Focus: Telecom

It was just two years ago when WiMax players and other terrestrial operators were making efforts to gain access to C-band spectrum and the satellite sector had to organize a […]

Network security is a multi-faceted business segment that has mushroomed in size and scope over the last decade. The potential threats to a network and its content,can come from many […]

The timing of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act’s passage in February could not have been better for the satellite industry. After months of panicked discussion among analysts and executives […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-01-09] TerreStar Networks signed an agreement with AT&T to bring its new integrated satellite cellular smartphone service into market, TerreStar announced Sept. 30.     The TerreStar solution will […]

Giuliano Berretta will step down as CEO of Eutelsat in November, turning over leadership of the FSS operator to Michel de Rosen.Berretta, who will continue as chairman, discusses the issues […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-01-09] Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has delivered the Intelsat 14 satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., ahead of its scheduled launch later this year aboard an Atlas […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-01-09] Iridium Holdings and GHL Acquisition Corp. have closed their merger transaction, Iridium announced Sept. 30.  As a result of the merge, GHL Acquisition’s new name will be […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-01-09] U.K. satellite and wireless data supplier Excelerate Technology unveiled the first of its next-generation rapid response vehicles, the company announced Sept. 30.     The vehicle is a […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-02-09] ViaSat Inc. signed a definitive agreement to acquire WildBlue Communications in a cash and stock transaction valued at $568 million, ViaSat announced Oct. 1.     WildBlue’s Ka-band […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-30-09] Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSB)’s Thor 6 satellite has arrived at the Guiana Spaceport in Kourou for its scheduled launch by Arianespace at the end of October, TSB […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-30-09] GMV experienced strong organic growth in 2008 with an 18 percent increase in overall revenues at $128 million, the company announced in its year-end financial results released […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-29-09] Maritime satellite communications provider Global Technology has re-branded to H2O Satellite, the company announced Sept. 28.     A partner of Inmarsat, H2O Satellite offers several transmission packages […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-29-09] KVH is set to launch 505 Emergency Calling over Inmarsat FleedBroadband, a new safety service for mariners that enables ship personnel to send out an S.O.S. distress […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-29-09] Arianespace has rescheduled the launch of the Amazonas-2 and ComsatBw-1 satellites, the company announced Sept. 28.     The launch of the two satellites is now set to […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-29-09] SES World Skies’ NSS-12 satellite arrived at the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, the company announced Sept. 28.     NSS-12, manufactured by Space Systems/Loral (SSL), is […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-28-09] International Datacasting Corp. (IDC) has received its first Tiernan orders since acquiring the product line in July, IDC announced Sept. 24.     The orders, valued at over […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-28-09] Harris Broadcast Communications appointed Olaf Brunswicker regional sales manager for Eastern Europe, the company announced Sept. 25.     Brunswicker will be responsible for developing partner, systems integrator […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-25-09] EchoStar has filed applications with the U.S. government seeking more than $1.1 billion in broadband stimulus money for several projects and partnerships, the company announced. EchoStar formed […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-25-09] Avanti Communications signed three contracts for Hylas satellite broadband services, the company announced Sept. 23.     Avanti will provide broadband services to Insis System Engineering, which provides […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-25-09] GHL Acquisition stockholders voted to approve its acquisition of Iridium following the approval of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission granted in August, GHL announced Sept 24.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-25-09] The Thor 6 satellite will be shipped Monday to Arianespace’s launch facility in Kourou, Thales Alenia Space announced Sept. 24.     Thor 6, built by Thales Alenia […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-25-09] Comtech Telecommunications Corp. profits dropped 64 percent in its financial fourth quarter to $6.2 million, down from $17 million in 2008, the company announced in its financial […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-25-09] C-Com Satellite Systems received $385,000 worth of orders for its iNetVu Mobile antenna systems from resellers in China, Russia and the United Kingdom, the Canadian antenna manufacturer […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-24-09] Global Satellite USA has launched the Thuraya XT rugged handset with broadband service on Thuraya‘s satellite network, Global Satellite announced Sept. 23.     The service, aimed ay […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-24-09] Stratos Global reached a cooperative distribution agreement with Blue Ocean Wireless (BOW) to resell BOW’s GSM service to existing Stratos customers under the brand name BOW GSM, […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-24-09] The first line of a Sept. 24 story should have read – The maiden launch of the SpaceX Falcon-9 rocket has been scheduled for Nov. 29, according […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-24-09] The maiden launch of the SpaceX Falcon-9 rocket has been scheduled for Nov. 29, according to the most recent 90-day Eastern Range forecast released by the U.S. […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-24-09] SkyTerra has entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by a new corporation formed by Harbinger Capital Partners and its affiliates, which will see SkyTerra […]

[Satellite News 09-23-09] Satellite operators have yet to report any substantial damage from the global economic crisis and will most likely escape the crisis unscathed if the economy stays on […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-23-09] Intelsat signed a multi-year agreement with CBM Communications, a global provider of end-to-end communication solutions for mobile assets in commercial, maritime, military and government markets, to provide […]