Focus: Telecom

[Satellite TODAY Insider 12-03-11] U.S. research firm In-Stat is predicting that revenues from multi-screen content platforms will reach $21 billion by 2015. This is one of the key findings of […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-03-11] Globalstar has entered into an agreement with John M. Shay, Jr., to provide professional accounting and finance advisory services to the company. Globalstar announced the collaboration Dec. […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-03-11] Telemar and Orbit Communications Group have joined forces to launch iCGlobal, a new maritime satellite communications offering. The new solution aims to combine the benefits of robust, […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-03-11]  Pace is teaming up with Rovi Corp. in the United States to develop an integrated hybrid Internet Protocol (IP) solution, the two companies announced Dec. 2.    […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-02-11]  Eutelsat has unveiled a new system for naming its satellites which will see them named around the Eutelsat brand. Starting in March 2012, Eutelsat’s satellites will take […]

[Satellite News 12-02-11] ViaSat U.K. is making a concerted effort to target the government and enterprise market in the United Kingdom with a slew of new products and services. Late […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-02-11] LightSquared has signed a deal with Smarter Car, a new company that will soon offer mobile services that enable automobile dealerships and drivers to access critical data, […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-02-11]  Gilat Satellite Networks is introducing a new Satcom-On-The-Move (SOTM) solution for airborne applications, the company announced Nov. 30. The SOTM solution will feature a very small Ku-band […]

I have always liked Iridium, at least the new Iridium that followed the bankruptcy of the original, mobile phone-focused Iridium. One of the things that I have liked most about […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-01-11]  Solaris Mobile has received a key recommendation from the ITU, the company announced Nov. 30. The company has been acknowledged by the ITU and its MSS system […]

Eutelsat Activates Atlantic Bird 7 Eutelsat has activated commercial service on its Atlantic Bird 7 satellite at the seven degrees West orbital position. Eutelsat transferred all of Atlantic Bird 4A’s […]

GateHouse Integrates Inmarsat BGAN into SDR Solution Denmark’s GateHouse has combined Inmarsat’s BGAN satellite communications capability with software-defined radio (SDR) technology to rollout an SDR implementation of a BGAN terminal. […]

Arianespace Grabs Optus 10 Launch Deal Australian satellite operator Optus has selected Arianespace’s Ariane 5 rocket to launch its new Optus 10 spacecraft into geostationary transfer orbit in the middle […]

This year the satellite sector has gone through many changes. EchoStar acquired Hughes, Astrium agreed to acquire Vizada and deal making was abundant, involving SES and SpaceX as well as […]

Eutelsat’s announcement in September to implement Carrier ID in video transmissions for the 2012 Olympics could prove to be a key moment in the battle against satellite interference. With satellite […]

It may seem odd that satellite interference can be a bit of a taboo subject in the industry, given that the recent Satellite Interference Reduction Group (sIRG) event I attended […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-01-11]  Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) has been boosted by news of an investment of £21 million ($32.67 million) by the U.K. government, which will enable it to […]

EADS acquired independent global satellite-based mobility communication services provider Vizada this past August for 673 million euros ($934.32 million). The deal, which is still awaiting final regulatory approvals, will see […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-01-11] GlobeCast has appointed Emma Brackett as its new vice president, WorldTV. Brackett will be responsible for driving development of the company’s WorldTV DTH satellite and OTT business […]

What is UNIDROIT and why are satellite operators saying such bad things about it? UNIDROIT is the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law, based in Rome. It traces […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-01-11]  SES has appointed Ferenc Szelényi as its new senior vice president, Commercial Europe, the company announced Nov. 30.       Szelényi will be heading the European sales force […]

[Satellite News 12-01-11] One of the in-flight connectivity market’s biggest success stories this year was Panasonic Avionics, as the company dramatically expanded its X-series service contract network. The global communication […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-30-11]  Inmarsat has signed two partnership deals for its Global Xpress services, the company announced Nov. 29. Gogo and OnAir are set to become key distribution partners for […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-30-11]  Globalstar will launch six new second-generation satellites Dec. 25, the company announced Nov. 29. Globalstar made the decision after consulting with satellite manufacturer Thales Alenia Space and […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-30-11]  MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has won contracts worth C$4.2 million ($4.04 million) from NASA’s Johnson Space Center to extend its support of the Robotic Work Station […]

[Satellite News 11-30-11] On Nov. 17, Eutelsat issued a statement in which it “strongly refuted” recent reports that claim it was generating interference on its own satellites in order to […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-30-11]  Hermes Datacomms has completed the installation of a multi-site 4 mbps C-band SkyWire cloud for a major oilfield services company in Libya, the company announced Nov. 29. […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-29-11]  A Russian government satellite was successfully launched by the Soyuz rocket from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia, Arianespace announced Nov. 28. This was the 15th Soyuz family […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 11-29-11] AsiaSat’s AsiaSat 7 satellite has been successfully launched, the operator announced. The satellite was launched via an ILS Proton Breeze M rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-29-11]  ‘n’, one of Poland’s leading DTH providers, is launching a new OTT service in Poland today. The service, ‘nVOD NET’ will be a supplement to the operator’s […]