Focus: Telecom

[Satellite Today 04-27-09] Dumrong Kasemset will step down as executive chairman of Thaicom in mid-May, the company announced April 23.     Kasemset has been the director of Thaicom’s satellite broadband […]

[Satellite Today 04-27-09] Uplogix, a provider of secure remote management  solutions, has partnered with Parallel, the provider of SatManage network operations center software, to combine the two products to strengthen […]

[Satellite Today 04-23-09] Lockheed Martin’s net earnings fell 9 percent to $666 million from $730 million in the same quarter last year according to its first quarter 2009 financial report, […]

[Satellite Today 04-23-09] SES Astra signed a second distribution agreement for the Spanish market with Internet service provider, Net2, SES announced April 22.    Net2 will market Astra2Connect all over […]

[Satellite Today 04-23-09] Norsat International Inc. acquired Ireland-based WiMAX provider, Bluemoon 4G Ltd., in an all-stock transaction, Norsat announced April 22.    “With the acquisition of Bluemoon, we accelerate our […]

[Satellite Today 04-23-09] Thuraya signed a deal with Advanced Communications Solutions (ACS) to distribute its ThurayaIP and ThurayaMarine solutions within the Greek and Cypriot maritime sector, Thuraya announced April 22. […]

[Satellite Today 04-22-09] Thaicom subsidiary, Ipstar has officially inaugurated its fourteenth gateway located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, Thaicom announced April 20.     To coincide with the official inauguration of the […]

[Satellite Today 04-22-09] GlobeCast Enterprise Services has changed its name to Keystone Enterprise Services, Keystone announced April 20.     The company said that the name change reflects the company’s new […]

[Satellite Today 04-22-09] Avanti Communications has won contracts to supply broadband products to four separate telecoms service providers in the U.K., the company announced April 21.     The companies involved […]

[Satellite Today 04-22-09] Wireless Matrix today signed a contract extension with its satellite provider, SkyTerra, for services through 2012, SkyTerra announced April 21. SkyTerra said the agreement provides a migration […]

[Satellite Today 04-22-09] Sea Launch has successfully launched Telespazio’s Sicral 1B communications satellite, the launch provider announced April 20.     The Sicral 1B payload includes one EHF/Ka band, three UHF-band […]

[Satellite Today 04-22-09] Hughes Network Systems signed Clear Channel Satellite as an authorized reseller of HughesNet broadband satellite solutions in the United States, Hughes announced April 21.     Clear Channel […]

[Satellite Today 04-21-09] SES Astra has teamed up with Yahsat to create YahLive, a new company targeted to DTH markets in the Middle East, North Africa and South West Asia, […]

[Satellite Today 04-21-09] LiveTV, a provider of live in-flight entertainment and connectivity systems for commercial airlines, has selected EMS‘ Formation business unit to provide rugged data storage for up to […]

[Satellite Today 04-21-09] Avanti Communications has a won a five million euro ($6.52 million) contract from Hutchison 3G Ireland (Hutchison 3G) to supply broadband connectivity services under the Irish Government’s […]

[Satellite Today 04-21-09] ABS-CBN International (ABS-CBNi) signed a multi-year contract expansion with Intelsat for capacity on Intelsat’s Galaxy 19 satellite, ABS-CBNi announced April 20.     Galaxy 19, located at 97 […]

[Satellite Today 04-21-09] Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and Astronautic Technology Sdn Bhd (ATSB)  postponed the launch of ATSB’s RazakSat satellite due to a potential compatibility issue between the spacecraft and […]

[Satellite Today 04-20-09] Witbe, a technology company specializing in next-generation software and automated monitoring systems, has opened Witbe Ltd., its Asia-Pacific subsidiary, Witbe announced April 17.      Based in Hong […]

[Satellite Today 04-20-09] Vizada renewed its distribution agreement with Inmarsat to continue providing Inmarsat services over the next five years, Vizada announced April 17. Vizada will continue to provide Inmarsat’s […]

[Satellite Today 04-20-09] Royal Philips Electronics sold its 17 percent stake in set-top box supplier Pace to investors in a capital markets transaction, the company announced April 17.     The […]

[Satellite Today 04-20-09] Arianespace won a deal to launch Sky Perfect JSAT’s JCSAT-13 satellite, the company confirmed April 17.     JCSAT-13, built by Lockheed Martin, will be launched by an […]

[Satellite Today 04-17-09] Primus Telecommunications Group, an integrated IP communications services provider, has entered into a forbearance and waiver agreement with a requisite majority of its first lien term loan […]

[Satellite Today 04-17-09] Iridium Satellite has certified EMA Group‘s BlueTraker Long-Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) ship terminal to provide LRIT services over the Iridium satellite network, Iridium announced April 16. […]

[Satellite Today 04-17-09] Lockheed Martin was awarded a multi-million dollar contract by Sky Perfect JSAT to build its next geostationary communications satellite, JCSAT-13, Lockheed Martin announced April 16.     JCSAT-13, […]

[Satellite Today 04-17-09] Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) signed an agreement with Argentina’s National Commission on Space Activity (CONAE), for two launches aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, SpaceX announced April 16. […]

[Satellite Today 04-17-09] SES Astra signed a reseller agreement with TV and telecommunications operator Towercom to distribute SES Astra’s Astra2Connect satellite broadband service distributed in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, […]

[Satellite Today 04-17-09] Arianespace will make adjustments to its Ariane 5 ECA rocket to increase its payload capacity by 400 kilograms, enabling it to lift two large telecommunications satellites on […]

[Satellite Today 04-16-09] Noordzee Helikopters Vlaanderen (NHV) selected Blue Sky Network to supply satellite tracking and communication solutions for use aboard work and transport helicopters, Blue Sky announced April 15. […]

[Satellite Today 04-16-09] Taiwan Broadband Communications (TBC) selected Grass Valley to supply cable headends as part of efforts to digitalize cable in Taiwan, TBC announced April 15.       TBC, a […]

[Satellite Today 04-16-09] Inmarsat completed the acquisition of Stratos Global Corp. following approval by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission and the Canadian Minister of Industry, Inmarsat announced April 15.     […]