Focus: Telecom

[Via Satellite 02-03-2014] Globecomm Systems has extended its contract with Avanti in order to deploy satellite broadband services to businesses in South Africa. Using Avanti’s Hylas 2 satellite, Globecomm will...

[Via Satellite 02-03-2014] Harris Corporation has passed a pre-shipment review and initiated delivery and installation of hardware and software to form the network infrastructure for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...

[Via Satellite 02-03-2014] TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) has announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued the company eight U.S. patents, along with five foreign patents, during the...

[Via Satellite 02-03-2014] Emerging Markets Communications (EMC) has enhanced its technology and infrastructure to deliver VSAT mobility services, currently active on trains across Europe and Africa. Using EMC-owned SatLink VSAT...

[Via Satellite 01-31-2014] Orange Business Services has renewed and expanded a satellite capacity contract with SES Global to support its network connectivity needs in Russia. The Ku-band capacity will be...

[Via Satellite 01-31-2014] Thuraya Telecommunications launched the Thuraya Orion IP, the company’s first dedicated maritime terminal. Manufactured by Hughes Network Systems, the Orion IP is capable of data transfer rates...

[Via Satellite 01-30-14] SES and Eutelsat have resolved their long-running dispute related to the 28.5 degrees east orbital location. The two companies announced a series of agreements related to this...

[Via Satellite 01-30-2014] Globalstar has announced Sat-Fi, a new voice and data solution that provides seamless integration between any Wi-Fi enabled device and Globalstar’s satellite constellation. Sat-Fi allows customers to...

[Via Satellite 01-30-2014] Galileo, the EU satellite navigation program, and Copernicus, the EU Earth monitoring program, will soon establish Europe’s own satellite navigation system. With the launch of six additional...

[Via Satellite 01-30-2014] Boatracs, Kannad, McMurdo, and Techno-Sciences have combined to form a single-vendor provider of end-to-end, life-saving and tracking solution such as satellite connectivity infrastructure and emergency response management....