Focus: Telecom

[Satellite Today – 3-21-08] WorldSpace Satellite Radio suffered a poor fourth quarter and year, with revenues, subscribers and net loss all taking a hit, the company announced March 20.     […]

[Satellite Today – 3-21-08] Space insurers will raise premiums up to 30 percent following failures in 2007, according to the new Aon Space Market Review, Aon Corp. announced March 20. […]

[Satellite Today – 3-21-08] The Canadian government March 20 extended the deadline for making a decision on the sale of the space unit of MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) […]

[Satellite News – 3-21-08] Intelsat Ltd. reported record revenues in 2007, and CEO Dave McGlade said the results indicate that the satellite operator is “recession resistant.”     Intelsat reported revenue […]

[Satellite Today – 3-21-08] Global Satellite USA has partnered with ACG Marine to provide DStar maritime broadband in the United States, Global Satellite announced.     This service will provide high-speed […]

[Satellite Today – 3-20-08] GPS receiver chipset shipments will reach 1 billion annually by 2013, according to a new study from ABI Research, the company announced March 19.     The […]

[Satellite Today – 3-20-08] The first Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) spacecraft has passed the first phase of the baseline integrated system test and is undergoing a test of the integrated […]

[Satellite Today – 3-20-08] Iridium Satellite has formed an alliance with Northrop Grumman Corp. business unit Sperry Marine to support Iridium’s marine satellite systems, Iridium announced March 19.     Under […]

[Satellite Today – 3-20-08] Boeing Co. has received the first signals from the DirecTV-11 satellite, which was launched March 19 by a Sea Launch Zenit-3SL rocket.     DirecTV-11 is a […]

[Satellite Today – 3-20-08] Intelsat Ltd. reported record revenue of $575.5 million in the 2007 fourth quarter, helping cuts it net loss by 96 percent to $2.6 million, the company […]

[Satellite Today – 3-19-08] SingTel is launching a new global maritime satellite broadband service, the company announced March 19.     SingTel, which has been providing VSAT services with regional coverage […]

[Satellite Today – 3-19-08] AeroAstro, a business unit of Radyne Corp., received a $1.2 million order from Globalstar for additional sensor enabled notification system (SENS) systems, Radyne announced March 19. […]

[Satellite Today – 3-19-08] Norsat International Inc. reported a decrease in revenue and net earnings for the fourth quarter of 2007 but an overall increase for the year, the company […]

[Satellite Today – 3-19-08] Iridium Satellite signed agreements with Lockheed Martin, Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) and Thales Alenia Space to design concepts for Iridium’s next-generation satellite constellation, Iridium announced March 19. […]

[Satellite Today – 3-18-08] Despite the uncertain status of the AMC-14 satellite, Dish Network Corp. said plans to enhance its high-definition (HD) programming line-up this spring remain on track, Dish […]

[Satellite Today – 3-18-08] Sea Launch will launch the DirecTV-11 broadcast satellite March 19, the company announced.     The launch, originally scheduled for March 17, was put on hold in […]

[Satellite Today – 3-18-08] James Gerow has been named president of Swe-Dish Satellite Systems Inc., the company announced March 18.     Gerow has served as senior vice president for Swe-Dish’s […]

[Satellite Today – 3-18-08] Spacenet Inc. is introducing its commercial grade broadband and digital voice services to Alaska and Hawaii beginning in April, the company announced March 17.     Spacenet […]

[Satellite Today – 3-18-08] SES Astra said that more than 80 percent of the satellite TV households in Europe and North Africa are now digitalized, according to “SES Astra Satellite […]

[Satellite Today – 3-18-08] Russian network operator Web Media Services, which operates under the name HeliosNet, has implemented iDirect Inc.’s satellite communication platform, iDirect announced March 18.     HeliosNet installed […]

[Satellite Today – 3-18-08] U.K.-based ship management company Zodiac Maritime Agencies Ltd., is equipping its fleet of 125 vessels with Iridium OpenPort satellite terminals under a service agreement with AND […]

[Satellite Today – 3-17-08] RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd. has initiated services with its new high-definition (HD) playout facility, the company announced March 13.     The facility will expand the […]

[Satellite Today – 3-17-08] SES is weighing its options for the AMC-14 satellite, which was left short of its intended orbit by a March 15 Proton failure.     “Since the […]

[Satellite Today – 3-14-08] The Russian Satellite Communications Co. (RSCC) signed a contract with Khrunichev Center to build the Express-AM4 satellite, RSCC announced March 14.     The spacecraft will be […]

[Satellite Today – 3-14-08] German space technology company OHB Technology AG reported a 20 percent increase in revenues for 2007 but a 16 percent decrease in net income, the company […]

[Satellite Today – 3-14-08] Mitec Telecom reported increased sales and profit for the third quarter of fiscal year 2008, the company announced March 13.     Mitec had sales of 9.8 […]

[Satellite Today – 3-13-08] Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) President Gregg Daffner is stepping down as president at the beginning of April, the company announced March 13.     Daffner, the co-founder […]

[Satellite Today – 3-13-08] Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) has chosen Highdeal Inc.’s Transactive billing solution for its hybrid communications network, MSV announced March 13.     Transactive will serve as the […]

[Satellite Today – 3-13-08] Inmarsat President and COO Michael Butler will leave the company at the end of April 2009, the company announced March 13.     He will remain as […]

[Satellite Today – 3-13-08] GeoEye Inc. increased revenues by nearly 7 percent for the fourth quarter of 2007 and by 22 percent for the year, the company announced March 12. […]