Focus: Telecom

[Satellite TODAY 01-03-11] Arianespace has successfully launched the Hispasat 1E and Koresat 6 satellites, the launch service provider confirmed Dec. 29. It was the sixth successful Ariane 5 launch for...

In times of economic gloom, investment banks, export credit agencies and private equity companies look to find safe investments in companies that provide few risks. Over the past year, the...

As the 112th U.S. Congress convenes this month, the shock wave created by the November mid-term elections, which produced the largest turnover of seats in the House of Representatives in...

In its first year of operation, the U.K. Space Agency (UK Space) recently issued a report on the healthy British space industry. The report is very positive, which should give...

Equipment authorization, also known as “homologation,” is critically important to any manufacturer or importer wishing to market telecom equipment in the United States. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is...

  The Obama Administration’s new space policy brings an increased emphasis to the commercial satellite industry as a key player in the future space roadmap. Specifically, the policy calls on...

I found myself on the other side of the interview process in early December when I was contacted by Al Jazeera English to comment on a story about a grassroots...

[Satellite TODAY 12-30-10] Wireless telecoms services and solutions provider Brightstar Corp. has closed a $500 million U.S. senior revolving credit facility to provide the company with long term committed capital...

[Satellite TODAY 12-30-10] Satmex has selected International Launch Services (ILS) to launch the Satmex 8 satellite into geostationary transfer orbit on an ILS Proton from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 12-29-10] Intelsat’s Galaxy 15 is now accepting commands and sending telemetry to its satellite operations center following the operator’s loss of the satellite in April, Intelsat announced...