Focus: Telecom

[Satellite TODAY Insider 05-26-11] Canadian satellite operator Telesat’s new 14R/Estrela do Sul 2 satellite, in a worst-case scenario, may only operate at around 50 percent of its full capacity. Telesat...

[Satellite News 05-26-11] Telesat’s new Telstar 14R/Estrela do Sul 2 satellite, which was only launched last week, has suffered an anomaly. Telesat said in a press statement issued May 25...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 05-25-11] The launch of the first two operational satellites of the EU’s global navigation system, Galileo will take place on Oct. 20, the European Commission has confirmed....

[Satellite TODAY 05-25-11]  Detecon Al Saudia, a provider of telecommunication and IT services to Saudi Arabia and the Middle East, is launching a new geo-redundant satellite service in Saudi Arabia....

[Satellite TODAY 05-25-11] SES Astra is increasing the speed of its broadband service being offered in Europe, the company announced May 25.      It will increase the download speed for Astra2Connectto...

[Satellite TODAY 05-25-11] Com Dev has appointed Roberta Bondar to its board of directors, the company announced May 24.      Bondar was selected in 1983 as one of the original...

[Satellite News 05-24-11] MTN Satellite Communications’ new President and COO, Errol Olivier, says one of the main challenges he faces in this new role is to generate revenues in non-core...

[Satellite TODAY 05-24-11]  Qualcomm has revealed details of a new smartphone using one of its chipsets, which supports both the Russian GLONASS and U.S. GPS satellite navigation systems, the company...

[Satellite TODAY 05-24-11] Eutelsat has hooked up with one of Scandinavia’s biggest telcos to enable them to provide a satellite broadband service based on the Ka-Sat satellite, the operator announced May...

[Satellite News 05-23-11]  Eric Béranger has been appointed as the new Chairman of the European Satellite Operators Association (ESOA). As CEO of Astrium Services, he has been the key architect...