Focus: Telecom

[Satellite TODAY 06-15-10] Thailand’s government is planning to buy Temasek Holdings’ stake in Thaicom for national security reasons after protesters broke into Thaicom’s facility and used its signal for anti-government […]

Ericsson has supplied CJ Golden Village (CGV), a South Korean multiplex cinema chain, with compression solutions that will enable CGV to show World Cup action in 3-D, Ericsson announced June […]

Measat Satellite Systems has signed an agreement with GlobeCast and SPE Networks Asia to distribute the Southeast Asian feed of the AXN HD channel via the Measat-3 satellite, the operator […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-15-10] Hughes Network Systems has been awarded an IDIQ contract by the State of Oregon to provide Hughes Broadband Internet and Access Continuity services via its Spaceway 3 […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-15-10] VT iDirect has released iDX 2.1, the latest software upgrade to its Evolution platform, the company announced June 14.     iDirect’s Evolution line is based on the […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-15-10] GeoPro LBS, a developer of enterprise remote workforce solutions, released GeoPro, a workplace safety, monitoring, and productivity solution to the commercial market, the company announced June 14. […]

The drive to bring 3-D TV to the masses was launched in earnest at the beginning of 2010, when broadcasters such as BSkyB, ESPN, DirecTV and Discovery Communications announced plans […]

Singapore hopes to be an early leader in deploying 3-D TV technology in Asia, and the Media Development Authority (MDA) is preparing to launch a 3-D trial in September with […]

Satellite broadband generally has been a hot topic at satellite events throughout the past several years. In the United States, Hughes and WildBlue (now owned by ViaSat) have close to […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-14-10] AST has released a value-added services offering to support and complement Inmarsat’s IsatPhone Pro global handheld satellite phone, AST announced June 11.      The AST offering includes […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-14-10] Hub-less VSAT communication equipment provider PolarSat has completed system testing and certification of its VSATPlus 3 for use in PetroChina‘s network, the company announced June 11.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-10-10] Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has registered for an initial public offering (IPO) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), SS/L parent company Loral announced June 10.     […]

[Satellite News 06-11-10] Satellite broadband generally has been a hot topic at satellite events throughout the past several years. In the United States, Hughes and WildBlue (now owned by ViaSat) […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-10-10] Orbit Technologies has won a contract to supply Italian satellite operator Telespazio with stabilized marine satellite communications systems for installation on oil and gas industry platforms, Orbit […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-10-10]  Eutelsat Communications has commissioned Thales Alenia Space to build the W6A satellite, the operator announced June 9.     The satellite is scheduled for launch in the third […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-10-10] Offshore telecommunications and network services provider Broadpoint has been acquired by Cellular One, a provider of nationwide GSM/EDGE voice and data communications services, Broadpoint announced June 9. […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-10-10] Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has shipped Dish Network’s EchoStar 15 communications satellite to the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan, where International Launch Services (ILS) will launch the spacecraft […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-10-10] German satellite service provider Atrexx has launched a trio of C-Band services for the Africa and Middle East markets, the company announced June 9.     The offering […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-10-10] Thuraya has signed a distribution partnership deal with Qatar Duty Free, the company announced June 8.     With Qatar becoming an increasingly important travel hub in the […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-10-10] Hughes Network Systems has released its Hughes Emergency Solutions offering, designed to provide expedited broadband Internet connectivity for business and government when a disaster occurs, the company […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-08-10] SES Astra signed a satellite broadband deal with Polish data network operator Nask to extend the operator’s reach into Poland, SES announced June 7.     SES will […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-08-10] Avanti Communications has signed a long-term Hylas 1 capacity contract with an unnamed triple-play consumer telecom service in the United Kingdom and Ireland, the operator announced June […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-08-10] Stratos Global has deployed an integrated, broadband crew communications solution for SE Ship Management (SESM), a ship operator and manager in Singapore, Stratos announced June 7.    […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-04-10] SpaceX launched its Falcon-9 rocket and achieved Earth orbit, marking a successful inaugural performance for the highly anticipated medium-lift launch vehicle.     The rocket lifted off from […]

[Satellite News 06-07-10] e-GEOS’ partnership deal with Google, which will see the company develop and distribute geospatial solutions based on Google Earth Enterprise technology in Italy, could lead to an […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-04-10] Comtech’s 2010 third quarter financial results, released June 3, shattered market expectations with revenues increasing 68 percent to $216 million over the same period in 2009, beating […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-04-10] Canadian rural broadband provider Barrett Xplore has elected to exercise its maximum option of 100 percent capacity usage on Loral‘s ViaSat-1 broadband satellite payload, the company announced […]

[Satellite News 06-04-10] Since losing control of the Galaxy 15 satellite April 5 after a solar flare instigated an anomaly, FSS operator Intelsat has faced simultaneous challenges beyond the loss […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-04-10] U.K. ship management company Zodiac Maritime Agencies has completed retrofitting its entire 156-ship fleet with Iridium OpenPort maritime satellite terminals, the MSS operator announced June 3.   […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-04-10] Citibank has increased its committed credit facility to Globecomm Systems from $50 million to $65 million and renewed the facility for a year, Globecomm announced June 3. […]