Focus: Telecom

[Satellite TODAY 11-24-10] TerreStar has initiated the full commercial launch of its Genus dual-network smartphone to all consumers, the company announced Nov. 23.     The Genus smartphone has been available […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-24-10] Flavien Bachabi has been appointed to head Intelsat’s Luxembourg headquarters office as vice president of business operations and intergovernmental initiatives, Intelsat announced Nov. 23.     Bachabi will […]

[Satellite News 11-24-10] In an effort to increase its presence in Latin America, operator Star One will launch its new StarOn2 C3 satellite in 2012 to replace Brasilsat B3. Latin […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-23-10] International Launch Services (ILS) scheduled the launch of Eutelsat’s Ka-Sat satellite for Dec. 20 after the spacecraft arrived at the Baikonour Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan this weekend, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-23-10] Integral Systems’ wholly owned subsidiary SAT Corp. received more than $3 million in new contract awards from government, military and commercial satellite operators, SAT Corp. announced Nov. […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-23-10] Hughes Network Systems has been contracted by Hercules Offshore to equip its entire Class 120 to Class 230 liftboat fleet in the Gulf of Mexico with Hughes […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-22-10] Satellite data service provider Global Marine Networks (GMN) introduced its WebXaccelerator product for ship-to-shore and remote communications needs in the commercial fishing, marine transport, cruise ships, offshore […]

[Satellite News 11-22-10] Natixis Securities satellite equity analyst Eric Beaudet has given a ringing endorsement of the satellite industry in a new report on the sector issued Nov. 19.     […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 11-19-10] Gilat Satellite Networks is beginning to reap benefits from acquisitions made during 2010, as Raysat Antenna Systems contributed about $3 million of the $4.7 million in […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-19-10] Net Insight formed a partnership with ATCi to enhance transportation of services via satellite and fiber-linked components across America, the companies announced Nov. 17.     The partnership […]

[Satellite News 11-19-10] Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) CEO Tom Choi is looking to expand his satellite fleet as the operator, now majority owned by Permira Funds, enters a strategy to […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-18-10] Uplogix, a provider of network management automation, and mobile satellite and antenna solutions provider Winegard have partnered to develop interoperability between their products to reduce support costs […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-18-10] Viewsat, a provider of global broadcast and transmission services for television and radio channels, extended its contract with Intelsat to lease video capacity at 68.5 degrees East […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 11-18-10] Satellite semiconductor-based components and subsystems provider Emcore continues to battle back from a brutal first half this year and has received a revolving credit facility from […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 11-17-10] The environment for 4G LTE services in the U.K. consumer market likely will not match fast-paced rollout plans seen in the United States, according to research […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-17-10] Hughes do Brasil, the Brazilian operating unit of Hughes Network Systems, signed a contract with PrimeNet to be a reseller of Hughes broadband satellite Internet access service […]

[Satellite News 11-17-10] Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) is set make a major breakthrough in the United States in 2011, CEO Matt Perkins told Satellite News. Perkins, who has lead […]

[Satellite News 11-16-10] If the U.S. Congress were to implement all of the suggestions made by President Barack Obama’s Deficit Commission, the U.S. satellite industry would be affected by nearly […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 11-16-10] SatLink Communications will deploy an iDirect Evolution network that is intended to enhance the data services SatLink offers by expanding its capacity for new customers, SatLink […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 11-16-10] LightSquared sees the launch of SkyTerra-1 as a major step in combining satellite systems and 4G-LTE terrestrial networks and a peek into the future of the […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-16-10] Permira Funds, through Ace Investments 1 Ltd., completed the acquisition of Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS), Permira Funds announced Nov. 14.     The acquisition of Kingsbridge Ltd., the […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-16-10] International Launch Services (ILS) lofted the SkyTerra 1 satellite into orbit Nov. 15 for LightSquared, the companies announced. This was the 7th commercial  mission of 2010 for […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-16-10] Advantech Wireless delivered a DVB-RCS MiniHub for NewCom International, Advantech announced Nov. 15.     NewCom will use the hub at its teleport in Miami to provide broadband […]

[Satellite News 11-16-10] Newtec’s partnership with Vizada Networks, announced Nov. 16, will help establish new benchmarks in IP trunking solutions, Newtec CEO Serge Van Herck told Satellite News.     Vizada […]

[Satellite Today 11-15-10] MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) signed an option under an existing agreement to provide an advanced technology solution to Orbital Sciences Corp. for its Star-2 satellites, […]

[Satellite News 11-15-10] ND SatCom, which has become a ‘Citrix Ready Partner’ thanks to its XWARP cloud computing solution, hopes to be a pioneering satellite presence in the cloud computing […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-12-10] SES World Skies signed an AMC-6 capacity deal with Partners In Health (PIH) to expand and enhance mission-critical connectivity across Haiti, the operator announced Nov. 11.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-12-10] Thaicom reported a 2 percent increase in satellite-related revenue at $111 million in its 2010 third quarter, backed by solid subscriber revenue gains in its IPStar satellite […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-12-10] U.K. satellite ISP Bentley Walker launched C-Band satellite Internet services for customers in Africa, Europe and the Middle East, the company announced Nov. 11.     The service […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-12-10] Satellite-based managed network solutions provider Globecomm Systems was selected by an unnamed contractor to provide wireless managed services in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Globecomm announced Nov. 11.     […]