Focus: Telecom

SES New Skies has contracted 36 MHz of capacity on the upcoming NSS-12 satellite to Detasad, a German-Saudi joint venture and provider of telecommunication and IT services.     Detasad said […]

The Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) is embarking on an aggressive satellite rollout plan to bring new capacity to the region, unveiling in February contracts for the manufacturing and launching […]

[Satellite Today 03-02-09] The Telstar 11N satellite has been launched into a geosynchronous transfer orbit and is on its way to a final orbital position of 37.5 degrees West, Sea […]

[Satellite Today 03-02-09] Access Intelligence LLC (AI), a business-to-business information and marketing solutions provider, has added the Offshore Communications event to AI’s Satellite Group portfolio, acquiring Offshore Communications from Technology […]

[Satellite Today 03-02-09] Measat Satellite Systems received confirmation from Intelsat that the Measat-3a satellite has been scheduled for launch in June, Measat announced Feb. 27.     The launch of the […]

[Satellite Today 03-02-09] ND SatCom and Central European Telecom Services (CETel) are joining forces in the area of the managed services, the two companies announced Feb. 26.     The agreement […]

[Satellite News 03-02-09] Despite Mitsubishi Electric Corp.’s ambitious international growth plans, the company said it has set modest goals affected by the global economic climate, Hiroyuki Inahata, group vice president […]

Satellite players likely will see continued strong demand in the Middle East in 2009, as demand for capacity in the region remains strong. While there may be a slowdown in […]

The satellite industry has enjoyed a long period of steady growth, but the industry faces formidable regulatory hurdles in the new millennia. In addition to the challenges of doing day-to-day […]

The use solar energy is forecasted to soar in the next eight years as the world’s population looks for alternatives to fossil fuels. It is estimated the sun can provide […]

As an independent provider of C-band and Ku-band satellite space segment, The SpaceConnection serves as "sort of a tripwire" for the satellite industry, says president and CEO Mike Antonovich. The […]

The ability of Pradman Kaul and his executive team at Hughes Network Systems to anticipate the evolutions of the satellite market has placed the company firmly atop the VSAT field […]

[Satellite Today 02-27-09] SkyTerra appointed Marc Montagner executive vice president of strategy, development and distribution, the company announced Feb. 26.      Montagner has a history of corporate development experience with […]

[Satellite Today 02-27-09] Despite a challenging global economy, Iridium posted strong financial results in 2008, driven by growth in all three of its key markets, the company announced Feb. 26. […]

[Satellite Today 02-27-09] Hughes Communications revenues improved 9 percent for 2008, surpassing the $1 billion mark for the year for the first time in the company’s history, Hughes announced Feb. […]

[Satellite News 02-26-09] Sea Launch has begun preparations for the launch of the Telstar 11N communications satellite Feb. 26 from the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan, the company announced Feb. […]

[Satellite News 02-26-09] Boeing Co. has named  three new executives to key roles within its Washington, D.C.,  government operations office, the company announced Feb. 25.     David Morrison, formerly a […]

[Satellite News 02-26-09] Xiplink has named Warren Brown senior vice president of marketing, the company announced     Brown will oversee XipLink’s Sales and Marketing headquarters site in Reston, Virginia as […]

[Satellite News 02-26-09] Inmarsat has gone live with its Inmarsat-4 F1 satellite, completing a project to relocate its broadband satellites to provide global coverage, the company announced Feb. 24.     […]

[Satellite News 02-26-09] Newtec signed a deal with Horizon Satellite Services of the United Arab Emirates to provide a FlexACM solution to deliver an increased IP throughput, Newtec announced Feb. […]

[Satellite Today 02-25-09] International Launch Services (ILS) and Asia Satellite Telecommunications (AsiaSat) signed a contract for the launch of the AsiaSat 5 satellite on an ILS Proton rocket in the […]

[Satellite Today 02-25-09] Australian telco Optus has launched the Thuraya GSM/satellite dual mode handset in Australia, the company announced Feb. 24.     The handset allows customers to use the same […]

[Satellite Today 02-25-09] Intelsat selected NetCracker Technology software and services to improve the automation of Intelsat’s service delivery processes, the satellite operator announced Feb. 24.     The contract expands NetCracker’s […]

[Satellite Today 02-24-09] Stratos Global Corp. expanded its Asia-Pacific customer-support infrastructure with the opening of a Hong Kong customer support center, the company announced Feb. 23. The center offers local-language […]

[Satellite Today 02-24-09] Skycasters, a broadband satellite Internet solutions provider, is making a push to capitalize on President Obama’s broadband stimulus bill included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, […]

[Satellite Today 02-24-09] Thuraya has appointed Fonenet as a new distributor for its ThurayaIP service, Thuraya announced Feb. 22.     Fonenet, a telecom solution provider based in the United Kingdom, […]

[Satellite Today 02-24-09] The government of Abu Dhabi has agreed to sign a $20 million contract with Israel-based ImageSat for access to images taken by the Eros-B satellite, ImageSat announced […]

[Satellite News 02-24-09] The broadband stimulus bill included in President Obama’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is having a variety of effects on several sectors of the commercial satellite industry […]

Heat shield material for the Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) passed a test, the company announced. The PICA-X heat shield material, which will be used in the Dragon spacecraft, underwent […]

The Airborne Laser (ABL) missile defense system scored another advance, this time in its high-powered laser that can kill enemy missiles. That high-energy laser fired multiple long-duration blasts during intensive […]