Focus: Telecom

[Satellite Today 01-13-09] Space Exploration Technologies Corp.’s (SpaceX) Falcon 9 launch vehicle was raised to vertical at its launch complex at Cape Canaveral, Fla., SpaceX announced. The vehicle was raised […]

[Satellite Today 01-13-09] Mitsubishi Heavy Industries won its first major international launch contract from the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) to launch the Korea Multipurpose Satellite-3 (Kompsat-3), MHI announced Jan. […]

[Satellite News 01-12-09] Despite a U.S. Department of Labor report showing that the U.S. unemployment rate is at a 16-year high of 7.2 percent, the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) still […]

[Satellite Today 01-12-09] Arrowhead Global Solutions, the government services division of CapRock Communications, named David Myers executive vice president and general manager, the company announced Jan. 7.      Myers’ appointment […]

[Satellite Today 01-12-09] Hughes Network Systems has launched its Inter-Government Crisis Network, the company announced Jan. 9.     The network enables government agencies to communicate securely in preparing for and […]

The Direct Attack Guided Rocket, or DAGR, a helicopter-mounted weapon, succeeded in its first ground launch, Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] announced. Along with earlier tests, the DAGR now has a […]

[Satellite Today 01-12-09] Global satellite access service provider TS2 is offering a new array of Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) satellite terminals, the company announced Jan. 8.     TS2’s new […]

[Satellite Today 01-12-09] The Hot Bird 10 satellite has been delivered to Arianespace’s launch facility at French Guiana, Arianespace announced Jan. 9.     This spacecraft will be placed in orbit […]

[Satellite Today 01-12-09] International Datacasting Corp. (IDC) has been awarded contracts totaling more than $652,000 for the provision and support of a new version of its Cyphercast IP Conditional Access […]

[Satellite Today 01-12-09] Avanti Communications won two supply contracts valued at a combined $1.8 million, the company announced Jan. 9.     Avanti will supply wholesale broadband services to the Polish […]

Combined satellite-cellular service moves a step closer to fruition as TerreStar and Skyterra make final preparations for satellite launches later this year. The next generation of hybrid mobile satellite systems […]

The mobile satellite services (MSS) market in Europe was given a significant shot in the arm in August when the European Commission (EC) announced there would be a new pan-European […]

JSAT, the Japanese fixed satellite services (FSS) operator, is targeting the mobile satellite services (MSS) market in Japan, because with little room for growth in its traditional business market, it […]

[Satellite Today 01-09-09] Orbcomm signed a global automatic identification system (AIS) distribution agreement for commercial purposes with Lloyd’s Register – Fairplay, a provider of insight and information in the commercial […]

[Satellite Today 01-09-09] Comtech EF Data received $1.4 million in orders for satellite communications equipment from an unnamed GSM operator based in Africa, Comtech EF Data announced Jan. 8.     […]

[Satellite News 01-09-09] NATO’s demands for bandwidth are increasing, and the organization has been tapping into the benefits of IP technologies to help in operations, Malcolm Green, chief of CAT […]

[Satellite Today 01-09-09] The Spanish government has authorized Abertis Telecom to acquire 5 percent of operator Hispasat from EADS/CASA, increasing Hispasat’s share to 33.4 percent at a cost of $47.6 […]

[Satellite Today 01-09-09] Northrop Grumman appointed Gary Ervin as head of the company’s new Aerospace Systems division, a new created by merging Northrop Grumman’s Space Technology and Integrated Systems sectors, […]

[Satellite Today 01-09-09] ICO Global Communications has completed in-orbit testing of its ICO G1 satellite and testing of its ground based beam forming (GBBF) system, ICO announced Jan. 7. The […]

[Satellite Today 01-09-09] Inmarsat’s new Inmarsat-4 (I-4) Americas satellite has entered commercial service, the operator announced Jan. 7.     Commercial switch-on was completed when all BGAN, FleetBroadband and SwiftBroadband traffic […]

[Satellite Today 01-08-09] TerreStar Networks and protocol stack software supplier Comneon demonstrated the first Voice Over IP (VOIP) phone call on an integrated satellite-terrestrial multi-mode handset from a Comneon test […]

[Satellite Today 01-08-09] Artel Inc., an information technology and managed network services provider, signed $222.8 million in government contract wins in 2008, the company announced Jan. 7.     The contracts […]

[Satellite Today 01-08-09] The Los Angeles Superior Court has backed an October jury decision against Boeing Co. to award ICO Global Communications compensatory damages of $371 million, punitive damages of […]

[Satellite News 01-07-09] While 2009 may present economic challenges to the satellite industry, a majority of executives are excited about taking advantage of the opportunities that often present themselves in […]

[Satellite News 01-07-08] Satellite News would like to take this opportunity to look back at 20 of the most important stories of 2008. From the economic crisis to emergence of […]

[Satellite Today 01-07-08] Douglas Brandon has been appointed general counsel, secretary and senior vice president of TerreStar and its subsidiaries, TerreStar announced Jan. 6.     Brandon will manage all legal […]

[Satellite Today 01-07-08] Arianespace signed a contract with Intelsat for the launch of one satellite with the option to launch four more satellites between 2011 and 2015, Arianespace announced Dec. […]

[Satellite News 01-06-09] Political shifts in the U.S. government could lead to adjustments in business plans, satellite executives told Satellite News.     With the U.S. digital television switchover planned for […]

[Satellite News 01-06-08] TeamCast, a broadcast networks infrastructure solutions provider, is confident it will see strong market demand for its hybrid solutions encompassing terrestrial and satellite and is aggressively seeking […]

[Satellite Today 01-06-09] Sky Perfect JSAT has acquired a number of its own shares, the company announced Jan. 5.     The company acquired more than 13,500 shares in December at […]