Focus: Telecom

[12-11-07 – Satellite Today] TeleCommunications Systems Inc. has been issued patents in the United Kingdom, Germany, France and Denmark for a wireless transmitter, TCS announced Dec. 11.     The patent […]

[10-10-07 – Satellite Today] Integral Systems Inc. posted a 30 percent rise in profits for the third quarter ending Sept. 30, the company announced Dec. 10.     Integral had a […]

[10-10-07 – Satellite Today] The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved the acquisition of Stratos Global Corp. by CIP Canada Investments Inc., Stratos announced Dec. 10.     The transaction, […]

[10-10-07 – Satellite Today] In a major boost for satellite radio in the United Kingdom, the U.K. communications regulator, Ofcom has revealed it will be releasing spectrum for mobile television […]

[10-10-07 – Satellite Today] SES New Skies has added three senior appointments to its management team, the company announced Dec. 10.     Gerson Souto has been named Senior Vice President, […]

[12-07-07 – Satellite Today] Ondas Media has issued an authorization to proceed to Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) for a satellite to provide radio services across Europe, Ondas announced Dec. 7.     […]

 [12-07-07 – Satellite Today] Globalstar Inc. will take a 30 percent stake in a company that provides satellite voice and data services to parts of Africa, Globalstar announced Dec. 6. […]

[12-07-07 – Satellite Today] In sweeping management changes for U.K. pay-TV operator BskyB, Rupert Murdoch has left the board of directors, his son James has resigned as CEO and Jeremy […]

[12-07-07 – Satellite Today] With Loral Space and Communications and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) completing their acquisition of Telesat Canada, the consolidation of the largest fixed […]

[12-06-07 – Satellite Today] Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) will provide satellite communications for Wireless Matrix through 2009 under a two-year contract extension, MSV announced Dec. 5. The agreement extends a […]

[12-06-07 – Satellite Today] Tellitec has become a fully integrated subsidiary of the Newtec group, Newtec announced Dec. 6.     The announcement cements the existing relationship between the two companies, […]

[12-06-07 – Satellite Today] Iridium Satellite has hired Lee Demitry to serve as the executive vice president for Iridium Next, the company’s second-generation satellite constellation, Iridium announced Dec. 6.     […]

[12-06-07 – Satellite Today] Intelsat Ltd. and On Call Communications are donating emergency communications to help coordinate efforts to combat the recent wildfires in Southern California as well as aid […]

[12-05-07 – Satellite Today] NDS and DirecTV have extended their contract for NDS to deliver conditional access technology and services to DirecTV U.S. and Latin America until June 2013, NDS […]

[12-05-07 – Satellite Today] Microspace Communications Corp. has retained movie industry veteran Michael Murphy to help Microspace expand digital cinema services into Mexico, the company announced Dec. 3.     Murphy’s […]

[12-05-07 – Satellite Today] MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) will acquire Alliance Spacesystems LLC,  MDA announced Dec. 5.     Alliance Spacesystems provides U.S. government and aerospace customers with advanced […]

[12-04-07 – Satellite Today] Iridium Satellite will provide voice and data services to government agencies in Idaho through the World Communications Center (WCC), Iridium announced Dec. 4.     WCC won […]

[12-3-07 – Satellite Today] STM Group signed a 15-year deal with Avanti Communications Group for capacity on the Hylas satellite, Avanti announced Dec. 3.     STM, a supplier of IP […]

[12-3-07 – Satellite Today]  Japanese information and communications company KDDI has selected Antenna Technology Communications Inc. (ATCi) to provide the antenna for its newest teleport facility in Yamaguchi, Japan, ATCi […]

[12-3-07 – Satellite News] Globecomm Systems Inc. donated thousands of dollars worth of satellite equipment and services to help victims of the California wildfires, which destroyed more than 1,400 homes […]

The satellite industry must seek to persuade policy makers at the highest international level as well as at the national and regional level of the need to protect existing satellite […]

Satellite broadband has long been a hot topic in the industry, but up to this year, the market generally has failed to live up to the expectations that it would […]

The closer you look at private networks and virtual private networks over satellite, the sooner you realize that both have considerable potential, and the two service offerings have emerged just […]

An anti-satellite missile test conducted by China in January brought widespread attention to a threat that many in the satellite industry have been keeping tabs on for years — space […]

As 2007 winds down, it is interesting to think about the satellite industry subsectors and where they are going. In our industry, companies compete within subsectors such as fixed satellite […]

The demand for satellite-based communications is not fading anytime soon, according to a pair of studies released in early November. The fixed satellite services industry recorded an 8 percent growth […]

Thales Alenia Space, one of the major players in the satellite manufacturing arena, has been boosted recently by winning a huge satellite contract in the Middle East. Al Yah Satellite […]

[11-30-07 – Satellite Today] The market for GPS-enabled cell phones will grow by almost 130 percent between 2008 and 2012, a new study from ABI Research claims. Additionally, shipments of […]

[11-30-07 – Satellite Today] Com Dev International Ltd. expects to report smaller revenue growth in 2007 due to the strengthening of the Canadian dollar, the company announced Nov. 29.     […]

[11-29-07 – Satellite Today] The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted a supplemental type certificate for SatWest LLC’s SatWest L-1 Satcom Kit for LearJet aircraft, SatWest announced Nov. 28. […]