Focus: Telecom

[09-26-07 – Satellite Today] The board of EchoStar Communications Corp. has directed the company’s management to look at separating its businesses into two distinct publicly traded companies, EchoStar announced Sept. […]

[09-26-07 – Satellite Today] Radyne Corp. will supply equipment to upgrade Globalstar’s Simplex data service, the companies announced Sept. 25. Under a $1.6 million contract, Radyne’s AeroAstro business unit will […]

[09-26-07 – Satellite Today] Iridium Satellite has signed contracts with four North American air ambulance and medical transportation fleets to provide mobile satellite communications services, the company announced Sept. 25. […]

[09-25-07 – Satellite Today]  Stratos Global Corp. introduced its maritime broadband satellite communications solution based on Inmarsat’s FleetBroadband, Stratos announced Sept. 19. The service is expected to be commercially available […]

[09-25-07 – Satellite Today]  Universal Space Network Inc. will add two new antennas to ground stations in Hawaii and Australia, the company announced Sept. 19. The Hawaii ground station will […]

[09-24-07 – Satellite News]  GMV has launched SmartRings 2.0, the latest version of its telecommunications satellite payload reconfiguration tool, the company announced Sept. 21. Engineers can use SmartRings during the […]

[09-24-07 – Satellite News]  STM Group’s research and development center is leading a consortium to evaluate, prototype and test advanced modem technologies for the European Space Agency (ESA), the company […]

[09-20-07 – Satellite Today]  Arianespace received a contract from JSAT to launch the JCSAT-12 satellite in summer 2009, Arianespace announced Sept. 19. JCSAT-12, being manufactured by Lockheed Martin Commercial Space […]

[09-20-07 – Satellite Today]  Tandberg Television has won a deal to supply advanced IP infrastructure equipment and encoders to a new direct-to-home provider in India, Tandberg announced Sept. 19. Bharti […]

[09-20-07 – Satellite Today]  OHB Technology Group of Germany has acquired part of SpaceDev Inc. of California, the companies announced Sept. 19. OHB, which has operations in satellite, space hardware […]

[09-20-07 – Satellite Today]  SES New Skies will partner with SeaMobile’s Maritime Telecommunications Network product group to test a pair of miniaturized VSAT antennas for small vessels, the companies announced […]

[09-18-07 – Satellite Today] The state of Missouri awarded Orbital Data Net a satellite broadband contract to provide WildBlue high-speed internet via satellite service throughout the state, the company announced. […]

[09-18-07 – Satellite Today] International Communications Group (ICG) received a contract Dassault Falcon to provide Iridium satellite communication systems and handsets as optional equipment for the Falcon family of aircraft, […]

[09-18-07 – Satellite Today] In-orbit testing of the DirecTV 10 satellite has uncovered problems with some of the spacecraft’s spot beams, DirecTV announced Sept. 14. DirecTV 10, which will be […]

[09-18-07 – Satellite Today] JSAT is teaming up with Broadcasting Satellite System Corp. (B-SAT) to jointly procure and launch a hybrid broadcast/communications satellite in 2011, the companies announced Sept. 18. […]

[09-17-07 – Satellite Today] The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) revealed a series of draft recommendations Sept. 17 designed to boost broadband growth in India. The “Growth in Broadband” […]

[09/14/07 – Satellite News] Smart Communications CEO Napoleon Nazareno admitted to Satellite News it was “a possibility” that the operator could use satellite technology when offering mobile TV services in […]

[Satellite Today – 09-13-07]  The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) announced Sept. 12, the winners of a new set of individual licences for commercial satellite and cable subscription […]

[09/12/07 – Satellite News] Inmarsat’s announcement earlier this year that the company planned to enter the handheld market is a bold statement of intent. The company aims to be a […]

[09/12/07 – Satellite Today] The Modern Times Group (MTG) is the latest player to look to tap into the pay-TV market in the Ukraine. The company, announced that through its […]

[09-11-07 – Satellite Today] Spacenet Inc. has signed a sales agent agreement with Tessco Inc., the company announced Sept. 11. Tessco,  a wholly owned subsidiary of Tessco Technologies Inc., will […]

[09-10-07 – Satellite Today] Eutelsat Communications and ViaSat Inc. are expanding the distribution system for the Tooway satellite broadband service, the companies announced Sept. 10. The service will be extended […]

[09-10-07 – Satellite Today] Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. has been selected to deploy a satellite communications network that will provide unlimited Internet access for Russian schools, the company announced Sept. […]

09-10-07 – Satellite Today] ND SatCom will be providing two satellite uplinks for VTS, the company announced Sept. 10. VTS, a German system integrator for audio and video technology ordered […]

[09-10-07 – Satellite Today] The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has awarded Marshall Communications Corp. a contract to provide the only Digital Video Broadcasting-Return Channel Satellite (DVB-RCS/S2) hub in the […]

[09-06-07 –  Satellite Today] Mainstream Data has teamed up with Portugal Television (PT) and Lusa, Portugal’s national press agency, to distribute news stories and photographs to customers in Europe and […]

[09-06-07 –  Satellite Today] Spacenet, Inc. announced a new hybrid service program specifically built for retail enterprises that will help mitigate the risks of network downtime, the company announced Sept. […]

[09/06/07 – Satellite Today] JCSAT-11 was lost when the Proton rocket suffered a second stage failure shortly after liftoff, launch provider International Launch Services (ILS) said. The satellite was slated […]

Pace Micro Technology is launching a new business unit, Pace Networks, which it hopes will enable satellite pay-TV operators to effectively deploy advanced solutions to their customers, particularly in urban […]

[09-06-07 –  Satellite Today] SES Astra has signed a contract with National Broadband Services to provide satellite-based broadband Internet to Ireland, the company announced Sept. 6. According to recent Irish […]