Focus: Telecom

While the Asia-Pacific region offers satellite operators multiple markets and strong business opportunities, a number of regional operators are beginning to look outside of their home markets to drive revenue […]

With economic uncertainty continuing to influence activity around the globe, operators and equipment manufacturers need to identify the areas that will be healthy in the future and make smart investments. […]

With fewer and fewer customers seeking satellite-only solutions, operators, network providers and content distributors are improving their terrestrial infrastructure to better meet the end-to-end needs of users and improve revenue […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-01-10] CapRock Communications has selected Alpheus Communications’ SAS 70 Type 2 audited certified data centers and deep metro fiber footprint to provide circuit access and supporting services to […]

In February, we discussed satellite broadband and the pending release of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)’s National Broadband Plan . Released in March (available at www.broadband.gov), the plan was […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-01-10] BSkyB has released its Sky Mobile TV app for the Apple iPad in the United Kingdom, the pay-TV operator announced May 28.     The iPad, released in […]

[Satellite News 06-01-10] Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems has had its fair share of ups and downs in the last year, winning a multi-satellite contract with Intelsat in July last […]

[Satellite News 06-01-10] Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) and International Launch Services (ILS) were selected to build and launch the Anik G1 multi-mission satellite for Telesat, which will support DTH television broadcasting […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-27-10] SES World Skies has signed a deal with An Vien Group (AVG) to provide transponder capacity on the NSS-6 satellite for a new DTH service in Vietnam, […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-27-10] The Azerbaijan Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies has signed a contract with Orbital Sciences Corp. to build Azerbaijan’s first national satellite, Orbital announced May 27.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-27-10] South Africa-based telecom service provider Q-Kon has leased long term C- and Ku-band capacity on Spacecom’s Amos-5i and Amos-5 satellites, the operator announced May 26.     Q-Kon […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-27-10] Nepal Telecom (NTC) has deployed Gilat’s SkyEdge broadband satellite network to provide data and toll-quality telephony services to Gorakshep, the last village on the Everest trek before […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-27-10] Quintech, a broadband RF signal management hardware designer and manufacturer, has released LTE 3000, a new LTE RF switch, the company announced May 25.     The LTE […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-26-10] Hughes Network Systems’ has won two Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts from the state governments of Texas and Colorado to provide Spaceway 3 services supporting the […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-26-10] Programming transmitted by SES World Skies’ AMC 11 satellite will not be affected as no collision occurred with Intelsat’s Galaxy 15 satellite following SES’ orbital maneuvers, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-26-10] Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC) has signed a five-year contract renewal with Orange Business Services to continue supplying its Business VPN global IP infrastructure, the company announced May […]

[Satellite News 05-25-10] Hughes Network Systems’ quest to provide U.S. state governments with Spaceway 3 satellite service has taken a leap forward this week with the award of two Indefinite […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-25-10] Arianespace has successfully launched the Astra 3B and ComsatBw-2 satellites after technical problems delayed the launch for nearly two months, Arianespace announced May 24.     The first […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-25-10] Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) has acquired the Koreasat-3 satellite from Korea Telecom (KT), the company announced May 24.     The satellite aims to provide ABS with even […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-25-10] Brazilian fixed telecommunications provider Intelig has signed a multi-year capacity contract with Intelsat to secure capacity on the Intelsat 14 satellite (IS-14), Intelsat announced May 24.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-25-10] Blue Sky Network, a service provider for Iridium-based GPS tracking and communication solutions, and Upland Consulting, a management and strategy services firm, will partner to implement FuelTrax […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-24-10] Harris Corp. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire CapRock Communications for $525 million in cash, the companies announced May 21.     Harris will finance the […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-24-10] The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has voted unanimously to amend the Wireless Communications Service (WCS) spectrum rules to include mobile broadband uses and allow mobile broadband […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-24-10] The sale of Satmex to MVS Comunicaciones and its U.S. partner Echostar Satellite Services may be finalized after the deal was initially terminated in March, according to […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-24-10] Eutelsat Communications renewed its partnership with Telecoms Sans Frontieres (TSF) to support the organization’s humanitarian aid operations throughout the world, Eutelsat announced May 21.     The partnership, […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-20-10] Lockheed Martin Space Systems has realigned its Commercial Space Systems unit to operate within the company’s Global Communications Systems business, the company announced May 20.     Lockheed […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-21-10] AGI has created a CGI rendering of SES World Skies’ AMC-11 orbital maneuvers intended to prevent the satellite’s cable broadcasts from being interrupted by Intelsat’s Galaxy 15. […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-20-10] EADS Astrium has contracted Arianespace to launch the Skynet 5D on an Ariane 5 rocket in the first half of 2013, the launch company announced May 19. […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-20-10] Iridium Communications has received more than 100 orders for its OpenPort broadband satellite terminals for installation on Spanish commercial fishing vessels, the MSS operator announced May 19. […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-20-10] MTN Satellite Communications (MTN) and its Spanish joint-venture partner Erzia have been selected to provide C- and Ku-band VSAT products and services for the Empressa Naviera Elcano […]