Focus: Telecom

[Satellite Today 05-14-09] Satellite provider Speedcast, has awarded a contract to Sidsa, an international digital technology provider based in Spain, to protect its digital content in Asia and the Middle […]

[Satellite Today 05-14-09] Intelsat’s revenues rose 10 percent to $631.8 million, according to the operator’s first quarter 2009 financial results released May 13.     Intelsat also saw a wider first-quarter […]

[Satellite Today 05-14-09] SES Americom-New Skies selected International Datacasting Corp. (IDC) to provide 200 of IDC’s SuperFlex SFX 3102 DVB-S/S2 receivers to SES customers upgrading to DVB-S2 IP platform offerings, […]

[Satellite Today 05-13-09] Digital Voice Systems Inc. (DVSI) has introduced a new multichannel vocoder chip for satellite and mobile handsets, the company announced May 12.     The AMBE-3003 vocoder chip […]

[Satellite Today 05-13-09] Satellite antenna manufacturer, Cobham has received Inmarsat type approval for its single channel class 6 SBB satellite data unit and IGA-5001 Inmarsat SwiftBroadband products, Cobham announced May […]

[Satellite Today 05-13-09] Iridium’s next-generation global marine satellite communication system Iridium OpenPort, has completed sea trials on a variety of vessels, the company announced May 12.     Zodiac Shipping Agencies, […]

[Satellite News 05-13-09] The launch of ancillary terrestrial component (ATC) networks and complementary ground infrastructure marks the merge of the wireless world with the consumer electronics market, Internet service providers […]

[Satellite Today 05-13-09] Orbcomm said it lost $7 million during the quarter due to the failure of one of its U.S. Coast Guard Quick Launch satellites in March, according to […]

[Satellite Today 05-13-09] German teleport and satellite service provider CETel, acquired the managed services division of ND SatCom for an undisclosed amount and signed cooperative agreements with ND SatCom for […]

[Satellite Today 05-13-09] Iridium’s next-generation global marine satellite communication system Iridium OpenPort, has completed sea trials on a variety of vessels, the company announced May 12.     Zodiac Shipping Agencies, […]

[Satellite Today 05-13-09] Loral Space and Communications reported a slight decrease in combined segment revenues, including both its satellite manufacturing and satellite services segments at $381.7 million, a $4.6 million […]

[Satellite Today 05-12-09] SkyTerra appointed Jeffrey Carlisle vice president of regulatory affairs, the company announced May 11.      Carlisle will develop and implement the company’s regulatory and policy strategy with […]

[Satellite Today 05-12-09] German satellite service provider Atrexx launched X3, a triple-feature Ku-band iDirect platform on the Telstar 11N satellite serving the African continent, Atrexx announced May 11.      X3, […]

[Satellite Today 05-12-09] The Express AM44 satellite has commenced operations at the 11 degrees West orbital slot within Russian Satellite Communications Co.’s (RSCC) satellite constellation, RSCC announced May 11.     […]

[Satellite Today 05-12-09] Gilat’s revenues fell nearly $10 million in the 2009 first quarter to $60.8 million, compared to revenues of $70.5 million for the corresponding quarter of 2008, the […]

[Satellite Today 05-12-09] Iridium Satellite has formed Iridium Communications Russia in order to pursue a license for providing mobile satellite services in Russia, Iridium announced May 11.     Iridium said […]

[Satellite Today 05-11-09] EMS Satamatics has rolled out its SAT-202 product, third-generation, low-data-rate satellite terminal, the company announced May 7.     The SAT-202 terminal, which delivers tracking, alerting and mobile […]

[Satellite Today 05-11-09] Telekom Malaysia Berhad renewed a contract with Measat to lease transponder capacity on the Measat-3 satellite, Telekcom Malaysia announced May 8.     Telekcom Malaysia, an integrated information […]

[Satellite Today 05-11-09] TerreStar reported a decrease in net cash used in and provided by investing activities by $3.4 million compared $46.3 million and $500,000 compared to $207 million, respectively, […]

[Satellite Today 05-11-09] Inmarsat reported profits of $39.1 million in its 2009 first quarter, an increase of more than 35 percent from the previous year, the company announced May 7. […]

[Satellite Today 05-11-09] DataPath’s shareholders have approved a merger agreement, which would make DataPath a wholly‑owned subsidiary of Rockwell Collins.      The holders of about 81 percent of DataPath’s outstanding […]

[Satellite Today 05-11-09] C-Com Satellite Systems received orders valued at more than $2.3 million for its iNetVu Mobile satellite antenna systems, the company announced May 5.     The orders came […]

[Satellite Today 05-08-09] Hughes Communications closed the 2009 first quarter with 455,000 consumer broadband subscribers, adding 53,000 gross subscribers and 22,000 net subscribers in the first three months of the […]

[Satellite Today 05-08-09] Sirius XM Radio reported first quarter revenue of $605.5 million, up 5 percent from a year ago when the two satellite operators reported revenues of a combined […]

[Satellite Today 05-08-09] DirecTV Group Inc. posted earnings of $201 million in the 2009 first quarter, down 46 percent from the same period in 2008, the company announced May 7. […]

[Satellite Today 05-08-09] David Rehr, president and CEO of the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) will resign, the organization announced May 6.     During an interim period, Janet McGregor, NAB’s […]

[Satellite Today 05-07-09] Avanti Communications signed contracts to supply broadband products to Italian distribution companies Tempestini Group and Hitek Partners, Avanti announced May 6.     Tempestini Group specializes in developing […]

[Satellite Today 05-07-09] El Corte Ingles will distribute Eutelsat’s Tooway satellite broadband service to retail consumers in Spain, Eutelsat announced May 6.     The two companies signed a distribution agreement […]

[Satellite Today 05-07-09] AsiaSat selected Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) to build the AsiaSat 5C satellite, AsiaSat announced May 6.     AsiaSat 5C will serve as a backup for AsiaSat 5, which […]

[Satellite Today 05-07-09] MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) reported revenue of $20.7 million in its 2009 first quarter, a 6 percent decline from revenue of $22.2 million in the same […]