Focus: Telecom

[Via Satellite 01-17-2014] Thuraya Telecommunications Company is now sponsoring the UAE-UK Pioneers Forum, which will showcase top businesses in the Emirates and Great Britain. The Jan. 18-19 conference held in...

[Via Satellite 01-17-2014] MTN Communications has appointed Santos Venegas as its new general manager for the company’s oil and gas division. With 35 years of industry experience, Venegas will work...

[Via Satellite 02-16-2014] KVH Industries is doubling the capacity for two global C-band beams in its mini-VSAT Broadcast network, enhancing its C- and Ku-band maritime VSAT network. The increase in...

[Via Satellite 01-16-2014] Thuraya Telecommunications has launched the latest version of Thuraya SatSleeve for Android-based smartphones. This new product, compatible with Samsung Galaxy S3 and S4, allows users to turn...

[Via Satellite 01-15-2014] Having satellite Internet built-in on your new car might not be as far fetched as it sounds. UIEvolution, provider of connected services platforms, is working with Kymeta...

[Via Satellite 01-14-14] Singapore Technologies Electronics, the electronics branch of Singapore Technologies Engineering has secured about $468 million worth of contracts in the fourth quarter of 2013 for intelligent transportation,...

[Via Satellite 01-14-2014] As part of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Small Cutter Connectivity (SCC) program, KVH Industries has surpassed the 100-vessel mark in its 10-year contract to supply the next-generation...

[Via Satellite 01-13-2014] Norwegian Cruise Line is connecting iDirect’s X7 high-performance satellite modem on its Norwegian Breakaway ship. MTN Communications’ installed the X7 after a six-month test process in its...

[Via Satellite 01-13-2014] U.K.-based satellite service provider Bentley Walker has extended its reach across Africa and the Middle East using Avanti’s Hylas 2 satellite through a multimillion dollar contract extension....

[Via Satellite 01-09-2014] The United States Army has awarded GATR Technologies a five-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a ceiling value of approximately $440 million. The contract will...