Focus: Telecom

[Satellite TODAY 09-14-09] South African direct-to-home (DTH) television operator MultiChoice signed a long-term, multi-transponder capacity agreement with Intelsat, the FSS operator announced Sept. 11.     The agreement extends and expands […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-11-09] Ondas Media has created a new operational base in Paris, the company announced Sept. 10.     Ondas will create an integrated, digital satellite transmission network to broadcast […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-11-09] Edgeware and Jet Stream have partnered to integrate of Edgeware’s Web TV WTV servers with Jet Stream’s VideoExchange content distribution network (CDN) management suite to create a […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-11-09] Globecomm Systems reported a 12.8 percent decrease in revenues to $49.2 million from $56.4 million in 2008, in its fiscal 2009 fourth quarter results, released Sept. 10. […]

[Satellite News 09-11-09] In the ‘Satellite Manufacturers Adapting to Changing Requirements’ panel at Euroconsult’s World Satellite Business Week, industry leaders admitted some of the biggest issues facing satellite manufacturers was […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-10-09] GlobeCast has leased occasional use (OU) capacity with Intelsat, spanning the operator’s entire satellite fleet, Intelsat announced Sept. 9.     The multi-year contract offers GlobeCast increased satellite […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-10-09] Gilat Satellite Networks has been selected by Telespazio Brasil to provide a 1,200-site Gilat SkyEdge 2 broadband satellite communications network to be used by Sicredi Bank for […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-10-09] Satellite data modem manufacturer Quake Global signed an agreement with Globalstar to design, build and deliver a new line of Globalstar’s integrated multimode data modems as well […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-10-09] iDirect has expanded its Evolution DVB-S2/ACM product line to include the Evolution X5 Satellite Router, Evolution XLC-11 and XLC-M line cards, the company announced Sept. 9 . […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-10-09] Kanal 75, a European distributor of ATG horse racing, purchased a Compel network control system from Wegener to enhance its network operations and capabilities, Wegener announced Sept. […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-10-09] Norsat International released the Norsat SA-RSSI-I LNB Spectrum Analyzer, a new line of satellite terminal operator tools, to be used in Norsat’s portable satellite terminals, the company […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-10-09] Harris Corp. added broadband satellite capability to its Falcon 3 RF-7800M wideband networking radio, the company announced Sept. 8.     The new capability aims to enable global-area […]

[Satellite News 09-09-09] CEOs of the four largest FSS operators, Intelsat, SES, Telesat and Eutelsat, discussed the state of their businesses and future growth strategies on a panel at Euroconsult’s […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-09-09] Thales Alenia Space and Astrium were awarded contracts by Argentine satellite company Arsat to build the Arsat-1 satellite, scheduled to launch in 2012, the companies announced Sept. […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-09-09] Protostar’s bankruptcy case was postponed Friday by a Delaware State Supreme Court judge to November, the company confirmed Sept. 8. Judge Geoffrey Bell pushed the case back […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-09-09] Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has won a contract from Astrium to launch an Earth observation satellite it designed for its recently acquired subsidiary, Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL), […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-09-09] Orbcomm reported its total revenues for the 2009 second quarter were $6.8 million – a 1.5 percent drop from the second quarter of 2008, the company announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-09-09] EMS Satcom has combined its Tracking and Messaging, Search and Rescue and its recently acquired Satamatics business units to create EMS Global Tracking, which will supply a […]

[Satellite Today 09-08-09] Eutelsat signed a contract with International Launch Services (ILS) to the launch the W7 satellite on an ILS Proton rocket in mid-November, the companies announced Sept. 8. […]

[Satellite Today 09-08-09] SES Americom-New Skies re-branded to SES World Skies, the company announced Sept. 7.     Rob Bednarek, president and CEO of SES World Skies, said that its future […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-07-09] Thrane & Thrane won a $2.31 million gateway upgrade deal from Telecom Italia (TI), the company announced Sept. 3.     Thrane & Thrane will provide capacity expansion […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-07-09] RigNet Inc., a global provider of managed communications solutions for the upstream oil and gas industry, appointmented Richard Norton to the newly created position of manager of […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-07-09] Globalstar has signed a value added reseller agreement with TIE Technologies, a developer of communication technologies, Globalstar announced Sept. 3.      TIE plans to integrate the coverage […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-04-09] SES Astra signed a deal with Telekomunikacja Polska S.A. (TPSA) to bring its Astra2Connect satellite broadband service to Poland, SES Astra announced Sept. 3.      TPSA, majority-owned […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-04-09] Orbcomm and Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) have reached an agreement for SpaceX to launch 18 Orbcomm Generation 2 (OG2) satellites to begin as early as the […]

[Satellite News 09-04-09] Orbit Technology Group believes it is in a strong position to sell one of its latest satellite communications antenna solutions to train operators in Asia, after successful […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-03-09] Industry Canada has issued a call-for-applications for the “Broadband Canada: Connecting Rural Canadians” initiative launched by the government July 30, Industry Canada announced Sept. 2.     The […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-02-09] Applied Satellite Technology (AST) launched a maritime VSAT broadband service for organizations with vessels or land-based operations in Europe, Middle East, Africa and the Asia-Pacific regions built […]

Latency always stands at the forefront whenever satellite communications is discussed. Forget quality of service, bit error rate, availability, reliability, circuit speeds, geographic coverage or

[Satellite News 09-01-09] A panel of economists and capital investment managers on a U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) workshop panel to discuss a national broadband plan warned that there is […]