Focus: Telecom

By Gerry Oberst In the last days of December, the European Union was poised to adopt rules on data traffic retention that telecommunications providers must save for law enforcement purposes […]

by Nick Mitsis As the CEO of Arianespace, Jean-Yves Le Gall shepherded the European launch services company in 2005 through one of the most challenging periods it has faced since […]

Thrane & Thrane Inc. (www.tt.dk) unveiled its Sailor VMS Systems, which provides global connectivity for commercial fisherman on Inmarsat-C, a network for safety at sea and global maritime communications. Thrane […]

By Jason Bates The first deregulation efforts in Africa helped establish VSAT networks as one of the leading communications solutions across the continent. Companies such as Gilat and Hughes Network […]

IP VPN (Internet Protocol Virtual Private Network) via satellite is a distinct application targeted specifically at the large, small and medium enterprise (SME), and small office/home office (SoHo) sectors. A […]

EMS Satcom (www.emssatcom.com), a division of EMS Technologies Inc., said that Venezuela’s Insituto National de Aviacion Civil awarded EMS Satcom a $2.9 million contract for the company’s search and rescue […]

By Peter J. Brown Consumers want more control over their time and their content. Broadcasters are responding by making their content available on demand using a variety of distribution channels […]

When a corporation has production information that must be transmitted from remote sites in the field to its headquarters in an area lacking a traditional communications infrastructure, IT network managers […]

Great Circle Shipping (www.preciousshipping.com), a Bangkok-based ship management company, is fitting 34 of its bulk cargo carriers with Thrane & Thrane’s maritime Iridium terminals under a service contract with Singapore […]

By Nick Mitsis and Mark Holmes The year 2005 certainly was a busy year for investors with five satellite operators – Panamsat, New Skies, Inmarsat, Worldspace and Eutelsat – launching […]

Satellite imagery, long the domain of governments and militaries around the globe, is finding its way into the commercial marketplace. Commercial satellite operators had hoped that the launch of several […]

Iridium Satellite LLC (www.iridium.com) is providing satellite data links to enable e-mail, Internet and intraship communications for the passengers and crew of M/V Polar Star, an expedition cruise ship that […]

By Owen D. Kurtin The announcement Dec. 14 that SES Global agreed to acquire New Skies Satellites for approximately $1.16 billion in cash and assumed debt capped a transformative year […]

In today’s highly competitive business arena, executive trainers not only are seeking technology that can streamline their training and corporate communications but also advanced network platforms that will enable them […]

Loral Skynet do Brasil (www.loralskynetdobrasil.com.br) received a contract from Universidade de Santo Amaro to provide Ku-band services for a distance-learning initiative. The Sao Paulo, Brazil-based university will use Skynet’s Estrela […]

Digitalglobe (www.digitalglobe.com) and Valtus Imagery Services (www.valtusimagery.com), a division of Northwest Geomatics Ltd., entered into a three-year data distribution partnership to offer Digitalglobe’s high-resolution commercial satellite imagery to Valtus customers. […]

Globalstar LLC will use its planned system of terrestrial repeaters to boost the availability of its Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) in urban areas and within buildings, but the company also […]

Eutelsat ended 2005 in hectic fashion, closing the saga of its efforts to go public with a successful initial public offering (IPO) Dec. 2 after an earlier false start. With […]

"…Via Satellite can’t be merely good, it will have to be better, striving to be the best…" Those were the words of then Editor and Publisher Irl Marshall, in 1986, […]

By Gerry Oberst With its enormous landmass and advanced space program, the Russian Federation might be expected to have a thriving satellite communications market. But a high-level meeting took place […]

By Peter J. Brown As Hurricane Katrina approached the U.S. Gulf Coast, she let everyone know that well before a natural disaster occurs, officials need satellite links close at hand. […]

By Nick Mitsis and Jason Bates In a year dominated by IPOs and high-profile mergers, it is easy to characterize 2005 as a year of beginnings instead of a year […]

By James Careless Distance learning via satellite is as close you can get to a true killer app. However, to fully provide competitive satellite distance learning solutions, you need to […]

By Owen D. Kurtin Early last year, we predicted that just as the story of 2004 was the entry of private equity firms into the satellite operator sector, the story […]

From increased financing to providing connectivity when other technologies failed, the satellite industry achieved a great deal in 2005. It has indeed turned the corner and all indicators point to […]

By Peter J. Brown Spreading the news that the Church of Sweden has inked a deal with Satlynx SA to equip all of its 3,500 churches throughout Sweden with satellite […]

By Peter J. Brown In a world where iPods and Slingboxes are part of a new generation of consumer products, satellite TV and satellite radio service providers continue to deliver […]

By Jason Bates As the makeup of the global satellite operators comes into focus, industry attention is shifting toward the regional operators. Industry executives and customers want to know which […]

By James Careless The satellite offices of the major news conglomerates are on the front line for regional, live news coverage that gets global exposure. Today, however, advanced equipment and […]

By Owen D. Kurtin Last year, we predicted that 2004 might go down in history as the year that the satellite business started to rationalize itself, turned the corner of […]