Focus: Telecom

[Via Satellite 05-16-2014] Garmin reached an agreement with Fusion Electronics, a provider of integrated marine audio equipment, to acquire all of the company’s assets and those of its subsidiaries. The...

[Via Satellite 05-16-2014] Valleypoint Telecoms, an African telecommunications operator based in Nairobi, Kenya, entered into a contract with Avanti Communications to extend its broadband coverage across Western Kenya. This new...

[Via Satellite 05-16-2014] On-Waves Ehf, a maritime mobile operator and a subsidiary of Síminn, chose the IMSWorkX call-back broker application for satellite telephone voice service. The IMSWorkX is a fully...

[Via Satellite 05-15-2014] MTN Communications has released a new maritime solution aimed at the yachting industry. The solution, called Maestro, improves bandwidth efficiency by approximately 40 percent, according to a...

[Via Satellite 05-15-2014] Via Sat Brasil entered into a multi-year contract with Eutelsat do Brasil, the Brazilian subsidiary of Eutelsat, for the complete high throughput payload on the Eutelsat 3B...

[Via Satellite 05-15-2014] KVH Industries’ new Internet Protocol (IP) MobileCast content delivery service for its mini-Very-Small-Aperture Terminal (VSAT) broadband satellite network is now live. This solution will allow maritime customers...

[Via Satellite 05-14-2014] Inmarsat, the satellite company that helped track the location of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, has proposed a free aircraft tracking service over its network. The...

[Via Satellite 05-14-2014] Xplornet Communications, Canada’s largest rural broadband provider, has committed to lifetime satellite broadband capacity with Hughes on the EchoStar 19 satellite, which is scheduled to launch in...

[Via Satellite 05-14-2014] Hispasat signed an agreement with Intelsat to co-locate its Amazonas 1 satellite at the same position as Intelsat’s Galaxy 11, at 55.5 degrees west. Both companies will...

[Via Satellite 05-13-2014] After recording more than $30 million in new high-end satellite network deployments, ITC Global is confident that the oil and gas sector is on a long-term upswing...