Focus: Telecom

[Satellite TODAY 04-14-10] Gilat Satellite Systems has been contracted by Ethiopian Telecommunication Corp. (ETC), Ethiopia’s national telecom operator, to provide a broadband satellite communications network, Gilat announced April 13.    ...

[Satellite TODAY 04-14-10] Arianespace has set up a task force to conduct a quality audit in the wake of problems with the SES Astra 3B and ComsatBw-2 launch, the company...

[Satellite TODAY 04-13-10] Arianespace has postponed the launch of the SES Astra 3B and ComsatBw-2 satellites a second time following the detection of an anomaly in the launch vehicle’s pressurization...

[Satellite TODAY 04-13-10] Norsat International has appointed Trevor Greene CFO effective immediately, the company announced April 12.     Greene replaces Eugene Syho, will remain at Norsat during a transition period...

[Satellite TODAY 04-13-10] CET Teleport has appointed Matthew Ivey vice president of sales, the company announced April 11.     Ivey will be responsible to expand CET’s VSAT network services, teleport...

[Satellite TODAY 04-12-10] MTN Satellite Communications signed an agreement with Fred Olsen Cruise Lines, an international shipping company based in Norway, to outfit its entire fleet with broadband VSAT equipment,...

[Satellite TODAY 04-12-10] Protesters from Thailand’s Red-Shirt anti-government movement broke into operator Thaicom’s satellite compound April 9 after a confrontation with the facility’s military security force, the operator announced.    ...

[Satellite TODAY 04-12-10] ND SatCom will introduce XWARP, a new IT solution that aims to offer their customers and service providers almost latency-free cloud computing software at the user’s front...

[Satellite TODAY 04-12-10] Vislink is set to unveil its NewSwift LT vehicle-mounted satellite antenna for the mid-range satellite uplink and satellite newsgathering market, the company announced April 9.     The...

[Satellite TODAY 04-09-10] International Datacasting Corp, (IDC) appointed David Little to its board.     Little is a partner with Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP, a Canadian national business law firm.    ...