Focus: Telecom

 A single “last mile” is separating European satellite operators from a broadband consumer market potentially worth millions of customers and dollars. Common wisdom has it that broadband have-nots reside mainly...

We’ve heard this story before – Apple has released another device that will, according to the media, forever change the broadcasting business. Since the company behind the device is Apple,...

Arsat, the satellite operator owned by the Argentinean government, could ultimately gain 50 percent of its revenues from outside of Argentina and even could look to form a partnership with...

In September, we discussed maritime regulations in the United States as stated in the rules for Earth Stations on Vessels (ESV). Here, we expand our discussion to include general guidelines...

In this column my focus largely has been satellite services at the consumer level. There is another way to look at this, however, and I was reminded by the recent...

[Satellite TODAY 09-30-10] Intelsat has sold $1 billion of senior notes due 2020 at an issue price of 100 percent, Intelsat announced Sept. 30.     The size of the sale,...

[Satellite News 09-30-10] While India and China remain two of the largest pay-TV empires in the Asian region, Indonesia, with its population of 230 million people and low penetration, represents...

[Satellite TODAY 09-30-10] Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) is investing more than $15 million to upgrade its technical facilities in the United Kingdom, the company announced Sept. 29.     The...

[Satellite TODAY 09-30-10] Harris Corp. has launched a joint venture with Middle East telecommunication systems and security provider Atlas Telecom to deliver intelligence solutions such as enhanced video management and...

[Satellite TODAY 09-30-10] LightSquared has teamed up with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Indian Health Service (IHS) to provide telecommunications service access to U.S. tribal communities, LightSquared...