Focus: Telecom

[Satellite Today – 1-29-08] Pace Micro Technology, the U.K. based set-top box vendor, has seen a substantial increase in its profits for the seven months that closed at the end […]

[Satellite Today – 1-29-08] Mobile Satellite Ventures will operate two Mid-Atlantic States Mutual Aid Radio Talkgroups (MSMART) to provide public safety and emergency communications, the company announced Jan. 29.     […]

[Satellite Today – 1-29-08] Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) conducted the first multi-engine firing of its Falcon 9 rocket, the company announced Jan. 18.     During the test, the largest […]

[Satellite Today – 1-29-08] ASRC Management Services signed an exclusive distribution deal with Antrix Corp. Ltd. and EOTec to distribute satellite imagery collected by the Resourcesat-1 and Cartosat-1 satellites in […]

Satellite Today – 1-29-08] Australian operator Optus Satellite‘s D2 satellite completed in-orbit testing and is fully operational, the company said Jan. 29     The satellite is replacing the Optus B3 […]

[Satellite Today – 1-29-08] Iridium Satellite is introducing a rebate program for North American customers switching from Globalstar to Iridium, the company announced Jan. 29.     The “Trade-Up To Iridium” […]

[Satellite Today – 1-28-08] Revenues for Northrop Grumman Corp.’s Space Technology division increased by 14 percent to $860 million in the fourth quarter and by 17 percent for the year, […]

[Satellite Today – 1-28-08] RamTelecom Inc. has launched its new broadband satellite network, Global-IP, the company announced Jan. 28.     The network, which will meet the increasing IP telecommunication demands […]

[Satellite Today – 1-28-08] OmniGlobe Networks Inc. has received a contribution of  200,000 Canadian dollars ($199,000) from the National Research Council Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program to further develop satellite-cellular […]

[Satellite Today – 1-28-08] Arqiva signed a deal to provide TV services to hairdressing salons across Europe, the company announced Jan. 28.     Under a contract with Fitzgerald Shurey Tarbuck […]

[Satellite Today – 1-28-08] SkyPort Global Communications signed a three-year, $1.7 million contract to provide satellite connectivity to Digital Network LLC customers, SkyPort announced Jan. 28.     SkyPort will provide […]

[Satellite Today – 1-28-08] Handset-based navigation devices will reach an annual sales volume of more than 96 million units by 2012, according to a new report from ABI Research.     […]

[Satellite Today – 1-25-08] Superior Satellite Engineers Inc. has acquired the tooling and production rights for ViaSat Inc.’s Model 8345 Satellite Antenna System, the company announced Jan. 23.     “Superior […]

[Satellite Today – 1-25-08] NSR believes strong demands for capacity from the video market will be the main growth driver for satellite operators over the next few years     NSR […]

[Satellite Today – 1-25-08] Revenue in Lockheed Martin Corp.‘s Space Systems division increased by 7 percent in the 2006 fourth quarter to $2.1 billion, the company reported Jan. 24.     […]

[Satellite News – 1-25-08] The acquisition of Telesat Canada by Loral Space and Communications, completed in October, instantly created the fourth largest fixed satellite services operator in the world. The […]

[Satellite Today – 1-24-08] Streambox Inc. has introduced its Mobile Software Encoder, the company announced Jan. 23.     The encoder is designed to extend the newsgathering capabilities of broadcasters, first […]

[Satellite Today – 1-24-08] Raytheon Co. named Timothy Carey vice president for its Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Systems (ISR) organization, the company announced Jan. 24.     Carey, who has worked […]

[Satellite Today – 1-24-08] C2Sat, a provider of VSAT antenna systems, received its first order for its new C-band antennas, the company announced Jan. 24.          The order for its […]

[Satellite Today – 1-24-08]  SES Global, the world’s second largest communications satellite operator, has made a bid to acquire Israel’s Space-Communication Ltd. (Spacecom), both SES and Spacecom have confirmed to […]

[Satellite Today – 1-23-08] Telespazio won a contract to build a satellite services center to support the activities of Italian organizations, companies and institutions working in Iraq, the company said […]

[Satellite Today – 1-23-08] Swe-Dish Satellite Systems AB has partnered with Romanian satellite operator Adisam Telecom S.A. to deliver mobile broadband satellite terminals to the Romanian government and broadcast customers, […]

[Satellite Today – 1-23-08] Southwest Airlines  and broadband satellite provider Row 44 have partnered to test satellite-delivered broadband Internet on multiple aircraft, Southwest announced Jan. 23.     Customers on Southwest […]

[Satellite Today – 1-23-08] Quintech Electronics and Communications Inc. will establish a research and development office at the University of Pittsburgh Applied Research Center in Harmar, Penn., Quintech announced Jan. […]

[Satellite Today – 1-23-08] Mitec Telecom will provide tower-mounted amplifiers to an unnamed North American wireless operator, the company announced Jan. 23.     Mitec will supply the towers, which are […]

[Satellite Today – 1-23-08] Swedish Space Corp. will control and operate the scientific satellite Odin for an additional year, the company announced Jan. 23.     Odin, part of the European […]

[Satellite Today – 1-22-08] Paradise Datacom has introduced a pair of satellite modems, the company announced Jan.  17.     The PD10 and PD10L, both part of the Evolution Series, are […]

[Satellite Today – 1-22-08] International Datacasting Corp. has entered an agreement to license Irdeto‘s Cyphercast IP encryption technology, IDC announced Jan. 21.     Under the agreement, ongoing sales and development […]

[Satellite Today – 1-22-08] Brazilian grocery store chain Rede Smart, a Martins Group Co., will use Hughes Network Systems LLC to provide broadband satellite managed network services to its 930 […]

[Satellite News – 1-22-08] When ViaSat Inc., primarily an equipment manufacturer, announced that it was partnering with Loral Space and Communications to build and launch what it claims will be […]