Focus: Telecom
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Connectivity
Kudelski Group Sees Profits, Revenues Rise
[Satellite TODAY 08-25-10] The Kudelski Group saw its overall revenues and profits rise in the first six months of this year, according to its half-year results issued Aug. 23. […]
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Thrane & Thrane Releases Aviator 300, 350 Swiftbroadband Solutions
[Satellite TODAY 08-25-10] Satellite communications equipment manufacturer Thrane & Thrane has released its new Aviator 300 and 350 Swiftbroadband solutions, the company announced Aug. 24. The compact, light weight […]
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Harris Opens Brazilian Facility
[Satellite TODAY 08-25-10] Harris Corp. has opened a new digital TV facility in Brazil, the company announced Aug. 24. The facility, based in Campinas, a region 80 miles northwest […]
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Arsat CEO Open To Major FSS Operator Partnerships
[Satellite News 08-23-10] Arsat, the satellite operator owned by the Argentinean government, could ultimately gain 50 percent of its revenues from outside of Argentina, and could even form a partnership […]
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SatMax Combines with McDonald Technologies
[Satellite TODAY 08-24-10] McDonald Technologies International and SatMax have entered into a strategic alliance to offer enhanced services to the ground-based satellite communications industry, the two companies announced Aug. 23. […]
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Boeing Sees Satellite Business Booming in August
[Satellite News 08-24-10] In August alone, Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems has seen a flurry of commercial and military satellite activity, winning over $1 billion in new satellite manufacturing contracts, […]
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RigNet Signs Inmarsat, Iridium Service Distribution Deal with Stratos
[Satellite TODAY 08-24-10] RigNet, a managed communications solutions provider for the upstream oil and gas industry, has signed an agreement with Stratos Global to become an authorized distributor of Inmarsat […]
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SpaceX’s Dragon Completes High-Altitude Drop Testing
[Satellite TODAY 08-24-10] SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft has successfully completed a high altitude drop test and has met all of the testing program’s objectives, the launch company announced Aug. 23. […]
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Gilat Satellite Sells Health Information Investment for $24 Million
[Satellite TODAY 08-24-10] Gilat Satellite Networks will receive $24 million in cash for its stake in health information provider Axolotl, which is being acquired by health information technology company Ingenix, […]
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KVH Expands Maritime VSAT Capacity Over North American Waters
[Satellite TODAY 08-23-10] KVH and ViaSat have expanded KVH’s mini-VSAT Broadband network capacity in the North American region by more than 500 percent, the companies announced Aug. 20. KVH […]
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RUS Issues Broadband Stimulus Awards to Hughes, ViaSat, EchoStar, Spacenet
[Satellite TODAY 08-20-10] Hughes Network Systems has been awarded $58.7 million as the only national provider of high-speed satellite Internet service under The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, […]
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AsiaSat Revenues, Profits Jump More than 20 Percent
[Satellite TODAY 08-20-10] AsiaSat saw its 2010 first half-year profits and revenues increase more than 20 percent, according to the operator’s latest financial results issued Aug. 19. AsiaSat’s first-half […]
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Ofcom Studies U.K. Media Consumer Trends
[Satellite TODAY 08-20-10] U.K. media consumers are spending about 45 percent of their waking hours watching TV as well as using mobile phones and other communications devices, according to a […]
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LightSquared Triggers Agreement With Inmarsat to Expand Spectrum
[Satellite TODAY 08-18-10] LightSquared has triggered a cooperation agreement signed with Inmarsat more than two years ago to acquire spectrum for LightSquared’s planned 4G-LTE satellite and mobile broadband network, the […]
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Marlink Signs Agreement with Fastnet for Sealiink Services
[Satellite TODAY 08-18-10] Marlink secured a three-year contract with Irish ferry operator Fastnet Line for Marlink’s Sealink service, the company announced Aug. 18. As part of the agreement, Marlink […]
