Focus: Telecom

[Via Satellite 06-16-2014] Crystal Solutions launched its Carrier ID Detection System, which allows users to quickly distinguish a satellite carrier. At the core, the system uses Crystal Carrier ID System...

[Via Satellite 06-12-2014] Spacecom has set a goal of covering 80 percent of the world’s population with its Amos satellites by the end of this decade. The company is riding...

[Via Satellite 06-13-2014] Intelsat finalized a multi-year agreement with SpeedCast, a satellite communications and maritime services provider, for access to the operator’s global C- and Ku-band broadband mobility network. Intelsat...

[Via Satellite 06-13-2014] Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) partnered with the Keio -National University of Singapore (NUS) Connective Ubiquitous Technology for Enbodiments (CUTE) Center to work on a location-aware information system...

[Via Satellite 06-13-2014] Thales Group completed its acquisition of LiveTV from JetBlue for $399 million. The acquisition of LiveTV strengthens Thales’ In-Flight Entertainment and Connectivity (IFEC) business unit. LiveTV has...

[Via Satellite 06-13-2014] Gogo received a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from the United States’ Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and certification from the Japanese Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) for its Ku-band-based...

[Via Satellite 06-12-2014] Gilat Satellite Networks provided its low-profile maritime terminals for use on naval vessels of an unspecified Asian country. The terminals deliver Command-and-Control communications in combat operations, and...

[Via Satellite 06-12-2014] XTAR appointed Carolyn Cuppernull and Patti Aston as sales directors in supporting the company’s growth in U.S. government and non-governmental missions, as well as developing future business...

[Via Satellite 06-11-2014] Media Networks’ iSAT Ka-band platform is now powering a new satellite home Internet service for Chile’s Movistar, which will cover the central region of the country, including...

[Via Satellite 06-10-2014] Months of rumored interest have proven true: Internet giant Google has officially entered into an agreement to purchase Skybox Imaging. The $500 million price tag falls shy...