Focus: Telecom

[Satellite TODAY 04-13-12] Newtec has demonstrated a 310 Mbps transport over a 36 Mhz transponder using existing antennae and power infrastructure on Yahsat’s Y1A satellite, Newtec announced Apil 11.   […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-13-12] Intelsat will offer to sell $800 million in the company’s 7.25 percent interest senior debt that is due in 2020, the operator announced April 12.    Intelsat […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-13-12] Spanish operator Hispasat has received the 2012 Deal of the Year award from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank), Hispasat confirmed April 12.   […]

[Satellite News 04-13-12] Canadian satellite component manufacturer Com Dev continued its streak of profit growth in its 2012 first-quarter, as earnings soared to $3.6 million despite a six percent drop […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-12-12] Astrium subsidiary Vizada has renewed its partnership contract with Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF) to continue satellite communications support TSF’s international missions, Vizada announced April 11.    TSF […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-12-12] Gilat Satellite Networks has completed a dedicated project for satellite-based web connectivity to support Russia’s national presidential elections that were held in early March, the company announced […]

[Satellite News 04-12-12] Lockheed Martin has delivered its 100th and 101st commercial geostationary communications satellites to Arianespace in preparation for a dual launch aboard an Ariane 5 rocket, the manufacturer […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 04-11-12] Hughes Network Systems has been contracted to supply a HN system that includes a multi-spot beam HN network operations center and more than 1000 HN9200 Ku-band […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-11-12] Iridium Communications is calling for entries to its Iridium NEXT Mission Team Scholarship program for the 2012-2013 academic year, the MSS operator announced April 10.    The […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-11-12] Canadian antenna manufacturer C-Com Satellite Systems has received $1 million in orders for its iNetVu mobile antenna products from an unnamed customer in Russia, the company announced […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 04-10-12] The Afghanistan government is seeking a partner to launch the country’s first communications satellite into space within the next six months, Afghanistan’s Minister of Communication and […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-10-12] SES is in negotiations with the Ethiopian Ministry of Information and Communication Technology to provide satellite services to back-up the infrastructure of Ethiopia’s telecommunication provider, Ethio Telecom, […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-10-12] Cisco is introducing an IP multiplexing technology for its Cisco Mobile Ready Net package that aims to dramatically improve the number of IP-based calls on a satellite […]

[Satellite News 04-10-12] Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) is teaming with the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center to host a Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) on a commercial satellite that will be […]

[Satellite News 04-10-12] British aeronautics technology developer Cobham has renewed its 270 million pound ($428.2 million) bid to acquire satellite antenna and hardware manufacturer Thrane & Thrane after Cobham investors […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-09-12] Sea Launch has received the Ukrainian-built Zenit rocket that will orbit the Intelsat 19 satellite in late May at the firm’s California home base for final assembly, […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-06-12] Shareholders of FSS operator SES have elected Miriam Meckel and former Intelsat Chairman and CEO Conny Kullman to serve as new members of the company’s board of […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-06-12] Machine-to-machine (M2M) products and services provider Numerex has unveiled a new Location-Based Services (LBS) platform, which aims to provide enterprises with secure, scalable solutions for monitoring, tracking […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 04-05-12] SES has won a satellite broadband service contract and a second deal to broadcast coverage of the 2012 Olympics in London, the FSS operator announced April […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-05-12] An unnamed client servicing the African region on Spacecom’s Amos-5 has exercised an $11 million contractual clause to extend services on the satellite for a total of […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-05-12] Thales has completed its acquisition of privately held tactical satellite communications terminal provider Tampa Microwave and has inherited related products for defense, government and commercial customers, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-05-12] Thrane & Thrane has been awarded a Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) for its Aviator 700D solution by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which certifies its use […]

[Satellite News 04-05-12] Alaska Airlines will test a new air traffic control system this June in Seattle that uses satellite service to navigate aircraft and allow airport controllers to keep […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-04-12] The Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) commercial services division Antrix Corp. has signed an agreement with Astrium to launch the Spot 6 advanced French remote sensing satellite […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-04-12] North American satellite and space company MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has signed a contract with an unnamed customer to provide multiple advanced technology solutions for a […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-04-12] Numerex Corp. has launched a secure machine-to-machine (M2M) interactive platform with new capabilities such as website integration, integrated smartphone applications and support for interactive data, location and […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-03-12] Temasys and Emerging Markets Communications (EMC) have partnered to rollout a “pay-as-you go” HD Connect satellite service to provide low-cost, HD enterprise connectivity to mobile devices, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-03-12] Eutelsat has demonstrated its satellite broadband solutions in the Macedonian city of Ohrid to a regional meeting of the Broadband Commission for Digital Development, the FSS operator […]

[Satellite News 04-03-12] The acquisition of Hughes’ space and communications business in 2000 gave Boeing the critical mass it needed to secure a leading role in the space industry, according […]

[Satellite News 03-27-12] Israeli manufacturer Novelsat was extremely busy during the SATELLITE 2012 conference, demonstrating a portfolio of innovations for its expanding satellite clientele. The company, which is best known […]