Focus: Telecom
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Connectivity
Kore Partners With Iridium to Support Hybrid M2M Service Roll Out
[Satellite TODAY 10-14-11] M2M wireless services provider Kore has rolled out its Global Connect integrated worldwide M2M network to deliver both cellular and satellite services, the company announced Oct. 13. […]
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Eutelsat Names Board Replacement for Giuliano Berretta
[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-14-11] Satellite operator Eutelsat Communications’ board of directors has unanimously decided to propose the nomination of Jean-Martin Folz as a board member at a Nov. 8 general […]
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General Dynamics Selects Wavestream to Supply Military Ka-band Terminals
[Satellite TODAY 10-13-11] Wavestream has been selected by General Dynamics Satcom Technologies to supply the company’s 16W Ka-band Solid State Power Amplifiers (SSPAs) for their Model 20 Satcom-On-The-Move (SOTM) terminal, […]
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Inmarsat Hires Risk Management Advisor, Broker for Global Xpress
[Satellite TODAY 10-13-11] Inmarsat has hired global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings to act as its risk management advisor and placing broker for its new generation of satellites following a […]
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CNC Leases SES NSS-10, NSS-12 Capacity for Remote Communications
[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-12-11] FSS operator SES has won capacity deals on two of its satellites to expand Internet access services across remote regions in several parts of the world, […]
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OnAir, TriGnoSys to Offer In-flight Service for Business Jets
[Satellite TODAY 10-12-11] OnAir has entered into an agreement with TriaGnoSys to co-develop and offer a one-stop-shop inflight mobile service for business jets, the companies announced Oct. 11. OnAir […]
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Wireless Report Predicts $1.5 Billion in Five-Year Backhaul Growth
[Satellite TODAY 10-12-11] Analyst firm Mobile Experts is predicting massive, five-year growth of up to $1.5 billion in wireless backhaul link demand for mobile communications, which could provide strong potential […]
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Hughes Gets To Work on Turkish Initiative
[Satellite TODAY 10-10-11] Hughes Europe is to provide satellite communications support to the ISMEP (Istanbul Seismic Risk Mitigation and Emergency Preparedness) project currently underway in Turkey, the company announced Oct. […]
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OnAir Hooks Up with New Reseller
[Satellite TODAY 10-10-11] OnAir has signed a new reseller deal for its Mobile OnAir solution, which provides passengers with inflight mobile phone connectivity, as well as mobile data facilitating ‘office-in-the-sky’ […]
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MDA Brings its Technology to Boeing Satellites
[Satellite TODAY 10-10-11] MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has won a new deal with Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems, worth around $3.5 million, the company announced Oct. 7. It will […]
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Optimal Satcom CEO: Capacity Management Tools Save Time for Complex Satellite Fleet Operators
[Satellite News 10-11-11] Coming off of a multi-year contract from Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) to provide a satellite capacity system to help manage the operator’s commercial satellite business, Optimal Satcom […]
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Telesat Restores Anik F2 Satellite Service After Software Glitch
[Satellite TODAY 10-10-11] Canadian satellite operator Telesat restored customer services on the Anik F2 satellite after a technical anomaly occurred on the spacecraft Oct. 6, which left some of its […]
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China Great Wall Launches Eutelsat W3C Satellite
[Satellite TODAY 10-10-11] The China Great Wall Industry Corp. (CGWIC) and the China Institute of Rocket Carrier Technology have launched the French-made W3C telecom satellite into orbit on a Long […]
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TS2 to Distribute Iridium Extreme Network Phone in Poland
[Satellite TODAY 10-10-11] Polish technology company TS2 has signed a strategic agreement with Satcom Global to distribute the Iridium Extreme global network phone to its customers and national trade partners, TS2 […]
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NSSL Global Activates Spot Beam on SES NSS6 Satellite
[Satellite TODAY 10-10-11] Global satellite communications provider NSSL Global has brought its spot beam on the SES NSS6 satellite online to support shipping in South East Asia and increase its […]
