Focus: Telecom

Iridium is one of a number of highly ambitious MSS operators looking to make an impact across a variety of enterprise and commercial markets. Its long-term buzz circles around its...

 [Satellite TODAY 08-01-11] Eutelsat is opening a new orbital position at 3 degrees East and commissioning Astrium to build a tri-band satellite for launch in early 2014, the operator announced...

The European Commission held the first of what promises to be several Digital Agenda Assemblies in Brussels on June 16 and 17. We understand that more than 1,000 attendees were...

[Satellite TODAY 08-01-11] Canadian satellite company MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) grew its 2011 second quarter operating earnings to $29 million from $23 million in the same period last year,...

[Satellite News 08-01-11] European Aeronautics Defence and Space Co. (EADS) acquired independent satellite and mobile communication services provider Vizada from private-equity fund Apax France for 673 million euros ($969 million)....

Exciting government projects, strong demand for capacity and economies showing growth even in difficult times — the Latin American region ticks all the boxes to be a lucrative market for...

With demands for the finite resource of satellite bandwidth consistently on the rise, the challenge for both operators and service providers is to increase optimization and management efforts. In order...

[Satellite News 07-29-11] While the latest financial reports issued July 29 from Eutelsat Communications and SES provided an overall positive outlook for the two FSS operators, the conservative results received...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 07-29-11] Sprint Nextel has confirmed that it is moving forward with its long-awaited partnership with 4G-LTE network operator LightSquared and has signed a 15-year spectrum hosting deal...

[Satellite TODAY 07-29-11] Eutelsat Communications’ board of directors has appointed Michel Azibert to serve as the operator’s deputy CEO and corporate officer based on recommendations made by Eutelsat CEO Michel...