Focus: Telecom

[Satellite TODAY 08-17-10] Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. will receive more than $24 million in cash proceeds from the merger of Ingenix and Axolotl, Gilat announced Aug. 17.      Ingenix, a...

[Satellite TODAY 08-17-10] SES World Skies signed a three-year capacity deal with The Nature Conservancy for capacity on the NSS-9 satellite, SES World Skies announced Aug. 17.      The Nature...

[Satellite TODAY 08-16-10] Avanti signed contract for U.K.-based Computerlinks to become the first distributor of Avanti’s Business Internet Continuity (BIC) service, Avanti announced Aug. 16.      Under the three-year contract,...

[Satellite News 08-24-10] Inmarsat’s decision to invest $1.2 billion in three Ka-band satellites is another endorsement for the potential of Ka-band satellites and the market’s potential to expand beyond simply...

[Satellite TODAY 08-16-10] Harbinger Capital subsidiary LightSquared has selected software management firm Siterra to manage the deployment, installation, operation and maintenance of its LTE 4G network, LightSquared announced Aug. 13....

[Satellite TODAY 08-13-10] Operator Thaicom saw its 2010 first-half revenues drop from $118.4 million in 2009 to $109.1 million, resulting in a net loss of $9.1 million, the company announced...

[Satellite TODAY 08-12-10] Gilat Satellite Networks won a $20 million settlement to a lawsuit it filed against Mivtach Shamir Holdings, LR Group, Gores Capital Partners and DGB Investments in April...

[Satellite TODAY 08-12-10] Thales Alenia Space has contracted Seakr Engineering to develop the communication processor for the Iridium Next constellation, the prime contractor announced Aug. 11.     Seakr will develop...

[Satellite TODAY 08-12-10] Harris Corp. subsidiary CapRock Communications has launched its turnkey FieldAccess VSAT service offering for land drilling, shallow-water and production platform markets in the United States, CapRock announced...

[Satellite TODAY 08-12-10] Thuraya has launched its first satellite aeronautical service, AviationComms, which aims to provide cost-effective voice communications for various types of aircraft, the company announced Aug. 11.    ...