Focus: Telecom

It is, quite simply, a spectacular 18 seconds of video. The explosion that destroyed Sea Launch’s Zenit-3SL rocket and SES New Skies’ NSS-8 satellite, creating a fireball that engulfed the […]

[2/19/07 edition] Iridium Satellite will spend more than $2 billion to build and deploy its second-generation satellite constellation, dubbed Iridium Next, the company announced Feb. 15. Plans call for the […]

[2/19/07 edition] SES Global has agreed to repurchase 103.1 million shares of SES from GE in a transaction valued at 1.2 billion euros ($1.6 billion), SES announced Feb. 14. In […]

Degraded performance from Globalstar’s constellation of satellites led the company to warn its customers that they may lose two-way voice and data service as early as next year. Many of […]

Iridium Satellite has appointed eight new value-added partners offering Iridium-based products and services for remote asset management and other machine-to-machine data applications, Iridium announced Feb. 9. Among new resellers are […]

Anaren Inc. will develop and produce the integrated beamforming assemblies for the Globalstar-2 satellite payload, Anaren announced Feb. 7. The contract, awarded by prime contractor Alcatel Alenia Space, is valued […]

The dramatic launch failure of the NSS-8 satellite means business plans will have to be altered throughout the the length and breadth of the satellite industry. SES New Skies has […]

The December announcement that Loral Space and Communications and a Canadian public pension fund will purchase Telesat Canada from Bell Canada Enterprises should not have surprised industry observers. In December, […]

There were many notable performances in a year that saw the satellite industry continue its overall resurgence in the face of ever-growing expectations. But four executives stood out in a […]

It is no secret that the satellite market in Latin America has been depressed for a number of years. Struggling economies, currency devaluations and a strict regulatory climate have kept […]

Founded in 1985, the European PressPhoto Agency (EPA) covers international news and events and provides a fast and reliable photo delivery to key customers. In May 2003, the EPA expanded […]

Interest in satellite communication services jumped in the wake of the 2005 hurricane season in the United States. In many ways, that interest phased out in 2006 due to a […]

When a corporation generates time-sensitive production information in the field that equates to millions of dollars in sales, it is paramount to have reliable, secure network connectivity. Add the requirements […]

Many people talk about streaming content, and almost everyone has used it at one time or another. But not everyone fully  understands what streaming technology is or the problems it […]

The financial world has one of the most voracious appetites for information when measured in the number of bits distributed by various communications channels throughout the globe. This data is […]

Nearly three decades of war have left Afghanistan’s communications infrastructure in ruins. The new government is determined to rebuild these links in order to improve the quality of life for […]

The Jan. 23 announcement that Jared “Jerry” Abbruzzese had resigned as chairman of the board for TerreStar Networks Inc. and chairman of TerreStar Global Ltd. coincides with reports that the […]

Motivated by rumors of a possible merger between digital satellite radio companies Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio, a new consumer-advocacy group seeking to maintain competition in the industry […]

Intelsat Corp. awarded a contract to Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) to manufacture the Intelsat 14 satellite, SS/L announced Jan. 19. Based on SS/L’s 1300 platform, Intelsat 14 will carry 40 C-band […]

Spacehab Inc., which provides commercial space services to NASA, has eliminated 36 jobs as the company’s contract to support space shuttle operations nears completion, Spacehab announced Jan. 18. The elimination […]

International Datacasting Corp. (IDC) has been awarded a contract by Shin Broadband Internet of Thailand to provide software for a next-generation Internet protocol TV service in Asia, IDC announced Jan. […]

Eagle Broadband Inc. lost $3.5 million in its 2007 first quarter, up from a loss of $2.6 million in the same period a year ago, the company announced Jan. 16. […]

ViaSat Inc. will supply its LinkStar DVB-S2 satellite networking system to Unete Telecomunicaciones SA of Bolivia to expand enterprise broadband services in Ecuador and the surrounding region, ViaSat announced Jan. […]

U-blox America Inc. delivered its 5 millionth GPS receiver to Mobile Crossing Inc., a manufacturer of rugged handheld GPS computers and personal navigation devices, u-blox announced Jan. 15.

Camping World will sell and service King Controls’  new King-Dome line of high definition-ready automatic and in-motion satellite television antennas, King Controls announced Jan. 15. King Controls is a Bloomington, […]

Final preparations are underway for the launch of the NSS-8 satellite, SES New Skies announced. Sea Launch is scheduled to place the satellite into orbit Jan. 25 using a Zenit-3SL […]

Norsat International Inc. has issued 1 million common shares of stock and nearly 533,000 non-transferable common share purchase warrants in connection with its Employee Share Ownership Plan that was unveiled […]

RAMTelecom Inc. and SkyPort International Inc. have formed a strategic alliance to serve the North American market, the companies announced Jan. 10. SkyPort’s Houston-based network operations center and RamTelecom’s Ottawa-based […]

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) will provide a data reception and transmission subsystem that will be used in an advanced solution for two Yamal-300 satellites for Russian operator Gascom. […]

Set-top box manufacturer Pace Micro Technology named Stuart Hall as its new CFO. Hall will join Pace in April, succeeding David Brocksom. Damien Wilkinson, Pace’s group financial controller, will head […]