Focus: Telecom

[Satellite TODAY 04-29-11] Satellite machine-to-machine (M2M) solutions provider Numerex Corp. produced a 25 percent, year-over-year growth in subscriptions during its 2011 first quarter, breaking the one million mark at 1,224,000 […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-29-11] Security tracking specialist Track24 launched a global tracking and messaging system for individuals and small businesses, which utilizes the Iridium satellite network and Track24’s mapping software to […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 04-29-11] Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems (SAS) reported a 16 percent increase in its 2011 first quarter sales at $1.26 billion, compared with $1.09 billion in 2010 […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-29-11] An unnamed U.S. satellite company issued Com Dev an authorization to proceed on a contract to commence engineering work and provide equipment for a new mobile communications […]

[Satellite News 04-28-11] The United States Export-Import Bank has voted to approve BNP Parabis’ application to finance Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies purchase of the Azerspace/Africasat-1A satellite from […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-27-11] AMI Aviation Services was selected by satellite communications equipment manufacturer Thrane & Thrane to act as its Aviator SwiftBroadband portfolio reseller and service provider in the United […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-27-11] Integral Systems received an authorization to proceed from Orbital Sciences to provide the major ground segment elements for the Mexsat-3 satellite program currently under construction by Boeing […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 04-27-11] MTN Satellite Communications has partnered with Spanish maritime VSAT provider Erzia to operate a joint venture teleport that will serve as a centralized gateway for MTN’s […]

[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 […]