Focus: Telecom

[Satellite TODAY 09-30-10] Thuraya has appointed Teknomobil as its Thuraya IP satellite-based high-speed data service reseller to various market segments in Turkey, Thuraya announced Sept. 29.     “Our partnership with...

[Satellite TODAY 09-29-10] A total of 113 DTH operators provided television services to more than 130 million subscribers in 2009, a 14 percent increase from the prior year, according to...

[Satellite TODAY 09-29-10] Integral Systems has been awarded a sole source contract from an unnamed satellite service provider to expand its existing satellite fleet control system to support four Boeing...

[Satellite TODAY 09-29-10] Manufacturer Com Dev won a follow-on contract with an unnamed customer to provide components for a commercial communications satellite, the company announced Sept. 28.    Com Dev...

[Satellite TODAY 09-29-10] France Telecom awarded a contract to Gilat to provide satellite communications equipment to Orange Business Services, France Telecom’s enterprise communications subsidiary, Gilat announced Sept. 28.     The...

[Satellite News 09-29-10] Orbcomm, a two-way machine-to-machine (M2M) communications and automatic identification system (AIS) service specialist, awarded a contract to German manufacturer OHB System to build and launch two AIS-enabled...

[Satellite TODAY 09-28-10] MTN Satellite Communications (MTN) appointed Korean marine electronics company Mesco to be MTN’s authorized reseller in Korea, MTN announced Sept. 27.     Mesco will provide sales, service,...

[Satellite News 09-27-10] Pakistani service provider Supernet is seeing tremendous growth across its business driven by a healthy cellular backhaul market in the region, Supernet CEO Imran Malik told Satellite...

[Satellite TODAY 09-24-10] Arqiva has signed a new co-location agreement with U.S. teleport operator USEI, Arqiva announced Sept. 24.     The deal will enable USEI to access Arqiva’s occasional-use infrastructure...

[Satellite TODAY 09-24-10] AirAsia has launched OnAir’s in-flight connectivity services aboard the carrier’s Airbus A320 fleet in Asia, OnAir announced Sept. 24.      Passengers flying on South East Asian routes...