Focus: Telecom

[Satellite Today 12-17-08] Global Satellite USA has released the Generator, a bag that produces enough solar power to charge a laptop from less than a day in the sun, the […]

[Satellite News 12-16-08] SES and Eutelsat Communications are attractive propositions for investors in a credit crunch era, according to Morgan Stanley satellite equity analyst Sarah Simon.     “We are sufficiently […]

[Satellite Today 12-16-08] Thrane & Thrane has implemented the iDirect satellite communications platform to support maritime high-speed connectivity customers, iDirect announced Dec. 16.     Thrane & Thrane’s Sailor 900 VSAT […]

[Satellite Today 12-16-08] SpaceDev Inc. shareholders, along with holders of outstanding SpaceDev preferred stock, have approved the acquisition of SpaceDev Inc. by Sierra Nevada Corp., SpaceDev announced Dec. 16.     […]

[Satellite Today 12-16-08] Objectivity Inc. filed a lawsuit against Iridium Satellite in the U.S. District Court in Arizona seeking unspecified damages arising from an alleged copyright infringement of Objectivity/DB, Objectivity […]

[Satellite Today 12-16-08] Boeing Co. has filed a protest with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) over Lockheed Martin‘s win of a $1.1 billion contract to build Geostationary Operational Environmental […]

[Satellite Today 12-15-08] Kudelski Group, a supplier of conditional access and middleware solutions to satellite pay-TV operators, has made a pair of appointments to its executive board, the company announced […]

[Satellite Today 12-15-08] Inmarsat appointed Perry Melton COO effective Jan. 1, the company announced Dec. 15.     Melton replaces Michael Butler, who will remain president and executive director of the […]

[Satellite Today 12-15-08] SES Americom is abandoning the IPTV market North America next year, after it revealed only 10,000 subscribers were accessing IPTV services through its IPTV initiative, IP-Prime, SES […]

[Satellite News 12-15-08] Advancements in satellite positioning services, combined with telecommunications and cartographic services, will greatly benefit civil service fields such as law enforcement and emergency management in Europe, according […]

Space Industry Sales Seen Gaining 4.4 Percent This Year, Easing To 2.1 Percent Next Year Obama Urged To Refrain From Cutting Aerospace, Defense Program Funding The U.S. missile industry continued […]

The Boeing Co. [BA] missile shield effort, the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) program, contributed more than $193 million to Arizona’s economy last year, the company reported. Boeing also supported more […]

[Satellite Today 12-12-08] My Broadband TV (MyBBTV), a U.S.-based provider of television and radio programming via the Internet, is offering a new mix of channels targeted to an Asian-American audience, […]

[Satellite Today 12-12-08] TerreStar has entered into an agreement with Qualcomm to develop integrated satellite-cellular communications technologies for conventional-sized mobile devices designed for government, public safety, enterprise and consumer users, […]

[Satellite Today 12-12-08] SES New Skies has signed a multi-year capacity deal with Satlynx, a General Electric company and European provider of two-way broadband satellite communications, SES announced Dec. 12. […]

[Satellite Today 12-12-08] EMS Technologies has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Formation Inc., an airborne wireless network provider, for $40 million, EMS announced Dec. 12.     Under the terms […]

[Satellite News 12-12-08] President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team is considering what it calls, “not-yet-refined technology,” which includes solar energy-collecting satellites, as part of its energy plan, according to the administration’s […]

[Satellite Today 12-12-08] TC Communications, an Australian reseller, signed a three-year wholesale agreement with Optus to sell the Optus Thuraya satellite range of handsets through its Sydney and West Australian […]

[Satellite Today 12-11-08] Avanti Communications has won a disaster recovery contract with NetworkFlow in the United Kingdom, the company announced Dec. 10.     Avanti will install its Business Internet Continuity […]

[Satellite Today 12-11-08] The BBC, ITV and BT have joined forces to promote a common industry approach and consumer offer to deliver on demand TV over broadband, the organizations announced […]

[Satellite Today 12-11-08] Arts Alliance Media (AAM) has signed agreements for 43 million euros ($56.4 million) of funding from pan-European services company Econocom and various private investors, together with a […]

[Satellite Today 12-11-08] Integral Systems‘ expects a 10 percent revenue growth rate in 2009 due to higher sales on existing government contracts and higher demand for its commercial products and […]

[Satellite Today 12-10-08] Marlec Pty, an Australian satellite specialist company, signed a three-year wholesale agreement to sell the Optus Thuraya satellite range of handsets throughout Australia, Optus Thuraya announced Dec. […]

[Satellite Today 12-10-08] Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) performed a long-duration firing and restart of its smallest rocket engine, dubbed Draco, SpaceX announced Dec. 9.     SpaceX fired the engine […]

[Satellite Today 12-10-08] SES Astra signed a reseller agreement with satellite equipment distributor Eurosat for the marketing and sales of Astra2Connect, SES Astra announced Dec. 10.     Eurosat, a developer […]

[Satellite Today 12-09-08] Harris Corp. is evaluating strategic alternatives related to its majority-owned subsidiary, Harris Stratex Networks, a backhaul solutions provider for mobility and broadband networks, Harris announced Dec. 9. […]

[Satellite News 12-09-08] Intelsat formed a South African-based joint venture, Intelsat New Dawn, to launch a satellite into the 33 degrees East orbital slot to serve a variety of African […]

[Satellite News 12-09-08] CapRock Communications signed a five-year contract with offshore drilling contractor Transocean to provide VSAT communications onboard Transocean’s offshore fleet, CapRock announced Dec. 9. The deal marks the […]

[Satellite Today 12-09-08] The Canadian government selected Stratos to provide products and Inmarsat broadband global area network (BGAN) services to all government departments, including the Canadian Department of National Defense, […]

[Satellite Today 12-09-08] On Call Communications has assumed management of the QuickSpot satellite bandwidth-on-demand service from Intelsat, On Call announced Dec. 9.     On Call will manage the marketing, sales, […]