Focus: Telecom

We’ve heard this story before – Apple has released another device that will, according to the media, forever change the broadcasting business. Since the company behind the device is Apple, […]

Arsat, the satellite operator owned by the Argentinean government, could ultimately gain 50 percent of its revenues from outside of Argentina and even could look to form a partnership with […]

In September, we discussed maritime regulations in the United States as stated in the rules for Earth Stations on Vessels (ESV). Here, we expand our discussion to include general guidelines […]

In this column my focus largely has been satellite services at the consumer level. There is another way to look at this, however, and I was reminded by the recent […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-30-10] Intelsat has sold $1 billion of senior notes due 2020 at an issue price of 100 percent, Intelsat announced Sept. 30.     The size of the sale, […]

Satellite networks come in all manner of shapes and sizes and use a multitude of technologies to transmit information. Each type of network has its own idiosyncrasies and set of […]

For years now, legal, finance and government intelligentsia have propounded a purely competition-based theory of regulation, in which, as long as markets were competitive and transparent, industry-specific types of regulation […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-30-10] Integral Systems subsidiaries, RT Logic and SAT Corp. have introduced SatID Expert with Monics, an integrated, all-in-one signal monitoring, detection and geolocation system, the companies announced Sept. […]

The launch of the third Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) satellite in December, along with the planned launches of several next-generation commercial satellites, has ushered in a new broadband satellite era […]

[Satellite News 09-30-10] While India and China remain two of the largest pay-TV empires in the Asian region, Indonesia, with its population of 230 million people and low penetration, represents […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-30-10] Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) is investing more than $15 million to upgrade its technical facilities in the United Kingdom, the company announced Sept. 29.     The […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-30-10] Harris Corp. has launched a joint venture with Middle East telecommunication systems and security provider Atlas Telecom to deliver intelligence solutions such as enhanced video management and […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-30-10] LightSquared has teamed up with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Indian Health Service (IHS) to provide telecommunications service access to U.S. tribal communities, LightSquared […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-30-10] Thuraya has appointed Teknomobil as its Thuraya IP satellite-based high-speed data service reseller to various market segments in Turkey, Thuraya announced Sept. 29.     “Our partnership with […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-29-10] A total of 113 DTH operators provided television services to more than 130 million subscribers in 2009, a 14 percent increase from the prior year, according to […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-29-10] Integral Systems has been awarded a sole source contract from an unnamed satellite service provider to expand its existing satellite fleet control system to support four Boeing […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-29-10] Manufacturer Com Dev won a follow-on contract with an unnamed customer to provide components for a commercial communications satellite, the company announced Sept. 28.    Com Dev […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-29-10] France Telecom awarded a contract to Gilat to provide satellite communications equipment to Orange Business Services, France Telecom’s enterprise communications subsidiary, Gilat announced Sept. 28.     The […]

[Satellite News 09-29-10] Orbcomm, a two-way machine-to-machine (M2M) communications and automatic identification system (AIS) service specialist, awarded a contract to German manufacturer OHB System to build and launch two AIS-enabled […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-28-10] MTN Satellite Communications (MTN) appointed Korean marine electronics company Mesco to be MTN’s authorized reseller in Korea, MTN announced Sept. 27.     Mesco will provide sales, service, […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-24-10] AirAsia has launched OnAir’s in-flight connectivity services aboard the carrier’s Airbus A320 fleet in Asia, OnAir announced Sept. 24.      Passengers flying on South East Asian routes […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-27-10] Comtech’s 2010 fourth quarter revenues more than doubled to $257 million compared to the same period in 2009, beating consensus estimates of $238 million by 8 percent, […]

[Satellite News 09-27-10] Pakistani service provider Supernet is seeing tremendous growth across its business driven by a healthy cellular backhaul market in the region, Supernet CEO Imran Malik told Satellite […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-24-10] Arqiva has signed a new co-location agreement with U.S. teleport operator USEI, Arqiva announced Sept. 24.     The deal will enable USEI to access Arqiva’s occasional-use infrastructure […]

[Satellite News 09-25-10] Advanced Digital Broadcast (ADB), a Swiss-based set-top box and software company, is hoping to develop its business more in Asia, ADB CEO François Pogodalla told Satellite News. […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-24-10] Despite economic downturn and expanded service regulations, the worldwide mobile roaming market is set to expand by 86 percent over the next five years, generating $67 billion […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-24-10] Integral Systems has expanded the management team of its Integral Systems Service Solutions (IS3) business unit to support growth in demand for its managed network services, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-23-10] Russian satellite operator Gazprom Space Systems has secured about $731 million in total debt financing to fund the construction and launch of the Yamal-401 and Yamal-402 satellites, […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-23-10] The Russian Satellite Communications Co. (RSCC) has enlisted Thales Alenia Space to build the payloads for its Express AM8, AT1 and AT2 satellites, Thales announced Sept. 22. […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-23-10] JetBlue Airways and ViaSat have entered into a non-binding agreement to use ViaSat’s satellite technology to install broadband connectivity on JetBlue’s entire 160-aircraft fleet, ViaSat confirmed Sept. […]