Focus: Telecom

[Satellite TODAY 02-24-12] Brazilian broadcaster Rede Novo Tempo de Comunicação has renewed and expanded its long-term capacity agreement with SES for the distribution of its video and radio channels to […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-23-12] Canadian satellite operator Telesat’s 2011 consolidated full-year fiscal revenues decreased 2 percent from the previous year to $808 million, but the total represents a 1 percent […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-23-12] Measat has secured a long-term lease agreement from Australian telecommunications carrier NewSat for capacity on the Measat-3b satellite, the operator announced Feb. 22.    NewSat said it […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-23-12] LightSquared is preparing to cut approximately 45 percent of its 330-employee workforce to settle the financial issues associated with the regulatory block of its 4G LTE network […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-22-12] Machine-to-machine (M2M) market specialist Numerex added 93,000 subscriptions in its 2011 fourth quarter — a 25 percent increase compared to 69,000 subscriptions added in the fourth quarter […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-22-12] Gilat Satellite Networks was contracted by Kazakhstan-based service provider JSC Nursat to deploy a broadband satellite IP network based on its SkyEdge 2 System, Gilat confirmed Feb. […]

[Satellite News 02-22-12] AsiaSat is the latest operator to sign a launch services deal with SpaceX. The company announced the deal earlier this month, joining fellow operators Thaicom and SES […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-21-12] SatChoice has expanded its global online marketplace service to the North American market to allow regional customers to match satellite communications suppliers with purchase-ready buyers, the company […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-21-12] MSS operator Inmarsat issued a notice to 4G LTE company LightSquared that it defaulted on a $56.25 million payment due upon the completion of a Phase […]

[Satellite News 02-21-12] It was exactly one year ago when GPS manufacturer Garmin and its engineers Scott Burgett and Bronson Hokuf filed a report with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission […]

[Satellite News 02-21-12] ViaSat claims that Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) improperly filed patent applications for technology it didn’t own as far back as April 2007, according to lawsuit complaint documents filed […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-21-12] GMV has signed an agreement with prime contractor Loral to provide the flight dynamics system and the payload transponder management system for Telenor Satellite Broadcasting’s Thor 7 […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-21-12] SkyVision Global Networks, a global provider of IP connectivity over satellite, has signed a multiyear contract with Telesat for Ku-band capacity into Africa on the Telstar 11N […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-21-12] Newtec has enetered into an agreement with satellite-based Internet provider InSat to supply and install Sat3Play hub and terminal technology and deliver next generation Ka-band communications over […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-20-12] Eutelsat’s W3C, Atlantic Bird 7 and Ka-Sat satellites have helped the operator increase its 2012 half-year backlog by 9.6 percent — a record for the Paris-based satellite […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-20-12] Satellite solutions provider Global Satellite USA has launched Iridium’s second-generation maritime broadband platform Iridium Pilot for its customers, the companies announced Feb. 17.    The recently introduced […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-17-12] Technology developer SED Systems has introduced the third generation of its Decimator family of spectrum analyzer products, the company announced Feb. 16.    The Decimator D3 aims […]

[Satellite News 02-17-12] European operator SES entered 2011 knowing it would be a year of operational transition, according to SES President and CEO Romain Bausch, with incremental transponder capacity being […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-17-12] Via Satellite magazine has named Iridium CEO Matt Desch its Satellite Executive of the Year for 2011.    Iridium boasted a strong performance in 2011 that exceeded […]

[Satellite News 02-17-12] Thaicom could be one of 2012’s satellite sector turnaround stories, according to several reports from regional investment bank analysts following the operator’s full-year results published earlier this […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-17-12] Media Networks Latin America (MNLA) has signed a long-term contract with operator SES to secure capacity for its Telefonica Digital unit in Central America and the […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-17-12] The SES-4 satellite successfully performed post-launch maneuvers and deployed its solar arrays yesterday following its launch on Tuesday aboard an International Launch Services (ILS) Proton Breeze M […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-17-12] A U.S. bankruptcy court has confirmed and approved TerreStar’s reorganization plan to emerge from bankruptcy following its acquisition by Dish Network and its parent company Echostar, the […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-16-12] The Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST) has signed a MoU with the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) to improve strategic relations between the […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-16-12]  SES has relocated its AMC-3 satellite as it looks to better serve markets in Latin America. The AMC-3 satellite is moving from its former location of 87 […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-16-12]  LightSquared’s ambitions of building a next-generation mobile broadband network in the United States have been dealt a severe blow after the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)issued […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-16-12]  Avanti Communications signed a new capacity deal for its Hylas-1 satellite. The operator announced Feb. 15 that STM will be buying satellite capacity from Avanti to enable […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-16-12]  Spacecom, the Israeli satellite operator, has revealed details of a key customer on its AMOS-5 satellite. The AMOS-5 satellite was successfully launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-15-12] Gilat Satellite Networks took a considerable leap forward with its long-term Ka-band strategy by winning a contract with O3b Networks to develop and supply Ka-band infrastructure […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-15-12] Telesat has launched rural broadband services on the ViaSat-1 Ka-band satellite for customer Xplornet in Canada, the operator announced Feb. 14.    ViaSat-1, manufactured by Space Systems/Loral […]