Focus: Telecom

[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-18-11] The Latin American mobile market will see 100 percent penetration by the end of the first quarter of 2011 despite the fact that 30 percent of...

[Satellite TODAY 03-18-11] Inmarsat is launching data services on its IsatPhone Pro global handheld satellite phone at the end of March, the MSS operator announced March 16.      The new...

[Satellite TODAY 03-18-11] VSAT network operator Bentley Walker has purchased iDirect’s SatManage network management system and customer management and Network Operations Center (NOC) toolset to help Bentley automate, monitor and...

[Satellite TODAY 03-18-11] Arqiva is expanding its U.S.-based government and domestic operations in Washington, D.C. by developing and refining its teleports for secure transmissions, the company announced March 15.    ...

[Satellite TODAY 03-18-11] Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSB) signed a five-year agreement with NewWave Broadband to provide iDirect’s Virtual Network Operator services for its maritime customer ShipEquip, TSB announced March 15....

[Satellite News 03-18-11] Iridium’s transformation over the last few years from a voice service company on the verge of bankruptcy to a diversified, well-funded and high-potential MSS entity has given...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-17-11] Axesat has leased two transponders aboard SES World Skies’ AMC-4 satellite to provide business voice, data and Internet access services to companies in Colombia, Peru, Venezuela,...

[Satellite TODAY 03-17-11] Inmarsat has entered into a partnership with SkyWave Mobile Communications to develop IsatData Pro, a new low-data rate tracking, monitoring and messaging service planned for launch in...

[Satellite TODAY 03-17-11] SES has selected International Launch Services (ILS) to launch the SES-6 satellite on a Proton rocket in 2013, ILS announced March 16.     The SES-6 mission is...

[Satellite TODAY 03-17-11] iDirect has added SCPC return channel capability to its IP satellite communications platform, bringing TDMA and SCPC technology to the same product, the manufacturer announced March 15....