Focus: Telecom

[Satellite TODAY 03-01-11] Transcendent Global Networks, a satellite telecommunication services provider to teleport operators, has added a professional services division to its business, the company announced Feb. 28.      Transcendent’s […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-01-11] Globecomm Systems has received authorized service provider and video partner status from Cisco Systems after having fulfilled the training requirements and program prerequisites to sell, deploy and […]

[Satellite News 03-01-11] Harbinger Capital Director Philip Falcone is restructuring the hedge fund’s investment in satellite 4G-LTE operator LightSquared to “facilitate direct investments by existing and prospective investors in the […]

In this issue, we honor Petra Mateos, chairwoman of Spanish satellite operator Hispasat, as the 2010 Satellite Executive of the Year. Mateos earned this honor by guiding the regional FSS […]

The world of satellite broadband is on the cusp of an evolution to Ka-band global connectivity. Over the next year, ViaSat is looking to lead the North American satellite broadband […]

Resolution 80 again will be considered at the next World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-12), as it has since 1997. That resolution calls for recommendations on carrying out the international rules on […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-28-11] Oil and gas company R&M Energy Systems selected Stratos to deploy a global SCADA network based on Inmarsat‘s BGAN mobile broadband satellite service,Stratos announced Feb. 25.     […]

[Satellite News 02-28-11] TAM Airlines, which operates direct flights to 45 cities in Brazil and 18 cities in South America, the United States and Europe, has beefed up its connectivity […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-25-11] Chinese in-car navigation supplier Guangdong Coagent Electronic & Science Technology Co. selected U-blox’ Neo-6 GPS device as its preferred receiver module and will design it into all […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-25-11] Miteq subsidiary MCL has introduced the MT2100 model high-power airborne amplifier to its TWTA product line, Miteq announced Feb. 24.     The MT2100’s design was engineered to […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-25-11] NewCom International has released a turnkey mobile solution, Office Without Borders, which aims to deliver voice, Internet, SCADA, Fax, videoconferencing and data services to the oil and […]

[Satellite News 02-25-11] EchoStar’s $2 billion acquisition of Hughes Communications and its subsidiaries is expected to close later this year, creating a synergy that will allow Hughes to both use […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-25-11] Engineers from satellite navigation systems manufacturer Garmin International filed a report in January with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) claiming that LightSquared’s 4G LTE mobile […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-25-11] NewSat’s Jabiru satellite program and core services business helped the provider generate a 26 percent increase in 2011 half-year revenues to $15 million compared to the same […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-24-11] Gilat’s acquisition of RaySat Antenna Systems and Wavestream enabled the company to capitalize on cross-selling opportunities to larger markets and generate significant gains during its 2010 […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-24-11] Korea Telecom (KT) contracted satellite telecommunications service provider SpeedCast to deliver its global maritime network services via SpeedCast’s global Ku-band network, KT announced Feb. 23.     In […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-24-11] Stratos Global rolled out its FBBPlus managed global broadband service for the commercial maritime industry, the company announced Feb. 23.     The FBBPlus solution aims to offer […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-24-11] Vizada has launched its Pharostar proprietary VSAT fixed satellite communications service as part of its maritime broadband portfolio, the company announced Feb. 23.     The Pharostar VSAT […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-24-11] Optimized bandwidth aggregation solutions provider Freedom Networks launched its ExpressBits program, which aims to reduce costs for network resellers deploying private and public cloud-customer solutions, the company […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-23-11] LightSquared closed its $586 million financing deal with UBS and JP Morgan to provide funds for general corporate purposes and support the construction of LightSquared’s 4G LTE-network, […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-23-11] The Canadian Department of National Defense (DND) has contracted Astrium Services to deliver AirPatrol airborne satcom terminals to support Canada’s Radar and Imaging for the Land/Littoral […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-21-11] Inmarsat expects to sign the launch contract for its Inmarsat-5 constellation fleet of three Ka-band satellites later this year to support the launch of its Global […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-21-11] Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) signed a deal with Spacecom to provide Ku-band capacity on the ABS-7 satellite, the satellite operator confirmed Feb. 21.     SpaceCom plans to […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-21-11] AVX Corp., a passive components and interconnect solutions manufacturer, has developed a multilayer capacitor chip series, UQCL, with new dielectric and internal electrode materials intended to allow […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-21-11] Inmarsat issued a $60 million contract to iDirect to provide ground network infrastructure and core module technology to integrate into Inmarsat’s Global Xpress satellite terminals, Inmarsat […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-21-11] SES CEO Romain Bausch lauded his company’s 2010 performance as "very strong" in a Feb. 18 conference call.     SES’ 2010 revenues were 1.73 billion euros […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-21-11] LightSquared, the Harbinger Capital Partners-backed LTE network company, is negotiating a $585 million loan with UBS AG and JPMorgan Chase to help it fund the building of […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-18-11] In-flight entertainment and communications systems developer Panasonic Avionics signed a letter of intent with Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) to deliver full Ku-band broadband connectivity and mobile phone service […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-18-11] EADS Astrium delivered Yahsat’s 1A satellite to Arianespace, which will launch the satellite on an Ariance 5 rocket at the end of the first quarter, Astrium announced […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-18-11] SES placed a firm order with Orbital Sciences Corp. to build SES-8, the operator’s sixth Start M communications satellite that will provide Ku-band communication services to […]