Focus: Telecom

[Satellite TODAY 05-03-12] Canadian satellite firm MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) increased its earnings from operations in the first quarter of 2012 to $29 million, compared with $27 million in...

[Satellite News 05-03-12] Like many other tech-focused executives in the satellite broadband industry, iDirect CTO David Bettinger is very familiar with what makes Ka-band so alluring – the bandwidth offers...

[Satellite TODAY 05-02-12] Gilat Satellite Networks has been selected by an unnamed Tier-1 mobile network operator (MNO) in Southeast Asia to provide a SkyEdge 2 network for GSM and 3G...

[Satellite TODAY 05-02-12] Satellite solutions provider Global Satellite USA has launched a low-cost GSM communications service to the offshore market under the brand name GSM Oceanwide, the company announced May...

The exploration of shale gas is a trend that has emerged in the oil and gas arena during the last couple of years. For satellite players, it is another opportunity...

Satellite associations aim to protect the industry’s interests, but which battles are they prioritizing? Across different regions of the world, associations are looking at ways in which they promote satellite...

The satellite industry is full of potential growth markets for operators and technology vendors to exploit. Despite the onset of fiber and wireless networks, the satellite industry appears in good...

The country of Azerbaijan is adopting a very progressive space strategy, and is working with Measat Satellite Systems to develop a space capability. Azercosmos is the national satellite operator and...

[Satellite TODAY 05-01-12] FSS operator Eutelsat has granted an approval to SVS Satellite Systems, which will enable the company to use their SDC-120 and SDC-150 auto-pointing antennas with the Eutelsat...

International outer space treaties may not be totally suited to modern commercial practices on transfer of ownership of communications satellites. This seems to be the conclusion of a recent symposium...