Focus: Telecom

[Satellite Today 07-02-09] Arianespace has launched TerreStar-1 into geostationary transfer orbit, TerreStar confirmed July 1.     Terrestar-1, the largest commercial satellite ever placed into orbit, was launched at 1:52 p.m. […]

[Satellite Today 07-02-09] Globalstar has completed its financing of $738 million that will fund the company’s next-generation satellite system, Globalstar announced July 1.     The total financing combines a $586 […]

Demand for communications and other services helped drive a strong 2008 performance for the satellite sector. Via Satellite takes a closer look at developments that shaped the business and how […]

[Satellite Today 07-01-09] Vizada has launched its Inmarsat FleetBroadband 150 (FB 150), a high-speed maritime voice, IP data and SMS service, Vizada announced June 30.     The mobile satellite terminal […]

Reynald Seznec succeeded Pascale Sourisse as CEO of Thales Alenia Space in May 2008, taking over a company with a strong backlog that included the next-generation constellation for Globalstar. He […]

[Satellite Today 06-30-09] The Sirius FM-5 satellite, set to be placed at the 96 degrees West orbital slot, is ready to be launched on board an International Launch Services (ILS) […]

[Satellite Today 06-30-09] SES Astra signed a capacity deal with SatGate, a Lithuanian satellite service provider, to resume transmissions from SES Astra’s orbital position at 31.5 degrees East, SES Astra […]

[Satellite Today 06-30-09] A U.S. bankruptcy judge ruled that Sea Launch Co. can continue maintaining its bank accounts and paying its utilities and employees as it restructures under Chapter 11 […]

[Satellite Today 06-30-09] Eutelsat signed a satellite broadband deal with the German province of Brandenburg to provide services supporting Brandenburg’s Broadband Supply for Rural Areas program, Eutelsat announced June 29. […]

[Satellite Today 06-30-09] Stratos Global Corp. signed an agreement with Modern Security Solutions, a Stratos partner based in the United Kingdom, to market the Afiant satellite network video management system […]

[Satellite Today 06-29-09] U.K. telecoms regulator Ofcom may seek to limit BSkyB’s position in the pay-TV market by offering competitors access to attractive content such as sports and movies at […]

[Satellite Today 06-29-09] Keystone Enterprise Services announced a partnership with Lehigh University to enhance its distance learning educational program using Keystone’s interactive satellite-training network, Keystone announced June 26.     The […]

[Satellite Today 06-26-09] SES is looking to increase capacity to serve a lucrative Asian market, with highly populated countries like Indonesia and India proving to be potentially strong growth opportunities […]

[Satellite Today 06-26-09] Boeing will record a $35 million charge in the 2009 second quarter related to the Sea Launch bankruptcy filing, Boeing said in a June 25 filing with […]

[Satellite Today 06-26-09] Boeing will record a $35 million charge in the 2009 second quarter related to the Sea Launch bankruptcy filing, Boeing said in a June 25 filing with […]

[Satellite Today 06-26-09] The broadband satellite services market is projected to exceed $6.4 billion as several new high-speed networking applications using existing bandwidth continue to drive the requirement for higher […]

[Satellite Today 06-26-09] M2 Global Technology, a small business that supplies microwave products for the defense and aerospace industries, entered into a one-year defense mentor-protégé agreement with Lockheed Martin, M2 […]

[Satellite News 06-26-09] SES is looking to increase capacity to serve a lucrative Asian market, with highly populated countries like Indonesia and India proving to be potentially strong growth opportunities […]

[Satellite Today 06-26-09] Nationwide Satellite, an authorized HughesNet reseller, launched its "$100 Nationwide Referral Rewards Program," allowing current HughesNet customers to earn $100 for every person they recommend to the […]

[Satellite Today 06-25-09] Integral Systems signed a contract with Telesat to provide Integral’s Epoch Integrated Product Suite (Epoch IPS) of satellite command and control software to support the SkyTerra1 and […]

[Satellite Today 06-25-09] SES Americom-New Skies signed a three-year capacity agreement with Korea Telecom (KT) for the use of up to 9 megahertz of C-band capacity on the NSS-703 and […]

[Satellite Today 06-25-09] Arianespace has received and integrated the TerreStar-1 telecommunications satellite payload onto its Ariane 5 ECA heavy-lift launcher, scheduled for liftoff July 1, TerreStar announced June 24.     […]

[Satellite News 06-25-09] Mobile broadcast satellite customers have been pushing for improvements to video streaming service, prompting companies like Inmarsat and Thuraya to explore creative developments to their next-generation services, […]

[Satellite Today 06-24-09] TerreStar-1 is in final preparations for its launch by Arianespace July 1, TerreStar CTO Dennis Matheson told Satellite Today.     Matheson outlined the reasoning behind the technology […]

[Satellite News 06-24-09] TerreStar-1, the world’s largest civilian telecommunications satellite, is in the final stages of preparation for launch by Arianespace July 1, TerreStar CTO Dennis Matheson told Satellite News. […]

[Satellite Today 06-24-09] Sea Launch Company LLC and Sea Launch Limited Partnership and subsidiaries filed voluntary petitions to reorganize under Chapter 11 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Sea Launch announced June […]

[Satellite Today 06-24-09] C-Com Satellite Systems has developed a proprietary inclined orbit satellite-tracking algorithm which aims to provide customers with the ability to use inclined orbit satellites for their space […]

[Satellite Today 06-24-09] Panasonic Avionics’ Multiplexed Passenger Entertainment System (MPES) has been installed on 6,000 Boeing 737s entering into service as of today, the company announced June 23.     The […]

Thuraya has appointed Teknikkom Electronic as a national handheld voice service provider in Malaysia, Thuraya announced June 17.     Teknikkom will distribute Thuraya’s satellite mobile handhelds as a complementary solution […]

Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) was awarded a contract to provide two new satellites to Intelsat, SS/L announced June 18. The two FSS satellites, Intelsat-19 and Intelsat-20, aim to provide a surplus […]