Focus: Telecom

[Via Satellite 06-03-2014] BT secured a six-year, $37 million contract with the De Beers Group to provide a range of IT services to 70 De Beers sites, including various exploration...

[Via Satellite 06-02-2014] Signalhorn has released version 1.0 of its new customer gateway to a small group of clients to get feedback on the development process. The project, which started...

[Via Satellite 06-02-2014] ViaSat is set to launch a new worldwide network service for the Machine-to-Machine (M2M) market, following agreements made earlier in May with Thuraya and LightSquared. The L-band...

[Via Satellite 06-02-2014] Skycorp and a group of citizen scientists have successfully established two-way communication with an inactive NASA spacecraft, the International Sun-Earth Explorer 3 (ISEE 3) as part of...

[Via Satellite 05-30-2014] Wireless Innovation chose Eutelsat’s Ka-Sat satellite for its contract with Thales Alenia Space to help protect EDF Energy’s infrastructure in the United Kingdom. This protection consists of...

[Via Satellite 05-30-2014] East African mobile operator Smart chose Avanti Communications to deliver Internet Protocol (IP) backhaul services to networks in Burundi, Tanzania and Uganda. Smart is owned by the...

[Via Satellite 05-30-2014] General Dynamics UK awarded two five-year contracts to Exelis to support communications modernization and logistics, supply and support for tactical radios for the U.K Ministry of Defence...

[Via Satellite 05-30-2014] Globalstar, for a limited time, will offer a free satellite phone with the purchase of a Globalstar Unlimited service plan for coastal residents as part of National...

[Via Satellite 05-29-2014] Dauria Aerospace is preparing for the launch of its experimental satellite DX1. The company has already handed over the satellite to Roscosmos’ upper stage and payload adaptor...

[Via Satellite 05-29-2014] SES will partner with the government of Luxembourg and five Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) to develop SATMED, an electronic health platform designed by SES TechCom and supported by...