Focus: Telecom

[Satellite TODAY 04-02-11] Taiwanese operator Chunghwa Telecom will launch a new satellite in mid-May to replace its aging ST-1 spacecraft currently in orbit, the company announced April 1.     The […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-02-11] BSM Technologies, a provider of remote monitoring, fleet management, fleet diagnostics and automated vehicle security systems, has extended its existing reseller agreement with EMS Global Tracking, BSM […]

When prime real estate is too expensive or unavailable, the natural tendency is to look for reasonable alternatives. This same dynamic applies to space segment in satellite communications. Ku-band is […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-01-11] Arianespace postponed its Ariane 5 flight VA201 mission in the last seconds of its countdown after an anomaly was detected on the launcher’s Vulcain cryogenic main stage […]

High throughput platforms using spot beam technology and frequency re-use have the potential to become engines of growth for the satellite industry, but will require a change to a consumer-focus […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-01-11] Multi-screen digital TV service specialist Verimatrix has acquired German DVB conditional access (developer and long-term technology partner) Comvenient for an undisclosed amount, Verimatrix announced March 31.     […]

Once again a North American satellite broadband provider has a new owner. Following WildBlue’s acquisition by ViaSat, Hughes Network Systems is being purchased by EchoStar. Is it possible that broadband […]

Is it really still ancillary terrestrial component (ATC), or should we call it ancillary satellite component? With the U.S. Federal Communications’ Commission’s grant of a waiver in January to MSS […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-31-11] Inmarsat has agreed to pay about $160 million to acquire Ship Equip, a provider of VSAT maritime communications services to the shipping, offshore oil and gas […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 04-01-11] Seven of the satellite industry’s biggest companies have formed the Hosted Payload Alliance (HPA), which aims to promote potential benefits of hosted government payloads on commercial […]

[Satellite News 03-31-11] Optus Satellite Director Paul Sheridan is planning to sign a launch services contract for its Optus 10 satellite by the middle of the year.     While the […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-31-11] Intelsat signed two service contracts for its New Dawn satellite just hours prior to its scheduled launch by Arianespace on an Ariane 5 rocket from the […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-31-11] Hughes Network Systems signed a distribution agreement with NextAlarm Monitoring Services to offer NextAlarm’s complete line of burglary and fire protection products to HughesNet subscribers, the satellite […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-31-11] Applied Satellite Technology (AST) has released Onsatmail, a free compressed e-mail service for IsatPhone Pro handheld satellite phones, AST announced March 30.     The service will leverage […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-29-11] Gilat Satellite Networks signed its second Latin America deal of 2011, winning a $14.5 million broadband contract with Peru’s Agency for Promotion of Private Investment (ProInversion) […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-30-11] Mobile auto-deploying satellite antenna supplier C-Com Satellite Systems saw its 2010 full-year revenues increase 14.4 percent to $10.4 million, backed by a 57.6 percent operational profit boost […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-29-11] Avanti Communications’ Hylas-1 has completed in-orbit testing and is ready to enter commercial service to provide broadband services across Europe, Avanti announced March 28.     The […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-29-11] Eutelsat’s broadband subsidiary Skylogic signed an initial five-year contract worth 3 million euros ($4.22 million) with SkyDSL to market its Tooway broadband service provided by Ka-Sat, […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-29-11] Integral Systems Service Solutions (IS3) has activated two additional satellite interference monitoring, detection and geolocation sites in the Republic of Cyprus and the Republic of South Korea […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-29-11] Snell has launched a new suite of enterprise automation and content delivery solutions based on its Morpheus automation and Integrated Content Engine (ICE) play-out technology, the technology […]

[Satellite News 03-29-11] The combination of rapid growth in network traffic and slow growth in revenue is squeezing mobile network operators’ profit margins, according to a research report from global […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-28-11] AsiaSat reported a 25 percent increase in its full-year 2010 revenues at $187.31 million compared with its prior year results. The improved performance drove $89.16 million […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-28-11] Indonesian telecom Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) is planning to launch its Telkom-3 satellite before the end of 2011, company officials said in a March 25 statement.     Telkom […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-28-11] ViaSat expanded the coverage of its Yonder high-speed internet service in Brazil and the surrounding region via the StarOne C1 satellite, the operator announced March 25.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-25-11] C-Com Satellite Systems received $600,000 worth of orders for its iNetVu mobile antenna products from various customers in the Asia region, the Canadian manufacturer announced March 23. […]

[Satellite News 03-25-11] Speaking at the IP & TV World Forum in London, DirecTV Senior Vice President of Engineering Henry Derovanessian talked of the operator’s strategy to leverage its recently […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-25-11] Teleport operators were less satisfied with the commercial performance of their satellite vendors than with their operational performance and saw the need for improvement in many areas, […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-25-11] Telecom equipment manufacturer Ericsson will supply satellite phones and solar-powered towers to the Japanese government to support the country’s earthquake and tsunami recovery efforts, the company announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-24-11] Satellite-LTE network operator LightSquared has signed a contract with national electronics retailer Best Buy to resell its service, LightSquared announced March 23.     LightSquared CEO and Chairman […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-24-11] Numerex entered into a strategic partnership with mobile broadband solutions company Tekelec to deliver and co-market M2M solutions to global service providers, the companies announced March 23. […]