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Globalstar CFO Resigns Two Days After Thales Arbitration Announcement
[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-10-11] Mobile satellite voice and data services operator Globalstar has accepted the resignation of CFO and Senior Vice President Dirk Wild, the company confirmed Oct. 7. Wild […]
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Sea Launch’s Zenit-3SLB Rocket Sends Intelsat 18 Satellite Into Orbit
[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-07-11] Sea Launch AG successfully placed the Intelsat 18 satellite into orbit Oct. 5 onboard a land launch Zenit-3SLB rocket from the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan, […]
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Globalstar Heading to Arbitration After Thales Rejects Six-Satellite Order
[Satellite TODAY 10-07-11] Thales Alenia Space rejected Globalstar’s recent order for six quick-delivery spacecraft as part of its second-generation constellation, according to documents filed Oct. 5 with the U.S. Securities […]
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ViaSat-1 Receives New Launch Date
[Satellite TODAY 10-07-11] The highly anticipated and long-delayed launch of the ViaSat-1 high-capacity satellite is now scheduled for Oct. 19, the satellite’s operator ViaSat confirmed Oct. 6. The satellite will […]
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Hughes to Develop M2M BGAN Terminal for Inmarsat
[Satellite TODAY 10-07-11] MSS operator Inmarsat has selected Hughes Network Systems to develop a new machine-to-machine (M2M) terminal for its BGAN service, the companies announced Oct. 6. Hughes recently […]
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Report: Smartphone Consumer Spending Expected to Triple 2011 Forecasts in 2015
[Satellite TODAY 10-07-11] The gross merchandise transaction value of mobile payments for physical goods will exceed $170 billion worldwide by 2015 — nearly tripling the market’s $60 billion forecasts for […]
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Newtec Signs more than 15 Business Partners Under bePart Program
[Satellite TODAY 10-06-11] Newtec’s new business partner program “bePart” has reaped more than 15 new strategic partnerships in Europe, Africa, Asia and Latin America, the company announced Oct 5. […]
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Gulf Air Senior Manager Joins Satellite In-flight Broadband Webinar Panel
[Satellite TODAY 10-06-11] Gulf Air Senior Manager of IFE and Communications Mohamad El Assaad will speak as a panelist on Via Satellite’s Oct. 25 webinar, “Satellite Broadband on Airplanes: A […]
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Avanti CEO: Operator Very Close to Making Hylas-3 Announcement
[Satellite News 10-06-11] U.K. operator Avanti Communications will announce the commission of its Hylas-3 satellite in the near-term thanks to encouraging pre-sales on the future satellite, Avanti CEO David Williams […]
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Analyst Sees Positives in GHL’s Iridium Stock Sell Off
[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-06-11] Independent global investment banking firm Greenhill & Co. (GHL) will sell all 9.8 million of its stock shares in mobile satellite operator Iridium Communications during a […]
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Gazprom Deputy Director Expects New Satellite Commission in 2011
[Satellite News 10-05-11] After signing a new strategic contract with SES to bring more capacity to the Russian market, Gazprom Space Systems (GSS) could announce details of a new satellite […]
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Avanti Wins New Hylas Business, Widens Loss on Higher Operating Costs
[Satellite TODAY 10-04-11] U.K. satellite operator Avanti Communications signed three more clients for its broadband satellite Hylas 1, as well as one client for Hylas 2, which is scheduled to […]
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Hughes Releases 9202 Class 2 Portable BGAN Terminal
[Satellite TODAY 10-04-11] Hughes Network Systems has unveiled its new 9202 Class 2 portable BGAN terminal, the company announced Oct. 3. The Hughes 9202 Class 2 portable BGAN terminal […]
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Globalstar Orders Six New Second-Generation Satellites from Thales
[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-04-11] Satellite operator Globalstar has placed an order with Thales Alenia Space for an additional six satellites to its 2006 second-generation constellation contract with the manufacturer, under […]
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QuetzSat-1 Immediately Generates Revenue for SES Following Launch, Testing
[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-03-11] International Launch Services (ILS) has launched operator SES’ QuetzSat-1 satellite into geostationary transfer orbit on board an Proton Breeze M rocket, the companies confirmed Sept. 30. […]