Focus: Telecom

[Satellite TODAY Insider 04-05-11] Eutelsat signed a Ka-Sat capacity deal with French Internet service provider Sat2Way, Eutelsat’s second agreement within a week, the operator announced April 5.     The four-year […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-05-11] Gilat Satcom entered into a strategic partnership with Ethiopian wireless business solution specialist Global Tracking to provide comprehensive fleet management, personal tracking and related solutions across East […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-05-11] Hybrid satellite and terrestrial solutions provider SkyVision Global Networks has expanded its enterprise offerings and established a local hub in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), […]

[Satellite News 04-06-11] Navigant Analyst Jeffrey Eisenach sharply criticized a research estimate submitted Feb. 15 by the CTIA Wireless Association (CTIA) and the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) to the U.S. […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 04-05-11] ViaSat finalized its agreement with JetBlue Airways to deploy a Ka-band commercial aviation broadband network via the ViaSat-1 satellite, the operator announced April 4.     The […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-05-11] Iridium Communications has launched its OpenPort global service program for broadband maritime satellite customers, the operator announced April 4.     The OpenPort program aims to enable Iridium’s […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-05-11] OnAir selected GSM and Wi-Fi technology from Aeroconseil and will begin installing the solutions on nineteen Singapore Airlines aircraft during the next few months, OnAir announced April […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-05-11] Globecomm Systems has contracted ASC Signal Corp. to provide antennas as a critical component of Globecomm’s Forward-Deployed Asset Support Terminal (FAST) system for disaster recovery communications, ASC […]

[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 […]

[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 […]

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 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 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 03-29-11] 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 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 […]