Focus: Telecom

[Satellite TODAY 01-02-13] Thaicom, a subsidiary of Singapore’s Temasek Holdings, signed an initial agreement with a unit of Hong Kong-based Synertone Communication to become the new provider of its Ipstar...

[Satellite TODAY 01-02-13] Ball Aerospace & Technologies has successfully integrated four of the five payloads and a spacecraft de-orbit module onto the Department of Defense Space Test Program’s Standard Interface...

[Satellite TODAY 01-02-13] The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved new that will ease its licensing requirements for in-flight broadband Internet services, according to a report initially published Dec. 28....

The Internet is about to change dramatically. This is because the number of top-level-domains, the letters that come after the dot, will increase significantly. Until now, only 22 generic top-level...

The market is small, but capacity is expanding. As costs fall, operators will expand their broadband satellite service into the B2C market. But are there limits? Demand for broadband in...

Surges in throughput along with changing business needs in an environment of scarce spectrum are driving the move toward what many consider the holy grail of satellite design — flexible...

KVH Industries has doubled the capacity of its mini-VSAT Broadband network in the Caribbean region to support the increased demand of the growing customer base.

Dish Network plans to request more time from the Federal Communications Commissions (FCC) to file a petition against Japan’s SoftBank deal to take over Sprint Nextel.

[Satellite TODAY 12-27-12] SpaceX has entered into a launch services agreement with satellite messaging services provider Orbcomm to launch up to 18 Orbcomm second-generation commercial communications satellites currently being constructed...

[Satellite TODAY 12-26-12] The United States’ domestic satellite industry received an early Christmas gift late last week when the Senate voted to remove certain International Trade in Arms Regulations (ITAR)...