Focus: Telecom

[Via Satellite 05-15-2015] Kacific Broadband Satellites has reached a $78 million long-term agreement with Indonesian satellite service provider BigNet for high speed broadband starting in 2017. The contract is the...

[Via Satellite 05-15-2015] Inmarsat has appointed MVS USA, one of the company’s founding distribution partners, as a Value Added Reseller (VAR) for Global Xpress in the maritime market. The company...

[Via Satellite 05-14-2015] Kacific Broadband Satellites, an emerging satellite operator in the Asia-Pacific region, sees a huge opportunity to deliver satellite broadband to underserved remote communities of the Pacific islands, Indonesia, the...

[Via Satellite 05-14-2015] Lepton Global Solutions has launched a managed satellite network service for enterprise and government markets in North America. The company is providing services through Intelsat’s Horizons 1...

[Via Satellite 05-13-2015] Belintersat, the new national satellite operator of the Republic of Belarus, is less than a year away from the launch of its first spacecraft. Established by the...

[Via Satellite 5-12-2014] Thaicom saw a significant increase in its revenues in the first quarter this year compared to the same stage last year. This was one of the highlights...

[Via Satellite 05-12-2015] Hermes Datacomms, part of the SpeedCast Group, announced the opening of its newest office in Erbil, Iraq. The new facility is in direct response to increasing demand...

[Via Satellite 05-11-2015] In 2008 Switzerland became the first nation to include broadband within the scope of its universal service scheme. Swisscom, the company responsible for fulfilling the country’s plan...

[Via Satellite 05-08-2015] Globalstar anticipates an increase in data speeds for its Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) with the company’s second-generation ground system rendering services approximately 25 times faster than today....

[Via Satellite 05-07-2015] Inmarsat is confident that the upcoming launch of the third satellite in the Global Xpress constellation will open the floodgates for new business. The date for full...