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SingTel Flooded With New Maritime Business As Sector Sees Growth in Asia
[Satellite News 08-19-10] SingTel’s maritime services sector now generates about half of the company’s total revenues, and the operator now is looking to increase consumer uptake, SingTel Vice President of […]
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Avanti Tabs Computerlinks to Distribute Business Internet Continuity Service
[Satellite TODAY 08-18-10] Avanti signed contract for U.K.-based Computerlinks to become the first distributor of Avanti’s Business Internet Continuity (BIC) service, Avanti announced Aug. 16. Under the three-year contract, […]
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Intelsat Starts Work on Intelsat 27 Satellite
[Satellite TODAY 08-17-10] Intelsat has began construction of the Intelsat 27 (IS-27) satellite that will include a UHF hosted payload for government applications, the company announced Aug. 16. The […]
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Gilat to Receive More Than $24 Million From Merger of Health Information Firms
[Satellite TODAY 08-17-10] Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. will receive more than $24 million in cash proceeds from the merger of Ingenix and Axolotl, Gilat announced Aug. 17. Ingenix, a […]
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SES World Skies Receives Nature Conservancy Contract
[Satellite TODAY 08-17-10] SES World Skies signed a three-year capacity deal with The Nature Conservancy for capacity on the NSS-9 satellite, SES World Skies announced Aug. 17. The Nature […]
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Avanti Tabs Computerlinks to Distribute Business Internet Continuity Service
[Satellite TODAY 08-16-10] Avanti signed contract for U.K.-based Computerlinks to become the first distributor of Avanti’s Business Internet Continuity (BIC) service, Avanti announced Aug. 16. Under the three-year contract, […]
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Inmarsat Ka-Band Move Shows Strength of Market
[Satellite News 08-24-10] Inmarsat’s decision to invest $1.2 billion in three Ka-band satellites is another endorsement for the potential of Ka-band satellites and the market’s potential to expand beyond simply […]
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LightSquared Contracts Siterra to Manage 4G Network Rollout
[Satellite TODAY 08-16-10] Harbinger Capital subsidiary LightSquared has selected software management firm Siterra to manage the deployment, installation, operation and maintenance of its LTE 4G network, LightSquared announced Aug. 13. […]
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Thaicom Post Loss in 2010 First Half as Revenues Slip
[Satellite TODAY 08-13-10] Operator Thaicom saw its 2010 first-half revenues drop from $118.4 million in 2009 to $109.1 million, resulting in a net loss of $9.1 million, the company announced […]
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Gilat Settles 2008 Merger Agreement Lawsuit for $20 Million
[Satellite TODAY 08-12-10] Gilat Satellite Networks won a $20 million settlement to a lawsuit it filed against Mivtach Shamir Holdings, LR Group, Gores Capital Partners and DGB Investments in April […]
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Thales Selects Seakr to Develop Iridium Next Communication Processor
[Satellite TODAY 08-12-10] Thales Alenia Space has contracted Seakr Engineering to develop the communication processor for the Iridium Next constellation, the prime contractor announced Aug. 11. Seakr will develop […]
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CapRock Launches Energy Market VSAT Service
[Satellite TODAY 08-12-10] Harris Corp. subsidiary CapRock Communications has launched its turnkey FieldAccess VSAT service offering for land drilling, shallow-water and production platform markets in the United States, CapRock announced […]
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Thuraya Set to Roll Out Satellite Aeronautical Service
[Satellite TODAY 08-12-10] Thuraya has launched its first satellite aeronautical service, AviationComms, which aims to provide cost-effective voice communications for various types of aircraft, the company announced Aug. 11. […]
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Eutelsat Expects 25 Percent Total Capacity Increase by 2013
[Satellite News 08-12-10] Eutelsat, which has launched five satellites in the last three years, is preparing for a period of high activity over the next three years, with seven new […]
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Iridium Sees Subscribers Jump 16.8 Percent
[Satellite TODAY 08-11-10] Iridium Communications saw its billable subscriber base grow 16.8 percent to about 383,000 in its 2010 second quarter, with growth coming from several of its product areas, […]