Focus: Telecom

[Satellite TODAY Insider 07-21-11] The number of global smartphone shipments will reach one billion per year in 2016 — a dramatic increase from the 302 million units shipped in 2010,...

[Satellite TODAY 07-20-11] ViaSat will delay the launch of its ViaSat-1 satellite by a few weeks after the spacecraft’s manufacturer Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) discovered and reviewed a malfunction in a...

[Satellite TODAY 07-20-11] Station711, the mobile satellite division of RRsat Global Communications Network, has launched Inmarsat IsatPhone Link commercial services to various enterprise markets, Station711 announced July 19.    The...

[Satellite News 07-20-11] Satélites Mexicanos (Satmex) only has about five percent of capacity on its fleet left to sell, Satmex Vice President of Business Development Clemente Cabello told Satellite News....

[Satellite TODAY 07-20-11] Vizada has launched a range of global maritime broadband packages integrating Ku-band VSAT and mobile satellite services (MSS), the company announced July 19.    The service package...

[Satellite TODAY 07-19-11] Satellite operator and service provider O3b Networks has completed a Critical Design Review (CDR) of its constellation’s space segment, the company announced July 18.    In a...

[Satellite News 07-20-11] ViaSat’s $400 million ViaSat-1 satellite saw another setback when ViaSat CEO Mark Dankberg confirmed July 19 that its manufacturer Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) discovered and reviewed a malfunction...

[Satellite News 07-18-11] Iridium has enjoyed a surge of transformative success over the last two years that has propelled the MSS entity to the top of most analysts’ watch lists....

[Satellite TODAY Insider 07-18-11] The second of the U.S. Air Force’s 12 GPS 2F satellites have successfully completed pre-launch testing and are ready for liftoff onboard a United Launch Alliance...

[Satellite TODAY 07-18-11] Tom Sexton will become ATK’s interim CFO to replace John Shroyer, who will be leaving ATK after the company’s 2012 first quarter ends Aug. 4, ATK announced...