Focus: Telecom

[Satellite News 11-04-11] European satellite operator Eutelsat enjoyed a strong 2012 first fiscal quarter with a 3.4 percent increase in revenues at 295.4 million euros ($408.7 million) compared with the...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 11-03-11] The revenue Inmarsat generated from the updated cooperation agreement it solidified with LightSquared in June 2011 drove strong headline growth in the 2011 third quarter and...

[Satellite TODAY 11-02-11] Satellite operator SES confirmed its plans to invest $400 million in the South Asia and Asia-Pacific regions to increase its coverage across the region’s growth economies.  ...

[Satellite TODAY 11-02-11] Pendrell Corp., formerly ICO, has completed its acquisition of a controlling interest in ContentGuard Holdings, a developer and licensor of digital content distribution patents, subsidiary Pendrell Technologies...

The Middle East and Africa remain fertile grounds for satellite with the demand for capacity significantly increasing. Yet, with fiber rollouts growing, do these markets still represent a golden opportunity...

[Satellite TODAY 11-01-11] Australian satellite operator Optus has selected Arianespace’s Ariane 5 rocket to launch its new Optus 10 spacecraft into geostationary transfer orbit in the middle of 2013 from...

While the United States may invest more than any other nation in milsatcom assets and capacity, there is a great deal of innovation to be seen in international milsatcom strategies....

[Satellite News 11-01-11] Nigerian Communication Satellite Ltd. (NigComSat) is hoping that lightning won’t strike twice as China Great Wall Industry Corp. (CGWIC) gets set to launch its NigComSat 1R satellite...

Asian telco SingTel prides itself on progressive strategies towards satellite. It has recently launched its ST-2 satellite, a joint-venture project with Taiwanese telco Chunghwa Telecom, which aims to give SingTel...

Oil and gas companies are potentially lucrative customers for satellite-based communications. However, while demand for services like HD video on oil rigs is good news, the competition from fiber based...