Focus: Telecom

[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 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 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 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 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 02-18-11] O3b Networks appointed Steve Collar CEO effective March 7, succeeding Mark Rigolle who heads back to SES after completing O3b’s latest $1.2 billion financing round in November, […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-18-11] TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) was selected by Cisco Systems to operate its Cisco Internet Routing in Space (IRIS) solution on the Intelsat IS-14 satellite, TCS announced Feb. 18. […]

[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 […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-17-11] SES Astra and Eutelsat Communications continue to ramp up their capacity market rivalry, as both companies secured long-term deals with major broadcasters in Europe, the FSS […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-17-11] The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) renewed its contract with Numerex and QinetiQ to continue providing M2M managed services for the agency’s asset tracking system, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-17-11] Paradise Datacom unveiled its next-generation IBC-series indoor satcom converters, designed to deliver ultra-fine frequency resolution, the manufacturer announced Feb. 16.     The IBC Series converters supporting all […]

Maritime satellite communications provider Marlink secured a three-year contract to supply expanded Sealink VSAT services to Norwegian offshore and subsea-vessel operator DOF ASA, Marlink announced Feb. 10.     Marlink will […]

KVH‘s 2010 capacity expansion efforts enabled the company to deliver more than 60 terabytes of data and 1.5 million international voice calls via its mini-VSAT Broadband network, which drove its […]

[Satellite News 02-16-11] Croatia’s T-Hrvatski Telecom is using satellite capacity from the three transponders it leased from Eutelsat in January to extend the reach of its MAXtv pay-TV service. T-Hrvatski […]