Focus: Telecom

[Satellite TODAY 05-23-11]  Broadcom has launched its next-generation 40nm HD satellite set-top box system-on-a-chip (SoC) solution. Broadcom says its new technology will enable low-cost HDTV and interactive services in emerging...

[Satellite TODAY 05-23-11] Orbcomm’s Asia Pacific plans have been boosted by the signing of a new agreement in one of the region’s key markets. It has signed a MoU with Taiwan’s...

[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...

[Satellite TODAY 05-23-11]  MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has signed contract amendments with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) for the design phase of the Radarsat Constellation Mission (RCM), the company...

[Satellite TODAY 05-20-11]  Tesacom has been granted licenses in the Republic of Panama to provide and sell Iridium voice and data communications in the country, Iridium announced May 19.     ...

[Satellite TODAY 05-20-11] Hughes Europe announced details of a new initiative highlighting the benefits of satellite broadband to rural communities in the United Kingdom. The company announced May 19, that...

[Satellite TODAY 05-20-11]  Stratos Global has won a new communications contract with a major Indian shipping operator, the company announced May 18.             It has been selected by the Shipping...

[Satellite News 05-20-11] Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) has reached another important milestone having secured another $215 million in financing that will fund most of its capital expenditure plans in the...

[Satellite TODAY 05-19-11]  Orbcomm has completed a deal to acquire substantially all of the assets of StarTrak Systems from Alanco Technologies, the company announced May 18.             StarTrak is a...

[Satellite TODAY 05-19-11]  VT iDirect (iDirect) will offer new Web and UDP optimization solutions through a reseller agreement with XipLink, the two companies announced May 17.             The new optimization...