Focus: Telecom

[10-31-07 – Satellite Today] Aruba Networks Inc. and iDirect Inc. have completed integration testing of a wireless local area network (WLAN)-to-satellite connection, Aruba announced Oct. 31.     The two companies […]

[10-31-07 – Satellite Today]  Garmin Ltd.’s third quarter total revenue is up 79 percent from the same time last year, the company announced Oct. 31.     All segments reported revenue […]

[10-31-07 – Satellite Today]  MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) reported higher revenues for the third quarter of 2007, the company announced Oct. 30.     MDA reported revenues of 291.9 […]

[10-31-07 – Satellite Today] Loral Space and Communications and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) have completed their acquisition of Telesat Canada, Loral announced Oct. 31.      Loral […]

[10-29-07 – Satellite Today] NDS received a contract from Bharti Airtel, one of India’s main cellular operators, to provide services for a digital satellite service in India, NDS announced Oct. […]

[10-29-07 – Satellite Today]  Iridium Satellite has formed a partnership with Tesacom to help grow the South American market, Iridium announced Oct. 26.     Tesacom, a South American channel partner […]

[10-29-07 – Satellite News] AeroAstro, a microsatellite company based in Ashburn, Va., recently was acquired by Radyne Corp.. President and CEO Rick Fleeter talks with Satellite News about how being […]

[10-26-07 – Satellite News] Inmarsat’s launch of SwiftBroadband service, capable of supporting broadband IP data at speeds up to 432kbps, is a significant milestone for the company as it looks […]

[10-25-07 – Satellite Today] Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) has appointed Natalia Nikolaeva as its new deputy director general, and head of business development, the company announced Oct. 23. She […]

[10-25-07 – Satellite Today]  Stratos Global Corp. has had 100 million messages sent via its AmosConnect service, the company announced Oct. 25. AmosConnect integrates vessel and shore-based office applications such […]

[10-25-07 – Satellite Today]  MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) has signed a five-year, multi-million dollar contract with Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) to continue monitoring natural oil seeps and oil spills […]

[10-24-07 – Satellite Today] EchoStar Communications Corp. and its subsidiary EchoStar FSS Corp. (EFSSC) have launched a new video IP transport (ViP) and distribution platform, EchoStar announced Oct. 22. EFFSC […]

[10-24-07 – Satellite Today] Iridium Satellite will provide services to the New Zealand Ministry of Health, the company announced Oct. 8. The New Zealand Ministry of Health will rely on […]

[10-24-07 – Satellite Today] Qualcomm Inc. has introduced a new global mobile Internet and GPS solution for notebook computers, the company announced Oct. 23. The Gobi solution includes Qualcomm’s MDM1000 […]

[10-24-07 – Satellite Today] Wireless Matrix Corp. has launched its new satellite communications platform, the company announced Oct. 22. The Satellite Data Modem (SDM) 5000 leverages satellite communication so customers […]

[10-23-07 – Satellite Today] Inmarsat has commercially launched SwiftBroadband, its high-speed data service for aeronautical use, the company announced Oct. 22. SwiftBroadband is capable of supporting broadband IP data at […]

[10-23-07 – Satellite Today] Hughes Network Systems will design, develop and supply a satellite chipset platform for TerreStar Networks under an agreement signed Oct. 22, Hughes announced. The platform will […]

[10-23-07 – Satellite Today] Verizon Business has signed an agreement with Thrane & Thrane to deliver portable satellite service to enterprise customers, Verizon announced Oct. 23. The new service, Verizon […]

[10-23-07 – Satellite Today] Globalstar simplex data integrator Orbit One, a Numerex company, has launched a new satellite tracking tag, Globalstar announced Oct. 23. The SX1, designed to communicate via […]

[10-22-07 – Satellite News] The high seas used to be the exclusive domain of Inmarsat, but the development of stabilized VSAT platforms, which keep satellite antennas oriented when a ship […]

[10-22-07 – Satellite Today]  Four Globalstar Inc. satellites were launched Oct. 21 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, using the Soyuz-Fregat version of the Soyuz launch vehicle, Globalstar announced Oct. […]

[10-22-07 – Satellite Today]  DataPath Inc. has been awarded a $3.2 million contract to update Deployable Ku-band Earth Terminals (DKET) in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, including adding […]

[10-22-07 – Satellite Today] Thuraya, the Middle-East-based MSS operator, has announced deals with four satellite application developers, which it hopes will lead to innovative new products and services. Thuraya said […]

[10-19-07 – Satellite News] The future of mobile satellite services can be seen in the terrestrial wireless market, John Mattingly, president of Mobile Satellite Ventures told about 100 space industry […]

[10-19-07 – Satellite Today]  AeroAstro, a business unit of the Radyne Corp., will supply Globalstar with network upgrades to increase satellite messaging capacity, Radyne announced Oct. 18. AeroAstro will supply […]

[10-19-07 – Satellite Today] C2Sat Communications signed a deal with Trac ID Systems, covering a new radio link application for the oil and gas industry, C2Sat announced Oct. 19. Under […]

[10-17-07 – Satellite Today] Pacific Century Matrix, a provider of satellite-based television broadcast solutions, has signed agreements with the Indus Media Group to use the Measat-3 satellite for the distribution […]

[10-17-07 – Satellite Today] The final four spacecraft in Globalstar Inc.‘s first generation of satellites are scheduled for launch Oct. 21 aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket, satellite manufacturer Space Systems/Loral […]

[10-17-07 – Satellite Today] Verso Technologies Inc. and Hughes Network Systems LLC have concluded interoperability testing of the Verso NetPerformer solution over the Hughes broadband satellite platform, the companies announced […]

[10-17-07 – Satellite Today]  Microspace Communications Corp. distributed DreamWorks Pictures’film, "The Heartbreak Kid”digitally via satellite to theaters throughout the United States, Microspace announced Oct. 17. The movie was delivered to […]