Focus: Telecom

[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 […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-19-10] SES World Skies has commissioned Astrium to build the SES-6 satellite, which will be launched and deployed at the 319.5 degrees East orbital position in early 2013, […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-19-10] The French Polynesian Office of Post and Telecommunications (OPT) has launched a high-speed satellite broadband network based on iDirect’s Evolution platform, iDirect announced May 17.     The […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-19-10] OnAir will start offering in-flight connectivity services in Russia following a license agreement the company signed with Russian mobile network operator MegaFon to operate the services on […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-19-10] The Global VSAT Forum (GVF) has signed an agreement with Creamer Media, a global mining industry publisher, to promote more effective application of communications solutions in support […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-18-10] Hughes Network Systems has formed Hughes Network Systems Australia Pty. Ltd. to serve the Ka-band satellite technology and services market in Australia, Hughes announced May 17.      […]

[Satellie TODAY 05-18-10] Intelsat has selected Arianespace to launch the Intelsat 17 satellite at the end of 2010, the launch company announced May 16.      Intelsat initially awarded the launch […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-17-10] ViaSat saw overall revenues rise but net profits fell in the 12-month period that closed at the end of March, ViaSat announced in its fiscal year 2010 […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-17-10] The Russian Satellite Communications Co.’s (RSCC) Express-AM1 satellite suffered a failure, the said May 17.      Express-AM1 covers the European part of Russia, CIS, Europe, North Africa, […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-18-10] SES World Skies will perform orbital maneuvers and shift from signals to keep cable programming broadcast by the AMC-11 satellite from being interrupted by Intelsat’s Galaxy 15 […]

{Satellite News 05-18-10} With the 2010 FIFA World Cup less than a month away, satellite companies are preparing to play their part in delivering content from South Africa to the […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-17-10] Arianespace will launch SES’ Astra 3B broadcasting satellite and the German military’s ComsatBw 2 communications platform May 21 after problems with the Ariane 5 rocket’s helium pressurization […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-17-10] Schlumberger has launched a VSAT service for the offshore industry, the company announced May 13.     The service, SeaConnect, aims to provide VSAT services using a portable […]

[Satellite News 05-17-10] MSS industry leaders and analysts are viewing hybrid networks as an opportunity to protect the vital services that mobile providers are responsible for, illustrated by factors that […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-14-10] CPI International, the microwave, radio frequency, power and control solutions provider set to be acquired by Comtech, reported 2010 second quarter revenues of $88 million, CPI announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-14-10] Taiwan-based Helioversal Technology has ordered mass production volumes of GPS and GSM modules from U-blox for integration with Helioversal’s miniBee GPS Tracker, U-blox announced May 13.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-13-10] Solaris Mobile has been granted 18-year licenses by the European Commission to operate mobile satellite services in France, Sweden and Germany, the company announced May 12.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-13-10] Under Sea Launch’s reorganization plan, Aker and Boeing may not receive the full $1.76 billion in claims the two companies filed against the launch provider after it […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-12-10] The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has dismissed protests from Artel, CapRock Communications and Segovia over the U.S. Navy’s Commercial Broadband Satellite Program (CBSP) contract award to […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-13-10] Russian international and long-distance operator Rostelecom has contracted Hughes Network Systems to supply its HX System to provide a variety of broadband communications services in Russia’s eastern […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-12-10] Thaicom cut its first quarter losses to $4.8 million in 2010, down from $6.8 million in net losses in the 2009 first quarter, the company announced in […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-13-10] PolarSat has received more than $1 million in multiple MF-TDMA VSAT equipment orders for immediate deliver to help expand an existing air traffic control network in Asia, […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-12-10] Loral CEO Michael Targoff confirmed that the company intends to sell a portion of its stake in Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) while announcing Loral’s 2010 first quarter results, […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-12-10] Lockheed Martin won a contract from the Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) to build the Vinasat-2 satellite, with delivery due by the second quarter of 2012, […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-12-10] Arianespace, Roscosmos, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the French space agency (CNES) have confirmed that the French Guiana Space Center’s inaugural launch of the Soyuz rocket […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-12-10] Inmarsat’s 2010 first quarter profits jumped 40 percent to $62.5 million compared to the same period in 2009, driven by growth in revenues and a solid performance […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-12-10] Iridium Communications saw revenue, service and subscriber equipment growth across all of its business units in the 2010 first quarter, offset by costs related to its merge […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-11-10] Marlink is introducing an entry-level VSAT service for the maritime sector, the company announced May 11.     The service, @SEAdirect, aims to provide multiple data rates of […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-12-10] Globalstar reported an $8.7 million operating loss in the 2010 first quarter, an improvement over the $17.6 million loss the company reported in the same period in […]