Focus: Telecom

“Do I hear $3 billion for 20MHz? Going once, going twice …” As amusing as it might be to imagine a bunch of stressed telecom CEOs judiciously raising their hands […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-31-11] Schlumberger Global Connectivity Services (GCS) has achieved managed services master certification from Cisco, Schlumberger GCS announced Jan. 28.     Schlumberger GCS demonstrated its ability to deliver solutions […]

[Satellite News 01-31-11] Vision IPTV is launching a commercial and technical hub in Dubai, which CEO John Mills hopes will support customer expansion throughout the Middle East, West Asia and […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-31-11] Hybrid wireless and satellite broadband network LightSquared has entered the second phase of its $337.5 million cooperation agreement with Inmarsat to increase the amount of contiguous […]

[Satellite News 01-31-11] South Korean operator Korea Telecom (KT) is hoping to attract more attention to the country’s market with its commercial high-definition digital imagery and 3-D programming services offering […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-31-11] OmniGlobe has deployed XipLink’s XA optimization technology to reduce bandwidth requirements and provide customers with improved connectivity performance, XipLink announced Jan. 28.     The XipLink offering, which […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-31-11] Crest Subsea contracted Orange Business Services to improve communication infrastructure of its diving support vessels by developing and managing a customized VSAT marine communication system, Orange announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-28-11] Iridium Next prime contractor Thales Alenia Space awarded a systems integration and testing contract to Orbital Sciences, to integrate the low-Earth orbit constellation’s communications payloads and platforms, […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-28-11] Media and broadcast resource management company ScheduAll has moved its corporate headquarters to Hollywood, Fla., the company announced Jan. 27.     ScheduAll said it outgrew its previous […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-27-11] Enterprise users, emerging markets and social networks will help boost worldwide SMS traffic revenues up to $136.9 billion in 2015 from the $105.5 billion the sector […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-27-11] The U.S. Federal Communication Commission (FCC) granted a LightSquared request to drop its requirement that mobile phones using satellite airwaves must be able to communicate with satellites, […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-26-11] Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) has developed a satellite, Surrey’s Training, Research and Nanosatellite Demonstrator (Strand-1), containing advanced commercial-off-the-shelf technologies that include a smartphone payload, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-26-11] Iridium Communications signed agreements with five value-added partners to market Iridium’s data solutions for the mobile machine-to-machine (M2M) sector, the mobile operator announced Jan. 25.     Cobham […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-26-11] Energia Logistics, which is responsible for all aspects of satellite integration and launch operations for Sea Launch Zenit-3SL missions, named Kirk Pysher COO, Energia announced Jan. 25. […]

[Satellite News 01-26-11] Astrium Services continues to serve as an important part of Astrium’s space business following its acquisition of ND SatCom its partnership agreements with Cisco and Telesat. The […]

[Satellite News 01-25-11] Since TerreStar Corp. subsidiary TerreStar Networks filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in October, the company’s investors have been locked in a heated legal battle to protect […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-25-11] Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications is considering a possible $200 million satellite launch to extend its service coverage to the Americas, CTO Ahmed Ali Al Shamsi said at a […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-25-11] Iridium Communications will launch a Global Service Program for its Iridium OpenPort broadband marine satellite communication product in the first quarter, the mobile satellite operator announced Jan. […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-25-11] SES Astra signed an agreement to provide the Albanian Postal Service’s rural customers with free Internet access via its Astra2Connect satellite broadband service, the operator announced Jan. […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-25-11] U.K. operator BSkyB is in negotiations to acquire Wi-Fi hotspot network The Cloud to provide BSkyB’s 2.8 million home broadband customers with access to broadband away from […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-25-11] Network solutions company Broadpoint signed contracts with global shipping company V.Ships Offshore to provide Ku- and C-band satellite services for V.Ships’ worldwide operations, Broadpoint announced Jan. 24. […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-24-11] Analysts’ stock potential projections for Hughes surged after Reuters reported Jan. 20 that the company retained Barclays Capital to auction off the company.     “News last […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-24-11] Avanti Communications won two contracts for Hylas-1 satellite capacity for further developing and demonstrating technology to deliver video to the edge of terrestrial networks, the company […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-24-11] Intorel launched Visionic 5, a new edition of its Visionic Professional, to the satellite broadband, broadcasting and telecoms market, the company announced Jan 21.     Visionic 5 […]

[Satellite News 01-24-11] Microsat Systems Canada’s (MSCI’s) CommStellation, a 78-satellite constellation to target the North American backhaul market, surprised satellite industry analysts, as the value of its potential growth and […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-21-11] Satellite Broadband Ireland (SBI) signed a three-year, 5 million euro ($6.7 million) commercial utility contract agreement with Eutelsat to sell Tooway broadband services, SBI announced Jan. 20. […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-21-11] SatCom Group Holdings has changed its name to One Horizon Group to focus on its Horizon communications platform, the company announced Jan. 20.     One Horizon Group […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-21-11] Norsat appointed Arthur Chin CFO, replacing Trevor Greene, effective at the beginning of February, the Canadian satellite company announced Jan. 20.     Norsat said that Greene, named […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-20-11] Canadian satellite manufacturer Microsat Systems Canada Inc. (MSCI) plans to launch a network of 78 small, low-flying satellites designed to help relieve network congestion caused by smartphones, […]

[Satellite News 01-20-11] Microsat Systems Canada (MSCI) hopes its plans to build and launch CommStellation, a constellation of 78 low-Earth orbit microsatellites, will propel the company to the forefront of […]