Focus: Telecom

[Satellite TODAY 11-10-09] Intelsat saw its 2009 third quarter revenues increase $19.4 million to $617.9 million, up from $598.5 million in 2008, the operator announced in its financial results, released […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-10-09] Telesat’s launch of service on the Nimiq 4 and Telstar 11N satellites and the stronger standing of the U.S. dollar produced revenues of $187 million in the […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-10-09] Inmarsat achieved growth in all of its mobile satellite services markets in the 2009 third quarter, which generated an 8.7 percent revenue increase over 2008 at $176.7 […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-10-09] Satlynx, a satellite telecommunications subsidiary of GE, has partnered with Arabsat to deliver a satellite communications platform that will rebuild the Central Bank of Iraq’s network infrastructure, […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-10-09] EchoStar Europe has integrated a card-less conditional access and middleware solution from Latens with its hybrid HDX-600 platform to create a solution for IPTV and broadband TV […]

[Satellite News 11-09-09] The global economic recession seemed to have little effect on major satellite companies in the third quarter of 2009, as the industry reported especially strong growth across […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-06-09] Eutelsat Communications saw an increase in revenues at 253 million euros ($373.67 million), up from 226.7 million euros ($334.82 million) compared to the same period last year […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-06-09] Hughes Communications reported 17,000 subscriber net adds in its 2009 third quarter results, a 49 percent increase over the previous year and a record for the company, […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-06-09] SatelliteTODAY.tv is launching a new Satellite News Video Update episode featuring an on-site report from the Arianespace launch of the NSS-12 and Thor 6 satellites in Kourou, […]

[Satellite News 11-06-09] Telecommunications experts and executives from offshore exploration and energy companies were highly critical of the affordability and performance satellite-based solutions during the Offshore Communications trade show opening […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-05-09] SES World Skies has signed a multi-year, multi-million dollar capacity deal with Solomon Telekom, to extend its broadband services across the Solomon Islands, SES World Skies announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-05-09] Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat) has signed its first YahClick service partner agreement with Intersat Africa to roll out the broadband service throughout the continent, Yahsat […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-05-09] Aviation electronics and satellite terminal company Rockwell Collins reported a 26 percent earnings drop in its fourth quarter financial results, released Nov. 4.     The company, which […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-04-09] Inmarsat has appointed AST and NSSL launch distribution partners for its global satellite phone services (GSPS), set to go live at the end of the second quarter […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-04-09] Epes Carriers shipping subsidiaries Epes Transport System and Texas Star Express are launching an asset tracking and cargo sensor solution from SkyBitz for their fleet of approximately […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-02-09] Intelsat won the bidding for the ProtoStar 1 satellite, the operator announced Oct. 30.     Intelsat will pay $210 million in cash for ProtoStar 1 and will […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-02-09] The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the U.S. Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice granted ViaSat and WildBlue early termination privileges in connection with ViaSat’s […]

[Satellite News 11-02-09] It has been a busy time for Middle East satellite operator Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat). The operator has seen the launch of its Yahsat 1A […]

Viewpoints on the impact of the economic crisis and the pace of the recovery vary, and while the satellite industry was considered mostly insulated from the impact of the slowdown, […]

Space-Communication Ltd. (Spacecom) hopes its Amos-5 satellite, scheduled for launch in 2010, will enable Spacecom to become a key player in Africa, essentially a new market for the operator. David […]

Conflicting signals are coming from Europe on the role of satellite infrastructure in future broadband networks. The satellite industry is, of course, insisting to European policymakers that satellite has a […]

There have been fierce spectrum battles between the satellite and wireless industries, but there is no rule saying that satellite service providers cannot provide wireless services. As the United States […]

Gone are the romantic days of ships heading off to sea, isolating their crews from civilization for extended periods. Personnel on today’s marine vessels can send and receive e-mail, surf […]

The Internet and wireless communications have had a major impact on the consumption of video content. TV operators no longer can think of just offering services via a single device […]

This column has devoted substantial attention this year to the growth of U.S. government/Department of Defense procurement of commercial satellite capacity and network solutions, but mostly in the context of […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-02-09] Arianespace has launched Telenor Satellite Broadcasting’s (TSB) Thor 6 and SES World Skies’ NSS-12 satellites into orbit.     The Ariane 5 was launched Oct. 29 from Europe’s […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-30-09] Hughes Network Systems sold 10 gigabits (Gbps) per second of capacity on its Jupiter satellite to Canadian broadband provider Barrett Xplore in a deal valued at $100 […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-30-09] The Irish government has chosen Eutelsat Communications to provide its Tooway satellite broadband service under Ireland’s national broadband scheme to deliver high-speed broadband connectivity to homes and […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-30-09] Harmonic reported net sales to $83.9 million in its 2009 third quarter financial results, released Oct. 28. Sales in the same period in 2008 were $91.5 million. […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-30-09] Paradise Datacom released a line of indoor rack-mount block converters, the manufacturer announced Oct. 29.     The converters are configurable to accommodate C-, X- and Ku-band RF […]