Focus: Telecom

[Satellite TODAY 08-11-10] Intelsat revenues fell and net losses increased, according to the operator’s 2010 second quarter results, issued Aug. 10.     Intelsat losses were $180.6 million during the quarter, […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-11-10] While Loral Space & Communication 2010 second quarter revenues increased $33 million over the same period in 2009 to $481 million, the company suffered a net loss […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-11-10] Viasat revenues rose 21 percent over its second quarter 2009 results to $192 million, according to the company’s latest financial results, released Aug. 10.     ViaSat’s networks […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-11-10] Yahsat subsidiaries Al Yah Advanced Satellite Communications Services and Star Satellite Communications won licenses from the United Arab Emirates Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), the TRA announced Aug. […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-10-10] Wireless satellite broadband provider KeyOn has acquired a major portion of SouthWest Wireless Net’s broadband assets from New Vision to help extend KeyOn’s network footprint in southwestern […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-10-10] SES Astra has signed a deal with Starsat to market its Astra2Connect service in Albania, SES announced Aug. 9.     Starsat is part of an initiative of […]

[Satellite News 08-10-10] 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, […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-11-10] ViaSat made strategic gains in its 2011 first quarter with its Blue Force Tracking 2 contract win and the ViaSat-1 program, but government cost overruns and program […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-10-10] Orbcomm has entered into an agreement to sell its Stellar Satellite Communications subsidiary to manufacturer Quake Global, Orbcomm announced Aug. 9.     Quake, based in San Diego, […]

[Satellite News 08-09-10] The government’s expanding need for mobile broadband satellite services drove Inmarsat to order three Ka-band satellites and form a distribution partnership with Boeing, Inmarsat CEO Andy Sukawaty […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-06-10] Thales Alenia Space shipped the first three satellites in Globalstar’s second-generation constellation to Arianespace for a scheduled October launch on a Soyuz launcher from Baikonour, the satellite […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-06-10] DeLorme, a provider of mapping and global positioning system (GPS) technologies, has released two new PN-Series GPS receivers, the company announced Aug. 6.     The Earthmate PN-60 […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-06-10] Bridge Capital Holdings subsidiary Bridge Bank has increased its existing credit facility loan to The Brix Group from $12 million to $16 million, Bridge Bank announced Aug. […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-06-10] Airspan Networks, a broadband wireless access solutions provider, signed an agreement with LightSquared to market its 1.4 gigahertz (GHz) wireless spectrum for Smart Grid and Smart Utility […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-06-10] Iridium Communications has received interest rate commitments on the $1.8 billion credit facility it secured with French credit export agency Coface and a syndicate of international banks […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-06-10] Arianespace has been contracted by Intelsat to launch the Intelsat-20 satellite and also received a contract from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to launch the GSat-10 […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-06-10] European Media Port (EMP) will be the first provider of gateway teleport services for O3b Networks after the companies signed a long-term agreement that allows for the […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-06-10] Telesat’s 2010 second quarter revenues increased by 2 percent from the same period in 2009 to $205 million due to increased profits generated from Nimiq 5 and […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-06-10] Inmarsat will invest more than $1 billion in three Ka-band satellites that will be manufactured by Boeing, which be based on the Boeing 702 high-power platform and used […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-06-10] Inmarsat will invest more than $1 billion in three Ka-band satellites that will be manufactured by Boeing based on the 702 high-power platform, which be used to […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-05-10] Hughes Communications enjoyed a strong fiscal 2010 second quarter as its adjusted EBITDA increased 29 percent to $52 million, with total revenues climbing 13 percent over the […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-05-10] A U.S. Congressional Science and Technology Committee claims NASA personnel at the Goddard Space Center ignored potential organizational conflicts of interest issues by allowing ITT Corp. to […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-05-10] EMS Technologies’ LXE mobile and global tracking businesses drove company profits in the second quarter of 2010, producing net earnings of $3.9 million and revenues of $88.5 […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-05-10] Remote workforce solutions developer GeoPro LBS contracted Beam Communications to distribute the GeoPro solution in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific, GeoPro announced Aug. 3.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-05-10] MTN Satellite Communications (MTN) has been awarded a five-year contract extension with Crystal Cruises to provide its VSAT satellite communication services, the company announced Aug. 4.      […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-05-10] The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide $1.2 billion in broadband access and adoption grants in the second funding round of the $7.2 broadband stimulus package […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-04-10] ICO Global Communications has lost its judicial review action against the U.K. Office of Communications regulator Ofcom, which the company filed in 2009 after  Ofcom announced its […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-04-10] Hughes Network Systems created a new business unit, HughesNet China, as part of a joint venture agreement with China UnifiedNet, Hughes announced Aug. 3.      HughesNet China […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-04-10] ViaSat Enerdyne, a supplier of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) data links, has released a multi-channel HD video encoder, which allows an IP-based data link to transmit […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-03-10] Teledyne Technologies, a manufacturer of custom electronic components completed its acquisition of satellite and microwave systems designer and manufacturer Intelek, Teledyne announced July 26.      Intelek is […]