Focus: Telecom

[Satellite Today – 4-4-08] SatelliteToday.com will feature the latest news from SatCom Africa 2008 and the 2008 NAB Show beginning April 8.     Be sure to check out the live […]

[Satellite Today – 4-4-08] SatelliteToday.com will feature the latest news from SatCom Africa 2008 and the 2008 NAB Show beginning April 8.     Be sure to check out the live […]

[Satellite Today – 4-4-08] Com Dev International Ltd. will develop components for an Earth observation satellite being developed by an unnamed Asian customer, Com Dev announced April 4.     Under […]

[Satellite Today – 4-4-08] Mitec Telecom has received a third order to provide its VSAT block upconverter to an unnamed cellular network operator in Africa, Mitec announced April 2.     […]

[Satellite News – 4-3-08] Israel’s RRSat Global Communications Network Ltd. has completed a pair of acquisitions in the past two months that will give the company a strong position in […]

[Satellite Today – 4-3-08] DataPath Inc. has been awarded an $11.5 million contract to provide the U.S. Army with field services for a network of Ku-band terminals, the company announced […]

[Satellite Today – 4-3-08] SkyVision Global Networks LLC signed a contract to lease C-band capacity on Intelsat Ltd.’s Intelsat 601 satellite, Intelsat announced April 3.      The contract is expected […]

[Satellite Today – 4-3-08] SatelliteToday.com will feature the latest news from SatCom Africa 2008 and the 2008 NAB Show beginning April 8.     Be sure to check out the live […]

[Satellite Today – 4-3-08] Independent teleport Hawaii Pacific Teleport is launching a new satellite technology training course for engineers, managers and entrepreneurs, the company announced April 3.  The first course, […]

[Satellite Today – 4-3-08] Location-based services (LBS) worldwide revenues will reach $13.3 billion by 2013, with the personal navigation and enterprise services categories generating the highest revenues, according to a […]

[Satellite Today – 4-2-08] Telespazio has acquired full control of Aurensis SL, a Spanish company specializing in technologies for territorial applications and Earth observation services, aerial and satellite, Telespazio announced […]

[Satellite Today – 4-2-08] GeoEye Inc. has signed a multi-year agreement to allow Mitsubishi Corp. subsidiary Japan Space Imaging Corp. to collect and sell Earth imagery from the GeoEye-1 satellite, […]

[Satellite Today – 4-2-08] Thales will launch a connectivity to boost entertainment services to passengers on airplanes, the company announced April 1.     The service, dubbed TopConnect, will be delivered […]

[Satellite Today – 4-2-08] Loral Space and Communications Inc. posted slight declines for the fourth quarter but increased revenue and operating income for the year, Loral announced April 2.     […]

[Satellite Today – 4-2-08] Globalstar Inc. intends to raise $135 million that will be used, in part, to cover the procurement and launch of its second-generation satellites, Globalstar announced April […]

[Satellite Today – 4-1-08] SpaceDev Inc. increased revenue by $2 million in 2007 and cut its net loss by $700,000, the company announced March 28.     SpaceDev reported net sales […]

[Satellite Today – 4-1-08] Com Dev International Ltd., has completed an end-to-end ground-based test of its advanced automatic identification system (AIS) payload and nanosatellite, the company announced March 31.     […]

[Satellite Today – 4-1-08] Orbcomm LLC subsidiary Orbcomm Inc. has acquired 37 percent of Orbcomm Japan Ltd., Orbcomm Inc. announced April 1.     Orbcomm Japan Ltd. is Orbcomm’s representative in […]

[Satellite Today – 4-1-08] SES Astra signed a framework contract for the marketing of its satellite based two-way broadband service Astra2Connect in Germany with Deutsche Telekom, SES Astra announced April […]

[Satellite Today – 4-1-08] ProtoStar Ltd. has closed $245 million of debt and equity financing to complete the development and launch of its second satellite, the company announced April 1. […]

[Satellite Today – 4-1-08] Globecomm Systems Inc. has named Bill Raney senior vice president of sales and marketing, the company announced April 1.     Raney, currently vice president and general […]

[Satellite Today – 3-31-08] Gilat Satellite Networks will be acquired by a consortium of private equity investors in a deal valued at $475 million, Gilat announced March 31.     Under […]

[Satellite Today – 3-31-08] RigNet Inc., a provider of managed communications solutions for the oil and gas industry, has appointed Bill Sutton vice president and general counsel, the company announced […]

[Satellite Today – 3-31-08] TransCore has commissioned new ground station equipment to support the addition of a second satellite communications channel by regional partner Skygistics, a South African company that […]

[Satellite Today – 3-31-08] Pace Micro Technology will now pay less for the set-top box division and connectivity solutions Business of Philips, the company announced March 31.     As a […]

[Satellite Today – 3-28-08] ICO North America Inc. has entered into an agreement with Jefferies Finance LLC for a $40 million working capital facility, ICO Global Communications (Holdings) Ltd. announced […]

[Satellite Today – 3-28-08] Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) conducted the first three-engine firing of its Falcon 9 medium-to heavy-lift rocket, the company announced March 28.     The March 8 […]

[Satellite Today – 3-27-08] Alliant Techsystems (ATK) and Ad Astra Rocket Co. have signed an agreement to strengthen the market presence of the two companies and explore future in-space propulsion […]

[Satellite Today – 3-27-08] Spacenet Inc. has signed a contract to provide InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) an upgraded satellite data network and managed network services, Spacenet announced March 27.     […]