Focus: Telecom

[Satellite TODAY Insider 07-28-11] Satellite operators and regulators are finding it more difficult to determine the value of mobile broadband spectrum as changes in technology and the increasing availability of […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-28-11] Teledyne subsidiary Paradise Datacom has released a new technology that aims to allow satellite operators to combat In-band satellite interference, the company announced July 27.    Paradise […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-28-11] Smart metering will account for more than 40 percent of the $400 million M2M connected devices market by 2016, according to a Juniper Research report issued July […]

[Satellite News 07-28-11] During the last year and a half, 17 FSS operators invested in Ka-band, with six of those companies already completing Ka-band capacity service launches, according to a […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-27-11]Satcom terminal solutions provider Skyware Global appointed Steve Strong as senior vice president of engineering, the company announced July 26.    Strong will be responsible for correlating all […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 07-27-11] C-Com Satellite Systems’ second quarter 2011 revenues jumped 181.2 percent to $6.41 million compared with $2.2 million in the same period last year, with quarterly net […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-27-11] Wholesale 4G-LTE wireless broadband and satellite network operator LightSquared has unveiled a strategic initiative to provide push-to-talk and other critical communications satellite services to public safety communities, […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-27-11] Satellite antenna manufacturer VSD has introduced its AL-7204-CONT4 Antenna Control Unit replacement kit to support its AL-7204 Television Direct-to-Sailors (TV-DTS) maritime system, the company announced July 26. […]

[Satellite News 07-26-11] Spanish space company GMV will develop the ground segment for Turkish satellite operator Turksat’s 4A and 4B satellites under a 5 million euro ($7.24 million) subcontract issued […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-26-11] TAM Airlines will extend its OnAir in-flight connectivity services to allow passengers to use notebooks, tablets and other devices compatible with WiFi, to access the Internet in […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-26-11] Stratos Global has completed deployment of its StratosMAX 2 broadband service for independent oil and gas company W&T Offshore at 29 of its sites in the Gulf […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-25-11] Spanish DTH provider Digital Plus has signed a strategic partnership with Cisco Systems, the companies announced July 22.    The alliance between the two companies will enable Digital […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-22-11] After a series of delays, Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) confirmed it has completed construction of the ViaSat-1 high-capacity satellite and is preparing to ship the spacecraft to the […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-22-11] The European Commission (EC) has granted Dublin-based hybrid satellite and terrestrial wireless network operator Solaris Mobile a combined Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) and Complementary Ground Control (CGC) […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-22-11] Mobile and fixed-site remote communications solutions provider Stratos has acquired a majority of Blue Ocean Wireless’ (BOW) operational assets and will assume responsibility for providing services to […]

[Satellite News 07-22-11] Orbital Sciences’ management modestly raised the company’s full year 2011 revenue, earnings, and cash flow forecast after reporting that all three of its operating segments delivered year-over-year […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-21-11] Gilat has been selected by the Russian Yakutia Ministry of Finance to provide a full turnkey SkyEdge 2 broadband satellite network, which will serve new Ministry of […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-21-11] German VSAT network solutions provider Romantis has entered into a distribution agreement with satellite systems integrator iSat to extend its global product reach in Europe, Middle East […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 07-21-11] The number of global smartphone shipments will reach one billion per year in 2016 — a dramatic increase from the 302 million units shipped in 2010, […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-20-11] ViaSat will delay the launch of its ViaSat-1 satellite by a few weeks after the spacecraft’s manufacturer Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) discovered and reviewed a malfunction in a […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-20-11] Station711, the mobile satellite division of RRsat Global Communications Network, has launched Inmarsat IsatPhone Link commercial services to various enterprise markets, Station711 announced July 19.    The […]

[Satellite News 07-20-11] Satélites Mexicanos (Satmex) only has about five percent of capacity on its fleet left to sell, Satmex Vice President of Business Development Clemente Cabello told Satellite News. […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-20-11] Vizada has launched a range of global maritime broadband packages integrating Ku-band VSAT and mobile satellite services (MSS), the company announced July 19.    The service package […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-19-11] Satellite operator and service provider O3b Networks has completed a Critical Design Review (CDR) of its constellation’s space segment, the company announced July 18.    In a […]

[Satellite News 07-20-11] ViaSat’s $400 million ViaSat-1 satellite saw another setback when ViaSat CEO Mark Dankberg confirmed July 19 that its manufacturer Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) discovered and reviewed a malfunction […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 07-18-11] The second of the U.S. Air Force’s 12 GPS 2F satellites have successfully completed pre-launch testing and are ready for liftoff onboard a United Launch Alliance […]

[Satellite TODAY 07-18-11] Tom Sexton will become ATK’s interim CFO to replace John Shroyer, who will be leaving ATK after the company’s 2012 first quarter ends Aug. 4, ATK announced […]

[Satellite News 07-18-11] International Launch Services’ (ILS) first shared payload Proton-M rocket launch was a success, carrying the SES-3 and KazSat-2 telecommunications satellites July 15 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in […]

[Satellite News 07-18-11] Iridium has enjoyed a surge of transformative success over the last two years that has propelled the MSS entity to the top of most analysts’ watch lists. […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 07-15-11] Measat Global is holding negotiations with two other satellite operators to consider forming new partnerships and the sale of Measat’s stake in satellites.    Bloomberg reported […]