Focus: Telecom

[Satellite TODAY 06-22-11] Globalstar has completed a private placement with institutional investors to raise initial gross proceeds of $38 million before deducting fees and expenses, the operator announced June 21. […]

[Satellite News 06-22-11] The satellite capacity situation in Latin America is becoming a “nightmare,” according to the CEO of one of the region’s most influential communications companies, and a major […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-22-11] Iridium Communications has contracted International Space Company (ISC) Kosmotras to act as a supplemental provider of launch services for its Iridium Next satellite constellation, the mobile satellite […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-22-11] Satellite operator SES has chosen Arianespace to launch its Astra 5B satellite in the middle of 2013, the launch company announced June 21.     Astra 5B will […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-22-11] Ukrainian telecommunications operator Datagroup signed an agreement with Eutelsat’s broadband affiliate Skylogic to deliver broadband solutions to consumers and enterprises in the Ukraine, Skylogic announced June 20. […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-22-11] Satellite-based mobile telecommunications company O3b Networks has signed a multi-year, multi-million dollar reseller agreement with Asian turnkey solutions provider Sky Fiber, O3b announced June 21.     The […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-22-11] Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) has moved its technical operations into The Kepler Building, a new technical facility that will provide assembly, testing and integration of satellites […]

[Satellite News 06-21-11] Shortly after test results were released indicating one of LightSquared’s 10MHz frequency blocks as an interference threat to GPS receivers earlier this month, the 4G LTE hybrid […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 06-21-11] Satellite manufacturer Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has been contracted to build and deliver the Thor 7 GEO spacecraft for Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc), SS/L announced June 20. […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-21-11] MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) is extending the requirements definition phase of its Satellite Infrastructure Servicing (SIS) initiative with Intelsat by about three months, MDA confirmed June […]

 [Satellite TODAY 06-21-11] Integral Systems’ Epoch IPS satellite command and control software will manage the AsiaSat 7 satellite, Integral announced June 20.      The company signed a contract with […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-21-11] VT Systems subsidiary iDirect has released a new software edition for its SatManage Enterprise system for satellite operators with small- to mid-tier network deployments, the company announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-20-11] Ico Global Communications’ board of directors and its majority shareholder have voted to change the company’s name to Pendrell Corp., the re-branded entity announced June 17             […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-20-11] Advantech Wireless has launched a new line of VSAT hubs and terminals, the company announced June 17.    The next-generation VSAT hubs include DVB-RCS and SCPC operations […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-20-11] Comtech Xicom Technology introduced a new 400-Watt Ku-Band traveling wave tube amplifier (TWTA) that features the size, weight and prime-power requirements of traditional 200-Watt products, the company […]

[Satellite News 06-20-11] Issues regarding the readiness of governments and emergency services communications networks in the event of a disruption have received a new level of attention in the wake […]

[Satellite News 06-20-11] The Satellite Industry Association’s (SIA) 2010 State of the Industry Report found that the overall satellite industry’s worldwide revenues grew 5 percent last year to $168.1 billion, […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 06-20-11] Sky Perfect JSAT Corp. is accelerating its JCSAT-13 satellite project by almost two years. The satellite, currently under construction by Lockheed Martin, was originally scheduled for […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 06-17-11] Intelsat is set to launch $1.3 billion in satellites to provide commercial service across the Asia-Pacific region. The FSS operator announced June 16 that its upcoming […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-17-11] Inmarsat is introducing oceanic safety communications on its SwiftBroadband aeronautical services in 2013, the MSS operator announced June 16.     The aeronautical service rollout follows the successful […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-16-11] ViaSat’s high-speed satellite Internet service subsidiary WildBlue has launched a broadband service targeted to unserved rural households in the West and Midwest, the company announced June 15. […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-16-11] Vizada Networks has further increased its capacity lease on Eutelsat’s W7 satellite to support its portfolio of Internet and data services in Europe, North Africa, the CIS […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-16-11] Orbit Communication Systems, a satellite communications, tracking and telemetry provider, appointed Carlo Rizzo to head its European operations as director of sales and business development, the company […]

[Satellite News 06-15-11] LightSquared revealed early results of tests it has been required to undertake by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which show that the network’s hybrid ground- and […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-14-11] Mobile satellite service provider Vizada and manufacturer Thrane & Thrane have signed a partnership agreement to launch a new broadband offering to the maritime market, the companies […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-14-11] Polaris Wireless, a software-based wireless location solutions provider, unveiled details of its security enhancements to its OmniLocate universal location platform for network operators and government agencies, the […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 06-14-11] STM Norway, a division of STM Group, completed the first demonstration of DVB-RCS2 — the second generation of the DVB-RCS standard — at a June 7 […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-14-11] Orbital Sciences and SpaceX were contracted by Thaicom to build and launch the Thaicom 6 communications satellite, the operator announced June 13. Orbital will build Thaicom based […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-14-11] M2M specialist Telenor Connexion has formed a strategic technology partnership with Italian company Octo Telematics, Telenor announced June 13.     Octo provides telematics services and systems for […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-14-11] Satellite tracking and communication solutions provider Blue Sky Network hired Hamza Mohammed to be its director of business development for Middle East and Africa (MEA), the company […]