Focus: Telecom

European institutions are developing a new application for satellite communications to improve healthcare in remote areas such as Haiti.

[Satellite TODAY 10-24-12] Asset-tracking satellite modem manufacturer Quake Global and SkyWave Mobile Communications have introduced a Q-Pro M2M modem solution designed to operate on the Russian Federation’s Inmarsat satellite network,...

[Satellite TODAY 10-24-12] FSS operator Eutelsat will seek shareholder approval Nov. 8 to appoint two new independent board members and increase its total number to 10, the operator announced Oct....

[Satellite TODAY 10-23-12] ViaSat is set to unveil a new portable broadband terminal featuring power-on, auto-acquire antenna pointing that greatly simplifies and speeds up deployment, the company announced Oct. 23....

[Satellite News 10-23-12] Executive and engineering leaders from aviation and satellite technology development companies believe there is a bright future for the GPS industry, in which the government is investing...

[Satellite TODAY 10-23-12] Wireless communications technology developer MTN Satellite Communications has opened a new Seattle-based office that will eventually lead to a significant boost in staff, MTN announced Oct. 23....

[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-22-12] Foreign currency fluctuations negatively affected Canadian antenna manufacturer C-Com Satellite Systems’ profitability in its third fiscal quarter of 2012 as the Canadian dollar strengthened in relation...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-19-12] The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected Canadian essential information solutions provider MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) to provide a variety of servicing technologies...

 [Satellite TODAY 10-19-12] Surrey Satellite Technology LLC (SSTL) has secured a contract for the batch production of its SGR-10 Space GPS Receiver and selected Aeroflex’s Colorado Springs, Colo. division as...

 [Satellite TODAY 10-19-12] Mitsubishi Electric’s new maritime broadband satellite communications product has been awarded Type Approvals after extensive testing by satellite industry non-profit Global VSAT Forum (GVF), Mitsubishi announced Oct....