Focus: Telecom

[Satellite TODAY 04-26-11] Arianespace successfully launched the Yahsat Y1A and Intelsat New Dawn satellites April 22 on an Ariane 5 rocket from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-26-11] Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has delivered the Telstar 14R/Estrela do Sul 2 satellite to the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan ahead of schedule, the manufacturer announced April 25. […]

[Satellite News 04-26-11] Intelsat’s New Dawn satellite, launch by Arianespace on April 22, begins the operator’s largest satellite investment program in its history. Through its new satellite, Intelsat aims to […]

[Satellite News 04-26-11] SES broke ground on its new satellite control facility and business center in Betzdorf, Luxembourg, which includes infrastructure that will support its investment in O3b Networks and […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 04-26-11] Orbital Sciences reported a 2011 first quarter revenue increase of 7 percent to $318 million, backed by an earnings-per-share rate of $0.21. This beat market consensus […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 04-25-11] SES Astra continued its aggressive Central and Eastern European market development strategy by signing partnerships and capacity leases in Romania and Bulgaria.     Romanian Internet service […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-25-11] ITC Global has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the satellite operations of Broadpoint LLC, a communications service provider to the oil and gas sector in […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 04-22-11] The Thaicom 5 satellite experienced an anomaly April 20 that interrupted its satellite TV service, including six free TV stations aired on C-band frequencies, the operator […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-22-11] The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a product recall for approximately 15,400 Spot Satellite Communicators manufactured by Globalstar subsidiary Spot LLC, the CPSC announced April […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-22-11] Orbital Sciences Corp. reported a 52 percent jump in revenue at its satellites and space segment during the company’s 2011 first fiscal quarter, backed by reported earnings […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-21-11] Integrated hybrid network operator LightSquared will provide 4G-LTE services and satellite coverage over unserved areas to SI Wireless customers in Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee as the result […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-21-11] German teleport and satellite service provider Central European Telecom Services (CETel) has completed its acquisition of MTN’s Paris-based subsidiary SeaMobile Europe, CETel announced April 20.     The […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-21-11] Integrated hybrid network operator LightSquared will provide 4G-LTE services and satellite coverage over unserved areas to Cellular South customers as the result of a bilateral agreement signed […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-21-11] Eutelsat Communications broadband subsidiary Skylogic has contracted U.K. satellite communications specialist Avonline to sell Eutelsat Ka-Sat broadband services in the United Kingdom, the operator announced April 20. […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-21-11] Mobile and fixed-site remote communications provider Stratos Global is offering its recently released AmosConnect 8.2 communications application on its Inmarsat IsatPhone Pro satellite phone handsets, Stratos announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-20-11] The New York American Arbitration Association ruled in favor of U.K. satellite operator Avanti Communications in its legal action against SpaceX to recover the deposit it paid […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 04-20-11] Investors who prearranged Satelites Mexicanos’ (Satmex) entrance into U.S. bankruptcy protection earlier this month will demand a yield of up to 12 percent on Satmex’s overseas […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-20-11] EMS Technologies has received inquiries from interested acquirers, and the company’s board has begun a formal process to explore a possible sale, EMS Chairman Jack Mowell said […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-20-11] TerreStar Networks has requested bankruptcy court approval to auction its assets, saying that the auction would urge its creditors to resolve their differences and come up with […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-19-11] Thales Alenia Space awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin to develop, test and support integration of payload application software for the Iridium Next satellite constellation, Thales announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-19-11] The Space Data Association’s (SDA) Space Data Center has completed its full operational capability readiness review, which determined that its system is ready to be employed, maintained […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 04-18-11] A number of catalysts developing in the next several months should propel Iridium Communications’ long-term financial outlook, according to Raymond James Analyst Chris Quilty, who predicts […]

[Satellite News 04-18-11] Satellite pay-TV and telecom operators France Telecom and Deutsche Telekom have established a joint venture that will oversee about $13 billion in combined annualized spending between the […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 04-15-11] Gilat won a contract with Telecom Namibia to provide a SkyEdge 2 broadband satellite network to serve hundreds of locations throughout Namibia, Gilat announced April 14. […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-15-11] SES World Skies signed a deal with Axesat intended to provide capacity for growing corporate service demand across Latin America and the Caribbean, SES World Skies announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-15-11] The imaging payload for DigitalGlobe’s WorldView-3 satellite passed the critical design review, manufacturer ITT Corp., announced April 14.     DigitalGlobe is developing WorldView-3 under a 10-year, $3.5 […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-15-11] Sat-Comm awarded a contract to Rohde & Schwarz to provide spectrum analyzers for use in satellite newsgathering vehicles, Rohde & Schwarz announced April 14.     Under the […]

[Satellite News 04-15-11] Albania’s communist past has left the Eastern European country of 3 million people with very little terrestrial infrastructure, making it a healthy market for satellite TV and […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-14-11] MeshTV introduced its MeshTV HD series Intelligent Bonding compact backpack video system for live stream TV and Web reporting, the company announced April 13.     The unit, […]

[Satellite News 04-14-11] Tullow Oil has exploration operations spread around the globe, making its communications needs very complex. Tullow looks to use a mix of satellite and fiber to meet […]