Focus: Telecom

[Satellite Today 03-27-09] KT Corp., a communications service provider for Korea and the Asia-Pacific region, will host two GXS network broadband hubs for Intelsat in the Asia-Pacific region, Intelsat announced […]

[Satellite Today 03-27-09] Hughes Network Systems has released new HX broadband satellite routers — the HX260 Mesh and the HX200, the company announced March 19.     Featuring an integrated, multi-channel […]

[Satellite Today 03-27-09] RaySat Broadcasting Corp. (RBC) has revealed the provider partners involved in its alliance to deliver the AT&T CruiseCast service.     In a March 26 announcement, RBC named […]

[Satellite Today 03-26-09] Manufacturer iDirect has extended its Evolution product line to include a lightweight, compact iConnex e850mp satellite router board, iDirect announced March 23.     The e850mp enables systems […]

[Satellite Today 03-27-09] Paradise Datacom has released its Paired Carrier Multiple Access (PCMA)-70 bandwidth extender designed to provide satellite-based system operators with a way to increase transponder efficiency using technology […]

[Satellite Today 03-26-09] Gilat Satellite Networks has been chosen by Netcom Africa to provide a SkyEdge 2 serving West Africa’s corporate, energy and financial sectors, Gilat announced March 25.     […]

[Satellite Today 03-26-09] A U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware has approved the sale of WorldSpace Inc.’s assets related to its satellite radio business along with its U.S. subsidiaries, WorldSpace Systems […]

[Satellite Today 03-26-09] International Launch Services (ILS) has signed a contract with Intelsat to launch the Intelsat 16 satellite on a Russian Proton rocket in the fourth quarter, ILS announced […]

[Satellite Today 03-26-09] Maritime Telecommunications Network (MTN), a wholly owned subsidiary of SeaMobile Inc., has purchased Intelsat capacity to expand its range of satellite-based services to its maritime customers, MTN […]

[Satellite Today 03-26-09] Globalstar received $574 million in financing from Coface, France’s export credit agency, which it can use to acquire and launch satellites, Globalstar announced March 25.     The […]

[Satellite News 03-26-09] Federal funding for broadband roll-outs as a threat to the satellite industry, high-definition in 3D and the impact of the economic recession were just a few of […]

[Satellite Today 03-26-09]  Satellite Today’s editorial staff will be on-site at the SATELLITE 2009 conference with live updates, daily e-newsletters, exclusive interviews and video coverage.     The SATELLITE 2009 conference […]

[Satellite News 03-25-09] International space company, GMV, has been quite active in the commercial market, acquiring work for the satellite industry’s biggest operators. While GMV customers like SES, Eutelsat and […]

[Satellite Today 03-26-09] SES has named the senior management team for its SES Americom-New Skies division, resulting from the recent integration of the two divisions into a single unit, SES […]

[Satellite Today 03-26-09] Albacora Group, a commercial fishing company based in Spain, has retained an Inmarsat FleetBroadband system from Stratos Global Corp., which Albacora will use to manage the daily […]

[Satellite Today 03-26-09] EchoStar Satellite Services launched spacecraft command and control services, delivering telemetry, tracking, and control services for satellites and providing transfer orbit services for commercial spacecraft following launch, […]

[Satellite Today 03-25-09] Hyundai Heavy Industries’ construction equipment division selected Orbcomm’s satellite network to provide global communications for Hi-Mate, a telematics application for heavy equipment, Orbcomm announced March 23.     […]

[Satellite Today 03-25-09]  Satellite Today’s editorial staff will be on-site at the SATELLITE 2009 conference with live updates, daily e-newsletters, exclusive interviews and video coverage.     The SATELLITE 2009 conference […]

[Satellite Today 03-25-09] Talia, a supplier of satellite Internet in Africa, the Middle East and Europe, expanded its African services and enhanced a free hardware program designed to support non-profit […]

[Satellite Today 03-24-09] SAT Corp., a subsidiary of Integral Systems, received a contract from Hispasat to upgrade the carrier monitoring system throughout Hispasat’s network, extending its MonicsNet network to support […]

[Satellite Today 03-24-09]  Satellite Today’s editorial staff will be on-site at the SATELLITE 2009 conference with live updates, daily e-newsletters, exclusive interviews and video coverage.     The SATELLITE 2009 conference […]

[Satellite News 03-24-09] The ability to access funding for business plans has become a lot tougher than it was just 12 months ago, casting a huge shadow not just over […]

[Satellite News 03-24-09] SATELLITE 2009 opens following a busy 12 months. The sector has seen the emergence of new players, new business models and new opportunities — all coming against […]

[Satellite Today 03-23-09] AsiaSat has seen an increase in revenues but a fall in profits in 2008, according to the company’s full-year financial results released March 19.     AsiaSat reported […]

[Satellite Today 03-23-09] Mitsubishi Electric Corp. has selected Integral Systems’ Epoch Integrated Product Suite) to support Mitsubishi’s DS2000 satellite platform, Integral announced March 19.     Under the terms of the […]

[Satellite Today 03-23-09] All 11 Thales Alenia Space industrial sites located in France, Italy, Belgium and Spain have been certified to Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Level 3, Thales Alenia […]

[Satellite Today 03-23-09] NDS has opened a research and development facility in China, the company said March 20.     NDS, a supplier of conditional access (CA) and middleware solutions to […]

A military laser set a record by reaching 105 kilowatts, Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] announced. The company used a scalable building block strategy in the test, which was the final […]

The Boeing Co. [BA] demonstrated its Re-Deployable High-Energy Laser System (RHELS) by quickly relocating the prototype weapon system from its Albuquerque development site to a test range, where it tracked […]

[Satellite Today 03-20-09] XipLink has named Diem Technologies, based in Genova, Italy, a value-added reseller to provide delivery and logistics support for XipLink’s XA-Series of appliances and the XipStick portable […]