Focus: Telecom

[Satellite TODAY 07-01-10] L-3 Telemetry-West has been contracted by Orbcomm to upgrade its satellite control center for the Orbcomm Generation 2 (OG2) program, L-3 TW announced June 30.     The […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-30-10] Hughes Network Systems has been awarded a contract by the South Carolina Division of State Information Technology (DSIT), which allows the company to provide its Spaceway 3 […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-30-10]  SpeedCast has selected Orbit Technologies’ OrSat-G (AL-7103) marine antenna to optimize coverage of its uninterrupted global maritime Ku-band service, the two companies announced June 29.      Orbit […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-30-10] XStreamHD, an HD consumer entertainment delivery and distribution company, has entered into a long-term satellite service agreement with EchoStar to use capacity from EchoStar’s leased AMC-16 satellite, […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-30-10] The Rural Telecommunications Group (RTG), a trade association representing small, rural wireless carriers, hailed U.S. President Barack Obama’s memorandum to help unleash 500 megahertz (MHz) of wireless […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-29-10] Arianespace launched the Arabsat-5A and COMS satellites into geostationary transfer orbit on an Ariane 5 ECA rocket, the company announced June 26.     The Arabsat-5A satellite was […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-29-10] Globalstar has installed hardware and software upgrades at its satellite operations and control center (SOCC) in Milpitas, Calif., and its backup control center in El Dorado Hills, […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-29-10] Marlink has teamed up with Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) to extend its Ku-band maritime VSAT services to Hong Kong, the Middle East and the Indian Ocean, Marlink […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-29-10] German telecommunications and broadcast solutions provider Atrexx has teamed up with Microsoft and iDirect to provide a remote communications solution for VAOS, a Libyan provider of construction […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-28-10] CapRock Communications signed a three-year contract with BW to deploy CapRock’s SeaAccess service onboard BW’s fleet of approximately 100 vessels including very large crude carriers (VLCCs) and […]

[Satellite News 06-28-10] Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSB) CEO Cato Halsaa told Satellite News that better than expected take-up capacity on Thor 6 meant the operator was accelerating its plans for […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-25-10] Applied Satellite Technology (AST) has signed a service level agreement with the United Kingdom’s Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) to install and provide technical support partner for […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-25-10] SES Astra has merged its wholly owned affiliate SES Sirius into SES Astra, which terminates the SES Sirius brand, the operator announced June 23      The integration […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-25-10] Ofcom, the U.K. communications regulator, has started the net neutrality debate in the United Kingdom by publishing a discussion paper on the practice of Internet traffic management, […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-24-10] Microwave component supplier M2 Global has extended the frequency range of its hybrid coax drop-in models up to 14 gigahertz and expanded optional configurations for the product […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-24-10] Arianespace has ordered 10 additional Russian Soyuz-ST rockets from Roscosmos to support upcoming missions from the French Guiana Space Center, Roscosmos confirmed.     The order provides Arianespace […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-24-10] Spacenet has introduced its Emergency Communications Service (ECS) VSAT satellite solution, which leverages an always-on pay-as-you-use service plan with dedicated satellite bandwidth for emergency communications, the company […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-24-10]  Eutelsat Communications has appointed two members to its board, the operator announced June 22.     Francisco Reynes, CEO of Abertis, will replace Carlos Sagasta Reussi for the […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-23-10] Gilat Satellite Networks will provide a SkyEdge 2 broadband satellite communications network to Vietnam Telecom International (VTI), a subsidiary of VNPT, Vietnam’s national telecommunications service provider, Gilat […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-23-10] Iridium Communications has set up Iridium South Africa, an entity that will allow Iridium to operate, provide and sell mobile satellite services (MSS) in the country, Iridium […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-23-10] Skyware Global has opened a facility in Shenzhen, China, to provide technical support and consultancy for the company’s products and services and to build on Asian expansion […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-23-10] MTN Satellite Communications and partners Jetstream and e3 Systems have been chosen by Blue Ocean Yacht Management (BOYM) to provide VSAT services for its 557-foot MY Eclipse […]

Manovega and ST Teleport have entered into an agreement to research and develop the technical and commercial business case for delivering 3G bonded satellite and cellular solutions to the maritime […]

Wavestream has released the PowerStream 757C-O C-band solid-state power amplifier for broadcast satellite communications systems, the company announced June 15.     The new amplifier, based on Wavestream’s next-generation Spatial Power […]

Skyware Global has opened a new facility in Shenzhen, China to provide technical support and consultancy for the company’s products and services and to build on Asian expansion efforts, the […]

DishTV was the first operator in India to launch DTH services and has since been by competitors Tata Sky, Videocon, Bharti Airtel and Reliance Communications, among others. Rajiv Khattar, president, […]

It would be hard to classify the economic mood in the Asia-Pacific region as a rebound, since many communications sector executives have maintained that the area never suffered that much […]

The BBC is one of the most recognized names around the globe, however, the U.K.-based broadcaster only launched its channel business in Asia in the last three years. Now the […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-22-10]  The SES-1 satellite has entered commercial service at 101 degrees West, SES World Skies confirmed June 21.     SES-1 was launched onboard an ILS-Proton Breeze M rocket […]

Inmarsat has officially launched its IsatPhone Pro global handheld satellite phone, the mobile satellite company announced June 18.     The new service, initially revealed in April, represents Inmarsat’s debut in […]