Focus: Telecom

The U.S. House Armed Services Committee is addressing concerns on foreign commercial satellite services, under a measure recently passing through committee – H.R. 1960, the National Defense Authorization Bill for

Astrium has just renewed a partnership contract with Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF) to continue satellite communications support for disaster and emergency relief missions across the world

SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation announced that it has entered into an agreement with satellite manufacturer Space Systems/Loral (SSL) for the construction of its new communications satellite JCSAT 14

JetBlue Airways is more than doubling its contract commitment to $20 million for in-flight connectivity services, called Fly-Fi powered by Exede Internet, while ViaSat will bill for bandwidth charges based on the service take rate for each flight

Satmex 8 at SSL facilities prior to shipping to launch base. Image credit: SSL [Satellite TODAY 06-11-13] Satmex has seen increased revenue and successfully grew its backlog during the first...

Astrium has been awarded the payload module contract for the European Space Agency’s (ESA) future astronomy mission Euclid, due for launch in 2020

The role of High Throughput Satellites (HTS) in Asia is still to be determined. While the demand for broadband services based on satellite is there, rainfade and the regulatory environment...

Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) has selected Henry Au-Yeung to be its new chief network officer (CNO).

Satellite service provider atrexx has added a new service platform to its product portfolio, specifically targeted at meeting the broadband demand in Libya and Afghanistan. Two Ka-Band spot beams of...

Inmarsat, a provider of mobile satellite communications services will partner with Satcom Direct, a provider of satellite voice, fax, datalink and Internet communications solutions, to take its GX Aviation proposition...