Focus: Telecom

By Mark Holmes CASBAA (the Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia) is a highly influential organization on the Asia-Pacific broadcast landscape and is active in trying to bring about […]

[Satellite Today 06-15-09] EaglePicher Technologies named Rick Estus as vice president of operations, the company announced.     Estus will oversee all production operations across EaglePicher Technologies including manufacturing, engineering, supply […]

Triveni Digital named Magna Systems & Engineering an new international dealer for Triveni’s products throughout the Asia-Pacific region, Triveni said.     Magna, based in Australia, specializes in providing products and […]

[Satellite Today 06-15-09] Measat’s Measat 3A satellite is now at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan in final preparations for launch, the company said June 12. The Measat-3A satellite will add an […]

[Satellite Today 06-15-09] M/A-CcomTechnology Solutions Inc. is introducing a family of surface mount broadband switches for test instrumentation, satellite and other wide frequency range applications, the company announced June 10. […]

C-Com Satellite Systems Inc. and Thaicom PCL will cooperate to develop the mobile satellite market in Asia, C-Com announced. C-Com’s iNetVu auto-deploying mobile satellite antenna systems will be integdrated with […]

[Satellite Today 06-15-09] Michel de Rosen will replace Giuliano Berretta as the new CEO of Eutelsat in November, the company confirmed June 11. De Rosen will initially join Eutelsat in […]

[Satellite Today 06-12-09] Com Dev International Ltd. has established a subsidiary company, exactEarth Ltd., that will offer advanced space-based automatic identification system (AIS-S) data services to maritime authorities around the […]

[Satellite News 06-12-09] Digi International CEO Joe Dunsmore is confident that the company can make a strong impact in the satellite market using the recently acquired assets of the U.S., […]

[Satellite Today 06-12-09] C2Sat entered into a license agreement with Shanghai-based Xinguo IT for local production of the C2Sat stabilized antenna systems in China, C2Sat announced June 11.     Xinguo […]

[Satellite Today 06-11-09] Thaicom inaugurated its gateway in Jakarta, Indonesia, the 15th gateway in the Asia-Pacific region, Thaicom said June 10.     Thaicom has appointed PT Infracom Telesarana, a total […]

[Satellite Today 06-11-09] Digi International has entered into the satellite market by acquiring all the assets of the U.S., Indian and Singapore affiliates of MobiApps Holdings Private Limited, Digi International […]

[Satellite Today 06-11-09] SpeedCast entered into a strategic distribution agreement with Globe Wireless to provide Ku-band broadband maritime service to extend Globe Wireless’ broadband services, SpeedCast announced June 9.     […]

[Satellite Today 06-10-09] C-Com Satellite Systems Inc. and Thaicom PCL will cooperate to develop the mobile satellite market in Asia, C-Com announced June 9.     C-Com’s iNetVu auto-deploying mobile satellite […]

[Satellite Today 06-10-09] KCPS Satellite Communications Limited Partnership has launched a tender offer to purchase 2 million shares of Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. for $3.65 per share, KCPS announced June […]

[Satellite Today 06-09-09] Hughes Network Systems signed a sales agent agreement authorizing Control4 to sell HughesNet satellite broadband Internet service, Hughes announced June 8. Control4, a home automation company based […]

[Satellite Today 06-09-09] Eutelsat is increasing the speed of its satellite broadband service, Tooway, the company announced June 8.     At the beginning of July, the speed of the Tooway […]

[Satellite Today 06-08-09] Philip Father, CEO, ProtoStar, and Paul Brown-Kenyon, COO, Measat will discuss the Asian satellite market June 9 during a Via Satellite webinar.     “CEOs Assess Asia-Pacific Satellite […]

[Satellite Today 06-09-09] Globalstar Inc. signed an agreement with a syndicate of banks for a $586 million credit facility to be supported by credit insurance from Coface, the export credit […]

[Satellite Today 06-08-09] Blue Sky Network has partnered with Iridium Satellite to supply an Open Passage vessel with voice communications and GPS mapping technology for its upcoming four month-long Arctic […]

[Satellite Today 06-05-09] While Comtech Telecommunications reported growth in its telecom and RF microwave segments, its mobile data segment experienced significant decline, according to its 2009 third quarter financial report […]

[Satellite Today 06-05-09] OmniGlobe Networks has completed its acquisition of R. A. Misener Telecom Corp. (RAMTelecom), based in Ottawa, Canada, OmniGlobe announced June 4.  The acquisition was announced in December […]

[Satellite Today 06-05-09] Philip Father, CEO, ProtoStar, and Paul Brown-Kenyon, COO, Measat will discuss the Asian satellite market June 9 during a Via Satellite webinar.     “CEOs Assess Asia-Pacific Satellite […]

[Satellite Today 06-04-09] SES Americom-New Skies won a three-year capacity contract with BT for nearly three full transponders of C-band capacity on the NSS-10 satellite, SES announced June 3.     […]

[Satellite Today 06-04-09] Iridium Satellite reported a 41.9 percent decline in net income to $9.7 million in its 2009 first quarter financial report, released June 3.     The company’s equipment […]

[Satellite Today 06-04-09] The Measat-3a commercial satellite has arrived at its launch site at Baikonur, Kazakhstan, and is in final preparations for a late June liftoff, Orbital Sciences announced June […]

[Satellite Today 06-04-09] Egyptian commercial airline Egyptair will equip its new fleet of Airbus 330-300 with OnAir in-flight passenger communications supported by Inmarsat SwiftBroadband, Inmarsat announced June 2.     Mobile […]

[Satellite Today 06-04-09] Philip Father, CEO of ProtoStar, and Paul Brown-Kenyon, COO of Measat will discuss the Asian satellite market June 9 during a Via Satellite webinar.     “CEOs Assess […]

[Satellite Today 06-04-09] KVH Industries signed a multi-year agreement with Sky Perfect JSAT to lease satellite capacity on the JCSAT-1B and Intelsat-15 satellites, KVH announced June 3.     KVH will […]

[Satellite Today 06-03-09] Telefonica del Peru signed a three-year deal with SES Americom-New Skies for nearly a full transponder of capacity aboard the NSS-10 satellite, the companies announced June 1 […]