Focus: Telecom

[Via Satellite 08-20-13] Inmarsat, a provider of global mobile satellite communications services, will provide the satellite connectivity needed to make Cisco’s mobile telemedicine system, the Cisco TelePresence VX Clinical Assistant,...

[Via Satellite 08-19-13] NewSat Limited has appointed Don Brown as senior vice president of strategic planning. The executive move follows the company’s plans to transition from a teleport operator into a global...

[Via Satellite 08-19-13] MTN Communications will continue to be the communications provider of choice for Mano Cruises, an Israeli cruise company. Mano has increased its connectivity services in conjunction with deploying MTN’s Internet and...

[Via Satellite 08-19-13] The satellite industry is taking its war against interference to Asia. A joint effort between the Global VSAT Forum (GVF) and the Satellite Interference Reduction Group (IRG) will launch an interference...

[Via Satellite 08-19-13] Gilat Satellite Networks has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Spacenet Inc. subsidiary to Tulsa, Okla.-based SageNet. The aggregate consideration for the sale is approximately $16 million, subject to certain post-closing...

EchoStar reported $830 million in revenue for the second quarter of 2013, an increase of 3 percent compared to the same period last year.

Advantech Wireless, a global designer and manufacturer of satellite radio frequency equipment and microwave systems, announced that it has extended its line of S-band indoor (rack-mount) and outdoor (hub-mount) Solid State Power Amplifiers (SSPA).

Globalstar reported a decrease in revenue and an increase of net loss for the second quarter of 2013.

Space Systems/Loral will build a multi-mission communications satellite for Brazilian satellite operator Star One, a subsidiary of telecommunications company Embratel.

On Aug. 13, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 test rig using the code name Grasshopper completed a divert test.