Focus: Telecom

[Satellite TODAY 11-14-11] Inmarsat’s Multi-Voice and Dynamic Telemetry services will be available on Thrane & Thrane’s Sailor FleetBroadband terminals when the services go live in the first and second quarters […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 11-11-11] Satellite company Orbcomm reported a 59 percent, year-over-year increase in its 2011 third-quarter adjusted EBITDA and project that its new AIS satellites would start to generate […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-11-11] Satellite IP connectivity provider SkyVision Global Networks is set to launch several new services throughout Africa, Central Asia, and the Middle East, the company announced Nov. 10. […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-11-11] Cobham plans to introduce its Sea Tel FX line of Inmarsat FleetBroadband products to the market in March 2012, the company announced Nov. 10.    Cobham’s Sea […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-11-11] Loral Space & Communications reported a net loss of $77 million in its 2011 third quarter compared to net income of $72 million in same period last […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-11-11] Eutelsat has commenced full commercial operations on the W3C satellite at the 16 degrees East orbital slot, the operator confirmed Nov. 10.    The operator activated the […]

[Satellite News 11-11-11] SES generated a 3 percent year-to-date recurring revenue increase at 1.283 billion euros ($1.74 billion) and a 34.3 percent increase in profits to 446.7 million euros ($609.2 […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-10-11]  Stratos Global has extended its contract to provide Suncor Energy with a high-speed satellite link connecting Suncor’s Newfoundland operated offshore and shore-based facilities, the company announced Nov. […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 11-10-11] The global consumer online video market was worth close to five billion euros ($6.89 billion) in 2010 and could go over 21 billion euros ($28.93 billion) […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 11-09-11] FSS operator Intelsat lightened its debt load and significantly narrowed its losses in its 2011 fiscal third quarter as the company prepares to invest in new […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-09-11] Iridium’s 2011 third quarter performance exceeded analysts estimates on nearly every metric and allowed management to raise its 2011 full-year guidance for operational EBTIDA, revenue, and subscriber […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-08-11] United Continental Holdings selected Panasonic Avionics to provide Ku-band satellite-powered Wi-Fi connectivity in all cabins on more than 300 United Airlines and Continental Airlines aircraft beginning in […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-08-11] Vizada signed a distribution agreement with Ottawa-based SkyWave Mobile Communications to provide distribution of Inmarsat’s IsatData Pro (IDP) satellite service and machine-to-machine (M2M) solution, the MSS reseller […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-08-11] Hughes Network Systems has been awarded a contract to provide its HX System satellite communications service for an unnamed airborne solution to be utilized by a U.S. […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 11-08-11] An extraordinary satellite frequency dispute between Eutelsat and Arabsat regarding rights concerning an Iranian satellite that does not exist will now be brought before the International […]

[Satellite News 11-08-11] EchoStar Corp. generated a 42 percent, year-over-year increase in its 2011 fiscal third quarter revenues at $863 million, but the company’s profit margin dipped into a net […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-07-11] Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer SA and Telebras are considering a plan to form a joint venture that would participate in the country’s government-managed satellite program, according to […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-07-11] Canadian satellite operator Telesat recorded a $141 million net loss during its third quarter 2011 compared with a net income of $146 million in the same period […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-04-11] The ViaSat-1 satellite has reached its position in geosynchronous orbit and will begin post-launch operations and in-orbit testing on schedule, operator ViaSat confirmed Nov. 3.    Since […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-04-11] Stratos Global was selected by Sandigan Ship Services in The Philippines to deploy Inmarsat’s FleetBroadband satellite communications service on Sandigan’s fleet of commercial bulk and car carrier […]

[Satellite News 11-04-11] European satellite operator Eutelsat enjoyed a strong 2012 first fiscal quarter with a 3.4 percent increase in revenues at 295.4 million euros ($408.7 million) compared with the […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 11-03-11] The revenue Inmarsat generated from the updated cooperation agreement it solidified with LightSquared in June 2011 drove strong headline growth in the 2011 third quarter and […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-02-11] Satellite operator SES confirmed its plans to invest $400 million in the South Asia and Asia-Pacific regions to increase its coverage across the region’s growth economies.   […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-02-11] Pendrell Corp., formerly ICO, has completed its acquisition of a controlling interest in ContentGuard Holdings, a developer and licensor of digital content distribution patents, subsidiary Pendrell Technologies […]

Asian telco SingTel prides itself on progressive strategies towards satellite. It has recently launched its ST-2 satellite, a joint-venture project with Taiwanese telco Chunghwa Telecom, which aims to give SingTel […]

Oil and gas companies are potentially lucrative customers for satellite-based communications. However, while demand for services like HD video on oil rigs is good news, the competition from fiber based […]

The Middle East and Africa remain fertile grounds for satellite with the demand for capacity significantly increasing. Yet, with fiber rollouts growing, do these markets still represent a golden opportunity […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-01-11] 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 of 2013 from […]

While the United States may invest more than any other nation in milsatcom assets and capacity, there is a great deal of innovation to be seen in international milsatcom strategies. […]

[Satellite News 11-01-11] Nigerian Communication Satellite Ltd. (NigComSat) is hoping that lightning won’t strike twice as China Great Wall Industry Corp. (CGWIC) gets set to launch its NigComSat 1R satellite […]