Focus: Telecom

[Satellite TODAY 12-09-09] Arianespace has postponed the launch of the French Space Agency’s (CNES) Helios 2B military observation satellite due to an anomaly in the launcher’s subsystem, Arianespace announced Dec. […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-08-09] Orange Business Services has expanded its satellite network to include a DVB-S2 broadband service based on iDirect’s Evolution platform, iDirect announced Dec. 7. Orange has integrated the […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-08-09] German telecommunications provider Atrexx has introduced a point-to-point and point-to-multipoint connectivity service via satellite through single channel per carrier (SCPC) technology, the company announced Dec. 7.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-08-09] Iridium Communications has activated its 1,000th Iridium OpenPort marine satellite terminal, the company announced Dec. 7.     The company reached the milestone with the activation of an […]

[Satellite News 12-08-09] After hitting 50,000 connections for Astra2Connect in October, SES Astra now is looking outside of Europe, particularly to the Middle East and Africa, to expand the service, […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-08-09] Spanish service provider Satconxion signed a 663,000 euro ($984,000) deal with Avanti Communications to purchase additional Hylas 1 broadband capacity, the company announced Dec. 7.     Satconxion, […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-08-09] SES World Skies and SatLink Communications have launched a new DS3 fiber link to connect their teleport facilities, the two companies announced Dec. 7. The new link […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-07-09] SkyWave Mobile Communications (SkyWave) introduced a Glonass navigation capability to its DMR-800L satellite data communication terminal, targeted to its shipping customers in Russia, the company announced Dec. […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-07-09] Vizada renewed their agreement with Météo-France to provide professional digital weather information and software to the maritime community, Vizada announced Dec. 4.      The partnership renewal will […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-04-09] Sea Launch received final approval from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware on its motion to secure up to $12.5 million in debtor-in-possession financing from Space Launch […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-03-09] Arianespace has entered final preparations for the Dec. 9 launch of the French Space Agency’s (CNES) Helios 2B military observation satellite, Arianespace announced Dec. 2.         Helios […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-02-09] Sea Launch has launched the Intelsat 15 satellite using a Land Launch vehicle at the Baikonour Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Sea Launch announced Nov 30.     Liftoff occurred […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-02-09] KVH Industries signed a multi-year agreement with Telesat to utilize the African coverage of Telstar 11N satellite, Telesat announced Dec. 1.     Telstar 11N’s Ku-band capacity over […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-02-09]  Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) chairman Martin Sweeting was awarded the Faraday Medal from the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in the United Kingdon, SSTL announced […]

At the beginning of October it was announced that ViaSat was buying WildBlue. What made this a good idea for ViaSat? What made it worth paying the $568 million needed […]

On Nov. 14 2008, it was announced that the Eurozone (European Union Member States) had gone into recession, and on Nov. 27, the European (EU) unveiled the EU Recovery Plan […]

Although the monitoring market is a good one, it is not homogeneous. Monitoring covers a broad range of applications which often are lumped under a single, generic moniker. In reality, […]

There is more to marketing a product than simple sales strategy. Marketing is a defining trait of a company, and one that often makes it stand out from its competitors. […]

Forecasts for the wireless backhaul market in Asia remains strong, as demand in the region remains strong and new technology will help the market meet that demand.   An April […]

Piracy is a plague that has an impact on pay-TV operators worldwide, and the problem has become even more acute in a distressed economic environment. The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-01-09] Space insurers are expected to generate more than $400 million in profit for 2009, according to a statement released Nov. 30 by Aon International Space Brokers, a […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-01-09] Stratos Global Corp. has been contracted to install Inmarsat’s FleetBroadband 150 (FB150) mobile broadband satellite service on Zakher Marine International’s (ZMI) shipping vessels, Stratos announced Nov. 30. […]

Despite a tough economic climate, Astrium Satellites CEO Evert Dudok believes there are enough potential orders in the market to feel comfortable about the company’s prospects throughout the next 12 […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-30-09] Astrium won a contract worth more than 500 million euros ($749.4 million) to build four satellites for SES, the operator announced Nov. 30.     These satellites, to […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-30-09] Sea Launch has rescheduled the launch of the Intelsat 15 communications satellite from the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan to Nov. 30, Sea Launch announced Nov. 29. […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-30-09] SES World Skies and Astel have teamed up to provide mobile broadband and phone services on trains in Kazakhstan, SES World Skies announced Nov. 26.     Astel […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-26-09] Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, Satellite TODAY’s Daily News Feed will not publish on Fri., Nov. 27. We will resume our normal publishing schedule on Mon., Nov. […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-26-09] International Launch Services (ILS) successfully launched the W7 satellite for Eutelsat onboard an ILS Proton rocket, ILS announced Nov. 25.     The W7 satellite, built by Thales […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-26-09] Gilat Satellite Networks has been contracted by Telefonica del Peru to provide its SkyEdge 2 broadband satellite communications network to cover more than 3,500 rural sites in […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-26-09] French telecom SFR has selected Eutelsat‘s Tooway broadband service to connect subscribers of SFR’s new Satellite Internet Pack service beyond the range of ADSL coverage, Eutelsat announced […]