Focus: Telecom

[Satellite News 11-02-10] Europe Media Port (EMP), a global teleport provider, is having a strong 2010 backed by recently signed deals with O3b Networks and Kahkeshan Digisat.     Dimitrios Papaharalabos, […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-30-10] Eutelsat Communications has lost the W3B satellite due to a satellite propulsion subsystem anomaly that occurred after its launch on an Ariane 5 rocket, the operator announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-01-10] Lockheed Martin’s BSat-3b broadcasting satellite, designed and built for Broadcasting Satellite System (B-Sat) of Japan, was launched by Arianespace on an Ariane 5-ECA launch vehicle, the manufacturer […]

Pakistan’s national satellite, Paksat, will play a major role in a program intended to bring the benefits of satellite technology to the population. CEO Usman Bajwa discusses the challenges ahead.  […]

Canada’s Parliament enacted legislation July 12 to remove restrictions on foreign ownership of Canadian-licensed satellite carriers. Prior to the legislation, Canada limited foreign ownership of telecommunications carriers, including satellite carriers, […]

When the Lucas Gusher came in at Spindletop in 1901, igniting the Texas Oil Boom, drilling rigs primarily were driven by hardened men working with hardened steel and horsepower. Drilling […]

The relationship between telcos and satellite companies is complex. Some telcos own their own satellite assets, while others rely on leased capacity, to serve business and government clients. A number […]

The National Bureau of Economic Research, a private, non-profit research organization that calls the beginning and end of recessions, declared in September that the recession that gripped the globe throughout […]

The satellite sector has spared no efforts to enhance reliability of its services, and advancements in network remote monitoring tools are providing more benefits for operators and service providers. Satellite […]

There have been important developments in Mexico but not the kind you would expect to hear on the evening news. Mexico has kept step with a telecom liberalization plan 15 […]

Participants at a workshop held in Wroclaw, Poland, in mid-September discussed efficient use of spectrum and orbit resources. They agreed that ensuring this efficiency is getting “more and more difficult,” […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-29-10] The Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG) recently commissioned global telecoms, media and technology adviser Analysys Mason to study the costs and capabilities of wireless and satellite technologies […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-29-10] Sea Launch Co. has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy after completing its reorganization process Oct. 27, the company announced.     Sea Launch’s plan of reorganization, approved […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-29-10] Raytheon reported modest sales gains across most of its divisions during the third quarter of 2010, which resulted in a slight boost in its financial position when […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-29-10] Astrium and space cryogenics specialist Air Liquide established a new joint venture to develop and produce cryogenic tanks for Arianespace’s Ariane 5 Midlife Evolution (ME) upper-stage engine, […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-29-10] Increased activity in communication satellite and UAV surveillance sectors has pushed MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates’ (MDA) backlog up to $1.19 billion in the third quarter of 2010 […]

[Satellite News 10-29-10] For the second time in two years, Eutelsat has seen its capacity expansion efforts dashed shortly after a launch. After a problem with the propulsion system on […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-29-10] Iridium Communications has closed the $1.8 billion financing facility for its next-generation satellite constellation, Iridium Next, the company announced Oct. 27. The closing of the financing puts […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-29-10] TAM Airlines is offering Inmarsat SwiftBroadband in-flight mobile connectivity services, provided by OnAir, on TAM Airbus A321 flights operating out of Brazil, OnAir announced Oct. 28.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-28-10] Orbit Communication Systems received a $6.25 million order to provide multiple telemetry and communications systems to an unnamed customer, the company announced Oct. 27.     Orbit will […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-28-10] CapRock Communications has completed rollout of iDirect’s next-generation Evolution platform to more than 300 energy and maritime vessels in the Gulf of Mexico, with more sites scheduled […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-28-10] Tecom Industries issued a $4 million contract to ITS Electronics to supply its high-power Transceiver-HPT RF electronics subsystem, which will enable an antenna system for an unnamed […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-27-10] EchoStar signed separate agreements with Arqiva and International Datacasting Corp. (IDC) to support its international plans to roll out new digital content, EchoStar announced Oct. 26. […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-27-10] Satellite communications provider Vizada is set to launch a maritime VSAT fixed-satellite broadband service, the company announced Oct. 26.     The service will fall under the Vizada […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-27-10] Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), the designer and manufacturer of Intelsat’s IS-17 satellite, delivered the spacecraft to Arianespace’s European Spaceport in Kourou. The satellite, delivered nearly two months […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-27-10] Canadian mobile satellite antenna provider C-Com Satellite Systems posted a 34.2 percent increase in revenues and a 30.4 percent jump in net profits during its 2010 third […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-26-10] KVH Industries’ third quarter profits rose from $385,000 in 2009 to $637,000 in 2010 due to growth in its global satellite communications and fiber-optic businesses, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-26-10] Thrane & Thrane will renew and extend an emergency communications training sponsorship it started with NGO Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF) in July 2009, Thrane & Thrane announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-25-10] KVH Industries and its partner ViaSat have increased their mini-VSAT broadband network’s capacity in the European region by 100 percent through the addition of the NSS-6 satellite’s […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-25-10] Astrium Services intend to purchase a 75.1 percent stake in SES-owned German OEM and satellite ground systems integrator ND SatCom, Astrium announced Oct. 22.     With the […]