Focus: Telecom

[Satellite Today 11-12-08] iDirect Inc. has entered into a technology partnership with O3b Networks to build features into iDirect’s operating software so its partners can access the satellite network through […]

[Satellite Today 11-12-08] China Great Wall Industry Corp. confirmed Nov. 12 that the NigComSat-1 spacecraft was suffering power problems due to a technical problems with the satellite’s solar panels.     […]

[Satellite Today 11-11-08] EchoStar Technologies LLC reported total revenue of $616 million in its third quarter 2008 financial report released Nov. 10, a 52.4 percent increase compared with $404 million […]

[Satellite Today 11-11-08] Antarctica NZ, responsible for developing, managing and executing New Zealand government interests in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean, has deployed wide area network (WAN) optimization technology from […]

[Satellite Today 11-11-08] Dish Network Corp. reported a $108 million decline in net income and a loss of approximately 10,000 net subscribers in its 2008 third quarter financial report released […]

[Satellite Today 11-11-08] Sirius XM Radio reported a strong third quarter with pro forma revenue increases of 16 percent from the same quarter in 2007 at $613 million, subscriber increase […]

[Satellite Today 11-10-08] Thuraya has launched ThurayaRecharge, a recharging service for pre-paid Thuraya phone users, the company announced Nov. 11.     Provided in partnership with FoneRecharge, based in Australia, the […]

[Satellite Today 11-10-08] Orbcomm reported a 15.3 percent increase in revenue to $8 million and a 39.2 percent increase in service revenue to $6.3 million in the company’s third quarter […]

[Satellite Today 11-10-08] Inmarsat saw revenues increase 16.4 percent to $162.5 million in its third quarter 2008 financial report, released Nov. 10.     Inmarsat reported strong growth across all of […]

[Satellite Today 11-07-08] Hughes Communications Inc. reported record revenues in its third financial quarter of 2008 with a 16 percent increase from the same period in 2007, according to CEO […]

[Satellite Today 11-07-08] Inmarsat has announced a trial for in-flight mobile services with a top Asian airline, the company said Nov. 6.     Malaysia Airlines will be offering in-flight mobile […]

[Satellite Today 11-07-08] Orbcomm has signed eight new test and evaluation agreements with prospective value-added resellers, distribution partners and potential end-users in connection with its Automatic Identification System (AIS) services, […]

[Satellite Today 11-07-08] Gilat Satellite Networks has won a cellular backhaul deal in Bolivia with a major international wireless operator, the company said Nov. 6.     The unnamed cellular operator […]

[Satellite News 11-07-08] Thales Alenia Space has seen a significant leadership change this year. Reynald Seznec replaced Pascale Sourisse as the company’s new CEO in May. It should be an […]

[Satellite Today 11-06-08] Marine electronics manufacturers Furuno Electric Co. and Japan Radio Co. (JRC) have become 10 percent shareholders in JSAT Mobile Communications Inc., parent company Stratos announced Nov. 6. […]

[Satellite Today 11-06-08] Thaicom has opened its eleventh Ipstar gateway in the Philippines, the company said Nov. 6.     During the opening ceremony, which took place at The Peninsula Hotel […]

[Satellite News 11-06-08] Lucrative contract offers from Sirius XM Satellite Radio to its on-air content are key drivers of the company’s reported massive debt and may have to be renegotiated […]

[Satellite Today 11-06-08] Sirius XM said it is in discussions with several financial institutions regarding a financing to replace its 2.5 percent convertible notes due 2009, according to a statement […]

[Satellite Today 11-06-08] SES Astra’s Astra 1M satellite has successfully been launched, the company said Nov. 6.     The satellite, which will be located at SES Astra’s prime orbital position […]

[Satellite Today 11-06-08] Norsat International Inc. saw a 29 percent increase in revenue at $4.9 million from $3.8 million in 2007 in its third quarter 2008 financial report released Nov. […]

[Satellite Today 11-06-08] ViaSat said it has set a record in new contract awards with a combined net value of $255.5 million, pushing its sales backlog above $523 million, the […]

[Satellite Today 11-05-08] Pace is revising down its 2009 expectations for profitability, the company said Nov. 5.     The company, which is a key set-top box supplier of satellite pay-TV […]

[Satellite Today 11-05-08] Globecomm Systems Inc. has been awarded a contract from an unnamed multi-national organization for satellite ground terminals, valued at approximately $27 million, Globecomm announced Nov. 5.     […]

[Satellite Today 11-05-08] Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. has filed lawsuits against Mivtach Shamir Holdings, LR Group, Gores Capital Partners, and DGB Investments, accusing the companies of failing to pay a […]

[Satellite Today 11-05-08] The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued an order and authorization giving Globalstar authority to offer Ancillary Terrestrial Component (ATC) services in the United States, Globalstar […]

[Satellite News 11-05-08] Gilat Satellite Networks has filed lawsuits against Mivtach Shamir Holdings, LR Group, Gores Capital Partners, and DGB Investments Inc., accusing the companies of failing to pay a […]

[Satellite Today 11-04-08] Stratos Global Corp. introduced its new Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) Scada service to provide high-performance connectivity for remote, unmanned Scada applications, Stratos announced Nov. 4.     […]

[Satellite Today 11-04-08] Eutelsat Communications saw sustained revenue growth in its first quarter 2009 financial report of 7 percent, performance of video applications up 5.4 percent, a 16.4 percent increase […]

[Satellite News 11-04-08] Sirius XM Satellite Radio has been sued by Save Sirius, a group formed by 500 shareholders of the formerly independent Sirius Satellite Radio.     The group charges […]

China used a Long March 311 rocket to launch a telecommunications satellite for Venezuela, the first time China made and launched a bird for a Latin American nation, Xinhua news […]