technology that demodulates and converts satellite signals to IP for further in-home distribution to IP devices, the operator announced June […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-11-12] Comtech easily topped consensus revenue forecasts of $98 million in its 2012 third quarter, reporting a little less than $100 million in revenue from increasing strength in […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-11-12] Com Dev International’s profits surged amid higher margins in its 2012 second fiscal-quarter, despite a 6 percent decline in revenue compared with the same period last year, […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-11-12] The investigation into why a solar panel failed to deploy on the Intelsat-19 satellite has turned to the rocket that launched the spacecraft into orbit on May […]

[Satellite News 06-11-12] FSS operator Intelsat has spent the last two years preparing for an expected a three-year surge in high throughput traffic by developing an open architecture for new […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 06-08-12] Intelsat has introduced a new platform for its satellites based on an open architecture design that combines its spectral rights in the C-, Ku- and Ka-bands […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-07-12] SkyVision Global Networks has been contracted by Catholic Relief Services (CRS) to provide its SkyVision Optimize product as a VSAT solution for its global network, Sky Vision […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-07-12] Inmarsat has reached 30,000 active FleetBroadband terminals in service with the installation of a FleetBroadband 500 on a Greek-flagged crude oil tanker, the MSS operator announced June […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 06-07-12] The Australian government’s NBN business will launch fixed and wireless fiber and Ka-band satellite broadband service by the end of 2015, connecting up to 17,000 homes […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-06-12] Gilat Satcom is set to introduce its SuricatePRO solution supported by Iridium satellite connectivity, the company announced June 5.    SuricatePRO features the Wireless Iridium Link to […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-06-12] Beam Communications has released a new satellite piracy solution for Iridium-based, secure communications on board maritime vessels, Beam announced June 5.     The company’s new PotsDOCK Extreme […]